Essex Boys
Paul Chedlow
Synopsis
Young Billy Reynolds (Charlie Creed-Miles) is hired by John Dyke (Tom Wilkinson) to dire for ex-con Jason Locke (Sean Bean). Locke's beautiful wife, Lisa (Alex Kingston), fuels his indignation that his old partners have got rich while he did time. Dyke also owes Locke a favour and agrees to a drug deal.
Billy's ability to keep his mouth shut earns him a rewarding job with Locke's 'firm'. Nicole, his girlfriend, warns him about being sucked into the criminal underworld. Billy learns that Locke is having an affair with Suzy and he becomes party to the drug deal. The pills turn out a bad batch resulting in hospitalisation of Essex clubbers, and the death of Suzy at Locke's hands in Billy's house.
Locke plots revenge on Dyke, but Dyke has plans of his own resulting in the bloody ambush of Locke and his gang in their Range Rover. With Locke dead, Dyke offers Billy a new job driving Lisa. Billy learns that Lisa is sleeping with Dyke and running Jason's 'firm'. To get at Dyke's money, Lisa seduces Billy. Dyke finds out and tries to kill Billy. Billy manages to escape to Lisa's arms. Lisa, however, silently slips into the night, with the money, leaving Billy to contend with the Police.
Details
- Year
- 2000
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 104 mins
- Format
- 35mm Kodak
- Director
- Terry Winsor
- Producer
- Pippa Cross
- Executive Producer
- Pippa Cross
- Editor
- Edward Mansell
- Director of Photography
- John Daly BSC
- Sound
- Ian Voigt
- Music
- Colin Townes
- Principal Cast
- Sean Bean, Tom Wilkinson, Alex Kingston, Charlie Creed-Miles, Larry Lamb
- Screen Writers
- Terry Winsor, Jeff Pope
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 26th November 2005
