St George's Day 2013: 10 Greatest Ever British Movie Bad Guys

3. Brick Top (Snatch)

bricktop Perhaps the only man in the world that can make Darth Vader more sinister (thanks for that, Youtube) is another dodgy gangster, this time in the form of the porcine loving Brick Top. A man whose pocket you should apparently avoid inhabiting (that means avoid being in his debt for you non-cockneys) what with his fondness for feeding his enemies to pigs and his band of merry cronies to do his bidding. It is a great performance from Alan Ford who spits out insults at a rate of knots and although he never actually does anything particularly violent himself, manages to be a truly intimidating character. Even the thought of him asking me for a cup of tea sends brings me out in a cold sweat.
 
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