Bank of Dave: How I Took On the Banks

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A film, Bank of Dave, based on Fishwick's efforts in setting up BSAL, was released on Netflix in 2023.

Bank of Dave: How I Took On the Banks by Dave Fishwick

Meanwhile, many of the nefarious schemes to undermine Dave's legitimacy that we see carried out by the banking elite are also invented for the film.While producers have of course polished and added elements to the Netflix hit to make it more entertaining, the business does exist in real life. Kinnear is joined in Bank of Dave by his fellow Our Flag Means Death cast member Joel Fry as hotshot London solicitor Hugh, who reluctantly takes on the job of representing Fishwick as he tries to set up the Bank of Dave.

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Rory Kinnear, as Dave, was spot on – from his accent to his mannerisms, with Dave even saying, “he looks more like me than I do”. Burnley Savings and Loans Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN: 717019). Fed up with never-ending tales of greed and corruption, he sets out to prove that there is a different way of doing things - by opening his own bank to help inject much-needed life into local businesses. Written by Piers Ashworth and directed by Chris Foggin, the film is based on the real-life experiences of Dave, a working-class Burnley man and self-made millionaire, who fought against all the odds to set up a community bank so he could help the local businesses of Burnley thrive.The Financial Services Authority (FSA) wouldn't even agree to a meeting unless Dave put millions of pounds in a protected account with them. And everyone who involves themselves in the selling of that formula, well, I’d ask them to reconsider. The acting is very natural and fluid and I really liked the slow burning chemistry between 2 of the main characters (Hugh and Alexandra). Currently BSAL is applying to become a UK regulated bank; “The Bank of Dave”; a bank for the community, run by the community, offering an expanded range of products to an expanded audience.

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Officially, it's Burnley Savings and Loans and Dave is still on a mission to become a UK regulated bank.Now, Fishwick is having his incredible life story told to all in a Netflix film, which quickly hooked in viewers and soared to the top of the streamer’s most-watched movies in the UK in its week of release.