While the film stays true to the general narrative, it does take creative liberties by exaggerating and inventing certain elements. One such fabrication is a performance by rock band Def Leppard at a fundraising concert, purely based on Fishwick's personal fandom.

Netflix ’s Bank of Dave was such a hit that it’s now spawned a sequel: Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger from the same writer and director team Piers Ashworth and Chris Foggin. In it, Dave responds to community outcry over the unethical methods of payday loan companies who exploit impoverished people.

Bank of Dave, which bobbed up on Netflix in the January doldrums two years ago, was a classic British underdog tale. I’m not talking about its plot – though its based-in-truth account of a self-made Burnley businessman,

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Rory Kinnear is back in the role of financial campaigner Dave Fishwick in the uplifting Netflix sequel Bank of Dave 2.

There have been some high-profile new additions to Netflix in the last few weeks, including Squid Game season 2 and American Primeval, but hidden amongst the uploads is a new movie that Netflix hasn't been promoting very much.

Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger has arrived on Netflix to tell another story from Dave Fishwick's real life. The self-made millionaire fought to set up a community bank to help the people of Burnley, a story that was told in Netflix's British hit Bank of Dave. Now, the sequel covers Dave's battle against payday loan companies.

The real Dave Fishwick and the film's cast – including Rory Kinnear – spoke exclusively to RadioTimes.com about the new follow-up.

It earned an impressive 87 per cent 'popcorn meter' rating on Rotten Tomatoes for its inspiring and uplifting story, not to mention a Top 10 spot around the world in the days after its December release.

Bank of Dave is returning to Netflix with a second film following Dave Fishwick (played by Rory Kinnear) as he shifts his focus to payday loan companies. Teased as being bigger and better than the first film,