''Hell to Pay'' is a 2005 British film by Roberto Gomez Martin, his directorial debut, about a

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

East End The East End of London, often referred to within the London area simply as the East End, is the historic core of wider East London, east of the Roman and medieval walls of the City of London and north of the River Thames. It does not have uni ...

's gangster life based on the semi-autobiographical story of

Dave Courtney David John Courtney (born 17 February 1959) is an English self-proclaimed former gangster who has become both an author and celebrity. Author Bernard O'Mahoney and Frankie Fraser (the former member of the Richardson gang) have accused Courtn ...

, who plays character of Dave Malone in the film.

Plot

Dave Malone (

), a British gangster, is set up by his own brother Larry Malone ( Billy Murray) to murder a rival crime boss. Dave avoids the scheme and subsequently the murder charge made against him, whilst planning to eliminate the competition and take over the lucrative London crime trade.Hell to Pay page on Amazon.com
/ref> The oil-on-canvas depicting the

crucifixion Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment in which the victim is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross or beam and left to hang until eventual death from exhaustion and asphyxiation. It was used as a punishment by the Persians, Carthagin ...

used in the film was painted by real-life East End gangster

Ronnie Kray Ronald Kray (24 October 193317 March 1995) and Reginald Kray (24 October 19331 October 2000) were identical twin brothers, gangsters and convicted criminals. They were the foremost perpetrators of organised crime in the East End of London, Engl ...

as it was given to Dave Courtney as a present just before he died in prison.

Cast

Terry Stone Terry Stone (born 13 January 1971) is a British people, British actor, film producer and author. Before a career in film, Stone was a rave promoter, and is the founder of One Nation, Garage Nation, and Rave Nation. Biography Stone was born in Bri ...

... Johnny Murphy (credited as Terry Turbo) *

... Dave Malone * Billy Murray ... Larry Malone *

Andy Beckwith Andy Beckwith is an English actor. Career He is best known for his role as Errol in Guy Ritchie's '' Snatch'' (2000) and for his portrayal of Rorge in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' (2012–2014). He played the role of Clanker, a member of t ...

... Detective Inspector Beek *

Francine Lewis Francine Lewis (born 7 November 1975) is an English actress, model, television presenter and impressionist, best known for participating in the ITV talent show series ''Britain's Got Talent'' in 2013. Biography Television She has been on severa ...

... Gangster's wife *

JC Mac John Campbell-Mac (born in Canning Town, East London, England and is an actor and producer based in Hollywood, California. Early life John Campbell-Mac was brought up by his grand parents William and Mary Campbell. The family moved from Cann ...

... Mike-stripper *

Chico Slimani Yousseph "Chico" Slimani (born 1971) is a British singer who rose to prominence in the United Kingdom after reaching the quarter-finals of the 2005 series of the talent show ''The X Factor''. In 2006, he had a number one hit on the British c ...

... Stripper *

Garry Bushell Garry Bushell (born 13 May 1955) is an English newspaper columnist, rock music journalist, television presenter, author, musician and political activist. Bushell also sings in the Cockney Oi! bands GBX and the Gonads. He managed the New York Ci ...

... One of Larry Malone's goons *

Ian Freeman Ian William Freeman (born 11 October 1966) is a retired English mixed martial artist who was the Cage Rage World Heavyweight Champion and the final Cage Rage British Light Heavyweight Champion. He was the first British person to fight in ...

... Cellmate *

Martin Hancock Martin Hancock is an English actor best known for his roles as Geoffrey "Spider" Nugent in the English soap ''Coronation Street'' (between 1997 and 2003 and again from 2022 onwards) and as Reg Lund in ''Holby City''. Early life Hancock was bo ...

... Martin *Helen Keating ... Helen *

Dave Legeno David Legeno (12 October 1963 – 2 or 3 July 2014) was a British actor and mixed martial artist. Life and career Legeno was born David Steven Murray in Marylebone, London, England. Legeno's first major film role was in Guy Ritchie's '' ...

... Big Vic *Trevor Mailey ... Hood *Adam Saint ... Adam * John Altman ... Policeman *Nick Bateman ... Police officer *Pete Conway ... Policeman *

Joanne Guest Joanne Guest (born 22 February 1972) is an English former glamour model and media personality. Glamour career Born and raised in Chesterfield, north east Derbyshire, England, Guest started in modelling after she saw an advertisement while on ...

... Policewoman *Charlie Breaker ... Sir Charlie Malone (Uncle)

References

External links

* British crime drama films 2005 directorial debut films 2005 films 2000s English-language films 2000s British films {{2000s-UK-film-stub