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A group of aging London gangsters go on a vigilante killing spree when one of their number is murdered by a street gang.


Billy Hill and Jack 'Spot' Comer were among the most notorious criminals in London up until the 1950s. Dramatising the violent reign of two of London's most notorious gangsters, Billy Hill (Leo Gregory) and Jack 'Spot' Comer (Terry Stone), ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON charts the legendary rise and fall of a nationwide criminal empire that lasted until the mid-fifties and which paved the way for the notorious Kray Twins and The Richardsons. This is the story of their rise and fall.

Terry Stone
Jack 'Spot' Comer

Leo Gregory
Billy Hill

Holly Earl
Aggie Vaux

Jamie Foreman
Alf White

Justin Salinger
Harry White

Dominic Keating
Belgian Johnny

Geoff Bell
Darky Mulley

Michael McKell
Detective Rogers

Andy Beckwith
Sonny The Yank

Theo Devaney
Stanley
Once Upon a Time in London is a crime film released in 2019 exploring themes of london, england, gangster, based on true story, criminal, criminal empire. Directed by Simon Rumley, it stars Terry Stone, Leo Gregory, Holly Earl. Billy Hill and Jack 'Spot' Comer were among the most notorious criminals in London up until the 1950s. Dramatising the violent reign of two of London's most notorious gangsters, Billy Hill (Leo Gregory) and Jack 'Spot' Comer (Terry Stone), ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON charts the legendary rise and fall of a nationwide criminal empire that lasted until the mid-fifties and which paved the way for the notorious Kray Twins and The Richardsons. This is the story of their rise and fall.
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