Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger (2025)

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That was a clip

from the recent documentary

about the founding of this country's

first-ever community bank.

Yeah, the Bank of Dave.

In the studio, we have Dave himself.

All the way from Burnley. Hey!

- So good to have you, Dave.

- Good to be here. Thanks for inviting me.

So when did you have the first idea

for the Bank of Dave?

Well, it was during the financial crisis.

I'd built up a...

Well, it's a good business,

selling vans and minibuses

but, a lot of my customers and friends,

they were struggling.

These were people that I believed in

so I lent them my own money.

Sure enough, they got back on their feet,

and paid me back.

Some of them asked me to invest some

of the extra money that they'd made,

but for that, I needed to be a bank.

Which you named after yourself.

Well, in my defense,

calling it the Bank of Dave,

that were my wife Nicky's idea.

She's been behind me all the way on this.

She's been brilliant.

So how did I do?

Do you really need me

to feed your ego, Dave?

Yes.

- You did great.

- Thank you.

Can we go home now?

We can get shot of London, but we still

got the radio show in Manchester to do.

- So...

- Oh!

Who knew being famous was this tiring?

Oh, give over.

Anyone calls for Dave?

Let's go to Mavis from Salford.

What would you like to ask, Mavis?

Thanks for taking my call, Graham.

You're very welcome.

Mr. Fishwick.

Dave, please. Make me sound like

I've done something wrong.

Right. Hello, Dave.

So tell me this.

If I borrowed 200 quid from your bank,

how much would I owe you in a year's time?

Well, we charge

different interest rates

depending on what you can afford.

But, on average, it's just under 8%.

So if my math is right,

you'd owe 216 quid in a year's time.

Right.

And what about late payment fees?

No, no. So long as you got a good reason,

we don't charge them.

That's nice.

I just wanted to tell you.

Twelve and a bit months ago

I borrowed 200 quid

from one of them

payday loan companies, QuickDough.

They've got adverts on the TV

and their name across footballers' shirts.

So I knew they were legit.

So you borrowed 200.

How much do you owe now?

1,480.34.

You're... you're kidding me?

I wish I was.

I'm on a pension.

There's no way I can afford that.

Hang on. You're telling me

they've charged you...

...6,000% interest?

Plus late payment fees.

Whoa.

Sorry. That's bloody criminal,

is what it is.

You're right, Dave.

I was thinking you should do something.

Me?

Look.

I'm just Dave from Burnley.

I do what I can.

I've loaned 40 million quid,

and created jobs...

Forty million?

That lot have lent

over a billion and a half.

That's thousands and thousands

of vulnerable people

all across this country

who've been taken advantage of.

You say you want to help ordinary people.

Well, what about us? We need help.

Mavis, thank you.

That's all we've got time for, Dave.

Thanks for joining us.

No. Thanks for having me.

And I hear you found somebody new

And that I never meant

That much to you

To hear that tears me up inside

And to see you cuts me like a knife

And I guess every rose has its thorn

Go on, everybody!

Just like every night has its dawn

Just like every cowboy

Sings his sad, sad song

Every rose has its thorn

Thank you.

Well done, Dave. Well done!

Thank you!

- Nice one, Dave.

- Cheers, Jeff.

- Hey, question for you.

- Yeah?

Have you ever had any dealings

with them payday loan companies?

What? QuickDough and Snapcash Advance

and the like?

- Yeah, them's the one.

- No chance.

You know how much interest

them b*stards charge?

A lot more than the Bank of Dave,

that's for sure.

I'm trying to find

out more about them.

Do you think of

anyone who might help?

Ah, yeah.

Oliver, over there,

volunteers at Citizens Advice.

He's an accountant,

so deals with a lot of folk

with money problems.

- Oliver, you said?

- Yeah.

- Thanks, Jeff.

- No worries.

- Oliver?

- Yeah.

Hi, I'm Dave.

Oliver. Hi, Dave.

You're from Bank of Dave?

Guilty as charged.

All right, we've got Zoe.

Where's Zoe? Zoe?

- Nice to meet you.

- Is that you?

Look, Jeff tells me that

you do some work with Citizens Advice.

Yeah.

Have you ever met people

who got problems with payday loans?

Well, yeah. Hundreds.

Right here in Burnley, it's like a plague.

You know Ray, right?

Uh-huh.

Well, his marriage broke up

after he took out two of them loans

without telling his wife.

Is that what happened?

And that's Billy and Ted Heald.

The brothers took out a loan

from Snapcash Advance

just to try and make payroll.

- Ended up closing the shop?

- Yeah.

And it's not just here.

Across the whole country,

thousands are being driven into poverty.

I don't understand this.

How are these companies

getting away with it?

Well, it's our government's idea

of business friendly regulations,

which basically translates as

helping out their rich mates.

Zoe's mom was forced to sell her car.

She's still way behind

on her loan payments.

I know...

I know I want to do

something about this. I just...

Just not sure what.

Right. Well...

Someone like you, Dave,

you've got a chance

to make a huge difference.

And whatever I can do to...

Just let me know, and I'll be there.

- Thanks, pal.

- Yeah.

When your day is night alone

Hold on

If you feel like letting go

Are you googling again?

I was.

I'm reading an article

about payday lending companies now.

Cup of tea?

Mmm... Love one.

Hey, what about that singer last night?

Yeah, unbelievable.

I've never heard the like.

I have to take singing lessons

before I get up there again.

Aw.

Hello, this is Jessica.

Jessica? Jessica Morea?

Top finance writer?

This is Dave Fishwick here.

Do I know you?

No, but, I'm Dave

from the Bank of Dave.

The what?

I set up the Bank of Dave.

Is that a real thing?

Yeah, it's a bank.

Oh! No kidding.

Okay. Okay. How can I help you?

Oh, I just read your articles

on the payday lending companies.

They're fantastic.

Thank you.

Yeah. And I want to get

all them companies closed down...

Well, they pretty much already are.

I mean, mostly.

- Are they?

- Mm-hmm.

Hmm. Well, not in the UK.

If anything they're getting worse

and I want to stop them.

Okay.

Well, how do you plan on doing that?

I've not got a clue.

That's what I'm talking to you about.

Okay. I mean, I guess you'd have

to put pressure on the authorities,

but it could take a really long time.

We haven't got time. This...

There are thousands and thousands

of ordinary people suffering.

That can't wait for the authorities

to get off their asses.

We need to do something about it now.

Yeah. I agree.

And I hear you, but I don't know what.

Hmm. Nor do I.

If I paid for your flights and your

accommodation, would you come over here?

Where is here?

Burnley.

Burnley? I've never heard of it.

No? It's in Lancashire.

England.

Oh! Oh, that is a ways away.

Listen, um,

I'm really grateful for the offer,

but, um, I don't do a lot of traveling.

Basically from my apartment to

the office, and I don't even like that.

- I don't even like to do that.

- Will you at least think about it?

I could really do with your help

and your insight on this.

And who knows? You might even get

a good story for your paper.

I could.

Yeah, but it's not gonna be by me.

Sorry. Um, good luck with that anyway.

Bye-bye.

I don't really see this blockchain

currency thing taking off.

Trust me,

it's going to be huge in a few years.

Yeah, well, you say that here.

I just... I don't buy it.

And these other proposals...

High-velocity trading algorithms,

quantitative easing safeguards.

They're just so cerebral.

What we need are human interest stories

our readers can relate to.

Yeah. I don't really excel, you know,

working with other people.

Look. You're a good writer, Jessica.

The payday lenders series was great.

So go home and come up with

something else like that. Something new.

And then we can talk about getting you

another short-term contract.

Okay.

What about a story

about the victims of payday lenders?

- Well, are there any?

- Yeah.

Yeah. I mean, in other countries.

In England there's thousands.

Aren't you always looking for stories

with international dimension?

Yeah.

Okay. I'd buy it as a one-off.

Okay.

But you just said

you're not good with other people.

I can change.

Okay.

Is that Jessica?

Guess what? I'm coming.

You will? Oh!

Fantastic! Right.

I am booking your flights now

and I'm sending them over to you.

When you get here, hop on the train.

I'll pick you up at the station.

B-U-R-N-L-E-Y,

a.k.a., the center of the bloody universe.

Okay, great. I'll see you soon.

- Fantastic!

- Bye.

- Jessica!

- Hey!

Ah! Recognized you from your byline.

I'm Dave. This is my wife, Nicky.

- Hi! Good trip?

- Hi! Yeah, thank you.

You must be knackered.

I'm okay.

- Let me take that for you.

- Thanks.

We put you in a nice hotel in town,

but first, if you don't mind,

I'd like to show you Burnley.

- Okay.

- You lucky thing.

I'm so sorry that happened to you.

But we will help you

get through this, okay?

It's okay, just take a breath.

It's gonna be all right.

Look, um, I need to take a look

at all the paperwork.

So I could pop by and

pick it up, if you'd like.

Or you can come into the offices and

we can have a chat and a cup of tea.

Okay, great.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Bye.

A hundred years ago

there were 99,000 looms

powered by 11 coal mines

that worked around the clock

right where the town center is now.

- All but one are closed down now.

- Yeah. Along with all the big factories.

Michelin over there.

They were the last to go, 20 years ago.

Now we've got industrial estates

and business parks,

but fewer and fewer jobs

for unskilled workers.

Where's the Bank of Dave?

Oh. Too small to see from up here.

But you can see some of the things

we put our money into.

That's the new sports center.

There, that's the walk-in free clinic.

In that street,

we've put money into six shops and,

seven in the street behind.

- Eight now. Yeah.

- Is it?

Wow. That's impressive.

Just a drop in the ocean

in the big scheme of things.

We do what we can.

You should probably get some rest.

We'll drop you at the hotel.

We'll get cracking

first thing in the morning, shall we?

Okay.

Where is this place?

- Whoa!

- Oh my God!

sh*t!

Oh sh*t! sh*t! sh*t!

Bollocks.

sh*t.

Um, oh!

Oh my God!

- What the hell?

- Are you okay?

No! You almost ran me over.

- Yeah. Well, you weren't looking, so...

- I wasn't looking? You're the one driving.

Right. Yes.

Shall I call an ambulance?

No. You don't need to call an

ambulance. But you did almost k*ll me.

Right.

Oh! What... What's wrong?

I think, yeah,

I'm definitely having a panic attack.

Okay. Well, put your head between

your knees or something, right?

Okay.

Take a deep breath.

Are you okay?

Yep. Oh!

Okay.

Thank you. I'm...

I'm fine now, so...

Right. Hey, just... Just wait a minute

before you get in the car.

And when you do, like,

just try not to k*ll anyone, maybe?

Okay.

Have a nice day.

Yeah, right. You too.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

- Hey, Dave.

- You all right?

Aside from nearly

getting run over, yeah.

Well,

should we get you checked out?

Are you trying to rub it on my face

you have free healthcare in this country?

Well,

if you're sure you're all right.

Jealous, but all right. Thank you.

You ready for some payday loan 101?

- Hit me.

- Okay.

So there's about ten million people

who take out payday loans

every year in the UK.

There's about 250 companies

that help with that, right?

The big ones are

Quick Dough, Snapcash Advance,

and they really corner the market

75 to 85%.

But it turns out they're just subsidiaries

of the bigger companies.

And those companies are run

by companies in America

based in New Jersey,

but they're banned from doing

business there, so they set up shop here,

where there's easy pickings

and way less regulation.

- New Jersey?

- Yeah.

All right. So we're talking

about Tony bloody Soprano.

Oh, no. You make it sound glamorous.

It's not. This is not TV.

And there's nothing glamorous

about Carlo Mancini.

Who's Carlo Mancini?

This guy Carlo Mancini who owns

the Colleridge Financial Services.

How about this? He's been a suspect

in nine criminal cases.

Including m*rder and racketeering.

He's never been convicted.

Local law enforcement and the FBI?

Well, they've tried.

He has friends in really high places.

So, you know, he tries to keep

on the right side of the law.

- Here and in the US.

- Oh! Oliver!

Oh crap!

Where you going?

I...

I can't stay.

She hates me. I almost hit her.

That was you?

What did she say?

Nothing. Come on.

Jessica, Oliver. Oliver, Jessica.

- That's your name?

- Yeah.

Pleased to meet you.

Again.

Jessica has been telling me about

the top dogs in payday lending.

Basically, they're a bunch of criminals

feathering their own nests,

and I want it to stop.

They're taking advantage

of this country's loopholes

to destroy whole communities.

They're making threats,

sending in the bailiffs,

making people's lives a living hell.

They're loan sharks, plain and simple.

And that's ill*gal.

We just need to prove it in court.

And for that, we need to gather evidence

from the people

who've taken out these loans.

On their own, people in power

won't take a blind bit of notice.

But together,

they might just be a force

to be reckoned with.

Well, I know Zoe's mom's had problems,

so we can certainly

try and talk to her.

And we've had a lot of

calls at Citizens Advice

about payday loans, so...

I can reach out and see if any

of them are willing to talk to us.

Great.

Do you two think you can work together?

- Yeah. I do...

- I don't see why not.

Smashing.

Let's get this party started.

Great, thanks.

I'll be there in the next hour.

No, it won't take up more

than a couple of minutes of your time.

Hi.

I'm here to call a truce.

Yes. Thank you.

I'm sorry about the...

- But thank you.

- Yeah.

Anyway, I didn't realize there were so

many victims of these companies here.

Yeah, yeah. I'm actually off

to see two of them now.

Oh, really? Can I go with you?

Yeah. Sure.

Wait. Are you driving?

I mean, we could take a taxi.

There's a rank just a few streets away.

I'm kidding.

Just giving you grief. Let's go.

Right.

- It's this one over here.

- Okay.

So you have kids? You married? What?

I'd rather not talk

about my personal life.

Fair enough. I wouldn't want

to talk about mine if I had one.

I love this part of Burnley.

They're beautiful homes, these.

You guys really love

your hometown, huh?

Hey.

Hey.

Mom!

We were just wondering if...

if you could tell us a bit about

the payday loan that you took out.

Eighteen months back.

Ray, my husband, Zoe's dad...

...left me.

So I got stuck

with a pile of bills that he'd...

forgotten to pay.

Gas, electric,

and the rest.

I was just in the middle of

getting them all sorted out when I...

I had a car accident.

It weren't even my fault.

That's when I found out

Ray hadn't paid the insurance either.

So I...

Thanks.

Thank you.

So I got stuck

with a 500 quid repair bill.

You should have come to me, Mom.

But I didn't.

I went to QuickDough.

I borrowed 600.

I planned to pay it back in a month,

but then...

All these other final demands

started coming in, so...

Mom, it's okay.

We'll find a way

to sort this all out. Yeah.

I owe close to 3,000.

How are we ever

going to be able to afford that?

Every few days we get...

...threatening letters.

Then... guys turn up at the door.

Big guys, you know.

You see it happen all around here.

They just take whatever they can.

Well, look...

we're hoping to change all that. Okay?

So we need as many people

as we can to testify.

In court?

Yes.

- Can you keep our names out of it?

- Sorry, but that would be difficult.

I'm in too much trouble as it is.

I can't afford to make it worse.

Yeah, I understand.

- Morning, Mary.

- Morning, Dave.

Hello, Dave.

- Hi, Rachel.

- How are you?

I'm good. Now, how about you? Huh?

I'm guessing

that you've come here about a loan.

We're trying to get as many people

as we can to testify. It'd be in court.

Is that something

you might be interested in doing?

We really wanna hear your story.

I'm sorry, I can't.

Come on, mate. Is this really necess...

Kirsten, hi, I'm Oliver.

We spoke on the phone.

We are sorry

you're going through all this.

I'd love to help.

But we need to put this all behind us

and get on with our lives.

If you change your mind,

will you let us know?

Yeah.

No. We haven't had the best day.

Look. People are scared, Dave.

They can't afford to get

into any more trouble.

That's understandable.

But what are we gonna do?

Well, I...

We were thinking that

you could put

your newfound celebrity to good use.

How?

This morning we've got

Dave Fishwick with us again.

Good morning, Dave. So good to see you.

How is everything going with the bank?

It's great. Tickety-boo. But I've

got another bee in my bonnet.

Ooh.

- It's payday lenders.

- Oh yeah.

These companies, they're preying

on the most vulnerable and desperate.

They're...

they're destroying whole communities.

- Are they not regulated at all?

- You'd have thought.

After the big banks

squandered billions of our money,

the government promised that they'd get

the situation under control.

But somehow they've left a loophole

which allows these companies to charge

interest rates of over 5,000%.

- It's... It's criminal.

- So what can we do about it, Dave?

Well...

I'm gonna take them to court.

I am going to prove

that they are loan sharks

who belong in prison,

and not million-pound mansions.

But I need...

Sorry, which camera am I on?

Camera one.

Right. What I need

is people to come forward.

People who've been taken advantage of,

people who've been driven into grinding

poverty because of these buggers.

Now, I've set up a free phone line

for you to call into.

- We'll make sure that's on our website.

- Yeah.

- Thank you so much for doing this.

- Thank you.

Mr. Mancini.

- Hey, so I watched that clip.

- Mm-hmm.

- I don't really see what the problem is.

- Are you serious?

No!

Who the hell is this clown?

Dave Fishwick.

Runs a community bank in Burnley.

They loan money

to local families and businesses.

And give their profits to charity.

So he's like a communist?

No.

He's a successful local businessman.

Great. So we can buy him off.

I don't think that'll work.

But I do have an idea

of how to get him off our backs.

All right. I don't need the details.

Just tell me how much.

250,000?

Plus the same again in fees.

Come on.

Pounds, not dollars.

You spend that every week on advertising.

Look, I wouldn't underestimate this guy.

At best, he's gonna cost you millions

in bad publicity.

At worst, he'll take down

the whole company.

All right. Fine. You'll have it tomorrow.

Just make sure none of this

comes back on me.

Of course.

Whatever sh*t you throw at this guy,

make sure it sticks.

I will.

How long to set up an offshore

shell corporation with a bank account?

Incorporation can be done in days,

but bank account can take weeks.

But if this is Colleridge and QuickDough...

Well, they had Thornton, Arbuthnot,

Welsh, set up a string of shell companies

in different tax jurisdictions.

So maybe you could use one of them?

Excellent.

Break the bubble

Break it up

Pour some sugar on me

Ooh, in the name of love

Pour some...

Sugar on me

Pour your sugar on me

Hiya!

- Morning!

- Morning, Dave.

- Hiya! How's it going?

- Look, Dave.

The calls are still coming in

thick and fast.

A lot of people have been treated,

like, really badly in your country.

But we're still missing

that one piece of damning evidence

we could use to take them to court.

Sorry. Sorry to interrupt,

but you need to see this, Dave.

What is it?

They're closing us down.

What did they say we've done?

We're being accused of laundering money.

Money laundering? Us?

Do they give any details?

Just that proceeds from criminal

activity were deposited in this bank.

All right.

Then we go through all the money

that's come in with a fine-tooth comb.

It's gonna take a while.

Have we got any choice?

Has to be the big banks behind this.

No.

No. They had their shot and they blew it.

This is the payday loan companies,

or at least one of them.

They want to make me look bad.

Dave, is there anything we can do to help?

The payday loan companies

want me out of the game,

so they're playing dirty.

We need to expose them for what they are.

So what you two are doing,

is more important now than ever.

I'm going to have my hands full

with this, but I'll help where I can.

In the meantime...

...let's get to work.

So it was money well spent?

Definitely.

And if they want to challenge the order,

they can fight us in court.

Yeah, I don't know about that.

That gives them another chance

to attack us in public.

- I think we should settle.

- Ugh, seriously?

We could crush him.

What the f*ck?

All right, but how's that gonna look?

People like the guy, okay?

If we can get him

to stop his attacks on us

and retract the statements

about the payday loan industry,

then we wind up looking good.

We might even be able

to use his retractions

as an endorsement of the industry.

- We end up on the moral high ground.

- Not a place you're familiar with, huh?

- Ha-ha.

- Let's make it happen.

Right.

Come on, Dave. It's not over.

We might have lost a battle,

but we can still win the w*r.

Anyone else with platitudes

to make me feel better?

Sorry, love.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

It's Monday night,

and that can only mean one thing.

It's karaoke night!

All right. Last week,

he gave us his cowboy song,

and let's see what he's got this time.

Dave Fishwick!

Dave!

No! I'm good, thanks. Not tonight.

- Come on, darling.

- No.

- Who's next on my list?

- I.

Can I take Dave's spot?

Yeah. Of course you can.

Up you come, love.

Wow.

She's confident, isn't she?

- What do you want to sing?

- Do you have "This Land Is Your Land"?

I can look.

- Hi, Burnley!

- Hiya!

Hi!

Obviously, I'm American.

Sorry about that.

But I guess it's better than

being from London, right?

Yeah!

So this is an American protest song,

and I think it's pretty fitting,

especially for here.

So...

This land is your land

This land is my land

From California

To the New York Island

From the Redwood Forest

To the Gulf Stream waters

This land was made for you and me

As I went walking

That ribbon of highway

And I saw above me that endless skyway

And I saw below me

That golden valley

This land was made for you and me

Fantastic!

Dave?

Mr. Fishwick.

Margot Stockton.

My firm issued

the cease and desist letter.

- What do you want?

- I come bearing good news.

My client is prepared

to withdraw the cease and desist.

All right.

And in return?

You call off the campaign against us

and withdraw the statements

you made about our industry

So you want him to lie?

I wouldn't say that.

Just a different version of the truth.

I watched

the documentary about you.

Very moving.

There are a lot of people in this town

who rely heavily on this institution.

Wouldn't want to let them down, would you?

Let them down? Wow!

Well, that's not gonna happen

if we win in court.

Oh, big if.

Oh, maybe.

But what are the stakes here? Ey?

You win, you shut us down,

you hurt a lot of people,

you look like the scum you are.

And that plays right into

the hands of the politicians

who are already looking to shut you down.

Or you don't win.

You lose millions

and some of you end up behind bars

which I, for one,

think is where you belong.

Fine. If that's what you want...

Yeah.

It is.

I'll see you in court.

Look forward to it.

Wow.

Nicky Fishwick.

You called?

I just wasted my time

and your money

going to see Fishwick

in his grotty little northern bank.

- He's not gonna play ball.

- Then you gotta crush him in court.

Not a problem.

Mr. Fishwick is already dead.

Now he just needs to get himself buried.

I like the sound of that.

Keep me posted.

I think I've got something.

What?

Deposits that came in

right after you appeared on TV.

They're from four Burnley companies

with the same address.

What's wrong with that?

They're all subsidiaries

of offshore companies.

How many people in these parts

have got offshore accounts?

How did we not spot this?

The deposits were under 10,000,

and the companies themselves,

they didn't raise any red flags.

But the best part is that Carlo Mancini

is listed as a director

of one of those offshore companies.

Christmas bloody pudding.

Well, this is it, huh?

This is... This is the smoking g*n.

We could get the court

to throw out the case.

Well, thanks so much for talking to us.

We just wanted to ask you a few questions.

Yeah. Could you just talk about

the payday loan that you took out?

Well, it weren't me. My eldest, Stacy.

He's the one who took out the loans.

Loans? Wha...

- More than one?

- Well, three I know of.

Different companies.

About 600 quid in total.

Probably owes thousands now.

Right. And how's he hoping

to pay that back?

He's not.

He doesn't have a job.

He works on and off, but all the money

he makes is all under the table.

So he only has cash.

And you can only pay it back online?

So how did he get the loan

in the first place?

He probably lied on the application form

and they didn't bother to check.

Nobody with any sense

would lend Stacy money.

I wouldn't, and I'm his mom.

Look, Stacy's not a bad lad.

He's got that dyslexia thing,

so he was crap at school.

The teachers gave up on him, so he was

on a scrap heap before he was 16.

There's no jobs around here

for someone without skills.

He lives online

and will probably end up in prison.

Might be the best place for him.

Maybe he'll make some friends there.

I'll make you a cup of tea.

Yeah, please.

- Thank you.

- All right.

Thanks, Sally.

I was married.

We divorced a year ago.

Well, the other day

you asked me about my life.

I did.

Yeah. Pan, my ex, she...

She thought I was boring.

Or, at least, my life was boring.

Yeah. I do other people's accounts.

I listen to other people's problems

at Citizens Advice.

She wasn't wrong.

But what we're doing here

makes me feel like

I might be able to make a difference.

I think you are.

Well, I had a thing with this guy

who was a cop in New Jersey.

We dated off and on for, like,

hmm, three or four years.

But ultimately, we decided to end it

because he wanted

a more normal, stable home life.

You know, whatever that means.

Anyway, I was always really busy

writing my stories. I didn't go out.

And plus... Ugh! I hated his friends.

I mean, not that I had any of my own,

but obviously, we were not meant to be,

which is fine.

We should head off.

Hmm... Yeah.

- Dave, have you got a minute?

- Yeah, come in.

You all right, Dave?

I'm proud of this place.

It's the best thing I've done in my life.

And now them lot are just gonna

grind us down to nothing

just to make even more money.

Hey, sorry to interrupt.

We have an idea. It's a bit out there.

But as you know, we've been striking out

with the payday lending victims

because they're frightened.

But we met a guy in Leeds

who took out a couple loans

and he tried

to pay them back in cash but couldn't,

'cause there weren't any offices there.

It's all online.

That's not legal.

No, but it does give you an insight

into who and what these companies are,

and how bloody hard they make it

for people to

physically pay the loans back.

Go on then.

Right. So our idea is

that you buy some of the loans

and you try to pay them back.

And we film you doing it.

How does that work?

Dave, if you want to save all this,

you need to get public opinion

on your side.

We can show people

what these companies are like

by making short videos

and uploading them to the internet.

If it goes viral,

you'll get millions behind you.

- That sounds expensive.

- No, no. Listen.

I've got a local lad who does

promotional videos for Citizens Advice.

It's not exactly Hollywood

comes to Burnley, but he's good.

It won't cost more than a couple of grand.

This is how you fight back, Dave.

Not in the court,

but out there in the street.

And the best bit is...

Yeah, we already have a title

for the clips.

Dave Fishwick, the Loan Ranger.

Loan Ranger?

Let's bloody do it.

Okay.

Two seconds, Dave.

Looking good.

Okay. Whenever you're ready, Dave.

Today, we're going to go and visit

Mary and Ted Boothroyd.

Now, Ted, he were a cleaner

before he was laid off.

And Mary, she works part-time

as a teacher.

Last year, they borrowed

300 quid from QuickDough.

Just 300 quid.

Today, they owe them 1,900.

So let's see if we can go help them out.

Since we took that loan,

we've been saving.

But it hasn't made a dent.

- How much did you manage to save?

- Near on 600.

- But that's not half what we owe.

- Right.

Now, at the Bank of Dave,

we'd have charged you 340 quid.

So pay me that now,

and I'll take on the loan myself.

And all the responsibility

for repaying it.

Yeah, we've got the legal contracts here.

That's amazing, Dave.

But isn't your bank

having legal problems of its own?

Well, good news travels fast.

No, it is.

And we'll get them sorted soon.

But, you don't need

to worry about that,

because I'm taking on the loan personally.

Okay?

Right.

- Hey.

- Hey.

- You know Dave and Jessica.

- Yeah.

Don't worry about...

- How are you?

- I'm okay, yeah.

Listen, I haven't told Mom about this yet,

because...

She's been let down

too many times, you know?

Yeah, well...

Not today.

Right.

Yeah.

Come in.

I've got the paperwork just here.

All you have to do is sign it.

It's just...

It's like a huge weight

lifted off our shoulders.

- Well, I'm glad.

- Yeah.

Mom. Mom.

Just sign. Just sign.

I don't know what to say.

I don't know how to thank you.

Ah, just give us a hug.

Come here, love. Yeah, you.

You'll have me going soon.

You okay?

Come on, let's go.

- Hiya, love. We're over there.

- Hey!

- Hiya.

- Hi, Nicky.

Hey. How did it go today?

Yeah. We got some good footage

Great.

But I meant, how's it going with you?

- I'm fine, thanks.

- Okay.

Here we go.

- Okay.

- So I have just seen this.

Andrew Stevenson, our MP,

is doing a surgery in town on Friday.

We'd agreed the politicians

wouldn't be any use.

Well, he backed you

when you were setting up the bank,

and helping Dave Fishwick

on his new mission

has to be good publicity for him.

Especially now

you've got your own film crew.

People say

I'm only with her for her looks.

Right, here's to a great day. Hmm?

And here's to an even better day

when we start trying

to pay the money back.

- Cheers.

- Cheers.

Cheers.

And these are the head offices?

Apparently.

Hello, boss.

Falafel, chips, and a loan, please.

No, I'm only kidding.

Looking for the offices

of SnapCash Advance.

Just round the back, mate.

Cheers, pal.

Anything?

Doesn't seem to be

anybody at home.

Empty.

Nothing.

Dave.

There's a pile of unopened mail here.

- Here, get a shot of that.

- Yeah, on it.

Right.

On to the next.

This looks a bit more hopeful.

Afternoon.

Mr. Jenkins?

- You can't film in here.

- Why not?

Well, because we have rules.

So put the camera down.

Just here to pay back a loan

from QuickDough.

- Well, that's not something we do here.

- No?

But you're a loan company.

You loaned a quarter of a billion quid

to people in this country.

Yes.

All our business is done online.

Oh. See, like a lot of people,

I'm not very good with computers, so...

Can you make an exception in this case?

No.

Please, take that back.

I can do nothing with it.

Isn't one of your company's

famous slogans,

"Helping people to help themselves." Hmm?

So could you help me to pay back my loan?

- I'm gonna need to ask you to leave.

- You're kicking us out for trying to pay?

And who might you be?

A journalist.

I need security here.

Now.

Out. Now.

You don't have to push us.

- Come on, mate.

- Lovely, warm welcome.

- Pleasure doing business with you.

- We got it.

- Bye-bye now. Bye-bye.

- You don't want the money, then?

- Thank you.

- Bye-bye.

- Get your camera up.

- Okay.

- Right.

- Yep.

This is the UK headquarters of QuickDough.

They make close on a million pounds a day

in interest payments

from the poorest and most vulnerable.

They've got flashy TV...

How are you getting on, Ben?

Yeah, good. Nearly there.

- Good.

- Can I borrow your pen?

- They've got big posters.

- Yeah.

They've got their names

on footballers'...

Do you want to have a little look at this?

Yep.

Okay.

- Sorry.

- Sorry.

Shall I hit play?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

This is the UK headquarters of QuickDough.

They make close on a million quid a day

in interest payments

from the poorest and most vulnerable.

Now, they've got flashy TV ads.

They've got big posters.

They've got their names

on footballers' shirts.

What none of them seem to have

is somebody you can talk to.

Or... Or an actual place

where you can go to pay them back.

More than likely,

they're in their big houses in America

counting your money.

And our government,

they don't seem to be able to stop them.

They don't seem to be bothered.

Well, I am.

And I... We...

We are trying to do something about it.

Powerful stuff, Dave.

This is legal loan-sharking.

And you lot,

you're not doing anything about it.

We're trying, Dave.

There's even a cross-party committee

looking into it.

But for the coalition government,

this just isn't a priority.

Right.

In the meantime,

the payday lenders are trying

to shut down the Bank of Dave.

And you know what?

They might just succeed.

That would be a tragedy.

Yeah. You're telling me.

Mr. Stephens, we... We truly believe

that the Bank of Dave

was set up by these people.

What if Dave is able to prove in court

that these charges

are totally without merit?

Do that, and I'll file for

criminal charges immediately.

And I'll get the Home Office

to file for extradition orders.

And I'll hold you to it.

Don't let me down now, Andrew.

I'm with you all the way on this, Dave.

Mr. Mancini.

Have you seen the clip this Fishwick

is posting on the Internet?

I have.

They're getting

hundreds of thousands of views.

Hundreds of thousands of people

with nothing better to do and no voice.

He's telling people to contact their MPs.

I know how your English politicians are.

They got no backbone.

They're gonna fold like a deck of cards.

This isn't America, Mr. Mancini.

The way it works over here is that

if the politicians choose to engage,

there will be a public inquiry,

and that could take years.

But you will lose

if the only voices out there

are Dave Fishwick

and his ilk.

So I've created an alternative narrative.

- A what?

- I'm using the Russians.

The Russian?

What the f*ck are you talking about?

I've employed a troll farm

to send out hundreds of thousands

of messages on Twitter and Facebook.

What kind of messages?

A lot of threats.

Pretty nasty ones, I'm told.

But the main thing is

that we paint it as a conspiracy.

"They are trying to undermine industry."

"They are stopping ordinary people

from borrowing money."

And your politicians

are gonna believe this?

Of course not.

But so long as there are

two sides to choose from,

they will choose the side

with the most money.

Good. Good.

- Sounds like you got it under control.

- I do.

But it only works

if you bring this Fishwick down.

You must win this case.

Oh, I will.

- Hi.

- Hey.

How... How's it going?

How's the article coming along?

Yeah, good. But I'm pretty much

done for the day, so.

Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

Me too.

Do you fancy a drink?

Yes.

I would.

Great. Great.

Well, I know a local place.

It's intimate.

Well, not too intimate.

I'll, send you the details.

Okay. See you soon.

Okay. Bye.

...their gates.

Jacobsen remained behind...

What's this?

I'm looking for that film

that Hugh and Alexandra

were going on about. That...

"You can't handle the truth."

A Few Good Men.

Jack Nicholson.

Tom Cruise.

Brilliant.

I'm the only one who hasn't seen it.

Anyway, I couldn't find it,

but I did find this.

It's brilliant.

...continues

to protest his innocence...

Hang on. You're not thinking

what I think you're thinking.

I wouldn't know.

Don't tell me you fancy getting up

in court and doing a Tom Cruise.

It was just a thought.

Oh, Dave, this is serious stuff.

You need a proper lawyer.

Yeah, you're probably right.

You know, if you got there,

you'd be more like Joe Pesci.

- Who?

- My Cousin Vinny.

We saw it together.

"My biological clock is ticking."

- "Ticking. Ticking. Ticking."

- Oh yeah, yeah.

I remember now.

She won the Oscar for that.

Yeah. She deserved it too.

If I remember right,

Joe Pesci, he won the case.

Oh, Dave.

Don't let that give you any bloody ideas.

You've worked too hard on all this

to take any risks.

So how's it all going?

Yeah. I mean, I'm really pleased

how it's all panning out.

The stories that the victims told

are really strong, powerful.

I'm gonna show my financial editor

that I know how to do

a human interest story just as well.

It's what she calls cerebral.

Right. Yeah.

That all sounds very

promising for your career.

Wait. What's that supposed to mean?

Well, just that for me, this isn't

about trading on people's misery.

If we don't make a change, then

that's a blow to the whole community.

- Wait. Hold on.

- We're on the same side here.

I care too.

That was uncalled for. I'm sorry.

It's okay.

It's not your fault

that I always seem to be consumed

by other people's problems.

Well...

I'm sorry

for going on and on about myself.

Here's the thing. I don't have

anything else to be obsessed about.

But I am enjoying working with you.

- Really.

- Yeah.

- We make a pretty good team, right?

- Yeah.

I mean, when we're...

- When we're working together.

- Yeah.

- Professionally.

- Yeah. I know what you meant.

So... Do you like Burnley?

I do.

Everybody is, like, so nice.

This weekend, there is something

that you just have to experience.

Okay. Go on.

Okay.

- I've got three words for you.

- Mm-hmm.

Burnley

Football Club.

Oh.

...Burnley!

Come on, Burnley!

Hi.

Come on, Burnley! Come on!

- Here we are.

- Yeah.

Oh, Jess, here.

Initiation scarf.

Friendly service.

- It's cold out there. So, you know.

- Thank you.

But just so you know, this is not a date.

Yeah, of course. It's just footies,

so... Yeah, I know that.

- What's all this in aid of?

- Oh, hello.

All right.

This is the courtroom.

Huh?

Those are the press,

and those are the opposition lawyers.

And this is the judge.

Are you ready?

For what?

For the rehearsal,

for getting ready. Come on.

- Oh, don't be daft.

- We've got to practice.

You said you would if you'll insist

on representing yourself, Dave. Come on.

Come on, this is serious stuff, okay?

Are you ready?

- Does the giraffe have to be the judge?

- What's wrong with the giraffe?

I don't trust giraffes. They're

too tall. I want the dachshund.

You can trust a dachshund.

They're down to earth.

Just use your bloody imagination, Dave.

Come on.

- Are you ready? Is he all right?

- Mm-hmm.

He's a bit stern.

- I can't believe I'm doing this.

- Court is in session.

Right. Hello, Your Honor.

Hands out of your pockets.

Stand up straight.

There you go. Good energy.

My name's Dave Fishwick,

and I sell minibuses.

Used to be vans. Any color you like,

so long as it's white.

Christ almighty, Dave,

everyone in Burnley's heard that

a million times.

Something else. Something engaging.

Straight to the point.

Two years ago, I founded Britain's

first community bank, the Bank of Dave,

using local money to help

local people and families.

Welcome to Turf Moor!

Welcome to Turf Moor!

The home of...

Right. So basically, all the players,

they start off there,

in the center circle.

Come on! The players are coming out now!

Come on, Burnley!

Come on, Burnley! Come on, Burnley!

Keep doing it!

Come on, Burnley! Come on, Burnley!

Last time,

it was the financial institutions

that tried to close me down.

Yeah. They threw everything they could

at me, every trick in the book,

which we exposed in the documentary

that was made about my life...

Hold on a second.

You can't bring up the television program.

Not everybody's seen it, have they?

Oh, what a miss!

I have no idea what's going on,

but I'm enjoying it.

Oh, well... Basically, we haven't got

our best center-forward here,

but we just won a corner, and we're doing

pretty well on the set pieces, so...

- Got it.

- Yeah.

Come on, Burnley!

Come on, Burnley!

- That's a goal?

- Yes, we scored!

I went on national television,

and I told people I wanted to close down

the payday lending companies,

and now the payday lending companies

want to close me down.

And this lot,

they're doing their dirty work.

And they're not going to take that

sitting down. So do you have any proof?

I do, Your Honor. I can prove to

the court that this were all a set-up!

Well, great, then you're going to be fine.

Just, you know, you're not Paul Newman,

and you're not Tom Cruise.

No, I'm Joe Pesci.

No, Dave, you're not him,

and you're not a lawyer.

You're an ordinary bloke

standing up against corruption,

standing up for ordinary people,

who don't have lawyers

and who don't have a voice.

You're gonna to be great.

What are you looking at?

We've linked the payments

to Mancini, but it's not enough.

We have to prove that we were set up

beyond reasonable doubt.

You know, what I don't understand is,

how they know this is dirty money.

At least one of the shell companies

has been indicted in the US

on a RICO charge.

A what?

Racketeering.

- Whe... When was this?

- Just before the deposit was made.

We should've picked up on it,

but our searches

don't extend as far as the US...

I've got to take this. Excuse me.

Well, we've just got to keep on digging.

Pray that we come up

with something definitive.

- Yes?

- Call for you, Dave.

Sir Charles Denbigh.

I'll take it in my office.

How's the article coming along?

Yeah, I'm almost done.

Good.

Because I have some good news.

Four years ago,

our editor was given 100 altcoins.

Now, at the time,

they were worth a cent each.

Yesterday, he considered selling them

and discovered they were worth

over half a million dollars.

I bet that made him happy.

He was furious.

He called me into his office

and demanded to know

how we'd missed the biggest story

in the history of capitalism.

So I gave him your proposal.

And?

He loved it.

He wants you back here

on a six-month contract with a pay bump.

But I'm not done here.

Well, you said you were.

Did I mention he wants a series?

And he wants to put it

in the news section.

You're going into the big time.

Hello.

Mr. Fishwick?

Anyone and everyone can call me Dave.

What can I do for you, Sir Charles?

It's the other way around.

I've been made aware

of your current legal difficulties,

and I may be able

to be of some assistance.

Can we meet?

I'm on my way to a baby shower in

Skipton, but I could be with you by six.

I'll see you at the bank.

Good.

- Hey.

- Hey.

You okay?

I have to go to New York.

Okay. When?

Tonight.

The paper finally offered me

a long-term contract.

Oh.

- Congratulations.

- Thanks.

But...

We're not done here.

I know.

But... I'm sorry.

It's... You know that I can't...

I mean, this is an opportunity

I can't turn down.

Wait... Jess, we're...

We're trying to make a difference here.

Do you know how many people

are gonna suffer

if the Bank of Dave closes down?

And right now, that looks like

the most likely outcome,

unless we can find something

that can help Dave at the trial.

- Yeah. I understand.

- No. I don't think you do.

I do understand. But I'm a writer.

You're the activist.

You are so much better at this than me.

Jess, please. I...

We're a team here. We...

I need you here.

Oliver.

Okay.

Fine. Of course.

This is all about you.

- Not at all.

- Whatever.

Clearly, I was wrong about you.

- Have a nice flight.

- Oliver.

And when the balloon popped,

the powder was pink and blue.

- Oh!

- Twins.

David.

Dave.

Dave.

Charlie.

Take a load off.

So this is it.

The famous Bank of Dave.

I see you're keeping your

overheads down. That's smart.

Firstly, I must apologize for

the underhand tactics I employed

when I tried to have you shut down.

Still won.

You did.

I ended up with egg on my face,

and you ended up the hero of the hour.

Not to mention the fact that

you sang on stage with Def Leppard.

I was very envious.

Back in my college days,

I have to admit, I was a bit of a fan.

You said you wanted to help. Why?

You may have noticed

that the so-called high street banks

have been closing down

high street branches.

Rather, a lot of them. Because

they're just not profitable.

We still pretend to look

after our retail customers.

Even though we can't give them

the personal attention they require.

But the Bank of Dave can.

I want to see more Banks of Dave

across the country.

I'd support them any way I can.

On the appropriate terms, of course.

Well, it's good to know.

But right now, the original

Bank of Dave's in serious trouble.

Yes. I've been following the case.

I've also been watching

your internet clips.

You're absolutely right

about these payday lenders.

They are abusing their

customers and the system.

It has to stop.

I want to see them shut

down as soon as possible.

Right. Well... Looks like we

finally agree on something.

Like it or not, Dave,

we're both in the banking business.

And they're making us look bad,

which is hard.

Especially given that...

Everyone hates bankers.

Exactly.

We've been lobbying

our friends in Parliament,

but they're always of the opinion

that they have

more important issues to deal with.

However,

if we could expose these

companies in a public arena,

say, a court of law,

then the politicians

would have to take notice.

Look...

...I know I was set up. I just...

...I can't prove it.

That's where I can help.

Give him a call.

He worked for QuickDough.

For them?

Why is he gonna help

me go against them?

He's a lawyer, Dave.

He works for whoever's paying him.

And, at the moment, that's me.

If you need any corroborating evidence,

give my office a call.

Good luck in court.

- The usual place, Ed.

- Hiya.

- Hey, Dave.

- Hey.

Everything good?

Yeah.

You know, everything's going pretty well.

How are the clips doing?

Well, we've got

over two million views now.

- Two million? Are you kidding me?

- Yeah.

Another 998 million,

and you'll be bigger than Gangnam Style.

Blooming hell!

Where's Jessica?

She had to go back to New York.

Something urgent

came up with work, so...

Oh.

Well, that's a shame.

You...

- You all right with that?

- Yeah.

- Yeah? Good.

- Yeah.

So... How are you feeling about tomorrow?

You're confident?

Well, some people might say I'm an idiot

for representing myself in court.

You've got a lot of support on this, Dave.

People are starting to take notice

of what you're doing,

what we're doing here.

You've got a whole community backing you.

And they're not just standing up for you.

They're standing up for themselves.

It's a big day at Burnley

for Dave Fishwick,

who we had in the studio

just a few months ago.

He's in court fighting to keep

the Bank of Dave open for business,

following accusations of money laundering.

He believes that he was set up

by the same payday loan companies

he's trying to close down.

Now, according to Dave,

they're loan sharks

and should be held to account.

Now, he's got loads of local support,

and that includes me.

Thank you so much for coming.

All right, Dave!

- Hey!

- Hey!

I just wanna say thank you.

Thank you for coming

to support the Bank of Dave.

Look, this lot, the payday loan

companies, they want to close us down.

Why?

Because we're doing things differently.

Yes!

- Because we're doing things better.

- Yes!

Because we're putting people

and communities before profits.

- Yes! That's right!

- And they don't like that.

Look, I know times are hard.

And...

Well, they're probably not gonna

get better any time soon.

But that means that now, more than ever,

we've got to pull together...

Yes!

- To look after each other...

- Yes!

- To have each other's backs.

- That's right.

Because if we don't,

they sure as hell won't.

- Yes!

- Yes!

So wish me luck in there.

Let's go give them hell!

Psst! Hey.

Dave Fishwick has styled himself

as a kind of latter-day Robin Hood,

a self-made millionaire who

is a savior of the community

and a friend to the ordinary working man.

At least, that's how he

comes across on television.

We all know that the media

like to embellish and exaggerate

in order to entertain.

But here, here in this court of law,

we are not afforded poetic license.

Here, we require the truth,

the whole truth,

and nothing but the truth.

She thinks she's Tom Bloody Cruise.

And the truth is,

Mr. Fishwick financed his

business with dirty money.

Money that came from the

crimes and ill*gal activities

that are destroying the very

communities he claims to support.

Now, every bank, even the Bank of Dave,

is legally required to determine

the origin of all deposits.

Those are the rules.

And they apply to everyone equally.

Today, we are asking this court

to enforce those rules.

Mr. Fishwick.

Thank you, Your Honor.

I'll be brief.

This were a set-up.

They represent a bunch of criminals.

They're the ones

who should cease and desist.

No, in fact, they should all

be put where they belong.

Behind bars.

Mr. Fishwick, you're opening

yourself up to a charge of slander.

Not if I'm telling the truth, Your Honor.

The truth, the whole truth,

and nothing but the truth.

If you can handle the truth.

You'd better have proof

of these allegations.

Oh, I do.

I'd like to call my first witness,

Mr. Miles Thornton,

from the London law firm

Thornton, Arbuthnot, Welsh.

From January 2011 to October 2012,

I was engaged

by Coleridge Financial Services,

a corporation in the United States that

own QuickDough here, among others.

And what did you do

for this US corporation?

I set up a string of shell companies

in different tax jurisdictions.

I also set up their bank

accounts in different places,

including some of the UK's

best-known high street banks.

And they didn't discover

that the money was dirty?

At that time, none of the

companies were under indictment.

But now they are,

which means that we have access

to their financial records.

Now, I know this is a lot to go through,

but one entry

might be of particular interest.

It would appear that two years ago,

a retainer for legal services

was paid by one of these corporations

to your law firm.

Your Honor, all this is new to us.

Can we ask for an adjournment?

You can take half an hour,

but when you come back,

you've got some explaining to do.

I don't think we have a choice.

Your Honor, in light of this new evidence,

we move to withdraw the case.

Silence!

I'm afraid it's not as simple as that.

All of this exonerates

Mr. Fishwick and the Bank of Dave,

but it's also evidence

of a criminal conspiracy.

I'll be passing all of this

to the Crown Prosecution Service

for them to file charges

against your clients

and also against you.

Case dismissed.

Gorgeous!

Andrew.

Congratulations, Dave.

You wiped the floor with them buggers.

This is just the half of it, mate.

Now we've got to finish the job.

If we don't go after the top dogs,

they'll just start up again.

Yeah, I understand.

Look, I'm going to push the Home Office,

try and get him extradited.

If you can do that, mate,

I might even vote for you myself.

I'll speak soon. Take care.

Whoo-hoo!

Thank you, Dave.

You did a great job!

- Hey! How... How are you?

- Yeah, yeah. I'm okay.

I just... I just wanted to say,

I'm sorry for not returning

any of your calls.

It's...

It's been sort of crazy here.

But....

The good news is...

The case has just been thrown out.

- They've won.

- What?

Sorry. Sorry.

Wow. Oh my gosh. I wish I was there.

Yeah.

Yeah, I wish you were here too.

I'll call you when I get home.

- Oh, and, Jess...

- Mm-hmm?

I'm really glad you came to Burnley.

Me too.

- Congratulations.

- Thank you.

- Thanks so much.

- Thanks.

I don't believe it.

They've heard about it in America.

- Who's telling you that?

- Rick Purdy.

- No!

- Yeah, he's with Def Leppard.

- They're on tour in the States.

- Oh!

I'm quite looking forward

to a trip to America.

- You what?

- Yeah.

Well, if Andrew comes through for us,

do you really want some American lawyer

to serve Mancini

with an extradition order?

Come on.

No appeal?

What kind of third-world

legal system do you have?

What happened

to your Russian-led campaign?

Look, QuickDough is toxic.

Then we rebrand and relaunch.

You just need to keep your name out of it.

Yeah, I got it.

And remember, you owe me half a mil.

Ugh. Twat.

Hey. What's going on?

Well, we're up to almost

five million views of the clips,

which is promising.

Well...

But there's also all these

wild conspiracy theories

circulating on the net, and,

most days, Dave and I get

death threats on social media.

Okay, you need to be careful.

It's just paid trolls. They're

flooding the media with nonsense.

None of it makes any sense.

But Dave thinks these theories

might turn into an excuse for

the politicians to drag their feet.

Well, that could be really bad.

Also, I was asking how you were doing,

but go on.

Look, Dave wants to force their hand

by bringing Mancini to book,

and he wants to serve

the extradition order himself.

Dave's coming here?

Yeah, he is.

And so is Nicky, and...

So am I.

No. That's exciting.

Yeah, I know.

Sorry.

Dave wants you to find out

where Mancini's gonna be.

I have a friend that works

at the Jersey Police Department.

They've been after Mancini for years.

Great. Great. We're flying in next Friday.

Okay.

Right, well... Do you need me

to pick you up from the airport, or...?

No, it's too much hassle.

We'll grab a cab, and we'll come to you.

Okay.

Is this happening?

Because I can't wait.

Yeah.

Me too.

Yeah, come in.

- Jess.

- Well, hey.

- Get over here.

- How are you?

Meh.

Yeah?

- Well, you look well.

- Oh!

Well, you were always a lousy liar.

Oh, I was gonna call you,

because I read the article you did

about the payday lender victims.

- They owe you a Pulitzer.

- Okay, not gonna happen, but thanks.

I was also very surprised

because you said

that you were leaving your apartment,

but, no, you're leaving the whole country.

Yeah, well, anything for a story, right?

And broadening my horizons

turned out to be surprisingly enjoyable.

Oh, okay. Hey, I'm happy for you.

Okay, I need a favor.

So Dave Fishwick, who's been

campaigning for the payday lenders.

- Yeah?

- He got an extradition order for Mancini.

- No sh*t.

- Yeah.

- Beautiful.

- Yeah.

So it's time for this scumbag

to face the music.

Yeah, but is he gonna comply?

Not a chance. Doesn't matter.

He's been trying to build up a

criminal empire for the last five years.

Right?

Making it into a legitimate business.

And along the way,

he has corrupted more than a few.

Financiers, politicians, lawyers.

And although they are all

venal and unscrupulous,

they will run for the hills

in order to avoid being associated

with such blatant criminality.

Without them, he goes back

to being a straight crime boss.

Easy target for the feds.

- And for me.

- Yeah, I get that. But here's the thing.

Dave wants to personally hand him

the extradition order.

We just need to find out where Mancini is.

Well...

Yeah.

I would be very happy

to help you out with that.

- Here you go.

- Thanks.

Welcome.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, New York

Don't hide no more

The City...

Howdy doody!

I'm Dave.

Hey, Jess.

Ah! There she is!

- Hey.

- Hey, how you doing?

- Good. You?

- Good to see you.

You too!

- Oh, is that your boss? Hiya.

- Hey.

Hey. Dave Fishwick.

Nice to meet you. How you doing?

Hello. How you doing?

Oh! Look at the view.

- Hey.

- Hey.

The Big Applee-Doo-Dah!

- Come here!

- Well done.

- Well, how was your trip?

- Yeah, good.

- You must be knackered.

- Look at you with the lingo. Oh! Grand.

No, just raring to go.

Well, good thing because the New

Jersey police came through for us.

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

So this is Mancini's home.

He lives in a gated community

in Wayne, New Jersey.

This is where he works.

In order to serve someone,

you have to physically hand

them the legal documents.

Now, we won't be able to do that

of course at these places because,

according to Detective Adams,

security won't let us get

anywhere near him.

But, hold on.

Every Sunday at lunchtime,

he and his cronies

go to the same Italian restaurant

in Patterson.

It's a ritual

they've been doing for years.

That's where we get him.

Great. How do we get there?

Well, I made a reservation

for an hour and a half,

if you guys wanna check it out.

Let's go get ourselves some pasta.

- Oh, let me just...

- Oh.

Thanks.

Thank you.

Yeah, Paterson is a bit like Burnley.

This used to be

one of the richest cities in America.

They would manufacture

silk and beer and Colt revolvers,

but now it's the poorest,

and probably the most dangerous.

And unlike Burnley. I don't know.

Nobody really gives a damn around here,

so it gets worse every day.

- How we guys doing?

- Great, thank you.

- The food is fantastic.

- I'll tell the chef.

It's all good. In fact, I think

we'll come back for lunch tomorrow.

You won't get any arguments from me.

I love Italian.

Can I make a booking?

Yeah, I mean, it's not really necessary,

but I'll put you down anyway.

- What time?

- Let's say 1:00 p.m.

Cool.

- I'll call to confirm.

- Gotcha.

As soon as I've served him the papers,

we pick up our stuff from the hotel,

and then... head straight

to MetLife Stadium.

- Why are we going there?

- Def Leppard are playing.

- I'm so excited.

- Wait, what?

- We know their manager.

- No.

So?

Desserts?

- You? Want something?

- I'll have a gelato.

Yeah. All right.

Okay, my friend said

they'll be here in five minutes.

Dave.

Okay.

I'll meet you all back at the hotel.

- I'm not leaving you, Dave.

- I'll be fine.

Are you sure, Dave?

I'll be fine.

- That's fine. Thank you very much.

- Oh wow! Thanks, sir. So kind.

Dave.

Detective Adams. How you doing?

All right.

Long-time friend of Jessica's.

She told me what you were doing.

I thought you might need some backup.

I appreciate it.

You could have got a lawyer for this.

Yeah, I know.

But I've been fighting

this guy for months,

and it's the first time

I've seen him in the flesh.

I just want to be able

to look him in the eye

when he learns the game's up.

All those people he took advantage of.

All those people he left powerless.

Well, I want him to feel the same.

Me too.

I came close a couple of times, but...

Nothing stuck. You know,

none of the witnesses would testify.

Why not?

He uses the same tricks as,

you know, Pablo Escobar.

Plata o plomo.

I don't speak French.

You can either take

his silver or his lead.

Right.

He made them an offer

they couldn't refuse, huh?

Yeah.

Look, don't underestimate this guy.

He's very dangerous.

You have him cornered, okay?

When this is done, you leave immediately.

I've got four armed officers outside.

I'll make sure you're not followed.

Well, we...

We've got tickets back to

London late tonight, but...

Well, we'd hoped to go to a concert

at MetLife Stadium beforehand.

Skip the concert.

Right.

You ready?

As I'll ever be.

Okay.

You can't go up there.

Hey, detective.

How can I be of assistance?

I'm good, thanks.

But my English friend here,

he'd like to have a word with you.

Hello, Mr. Mancini.

My name is Dave Fishwick.

I'm from Burnley.

And you...

...can consider yourself served.

He's not gonna take this lying down.

- My legs are turned to jelly.

- I'd pick an earlier flight if I were you.

I can't see anything suspicious.

I really don't think they're following us.

There are no seats on earlier flights.

Oh crap.

Oh, for heaven's sake.

- No, don't.

- Huh?

I'll go.

Oh. It's all right.

You don't need to panic.

Oh, Jesus.

- Hi. Hey.

- Hey.

- How youse holding up? All right?

- Okay. Just keen to get away.

- This is my wife, Nicky.

- Hey.

You know Jessica. This is Oliver.

- Nice to meet you.

- Hey.

Hello, Jessica.

Who are you?

I'm Oliver.

Detective Adams.

Oh. Okay.

So what's up?

So we got some bad news.

Um, Mancini sent out

about half a dozen of his men.

And we can only assume

they're looking for you.

You're kidding.

Good news is they

ain't found you yet.

Well... We're struggling

to get away early, so...

Well, staying here ain't an option.

So... maybe you just do go

to the concert, you know?

They're gonna have a hard time

tracking you through a crowd that big.

It'll be risky getting you there,

but I'll take care of that for you.

- Oh, thank you.

- Really?

You'd do that for us?

I like you.

- So... good?

- Yeah.

Pack up your sh*t.

Listen, thanks so much for doing this.

I's worth it just to see the look

on his face when you served him.

- That was pretty good, wasn't it?

- Yeah.

All right.

You should all be fine in there.

I got my men stationed out front.

They're going to keep an

eye out for Mancini's men.

Just enjoy your concert.

Thanks, pal.

All right.

- Hey, thank you.

- Thank you.

- Mike!

- Oh!

- Dave, you made it.

- Great to be here.

Ah, Turf Moor seems like

it was a lifetime ago.

- You're telling me.

- Hey, here's some passes.

VIP. Whoo-hoo!

The guys would love to

see you after the encore.

Let's head to the dressing room. Come on.

Let's go.

Pour some sugar on me

Ooh, in the name of love

Pour some sugar on me

C'mon, fire me up

Pour some sugar on me

I can't get enough

The blue one is soft, but I think

this is a bit more rock and roll.

Yeah.

It's just water and orange juice.

How do I look?

Good.

Do you like the cap?

Dave?

What?

Mitch said that

Mancini's guys are outside.

- How?

- Because they were tracking your phone?

I used it to confirm

the booking at the restaurant.

He's still in there.

No movement so far.

He's gotta come out soon.

Pour your sugar on me

Oh-ooh

Pour some sugar on me

Yeah, sugar me

So they're really gangsters?

Oh, yeah. The FBI and the Jersey police,

they have files on them like...

like this thick.

And they're still allowed

to do business in the UK?

Not for much longer, I hope.

All right, then.

You're all coming home with us.

What?

Seriously, we got loads of security

- And our own jet.

- Yeah, it's perfect.

Oh no.

Look, that's incredibly generous of you,

but these lads aren't messing about.

If they see me with you,

it could be dangerous for you.

Dave, they're not gonna see you.

How do you mean?

What, in here?

You need to leave your phone here.

- Oh, it's... It's turned off.

- Yeah, they can still track it.

I saw it on CSI.

We'll let you out

when we get off the ground.

Right.

I don't know.

I'm slightly concerned about this.

Yeah. Yeah, me too.

So what do you think about

me going with you?

What? To... To Burnley?

Yeah. I miss Burnley.

And I miss you.

Yeah. Yeah, I think that's a good idea.

- You're good?

- Relax. Everything's gonna be all right.

You know what, Dave?

Somebody should make a movie

about your life.

Don't be daft. Who in their right mind

will want to watch a movie about me?

You think I'm lying, but I'm not.

I think I was lying, but I'm not.

I'm being serious.

Then what happened, Dave?

How did you get back here?

Well, we're talking about

rock legends, Jeff.

So of course

they got their own private jets.

I were in the hold

along with the rest of the band's gear.

Ten minutes after takeoff...

Is he dead?

Nope. Just sleeps like that.

I slept like a baby.

Well, this story,

it's got an even happier ending,

because last night QuickDough

went into receivership.

They're out of business!

And Carlo Mancini

has been charged by the FBI.

And I'm hoping...

I am hoping that in the coming months

and years the rest of them will follow.

And I'm thankful for Andrew, our MP,

he's putting pressure on the government

to make sure

they introduce new legislation

so that nobody can take advantage

of the most vulnerable ever, ever again.

So tonight, we're gonna celebrate!

But first, I'd like to introduce

a couple of people up to the stage

who've helped us along the way.

Firstly, my wife Nicky.

Come on up here.

Yeah.

Couldn't have done it

without her. Huh? Any of it.

Next, Oliver and Jessica.

Put your hands together for these two.

They were the brains

behind the whole thing.

Now, not many people can say

that a rock band has saved their life,

but in my case, it's actually true.

Last time I saw them,

they were playing

in front of 85,000 screaming fans.

Tonight...

- It's for you lot.

- What?

Ladies and gentlemen,

please put your hands together

and welcome to the stage

my friends Def Leppard!

No way!

Oh, my lad!

Oh my God!

The men who saved me!

Def bloody Leppard!

Make some noise!

Right!

Are we ready?

Yeah!

Are you ready?

Yeah!

When the night has come

And the land is dark

And the moon

Is the only light we'll see

No, I won't be afraid

Just as long as you stand

Stand by me

- Come on, everybody!

- Come on!

So darlin', darlin', stand by me

Oh, stand by me

Oh, stand, stand by me

Stand by me

If the sky that we look upon

- Zoe! Zoe! C'mon up.

- No!

Should tumble and fall

You gotta hear this girl's voice!

Or the mountains

Should crumble to the sea

I won't cry, I won't cry

No, I won't shed a tear

Just as long as you stand

Stand by me

All together now!

So darlin', darlin', stand by me

Oh, stand by me

Oh, stand now, stand by me

Stand by me

Whenever you're in trouble

Won't you stand by me

Oh, stand by me

Oh, stand now, stand by me

Stand by me

Hey!

I see your cosmic fingers

A-pointing in my way

I see mystic vision

Through the laser head

A stardust religion

It's the end of days

A ride to the crazy on electric phase

When love took disciples

In the pleasure of dawn

A scene revolution we can call our own

Hey-oh, wanna rock with you

Just like 72

Hey-oh, rock with me

Just like 73

Hey!

Just like 73

Hey!

When the night has come

And the land is dark

And the moon

Is the only light we'll see

No, I won't be afraid

Just as long as you stand

Stand by me

So darlin', darlin', stand by me

Oh, stand by me

Oh, stand now, stand by me

Stand by me

If the sky that we look upon

Should tumble and fall

And the mountains

Should crumble to the sea

I won't cry, I won't cry

No, I won't shed a tear

Just as long as you stand

Stand by me

So darlin', darlin', stand by me

Oh, stand by me

Oh, stand now, stand by me

Stand by me

So darlin', darlin', stand by me

Oh, stand by me

Oh, stand now, stand by me

Stand by me

Whenever you're in trouble

Won't you stand by me

Oh, stand by me