Rise of the Foot Soldier

Rise of the Footsoldier follows the inexorable rise of Carlton Leach from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late eighties and early nineties. It is three decades of his life following him from football hooliganism, through to his burgeoning career as a bouncer, his involvement in the criminal aspects of the early ‘rave’ scene and subsequently to his rise to power as one of the most feared and respected criminals in the country.

Status: Completed

Director: Julian Gilbey (Rollin' With The Nines)

Writers: Julian & William Gilbey

Genre: Action

Cast: Ricci Harnett (Joy Division, 28 Days Later), Craig Fairbrass (White Noise ll, Cliffhanger), Terry Stone (Rollin' With The Nines), Roland Manookian (The Business, Football Factory), Billy Murrary (Rollin' With The Nines, Essex Boys), Frank Harper (Football Factory, Bend It Like Beckham), Neil Maskell (Football Factory), Ian Virgo (Black Hawk Down, Band of Brothers), Dhaffer L'Abidine (Children Of Men, The Da Vinci Code), Coralie Rose (Waking The Dead), Lara Belmont (The War Zone, Lond Time Dead)