Beverly
Portrayed by: Anouska Mond
Beverly appears in Rise of the Footsoldier (2007), the British crime film directed by Julian Gilbey. The film depicts the real-life world of Essex criminal culture during the late 1980s and 1990s, centring on the life of Carlton Leach and the events surrounding the notorious Rettendon murders of 1995.
Anouska Mond portrays Beverly in this first entry of the franchise. Rise of the Footsoldier established the gritty, unflinching tone that would define the series, drawing on real events and real figures from the Essex underworld to construct its narrative.
The Rise of the Footsoldier series has expanded significantly since the original 2007 release, spawning multiple sequels that revisit and expand upon the criminal milieu introduced in the first film. Beverly’s appearance in the original places her within the formative chapter of this franchise, the film that introduced audiences to the brutal and often shocking world the series depicts.
Anouska Mond‘s involvement in Rise of the Footsoldier represents one of her screen credits within British film and television. The 2007 film remains the entry point for the entire franchise and the foundation upon which subsequent instalments were built.
For viewers and fans of the series, Beverly is one of the supporting characters who populate the world of the original film, contributing to the texture of the story that Rise of the Footsoldier tells around its central figures and the real-life events it dramatises.