Release date revealed for Sayers family crime film featuring prominent Newcastle United fan

The release date for the Geordie film chronicalling Stephen Sayers’ rise up the criminal ranks from Newcastle’s West End has been revealed.

The A New Breed of Criminal was written by local actor and well-known Newcastle United fan Steve Wraith during lockdown and is based on the book Operation Sayers.

The story follows the crimes of reformed Elswick criminal Stephen Sayers, played by Wraith, who grew a reputation as one of the region’s most feared crime families of the 1990s.

A New Breed of Criminal was shot across Tyneside and in Tenerife last year.

In an interview Director Richard John Taylor said: “I have been involved in a few crime films over the years so this script really appealed to me on so many levels. It really is ‘Get Carter’ meets ‘Rise Of The Footsoldier’. There was a real camaraderie onset and we were blessed with really talented actors and wonderful locations.”

Stephen Sayers himself worked as an executive producer on the film, overseeing the re-telling of his life.

Stephen said: “It has been a great experience for me being on set and seeing the script come to life. The actors have really captured the characters and I think it will surprise a lot of people.”

A New Breed of Criminal will be released on 11th September.

You can watch the trailer here.