A local millionaire in Burnley who has been lending money to locals in the town for years decides to apply for a licence to set up an actual bank. This means going up against the Financial Services Authority, a closed shop for the big banks and riddled with entrenched class snobbery. They consequently employ underhanded means to try to put down the northern arriviste.
This is actually based on a real story, albeit that the opening titles already state that what follows is "true-ish". Some characters are composites, namely the idealistic young London lawyer taking on Dave's seemingly impossible case, while others are entirely made up as cyphers of the forces ranged against them. A happy ending is never in doubt, but it is gratifying when it arrives, and the journey there is nicely leavened with comedy.
6/10
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