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A former gangster returns to London after 30 years living in exile in Spain when he receives word of his brother's murder. Angered by the brutality of a new generation of criminals who have taken over his territory, he gets his old partners in crime back together to avenge his sibling and restore order to the streets. Gangster drama, starring Ian Ogilvy and Alison Doody
2014
Gangster
Movie/Drama
Police/Crime Drama
Thriller
Cast & Crew
Ian Ogilvy
(Actor)
.. Ritchie Archer
Alison Doody
(Actor)
.. Susan Taylor
James Cosmo
(Actor)
.. Arthur
Steven Berkoff
(Actor)
.. Charlie Archer
Lysette Anthony
(Actor)
.. Lizzie Davis
Danny-Boy Hatchard
(Actor)
.. Aaron
Dani Dyer
(Actor)
.. Lauren
Red Madrell
(Actor)
.. DK
Sacha Bennett
(Director)
Nick Aldrich
(Executive producer)
Neil Jones
(Producer)
Gary Lawrence
(Writer)
Jonathan Sothcott
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Ian Ogilvy
(Actor)
.. Ritchie Archer
Born:
September 30, 1943
in
Woking, Surrey
Best Known For:
The Return of the Saint.
Early-life:
Ian Raymond Ogilvy was born in 1943 in Woking, Surrey. His father was a leading figure in advertising. As a youngster Ogilvy knew he wanted to act, thanks to roles in school plays. After serving an apprenticeship as an assistant stage manager with London's Royal Court Theatre, he went on to study at RADA. His first film, Revenge of the Blood Beast, was directed by his childhood friend Michael Reeves, with whom he also made The Sorcerers and Witchfinder General.
Career:
While working in repertory theatre, Ogilvy boosted his CV with a number of appearances in series such as The Avengers and Strange Report, and gained much popularity in Seventies programme Upstairs, Downstairs. He continued to work solidly in film and TV, most notably in I, Claudius. In 1978, he was given the starring role in The Return of the Saint, a show which made him a household name. He moved to America in the 1980s and appeared in a host of TV shows including Melrose Place, Diagnosis Murder and Murder, She Wrote. He also appeared in the movie Death Becomes Her.
Quote:
"It's dumb to have regrets, and in any case, whatever else The Return of the Saint did or didn't do, it made me very well known. For an actor, that is the big thing."
Trivia:
Away from acting, he has enjoyed success with his novels, which have included Loose Chippings, The Polkerton Giant, and Measle and the Wrathmonk.
Alison Doody
(Actor)
.. Susan Taylor
James Cosmo
(Actor)
.. Arthur
Steven Berkoff
(Actor)
.. Charlie Archer
Lysette Anthony
(Actor)
.. Lizzie Davis
Born:
September 26, 1963
in
London
Best Known For:
Sitcom Three Up, Two Down.
Early-life:
Born Lysette Chodzko on September 26, 1963, in London. Her parents are actors Michael Anthony and Bernadette Milnes. At 10, she began acting with her mum and dad's theatre company. The same year she made her West End debut in Pinocchio, but her precocious behaviour upset her parents, so they sent her to a convent school in Torquay, where she learnt to speak fluent French and Dutch. At 14, she became the National Youth Theatre's youngest member.
Career:
When she was 16, David Bailey named her the face of the 1980s. Early TV appearances included small parts in Crown Court and Crossroads. She also had roles in movie Krull and a couple of Bryan Adams music videos. Her big break came in 1985 when she was cast in sitcom Three Up, Two Down. She later moved to the US, but struggled to get the juicy parts she wanted. More recently, she set up her own production company, Barnaby Pictures, and in 2001 moved back to the UK and appeared in Night and Day and The Bill.
Quote:
"I'm concentrating on growing a baby just now, but I fully intend going back to work. I've got a mortgage just like everybody else."
Trivia:
On the stage, she has performed in Ghosts, The New Statesman and Lady Windermere's Fan.
Danny-Boy Hatchard
(Actor)
.. Aaron
Born:
July 26, 1991
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing Lee Carter in EastEnders.
Early-life:
Danny-Boy was born in London on July 26, 1991. He trained as an actor at the Academy Arts Ltd and went on to train professionally at the Barking College School of Performing Arts. He followed this up with a degree in Performing Arts at the Arts Educational Schools London.
Career:
After starring alongside Suranne Jones in a 20th anniversary revival of Jonathan Harvey's Beautiful Thing in the West End, Hatchard was cast in the role of Lee Carter in EastEnders.
Quote:
"I'm incredibly excited to be a part of EastEnders, a show that my family and I have watched for years."
Trivia:
Hatchard researched for his role as Lee Carter by spending a day with 101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment.
Dani Dyer
(Actor)
.. Lauren
Red Madrell
(Actor)
.. DK
Sacha Bennett
(Director)
Nick Aldrich
(Executive producer)
Neil Jones
(Producer)
Gary Lawrence
(Writer)
Jonathan Sothcott
(Producer)
