
Above the Rim(1994)
Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.
“A friendship tested, a trust betrayed”
DC Lenny Milton (Winstone) is not as ambitious as his best friend and popular boss DCI Michael Love (Dunbar), but the pair are drinking partners and their wives and children are close. However, this goes very wrong over the space of 7 days, when Milton is approached by the police complaints division asking him to go undercover and investigate allegations of corruption against his friend. Milton finds this difficult at first and tries to dismiss the evidence building up. But as his suspicions begin to take shape his position appears to be in danger.

Ray Winstone
DC Lenny Milton

Adrian Dunbar
DCI Mike Love

David Hayman
Barry Hindes

Sally Dexter
Helen Love
Hazel Ellerby
Mags Milton

Annabelle Apsion
DI Karen Irving
Sophie Stanton
DS Denise Wright

George Anton
DI Donald Parkin

Vincent Friell
DC Kevin Hughes

Bruce Byron
DC Gerry Singleton
Tough Love is a drama, crime, thriller film released in 2000. Directed by David Drury, it stars Ray Winstone, Adrian Dunbar, David Hayman. DC Lenny Milton (Winstone) is not as ambitious as his best friend and popular boss DCI Michael Love (Dunbar), but the pair are drinking partners and their wives and children are close. However, this goes very wrong over the space of 7 days, when Milton is approached by the police complaints division asking him to go undercover and investigate allegations of corruption against his friend. Milton finds this difficult at first and tries to dismiss the evidence building up. But as his suspicions begin to take shape his position appears to be in danger.
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