Dexter Fletcher has been acting since he was a little kid – he made his debut in Bugsy Malone at the age of 10 – and having worked with the likes of Alan Parker, David Lynch, Derek Jarman, Michael Winterbottom and Guy Ritchie, he’s probably picked up a few tips on how to direct. He’s now set to make his directorial debut with Wild Bill, which certainly looks from this trailer as if Dexter’s chanelling early Guy Ritchie.
Here’s the synopsis: ‘Out on parole after 8 years inside, Bill Hayward returns home to find his now 11 and 15-year old sons abandoned by their mother and fending for themselves. Unwilling to play Dad, his arrival brings them to the attention of social services. With the danger of being put into care looming, Dean forces his Dad to stay by threatening to grass him up for dealing. Dean soon connects with Jimmy and through this new bond starts to realize what he’s been missing. He has a family and a place in the world, but when Jimmy gets into trouble with Bill’s old cohorts, he quickly has to decide what kind of Dad he wants to be. A good one, or a free one.’ It hits UK cinemas on March 30th.