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.
Ricci Harnett
as Carlton Leach
Terry Stone
as Tony Tucker
Craig Fairbrass
as Pat Tate
Roland Manookian
as Craig Rolfe
Coralie Rose
as Denny
Neil Maskell
as Darren Nicholls
Billy Murray
as Mickey Steele
Ian Virgo
as Jimmy Gerenuk
Kierston Wareing
as Kate Carter
Patrick Regis
as Eddie
r96sk
Better than expected, if still not good. Based on a true story, <em>'Rise of the Footsoldier'<em> is your standard London-ish gangster film - literally, given the cast. It does everything you'd predict and then some. However, it does come out more watchable than I thought it would. I wouldn't say...