The Guv'nor: The Autobiography of Lenny McLean

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Kelly, Guy (7 October 2016). "How Lenny McLean became the hardest man in Britain". The Telegraph– via www.telegraph.co.uk. Petty villainy was the norm in those days and he certainly had some stories to tell about the council estates. There's nothing wrong with breaking someone's jaw if they've got no manners. Manners don't cost nuthing.

Now having read his autobiography I realize just how true that on screen presence actually was. Lenny was a real tough bloke, but also an extraverted, supremely entertaining and loving family man. His stories are incredible, and they leap directly into the reader’s imagination. They give insight into a world in which most of us will never step foot, and plenty of reminders why we wouldn’t want to.There were times I hated him and I looked at him like he was a bully. It got to the stage where I couldn’t even laugh at his jokes. We did live in fear of him, but I didn’t understand he had this condition. But his unpredictable nature and terrible temper meant she kept silent about her most troubling childhood ­experience of all. His most serious trial came when he was accused of murder. Fighting to prove his innocence against a minimum sentence of twenty-five years, Lenny never gave up – and went on to be found not guilty.

His most serious trial came when he was accused of murder. Fighting to prove his innocence against a minimum sentence of 25 years, Lenny never gave up - and went on to be found not guilty. Me stepfather was a slag what used to beat us. I'd've killed him but me Mum made me promise not to on 'er deathbed.Lenny died before the premiere of the film, which was dedicated to his memory. Kelly said: “Guy Ritchie came round my mum’s when my dad was ill. As a joke he said, ‘Whatever you do, don’t die before we make the next movie.’ Thomas, Anthony (2007). The Guv'nor – Through the Eyes of Others: Lenny McLean was a living legend. These are the true stories of the people whose lives he touched. John Blake. ISBN 9781786064141.