Essex Boys
| Essex Boys | |
|---|---|
 DVD | |
| Directed by | Terry Winsor |
| Written by | Terry Winsor Jeff Pope |
| Produced by | Jeff Pope |
| Starring | Sean Bean Ross Morgan Alex Kingston Charlie Creed-Miles Tom Wilkinson Holly Davidson Michael McKell |
| Cinematography | John Daly |
| Edited by | Edward Mansell |
| Music by | Colin Towns |
| Distributed by | Miramax Home Video and Pathe-UK |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Essex Boys is a 2000 British crime film. It was directed by Terry Winsor and stars Sean Bean, Alex Kingston, Tom Wilkinson, Charlie Creed-Miles and Holly Davidson.
Plot[]
The film is based loosely around events in December 1995 that culminated in the Rettendon murders of three drug dealers in Rettendon, Essex, UK.
Cast[]
- Charlie Creed-Miles as Billy Reynolds/narrator
- Sean Bean as Jason Locke
- Alex Kingston as Lisa Locke
- Amelia Lowdell as Nicole
- Larry Lamb as Peter Chase
- Michael McKell as Wayne Lovell
- Holly Davidson as Suzy Welch
- Terence Rigby as Henry Hobbs
- Tom Wilkinson as John Dyke
- Billy Murray as Perry Elley
- George Jackos as Kiri Christos
- Sally Hurst as Beverley
- Louise Landon as Jemma
- Gary Love as Detective
- Rachel Darling as Club dancer
- Trevor Kirton as Man on street #1
- Carl Smith as Man on street #2
Locations[]
The film was shot on location around Essex. In particular Southend on Sea, Jaywick in Clacton and the Dartford Crossing, where the gang travels from Kent to Essex.[1]
Reception[]
The film met with generally negative critical reviews, maintaining a 17% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. The viewer ratings have generally been more positive
Similar films[]
The films Rise of the Footsoldier (2007), Bonded by Blood (2010), The Fall of the Essex Boys (2013) and (2013) are also based – to varying degrees – on the Rettendon murders.
References[]
- ^ Kent Film Office. "Kent Film Office Essex Boys Article".
External links[]
- Essex Boys
- The Hit (2016)
- Essex Boys at IMDb
- Essex Boys on Rotten Tomatoes
- O'Mahoney, Bernard. "Research: Court Records & other articles". Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
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