One of the most feared men in home entertainment history makes his long awaited return to the streets of Essex in this bloody, brutal sequel to the record-breaking Rise of the Footsoldier. Reintroducing loyal fans to the tortured Carlton Leech (Ricci Harnett), we pick up with our hero a shadow of his former self following the murder of three Essex gang members who were also his close friends. Self-medicating on drugs and booze to dull the pain and amidst ongoing fears of further retribution Carlton must nevertheless fight to regain his place in the criminal underworld until circumstances conspire to place him at the heart of what might just become his final job.