Divorced Danny (Mel Raido) has no self-respect working a crap job, getting bawled at by his ex (Maxine Peake) and being beaten by thugs in ’80s
Coventry.

So he st﷽arts to box under the wing of b🃏ouncer Louis (Colin Salmon) where his confidence and connections grow until he’s in too deep.

Adapted from Geoff Thompson’s🀅 gangland autobiography Watch My Back, Clubbed recalls some of Trainspotting’s verve and the brutality of Layer Cake.

Though predictable, the attention to period detail makes this a Brit-flick rather like its hero – 🧔an intelligent little scrapper.

Jane Crowther