Martin Kemp & Leo Gregory

Top Dog is the hard-hitting new British crime thriller based on the acclaimed novel by Green Street writer Dougie Brimson.

Produced by Jonathan Sothcott (Vendetta), directed by Martin Kemp (The Krays, EastEnders) and starring Leo Gregory (Green Street, Cass), Ricci Harnett (28 Days Later, Rise Of The Footsoldier) and Vincent Regan (Clash Of The Titans, St George’s Day), Top Dog is released Monday 26 May on Blu-ray and DVD through Universal Pictures (UK).

Hooligan gang leader, Billy Evans (Leo Gregory), is above the law. He knows it, and they know it. And when you regard the law as an irrelevance, all kinds of opportunities can open up for you – especially when you begin to exert your increasingly powerful influence over the back street pubs and clubs of east London. But he's about to discover that this time he's finally pushed his luck too far. And this time it isn't the law he'll have to contend with. It's something far more dangerous.

Top Dog tells the story of how Billy’s life takes a brutal turn for the worse when he bites off more than he can chew with underworld figure Mickey (Ricci Harnett) over a family member’s pub he wants to reclaim as the home of his football firm, the Acton Casuals.

The film also stars Danielle Brent (Cockneys Vs. Zombies) as Billy’s wife Sam, Lorraine Stanley (The Hooligan Wars) and introduces rising British acting talent, George Russo.

Film-News.co.uk caught up with Martin Kemp and Leo Gregory to find out more.

Watch the whole uncut interview below.