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Bank of Dave

Bank of Dave

He's taking on the big boys.

20236.81h 47m

Overview

The true story of how Dave Fishwick, a working class man and self-made millionaire, fought to set up a community bank so that he could help the local businesses of Burnley not only survive, but thrive. In his bid to help his beloved community, he has to take on the elitist financial institutions of London and fight to receive the first, new banking license to be issued in over 100 years.

Directed by Chris Foggin
Written by Piers Ashworth
Produced by Lauren Cox, Neil Jones, Piers Tempest
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Top Cast

Rory Kinnear

Rory Kinnear

Dave Fishwick

Jo Hartley

Jo Hartley

Nicola Fishwick

Joel Fry

Joel Fry

Hugh

Phoebe Dynevor

Phoebe Dynevor

Alexandra

Hugh Bonneville

Hugh Bonneville

Sir Charles

Paul Kaye

Paul Kaye

Rick Purdey

Cathy Tyson

Cathy Tyson

Maureen

Florence Hall

Florence Hall

Meghan

Naomi Battrick

Naomi Battrick

Henrietta

Harry Michell

Harry Michell

Giles

Themes & Keywords

biographybased on true storythoughtfulcrooked bankerinspirationalcheerfulcomfortinghopeful

About Bank of Dave

Bank of Dave is a comedy, drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of biography, based on true story, thoughtful, crooked banker, inspirational, cheerful. Directed by Chris Foggin, it stars Rory Kinnear, Jo Hartley, Joel Fry. The true story of how Dave Fishwick, a working class man and self-made millionaire, fought to set up a community bank so that he could help the local businesses of Burnley not only survive, but thrive. In his bid to help his beloved community, he has to take on the elitist financial institutions of London and fight to receive the first, new banking license to be issued in over 100 years.

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