Cast
- Danny Dyer — Tommy Johnson, a bored twenty something who lives for the weekend. The thrill of the big Millwall versus Chelsea meet leaves his life scrambled as he tries to pull himself out of his nightmare.
- Frank Harper — Billy Bright is a forty something forming part of the older generation of The Firm. He is full of bitterness in what he sees as the country and system that have failed him. Away from the crowds where he commands an audience to impress the younger guys, he's a sad and lonely character whose life is fast spiralling out of control.
- Neil Maskell — Rod, Tommy's oldest friend and confidant, ambling along the path led by his mates.
- Roland Manookian — Zeberdee, younger breed coming through the ranks of Chelsea, his life has already run into a cul-de-sac of crime and drugs. With nothing to lose and no one to look out for him, Zeberdee aspires to be a future top boy; unfortunately his lack of intellectual guile gets him into trouble.
- Calum MacNab - Raff, Zeberdee's best friend.
- Tamer Hassan — Millwall Fred, heads the rival Millwall firm an arch enemy of Chelsea. Things come to a head when Tommy inadvertently crosses path with Fred, and a revenge situation begins.
- Dudley Sutton — Bill Farrell, is representative of the older generation from a bygone era, a D-Day veteran in his late seventies, who lives out the remainder of his days with childhood friend Albert Moss who plan to retire in Australia.
- John Junkin — Albert Moss
- Jamie Foreman — A racist taxi driver who is never afraid of letting his customers know his true feelings about society.
- Tony Denham — Harris, the Chelsea firm's head, who runs it like a military operation.
- Kara Tointon — Shie
- Sophie Linfield — Tamara
- Danny Kelly — Radio announcer
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