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Top Dog

"One last job. One big mistake."

Released: 15 August 2014
Director: Martin Kemp
Runtime: 95 mins

Connection to Rise of the Footsoldier

Martin Kemp directs this hooligan-meets-gangster hybrid starring Leo Gregory, George Russo and Ricci Harnett - all three appearing in the ROTF universe. Russo plays Joey Waller in ROTF: Origins, Gregory joins in Ibiza, Harnett is Carlton Leach himself.

About

Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet) directs this hooligan-meets-gangster hybrid based on the autobiography of real-life West Ham hooligan-turned-criminal Dougie Brimson.

Cast crossovers with ROTF

Leo Gregory stars as Billy Evans. Gregory joins the Rise of the Footsoldier franchise in 2025’s Ibiza as Captain Sergio.
George Russo appears. Russo plays Joey Waller across Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins (2021) and Vengeance (2023).
Ricci Harnett appears. Harnett is Carlton Leach himself in Rise of the Footsoldier (2007) and Part II (2015).

Why it matters

A significant cast-overlap film with three of the ROTF franchise’s core actors in the same project, one year before Rise of the Footsoldier Part II (2015).