- Essex Boys
Infobox Film
name = Essex Boys
image_size =
caption = DVD cover image
director =Terry Winsor
producer =Jeff Pope
writer =Terry Winsor Jeff Pope
narrator =
starring =Sean Bean
Ross MorganAlex Kingston Charlie Creed-Miles Tom Wilkinson Holly Davidson Michael McKell
music =Colin Towns
cinematography = John Daly
editing = Edward Mansell
distributor = Miramax Home Video + Pathe-UK
released = July 14, 2000
runtime = 102 min
country = UK
language = English
budget =
gross =
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website = http://www.compleatseanbean.com/essexboys.html
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imdb_id = 0191996"Essex Boys" is a 2000 British
crime film . It was directed byTerry Winsor , and starsSean Bean ,Alex Kingston , andHolly Davidson .ynopsis
The film is based loosely around events in December 1995 that culminated in the murders of three drug dealers in
Rettendon ,Essex , UK. On 6th December Patrick Tate, Craig Rolfe and Tony Tucker, three drug dealers well known to the police, were lured to Workhouse Lane,Rettendon . There they were blasted to death with a shot gun while sitting in theirRange Rover . They had been lured to their deaths on the pretext of a lucrative drugs deal. The three bodies were found the following morning, 7 December 1995.Two men were convicted of the offence in January 1998 at the
Old Bailey , the Central Criminal Court inLondon . The two men, Jack Whomes and Michael Steele have always protested their innocence.Reception
The film met with generally negative reviews. It currently entertains a 17% rating on
Rotten Tomatoes External links
* [http://www.bernardomahoney.com/rrmurders/main.shtml Information on the Rettendon murders from the Website Essex Boys]
* [http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/essex_boys/ Review of Essex Boys on Rotten Tomatoes]cite web
last = O'Mahoney
first = Bernard
title = Research: Court Records
url=http://www.bernardomahoney.com/rrmurders/main.shtml
accessdate = 2007-09-30
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