''Respect'' is a single British television drama film, written by Richard LaPlante and directed by Terry Marcel, that first broadcast on 17 December 1996 on

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. The film stars Nick Berry as Bobby Carr and is based on the early years in the life of notorious East London villain Ray Barton, a professional boxer who is forced to retire from the sport after receiving a serious eye injury during a fight. He attempts to make money through a nightclub scam, but his illegal activities are soon discovered and he is sentenced to community service, where he is forced to teach boxing to teenagers at a local youth club. Scripts for a follow-up to the film were blocked after lengthy court proceedings during which Barton's lawyers also ordered the original film be withdrawn from public sale. Jayne Ashbourne, Mark Addy, Dean Williamson,

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, Nicholas Ball,

Carol Harrison Carol Harrison (born 8 February 1955) is an English actress and writer. She is known mostly for her work on British television, in particular her role as Louise Raymond in BBC's '' EastEnders''. Career Harrison made her acting debut in 1976, in ...

and

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are also credited as principal members of the cast. The majority of the film was shot at

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. The film was released on VHS on 27 March 2000 as a double-header with another of Berry's television films, ''Paparazzo''.

Cast

* Nick Berry as Bobby Carr * Jayne Ashbourne as Rosie Carr * Mark Addy as Joe Carr * Dean Williamson as Trevor Nye *

as Janine * Nicholas Ball as Ronnie Ellis *

as Veronica *

as Billy Price * Philip Woodford as Stephen Ruther *

Adam Searles Adam Searles (born 1 June 1981) is a British stage, film, and television actor. He has portrayed Gavroche in ''Les Misérables'' at the Palace Theatre, London, and played the original Artful Dodger in Cameron Mackintosh's 1994 production of '' ...

as Kevin Murphy * Karl Moffatt as John Simpson * Kenneth Cope as Stan Peters * Nicholas Beveney as Ralph Grandistone * Paul Kember as Tipper Donovan * Graham Bryan as Oliver Wright *

Lee MacDonald Lee MacDonald (born 21 June 1968) is an English actor, who is known for his role as Zammo McGuire in the BBC drama ''Grange Hill''. Since then, he has made cameo appearances on '' Birds of a Feather'' and ''The Bill''. In 2019, he began appear ...

as Danny Phillips

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 1842457, Respect 1996 television films 1996 films 1996 drama films Films directed by Terry Marcel Films set in London Television series by Yorkshire Television ITV television dramas Television series by ITV Studios 1990s British films British drama television films