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Credited cast:
	Ian McShane	...	Joe Padgett
	Ray Winstone	...	William Carney
	Michael Smiley	...	Eddie
	Johnny Harris	...	Jimmy McCabe
	Haqi Ali	...	Passerby
	Anna Wilson-Hall	...	Mary
	Luke J I Smith	...	Damian (as Luke J.I. Smith)
	Jon Pegg	...	Jimmy's Cornerman
	Ernest Vernon	...	Funeral Mourner
	Kirstie Shannon	...	Boxing Ring Spectator
	Katie Mckernan	...	Boxing supporter
	David Cronin	...	Funeral mourner
	Lee Latham	...	Boxing Ring Spectator
	James Cartwright	...	Boxing Ring Spectator
	Neil Bradley	...	Newcomer Michael

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A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe (Johnny Harris), is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner Bill corner man Eddie and promoter Joe. Back in training, years after anyone thought he was a contender, he risks his life, as he tries to stand tall and regain his place in the world. Written by Front Row Filmed Entertainment

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alcoholic | boxing | See All (2) »

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Sometimes the hardest fight is with yourself

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Action | Drama | Sport

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Rated R for language throughout | See all certifications »

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Trivia

The gym scenes were filmed in Stoke-on-Trent, a city in Staffordshire, England. See more »

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Featured in Good Morning Britain: Episode dated 9 May 2017 (2017) See more »

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The Ballad Of Jimmy McCabe
Written and performed by Paul Weller
(p) 2017 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group company
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User Reviews

Nothing revalatory, but beautifully executed and superb lead performance

7 April 2020 | by yatseyjunior – See all my reviews

If you're expecting Rocky, toss those expectations in the bin. This is a film that has bathed itself in the grittiness often found in British cinema, then dressed in a suit of P10 sandpaper.

Although the plot is hardly a revalation, it is beautifully written and directed. Despite having big names like McShane and Winston, it is Johnny Harris who knocks it out of the park with an engaging and real performance.

Not for those after an easy watch, or balls to the wall action.

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