Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins

Synopsis

Soldier Tony Tucker returns from the Falklands War; a bitter and angry man, he soon makes a name for himself in the Essex underworld with his security business and drug dealing, after entering a partnership with gangster Bernard O'Mahoney, his life spirals out of control in a cycle of drugs and violence. Things get even worse when he meets notorious hard man Pat Tate and local drug dealer Craig Rolfe, culminating in the Rettendon Range Rover murders of 1995.

Top cast

Terry Stone

Tony Tucker

Vinnie Jones

Bernard O'Mahoney

Roland Manookian

Craig Rolfe

George Russo

Joey Waller

Craig Fairbrass