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48 hours in the life of a burnt-out City lawyer who loses his job, falls for a call girl and steals £400,000 from a gangland boss - who wants every penny of it back.

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Brad
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Jodie
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Ben
Darren Ripley ...
Phil
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Dmitri
Christian Brassington ...
Tom
Anna Passey ...
Sasha
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Dean
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Georgina
Funda Önal ...
Josephine
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Jack
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Kingo
Martin Richardson ...
Greg
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Raef
Ricky Groves ...
Sweeney
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Mr. Hemmings
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Ms. Derewight
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Mr. Grimm
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Mr. Coates
Seamus O'Neill ...
Mr. Burnham
Miriam Schön Raagaard ...
Mrs. Pettigrew (as Miriam Yeager)
Dominic Graham de Montrose ...
Mr. Gramm
Ayden Callaghan ...
Liam
Jamila Jennings-Grant ...
Lucy
Damir Koluder ...
Hasan
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Boa Ting
Mark Drake ...
Steve
Fay Downie ...
Charisse
Lucy Clements ...
Mika
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Jennifer
Rebecca Bailey ...
Waitress
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Sarkis
Stephanie Mae ...
Mimi
Anya Morrissey ...
Karla
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Rick
Vanessa Mayfield ...
Harriet
Tomasz Aleksander ...
Dom
Lily Joseph ...
Janie the Barmaid
Carly Maybin ...
Receptionist
Clark Vasey ...
Warren
Jenni Sannia ...
Angel
Colin Jonathan Appleby ...
Drazen
Samantha Curtis ...
Bella
Terry Lee Coker ...
Ferid
Nikita Savanna Rodrigues ...
Saphia
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Sybil
Cynthia Enzenmuller ...
Tabitha
Latoya Miller ...
Trinity
Katya Greer ...
Trix
Aillicia-Sheryl James ...
Yasmina
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Arkady
Mazlum Kortas ...
Fikret
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Kresimir
Mickey Mason ...
Kyrin
Jeff Longland ...
Ivo
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Miras
John Heartstone ...
Mirza
Vincent Lamusao ...
Nijaz
Nick Ferreira ...
Rufad
Shaun Lucas ...
Sadik
Jason Newell ...
Samir
Gomes Garcia ...
Tegezy
Jay Kirk ...
Zoran
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Tina (as a different name)
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Barry
Paul Blackwell ...
Police officer
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PC Woods
Fiona Goodhew ...
Main Receptionist
Tony Harrison ...
Cafe Customer
Chris Martin Hill ...
Policeman
Celine Jedidi ...
Cafe bystander
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Receptionist
Dan Lam ...
Camera
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Businessman
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Man at bar
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Mr. Smith
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Mr. Clifford
Raf Richard ...
TV Reporter (as Rafiq Richard)
Ribbon Ross ...
Blerina
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Gavin
Terry Sweeney ...
Kevin
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Professor Arlo Greene
Naomi Westerman ...
Sasha's PA
Trev Williams ...
Homeless Man
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Bar customer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Ben Pickering

Written by

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Darren Ripley ... (writer)

Produced by

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Philip Charalambous ... associate producer
Luke Corradine ... executive producer
Tom Kelly ... consulting producer
Riffi Khan ... consulting producer
Chrissie Kounoupa ... associate producer
Christoph Lieber ... associate producer
Sally-Ann Maine-Tucker ... executive producer
Simon Maine-Tucker ... executive producer
Jack Nasher-Awakemian ... executive producer
Ben Nugent ... associate producer
Oriana Ornithari ... executive producer
Andrew Ornitharis ... producer
Ben Pickering ... producer (produced by)
Darren Ripley ... co-producer
Nabeel Sheikh ... executive producer
Kyran Speirs ... associate producer
Hana Thalova ... associate producer

Music by

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Luke Corradine

Cinematography by

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Bruce Melhuish

Editing by

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Steven Forrester
Ricky Milling
Ben Nugent

Editorial Department

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Miguel Angel Almagro ... assembly editor
Matt I. Jones ... colorist (2020 Directors Cut)
Serkan Nihat ... creative consultant
Joe Stabb ... digital intermediate colorist

Casting By

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Caley Powell

Production Design by

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Adriana Iacovou

Art Direction by

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Chris Barber
Denisa Dumitrescu

Set Decoration by

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Cara Cooper ... (as Cara Holt)

Costume Design by

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Kathryn Avery

Makeup Department

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Sally Alcott ... makeup artist
Liz Barlow ... makeup supervisor
Hayley Barr ... assistant makeup artist
Emily Bilverstone ... makeup artist / makeup designer
Tiffany Cartwright ... makeup artist
Katie Coward ... makeup supervisor
Carl Fisher ... makeup artist
Jemma Harwood ... makeup artist
Lauren Johnson ... makeup artist
Jo Kent ... hair stylist
Kiri Mellalieu ... makeup artist
Tina Pritchard ... makeup artist
Harriet Thompson ... makeup artist
Anna Wild ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Vanessa Gazy ... production manager
Houtan Odabai ... assistant production manager
Eduardo Rodrigalvarez ... unit manager
Kyran Speirs ... post-production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Miguel Angel Almagro ... second second assistant director
James Byrne ... third assistant director
Ryan Chandler ... first assistant director
Gareth Crothers ... second assistant director
James Evered ... first assistant director
Camille Gaultier ... third assistant director: second unit
Michael Middleton ... additional third assistant director (as Michael Middleton-Downer)
Daisy Rooke ... third assistant director: second unit
Prashant Roy ... third assistant director
Luke Kimble Williams ... third assistant director: second unit
Jan Zalar ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Denisa Dumitrescu ... property master
Elka Georgiadou ... assistant art director
Konstantina Ioannidou ... set dresser
Ashka Kedziora ... set dresser

Sound Department

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Matt Baird ... re-recording mixer
Marcos Cardós ... boom operator: dailies (as Marcos Cardós Villanueva)
Bryn Duffy ... boom operator
Stewart Dugdale ... sound editor
James Hayward ... boom operator
Ingo Holub ... re-recording mixer / sound mixer
Josh Hutt ... boom operator: dailies
JBHM ... adr recordist (as Johnny Grunge)
Arran Mahoney ... sound designer / sound effects editor
Lee Sharp ... boom operator: dailies
Flo Silver ... boom operator
David Sohanpal ... production sound mixer / sound mixer
Warren Spencer ... boom operator

Special Effects by

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Mike Crowley ... special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by

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Sean Lewis ... digital compositor

Stunts

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Scott Brady ... stunt performer
Ben Dimmock ... stunt performer
Chris Main ... fight coordinator
Miriam Schön Raagaard ... fight assistant (as Miriam Yeager)
Curtis Rivers ... stunt coordinator
Laura Sibbick ... fight assistant
Ed Young ... fight assistant

Camera and Electrical Department

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Phil Arntz ... camera operator: additional footage
Chris Bates ... second assistant camera
Laura Beduz ... still photographer: dailies
Toby Bennett ... second assistant camera
Daniel Beres ... still photographer: second unit
Jazz Bhalla ... gaffer
Darren Brade ... still photographer
Aldo Camilleri ... gaffer: second unit
Stephen Cornacchia ... first assistant camera
Louisa Court ... key grip: second unit
James A.H. Davis ... steadicam operator
Jon Euesden ... gaffer: second unit
Lar Fermor ... camera assistant
James Friend ... additional cinematographer
Harry Gay ... electrician: second unit
James Gillett ... assistant camera / motion control
Colin Ginger ... key grip: second unit
Lorenzo Guerrieri ... still photographer: dailies
Joseph Henderson ... grip: second unit
Antti Janhunen ... electrician
Ayoub Lamrani ... electrician
Andrew Lawrence ... camera operator
James Leckey ... assistant camera / first assistant camera
Matt Mead ... assistant camera (as Matthew Mead)
Bruce Melhuish ... camera operator
Ben Millar ... gaffer: second unit
Ed Moore ... aerial footage
Natasha Mullan ... electrician
Lander Olabarri ... camera assistant
Abi Oseni ... first assistant camera
Richard Perry ... second assistant camera: second unit
Samuel Prever ... camera assistant
Rafal Rakoczy ... first assistant camera: second unit
James Ray-Leary ... key grip
Emilio Schläppi ... first assistant camera (as Emilio Schlappi)
Evelin van Rei ... camera trainee (as Ann Evelin Lawford)
Angus Young ... still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Andria Aletrari ... wardrobe buyer
Kathryn Avery ... wardrobe supervisor
Michelle Bristow ... wardrobe assistant
Sabrina Grant ... wardrobe assistant
Danielle Webber ... wardrobe supervisor
Matthew Zorpas ... stylist

Location Management

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Camille Gaultier ... location scout: Paris
Imelda Lapardhaja ... location assistant
Eduardo Rodrigalvarez ... location manager

Music Department

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Matt Foster ... music coordinator
Yoshika Masuda ... orchestral contractor
Daniel Clive McCallum ... orchestrator
Virginia Rockwell ... music coordinator
George Solonos ... soundtrack contributor

Script and Continuity Department

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Alexandra Leary ... script supervisor
Sez Niederer ... script supervisor
Matthew O'Brien ... script editor
Richard Seymour ... script editor

Transportation Department

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Jim Ellam ... tracking vehicle
Donald Glanville ... driver
Tony Holker ... tracking vehicle

Additional Crew

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Kelly Amber Bennett ... runner
Natalie Blackman ... runner
Clementine Briand ... production assistant: second unit
Katherine Caesar-Gordon ... floor runner
Jenny Cheyney ... runner
Charli Colquhoun ... production assistant
Adam Duncan ... runner
Tom Fish ... runner
Rebecca Fraser ... runner
Margaux Frowein ... runner: second unit
Johnnie Furnivall ... runner
Miranda Graesser ... runner: second unit
Jonny Hodgetts ... runner
Jacqueline Labonte ... runner
Margherita Manizza ... runner
Sean McTernan ... legal consultant
Michael Middleton ... floor runner (as Michael Middleton-Downer)
Louise Morton Murray ... runner
Corinne Oake ... runner
Isabel Osborne ... production assistant
Christopher Roberts ... runner
Dip Sanghera ... legal consultant
Matt Smith ... runner
Richard Smith ... runner
Amelia Southgate ... runner: dailies
Hannah Whittington ... runner
James Worlidge ... runner

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

City lawyer Brad Walker (Matt di'Angelo) is having the worst day of his life. His high-maintenance girlfriend Sasha (Anna Passey) has left him for his so-called friend Tom (Christian Brassington) and to add insult to injury, he's been fired too. On a night out drowning his sorrows with old friend Dean (Jeff Leach), he overhears a conversation between Phil (Darren Ripley) and Ben (Stephen Marcus) - two drug dealers working for small-time gangster Jack (Alan Ford) - that will change his life forever... Written by Anonymous

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Taglines There's No Such Thing As Coincidence See more »
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Also Known As
  • Two Days in the Smoke (United Kingdom)
  • London Payback (United States)
  • ロンドン・ペイバック (Japan, Japanese title)
  • London Payback (Netherlands)
Runtime
  • 89 min
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Box Office

Budget $1,500,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Fifty Shades of Grey star Jamie Dornan was set to play protagonist Brad Walker before commitments on ABC's Once Upon A Time forced him to withdraw. The Only Way is Essex's Mark Wright and Blue's Duncan James auditioned for the role before producers opted for Matt Di Angelo. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Episode dated 8 October 2013 (2013). See more »
Soundtracks Free Your Mind See more »
Quotes Jack: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great f***ing fall. You know the rest. Now go and find my f***ing money!
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