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Follows Pat Tate into 1990s Soho as he seeks violent retribution for a murdered footsoldier.

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. Follows Pat Tate into 1990s Soho as he

A prequel detailing Pat Tate’s brutal ascent through the prison system and the Essex underworld. The franchise is heavily defined by the Rettendon

The next planned entry, expected to see the crew expanding their empire to the Spanish island. Rise of the Footsoldier (2007) - IMDb

Explores how Tony Tucker, a Falklands War veteran, formed his criminal firm with Tate and Rolfe.

Covers thirty years of Leach's life, from the terraces to the criminal heights of the rave scene.