Starring Peter Mullan (Tyrannosaur) as Brighton crime boss turned entrepreneur Richie Beckett, The Fear is written by Richard Cottan (Wallander) and directed by Michael Samuels (Any Human Heart).

The cast also include Harry Lloyd (Game of Thrones), Paul Nicholls (Clapham Junction), Anastasia Hille (Snow White and the Huntsman) and Richard E Grant (The Crimson Petal & The White).

The new official synopsis reads: “Pursuing his dream of rebuilding Brighton’s derelict West Pier, Richie Beckett’s hard-earned respectability is threatened by two new enemies: An invading Albanian mafia and an aggressive form of early onset dementia. Struggling to contain the invasion, sons Matty (Harry Lloyd) and Cal (Paul Nicholls) need a peacemaker, but Richie’s erratic and extreme behavior only inflames the situation.

“As his sons and wife Jo (Anastasia Hille) deal with the fall-out of his worsening condition, we see further and further into Richie’s decaying mind. In desperation, Richie turns to old adversary Seb (Richard E. Grant)for answers. But with his short term memory fading, Richie’s dark past bleeds into the present, revealing unresolved traumas that echo the chaos that now surrounds him

“What emerges is a spiraling battle to resist an implacable enemy, acted out on the streets of Brighton and inside the head of Richie Beckett.”

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