Bank of Dave

Forget champagne and canapes, it was Bene 'n' Hotpot Pie for 200 guests of self-made millionaire David Fishwick at the Reel Cinema red carpet premiere, ...

“The film was incredible. “We wanted to encapsulate the best of Burnley in our pie and that, of course, had to include the town’s adopted tipple, Bene ‘n’ Hot and a Lancashire Hotpot, as well as a special Spinach and Curried Potato pie for the non-meat eaters.” “He’s a down-to-earth, likeable guy who is incredibly proud of Burnley and he really wanted to showcase a bit of the town to his A-List audience, so asked us to provide our Haffners pies for the event.

Netflix movie Bank of Dave stars Rory Kinnear as self-made millionaire Dave Fishwick.

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The streaming website has released a film telling the story of a Burnley man who created his own bank.

I thought 'it can't be that difficult'." The banks just stopped lending. "I started to lend the money and then I thought I can help other businesses and lend to other people here. Then suddenly that just stopped overnight. He said the film was "so exciting", adding: "I feel I could burst". A businessman who set up a community bank in his home town has said he is "living the dream" after his story was made into a Netflix film.

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He said: “The location manager came and said they really like the look of the place and it was the kind of vibe they were going for. Some cool bars have popped up and but if this leads to more people coming that can only be a good thing.” The heart-warming true story is based on the life of Dave Fishwick, a working-class Burnley man and self-made millionaire who fought to set up a community bank so that he could help local businesses after the financial crash in 2008.

Dave Fishwick is known for starting up "The Bank of Dave" in his hometown of Burnley. The successful businessman, who made his billions flogging mini-vans, has ...

So with profits from the Bank of Dave we went over, we bought the industrial food machine, we bought a year's supple of food for the kids. "We've lent over £30 million to thousands of people and businesses across the UK, but recently I got a letter from Park School and they said: 'Dave, unfortunately we don't need a van or a bus, but we need you to help as kids are coming to school starving. What we do at Burnley Savings and Loans is we sometimes lend to people who've had some problems in the past." "Add up what the final payment is going to be, divide it by the amount of years you do it, that's the money you pay back. Dave Fishwick is known for starting up "The Bank of Dave" in his hometown of Burnley. The Bank Of Dave is a biopic movie that tells the incredible tale of Dave's life.

David Fishwick visited the studio to discuss his new Netflix movie based on his life and work with the Bank of Dave. He sat down on the red sofa to speak to ...

As viewers listened to Dave boast about his Hollywood venture, they took to social media to ask producers for more of the Burnley native after brightening up 'Blue Monday'. Dave set up his own bank in 2011 to help inject life into local businesses and prove that banks can be socially responsible by donating profits to charity. He sat down on the red sofa to speak to presenters Jon Kay and Sally Nugent. Dave went on to explain that he'd insisted on filming taking place in Burnley, as well as the movie's premiere which he turned up to in one of his mini buses which he hires out to customers. [Burnley](https://www.lancs.live/all-about/burnley), as well as the movie's premiere which he turned up to in one of his mini buses which he hires out to customers. [BBC ](https://www.lancs.live/all-about/bbc)Breakfast viewers have called for Burnley's Bank of Dave owner to take over as presenter on the show.

Just 24 hours after its release, 'Bank of Dave' – the heartwarming biopic of Dave Fishwick's crusade against the big banks – is trending on US streaming ...

I’ve had lots of incredibly positive messages about the movie and Burnley being shown in an amazing, positive way, which I think is fantastic. "In less than 24 hours we are now trending on Netflix, the biggest movie platform in the world. [Reel Cinema](/topic/reel-cinema) in [Burnley](/topic/burnley) on Sunday, the hotly-anticipated movie went on general release on [Netflix](/topic/netflix) yesterday and is already trending as one of its most watched films, to the delight of the man himself.