Was made on a budget of £700,000
The film was shot primarily in the East End of London. Fletcher cites directors such as Emir Kusturica, Franklin Schaffner, Gerard Johnson and films like Black Cat, White Cat, Tony and Underground as influences.
Director and actor Dexter Fletcher, alongside actors Marc Warren and Peter McCabe, starred in HBO's hit Band of Brothers. One of that series' lead characters was Bill Guarnere, played by actor Frank John Hughes. Guarnere's nickname was... "Wild Bill"!
Director Dexter Fletcher and lead actor Charlie Creed-Miles starred alongside each other in the first series of Press Gang (1989).