This week, I was lucky enough to be invited to the screening of the new Nick Love movie, starring Danny Dyer—Marching Powder.
This came about through a strange and fortunate turn of events.
Last year, while yacht racing in St. Tropez, the owner mentioned that one of his friends was in town and wanted to see firsthand how twelve men race a 70-year-old boat around a course in one of the most stunning settings in the world.
That friend turned out to be Nick Love.
Nick came onboard, and from the moment he stepped onto the deck, he was hooked. He loved the intense atmosphere, the fine margins that separate victory from defeat, and the sheer adrenaline of pushing the boat to its limit.
"Fucking hell, mate—that was unreal," he said as we crossed the finish line.
(For the record—we won the race, by the way.)
Afterwards, we sat down for a chat, and he told me about a film project he was working on.
That was that. We shook hands, and off he went.
A Call from Nick Love
Fast forward six months later, and I received a call from Charles, the boat’s owner.
"Nick Love just rang me—he wants to speak with you."
As it turned out, Nick’s new movie featured a fight scene set in Grimsby, and he needed a more authentic voice.
A few months later, myself and a friend met Nick and his fight coordinator in a London studio, where we shouted profanities into a microphone. That audio ended up being used in the opening fight scene of the movie.
Strange world.
Nick Love, British Cinema & No-Nonsense Storytelling
Since then, Nick and I have become good friends, and I truly believe he’s an important voice in British cinema.
There’s no woke nonsense in this film—it pulls no punches in what it’s trying to convey. It’s essentially a rom-com—but from a South London perspective, set in a world of drugs, violence, and raw street life.
I can only hope that one day, my own book will make it to the big screen.
Nick has already expressed an interest in Take It Back—so who knows?
It’s funny how life works.
One minute, you’re racing boats in St. Tropez.
The next, your voice is in a Nick Love movie.
The Lesson?
Once again, this just reinforces something I learned a long time ago:
🔹 Be yourself. You’re the best at that
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