Summersdale

Synopsis

Watch My Back is the story of one man’s search for courage. Depressed, bullied, intimidated by life and indoctrinated to believe that this was his lot, Geoff Thompson, on the verge of a breakdown, decided to fight back. In a bid to confront his fears, he took a job as a bouncer in one of Britain’s roughest nightclubs. Over the next ten years, he was involved in hundreds of brutal and bloody fights that left two of his friends murdered and many more in prison; he turned himself into a fearsome fighting machine. Geoff reached the top of his trade and became addicted to violence.

Then it all changed. After nearly being killed in a gang attack, and almost killing one of his attackers, he was forced to reassess his relationship with violence. After writing down his experiences, Geoff discovered a flair for writing.

This is the story of an ordinary man who faced his fears and took himself from bedsit to best-seller but very nearly got killed on the way. Geoff Thompson is now the author of over thirty books, a stage play and a BAFTA winning short film.

‘Lenny McLean had the braun, Dave Courtney had the charm, but Geoff Thompson is in a class of his own’ FHM

This book is now a major motion picture, Clubbed, to be released in September 2008, starring Colin Salmon.

What the press are saying about Clubbed:

"...it’s Trainspotting time all over again. Or maybe make that Clockwork Orange time again" BRITISH FILM MAGAZINE

"Thumpingly good" FILM4 website

"Perfectly polished little gem of a film with a killer right hook...” THE PEOPLE

"The setting is Coventry in the 1980s, the suits are sharp, the soundtrack is cool ... a good first feature effort from Thompson.” THE SUNDAY TIMES

"Say hello to new Trainspotting .... There’s nothing Brit Flicks do better than capture the decadent drug-fuelled years of yesteryear. Human Traffic and Trainspotting are the cult films at the top of the list, soon to be joined by Clubbed." THE SUN

"...this isn’t an exercise in macho posturing: Danny’s a concerned father whose narration betrays the fear behind his bravado ... it overcomes its low budget with a suspenseful story, sympathetic leads and cracking ‘80s soundtrack." EMPIREONLINE.COM