Deborah Ross

Formulaic and untrue: Bank of Dave reviewed

Dave’s story is fascinating and there are pockets of charm but the script is one-dimensional

Rory Kinnear captures something of a man who is sensationally rich but has never lost touch with his humanity or roots
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Bank of Dave is the ‘true(ish)’ story, as this puts it, of Dave Fishwick, the Burnley businessman who wanted to set up a high street bank to help the local community. He was, Fishwick said in a recent interview, at home when the call came from Piers Ashworth in LA.

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