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The Hooligan Factory
''The Hooligan Factory'' is a 2014 football hooliganism spoof film directed, co-written and starring Nick Nevern. The film heavily parodies titles from the British hooligan genre films and focuses mainly on ''The Firm'', along with '' The Football Factory'', ''Rise of the Footsoldier'', '' I.D.'', '' Green Street'' and ''Cass''. Production The film features numerous cameo appearances from actors who have been type cast in the Hooligan genre films. Leo Gregory has a minor role while there were cameos from Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan, Craig Fairbrass and Tony Denham, who feature in one scene each, while there was also a cameo from former hooligan and inspiration behind the film ''Cass'', Cass Pennant. Former West Ham United footballer Julian Dicks, ''The Only Way Is Essex'' personality Chloe Sims and Hollyoaks actor Charlie Clapham also make minor appearances. Dexter Fletcher also filmed a scene but it was cut from the final take. Cast * Jason Maza as Danny * Nick Nevern as Dex * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Nevern
Nick Nevern (born 8 December 1980) is a British actor, screenwriter and director. He is best known for his roles in Eastenders first as Rennie, then as Don , Shameless as Rogowski,and The Hooligan Factory as Dex. Early life Nevern was born and raised in London, England. His mother is Russian. Career Nevern spent some time in Russia, returning years later to London where he started his acting career, with a first television performance in ''Dream Team'' as Pavel Kovac and since appearing in several other shows such as ''EastEnders'', '' Jonathan Creek'', '' Shameless'' and '' Motherland''. Nevern played the main character in the 2012 independent film '' The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan'' and two of the film's sequels. In 2014, Nevern wrote, directed, produced and starred in '' The Hooligan Factory'', a spoof film of football hooliganism. The film heavily parodies titles from the British hooligan genre films and focuses mainly on ''The Firm'', along with '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Street (film)
''Green Street'' (also known as ''Green Street Hooligans'' and ''Hooligans'') is a 2005 crime drama film about football hooliganism in the United Kingdom. The film was directed by Lexi Alexander and stars Elijah Wood and Charlie Hunnam. Two sequels followed in the form of direct-to-video releases. The first, '' Green Street 2: Stand Your Ground'', was released on various dates around the world between March 2009 to July 2010. The second, '' Green Street 3: Never Back Down'', was released in the UK on 21 October 2013. Plot Journalism major Matt Buckner (Elijah Wood) is expelled from Harvard University after cocaine is discovered in his room. Though it belongs to his roommate Jeremy, Matt is afraid to speak up because Jeremy comes from a powerful family, and is offered $10,000 for taking the blame. Matt reluctantly accepts the money and uses it to visit his sister Shannon ( Claire Forlani), her husband Steve (Marc Warren) and their son Ben in London. There, Matt meets Steve's b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorraine Stanley
Lorraine Stanley (born 28 June 1976) is an English actress, known for playing Kelly in the 2006 film '' London to Brighton'' and Karen Taylor in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders''. Personal life Stanley was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, the daughter of June (née Bukinsky), and David Stanley. She has Scottish and Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ... ancestry from her father and mother respectively. She was brought up in Portsmouth by her parents, who divorced when she was ten years old. She then trained at London's Arts Educational School. Stanley and her partner Mark Perez have been together since 2014, and have a daughter, named Nancy, born in 2015. Filmography Theatre References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stanley, Lorraine 1976 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dexter Fletcher
Dexter Fletcher (born 31 January 1966) is an English film director and actor. He has appeared in Guy Ritchie's '' Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'', as well as in television shows such as the comedy drama ''Hotel Babylon'' and the HBO series '' Band of Brothers'' and, earlier in his career, starred as Spike Thomson in the comedy drama '' Press Gang''. His earliest acting role was playing Baby Face in the 1976 film '' Bugsy Malone''. Fletcher made his directorial debut with '' Wild Bill'' (2011), and also directed '' Sunshine on Leith'' (2013) and '' Eddie the Eagle'' (2015). He replaced Bryan Singer as director of ''Bohemian Rhapsody'', a biopic about the band Queen, released in October 2018; due to DGA rules, he received executive producer credit. In 2019, he directed '' Rocketman'', a biographical film based on the life and music of performer Elton John. Career Fletcher trained at the Anna Scher Theatre. His first film part was as Baby Face in '' Bugsy Malone'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollyoaks
''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a day prior to their broadcast on Channel 4. At its inception, the soap was targeted towards an adolescent and young adult audience but has since broadened its appeal to all age groups. ''Hollyoaks'' has covered various taboo subjects rarely seen on British television, for which it has received numerous awards. It has won the award for Best British Soap twice, in 2014 and 2019; its first win broke the 15-year tie between rival soap operas ''EastEnders'' and ''Coronation Street''. Beginning with a cast of 15 characters, it now has upwards of 50 regular cast members. The longest-serving actor is Nick Pickard, who has portrayed Tony Hutchinson since the first episode. Premise The programme is set in the fictional village of Hollyoaks, a suburb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chloe Sims
Chloe Linda Daisy Margaret Sims (born 2 November 1981) is an English television personality. From 2011 to 2021, she appeared in the ITVBe reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex'', in which she was the longest serving cast member. Early life Sims was raised by her father Tony Sims following her mother leaving when Sims was three years old. Sims has three siblings, all of whom appeared alongside her on ''The Only Way Is Essex''. Career In 2011, Sims began appearing in the ITVBe reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex''. She is the cousin of two former cast members, Joey Essex and Frankie Essex. In 2018, Sims appeared in the fifth series of ''Celebs Go Dating''; and in 2019 in the seventh series, alongside her sister Demi Sims. In July 2022, Sims announced that she had left ''The Only Way Is Essex''; her two sisters, Frankie and Demi, announced their departure alongside her. Following her departure Sims was the longest serving cast member. In 2022, she appeared in the ITV2 series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Only Way Is Essex
''The Only Way Is Essex'' (often abbreviated as ''TOWIE'' ) is a British reality television series based in Brentwood, Essex, England. It shows "real people in modified situations, saying unscripted lines but in a structured way." Originally broadcast on ITV2 from 2010, the series was moved to ITVBe in October 2014. The first series consisted of 10 episodes and ran for 30 minutes, with a Christmas special following later in the year. Due to popularity, the runtime was extended to 45-minute episodes and renewed for a year's airing. On 22 May 2011, the series won the Audience Award at the 2011 BAFTA Awards. On 13 March 2016, ITVBe aired a one-off documentary hosted by former cast member Mark Wright, discussing the history of the series. On 28 February 2017, with the announcement of the cast for the show's twentieth series, it was confirmed that instead of the usual three series per year, ITVBe would only be airing two series, but with more episodes. Series Cast This is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Dicks
Julian Andrew Dicks (born 8 August 1968) is an English football coach and former footballer who is assistant manager of EFL Championship side Watford. Playing from 1985 until 2002, he was a defender, notably in the Premier League for West Ham United and Liverpool. He was voted West Ham's player of the year four times between 1990 and 1997. He also played in the Football League for Birmingham City where he started his footballing career, ending it in 2002 in non-league football with Canvey Island. He became manager of Wivenhoe Town in 2009, before moving to Grays Athletic later that year. He was capped by both the England U21 and England B sides. He was known as a "hard man" adopting the nickname of The Terminator. He was a tough tackler with a strong shot in regular demand as a penalty and free-kick taker. Dicks had a reputation for poor on-field discipline which brought him to the attention of referees, the press and footballing authorities. Early life Dicks was born in K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Ham United F
West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some Romance languages (''ouest'' in French, ''oest'' in Catalan, ''ovest'' in Italian, ''oeste'' in Spanish and Portuguese). As in other languages, the word formation stems from the fact that west is the direction of the setting sun in the evening: 'west' derives from the Indo-European root ''*wes'' reduced from ''*wes-pero'' 'evening, night', cognate with Ancient Greek ἕσπερος hesperos 'evening; evening star; western' and Latin vesper 'evening; west'. Examples of the same formation in other languages include Latin occidens 'west' from occidō 'to go down, to set' and Hebrew מַעֲרָב maarav 'west' from עֶרֶב erev 'evening'. Navigation To go west using a compass for navigation (in a place where magnetic north is the same di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cass Pennant
Carol "Cass" Pennant (born 3 March 1958), is an English writer and former football hooligan. Background Pennant's mother emigrated from Jamaica while pregnant and he was born in Doncaster, Yorkshire. Six weeks old, he was abandoned and was placed into a Dr. Barnardo's Home. As a black baby, Pennant was fostered by an elderly white family in Slade Green, Greater London where he was the only black person, and where he states he was "bullied from day one" year after year, and beaten persistently - "Not just from rivals or other kids, the whole town. Imagine as a kid, you're picked out; people in vehicles shouting out at you, total strangers". Pennant had been christened Carol (a common masculine name in parts of the West Indies, unusual as a masculine name in the UK, but is the Irish equivalent for the name "Charles") by his biological mother, which was also a source of bullying for him, particularly at school. After he saw the boxer Muhammad Ali (then known by his birth name of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Fairbrass
Craig John Fairbrass (born 15 January 1964) is an English actor, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his roles as Delmar in the thriller film '' Cliffhanger'' (1993), Dan Sullivan in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' (1999–2001), Pat Tate in the '' Rise of the Footsoldier'' film series (2007–present), and the original voice of Simon "Ghost" Riley in the ''Call of Duty'' video game series (2007–present). Early life Craig John Fairbrass was born at Mile End Hospital in London on 15 January 1964, the son of seamstress Maureen and dock worker Jack Fairbrass. He grew up in Stepney and has a younger sister named Lindsey.https://craigfairbrass.co.uk/resume-of-work After being expelled from Eaglesfield Boys Comprehensive School in Woolwich at the age of 15, he successfully auditioned for the National Youth Theatre. He then began searching for a talent agent to represent him, supporting himself financially for the next five years by working as a roofer in the da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamer Hassan
Tamer Hassan (born 18 March 1968) is a British actor. He is best known for his role as the leader of the Millwall firm, opposite Danny Dyer, in '' The Football Factory''. Hassan has also appeared in ''Batman Begins'', Declan O'Brien's '' Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead'', and 2011's ''The Double'' with Topher Grace. Early life Hassan was born and brought up in New Cross, London into a Turkish Cypriot family. Hassan started boxing at the age of 10. He started an amateur boxing career at the age of 17 where he won two British titles. Having sustained an injury in amateur boxing, he turned to running nightclubs and restaurants. Acting career Hassan started acting in television before his role in '' The Calcium Kid''. He was cast as the leader of a fictional football firm in '' The Football Factory''. The film's director Nick Love subsequently cast him in the primary supporting role for '' The Business''. Hassan has had roles in films including '' The Ferryman'', ''Batman Begins'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
