Director: David Whitney
Executive Producer: Alan Clements, Tony Nellany, Mark Thomas
Production Company: Two Rivers Media
Commissioner: BBC Storyville
Main Cast: Dave Tomkins
Broadcaster: BBC
Distributor: Sphere Abacus
Screen Scotland support: The film accessed £50,000 through Screen Scotland’s Film Development and Production Fund.
Synopsis
Dogs of War tells the incredible true story of Dave Tomkins, a seemingly ordinary small-time criminal from England who became one of the world’s most notorious mercenaries and international arms dealers.
With full access to Dave Tomkins, Dogs of War (1 x 90 min) explores how this former safe blower with an addiction to adventure, ended up on the battlefields of Angola as a mercenary fighting communist-backed guerrillas.
Wounded by a landmine, Dave returned home and entered the murky world of espionage, setting up mercenary operations, assassinations and huge arms deals. His exploits became legendary as he accumulated great wealth and lived a lavish jet-setting lifestyle, until a highly dangerous mission in America led to his dramatic downfall.
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Image credits: BBC / Two Rivers Media / Julian Schwanitz
Transmission: Dogs of War will air on Sunday 20 October 2024 at 10pm on BBC Scotland.