''Top Dog'' is a crime drama film directed by Martin Kemp and starring Leo Gregory, Vincent Regan and

Ricci Harnett Ricci Harnett (born 20 March 1975) is an English actor, best known for his role as Carlton Leach In the film '' Rise of the Footsoldier''. He was born in London. He made his screen debut in '' The Object of Beauty'' alongside John Malkovich. ...

. It is based on the novel written by

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, who also penned the screenplay.

Premise

A hooligan boss Billy Evans ( Leo Gregory) feuds with gangster Mickey (

) over a backstreet protection racket and quickly finds himself out of his depth as events rapidly escalate and he finds that he has taken on far more than he can handle.

Cast

* Leo Gregory as Billy Evans *

as Mickey * Vincent Regan as Mr Watson *George Russo as Hawk * Dannielle Brent as Sam * Jason Flemyng as Dan *Lorraine Stanley as Julie * Susan Penhaligon as Sal * George Sweeney as Steve

Release

The film was released on DVD on 1 June 2014.

References

External links

* * 2014 films 2014 crime drama films British crime drama films Films set in London 2010s English-language films 2010s British films English-language crime drama films {{2010s-crime-drama-film-stub