The Fall of the Essex Boys

The rise and fall of the Essex Boys gang - the drugs, the violence and, of course, the murders. The real story is the most shocking of all.

Cast

Simon Phillips

as Craig Rolfe

Robert Cavanah

as Mickey Steele

Kierston Wareing

as Karen

Jay Brown

as Tony Tucker

Peter Barrett

as Pat Tate

Nick Nevern

as Daniel Nicholls

Kate Magowan

as Emma

Tony Denham

as Jack Whomes

Eddie Webber

as Billy Carmichael

Charlie Bond

as WPC

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