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...