is a gritty British crime franchise that explores the violent world of organized crime in Essex and London . Spanning over three decades, the series blends real-life events with dramatized underworld sagas, beginning with the rise of football hooligan turned gangster Carlton Leach. Real-Life Foundations
The original 2007 film is based on the autobiography of , a former member of the West Ham Inter City Firm (ICF). It tracks his evolution from a feared football general to a nightclub bouncer, and eventually a powerful figure in the 1990s Essex criminal scene. The franchise is heavily defined by the Rettendon murders of 1995, where three notorious drug dealers—Tony Tucker, Pat Tate, and Craig Rolfe—were found shot dead in a Range Rover. The Film Franchise Rise Of The Footsoldier
While the first two films center on Leach, subsequent installments have shifted focus to the lives of the Rettendon victims as prequels or alternative narratives. is a gritty British crime franchise that explores
The next planned entry, expected to see the crew expanding their empire to the Spanish island. Rise of the Footsoldier (2007) - IMDb It tracks his evolution from a feared football
Explores how Tony Tucker, a Falklands War veteran, formed his criminal firm with Tate and Rolfe.
Follows Pat Tate into 1990s Soho as he seeks violent retribution for a murdered footsoldier.
Covers thirty years of Leach's life, from the terraces to the criminal heights of the rave scene.