Bank of Dave is back on Netflix with a second film called The Loan Ranger, which sees Dave Fishwick (played by Rory Kinnear) confront payday lenders. Both films have taken the nation by storm with the first movie surprising fans with an appearance from Def Leppard.
Seeing local businesses and residents suffer during the recession, Dave, from Lancashire, decided to set up his own bank. To this day he is still fighting huge high street banks and predator payday lenders.
During a scene where Dave holds a charity fundraiser for the bank, Def Leppard make an appearance. However, this did not happen in real life.
Dave Fishwick is a fan of the Sheffield band and the storyline was imagined purely for the film. Back in March 2022, the band teased they would be taking part in the movie.
They shared a photo on X, formerly Twitter, showing the stage set with their Def Leppard logo in the background. They captioned the photo “Fun time this past weekend! #Tempo_productions #NetflixUK #bankofdavefilm.”
Rory Kinnear alongside the band in Bank of Dave
The stage was built for the bands cameo appearance at a film studio near Leeds, which was mean to represent Burnley F.C.’s Turf Moor football ground.
Delighted to meet his heroes, Dave Fishwick shared the band’s social media post with the message: “This was Amazing, Thank-you so much @DefLeppard You were Brilliant!! It was great to meet you all!”
Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott described the film as “like the new Full Monty” as he spoke to Planet Radio about the band’s involvement.
He said: “What they did is they kind of wrote us into the story and they’ve obviously enhanced the story somewhat because our part in the movie didn’t really happen.
The real Dave Fishwick is a huge fan of the band
“One of his mates, the character of one of his friends knows me for 30 years and says, ‘I think I might be able to get Def Leppard to do a fundraiser for you.’
“So, long story short, we do this fundraiser at Turf Moor (Burnley’s football stadium) to raise money so he can start this bank and help out all the locals that were getting no help from the banks.
“We got to perform three songs in this movie. I don’t know how many will survive or hit the cutting room floor, but you always over film so that they’ve got enough. We all really thought it was a cute thing.”
Dave began his fight to have Burnley Loans and Savings recognised as a bank but at this time, it is yet to be granted the recognition.
Bank of Dave: The Loan Ranger is on Netflix