Popular British actor Gary Webster, best know for his role as Ray Daley in the iconic television series Minder has joined the cast of Shogun Films’ serial killer movie Doctor Plague, which already includes Martin Kemp (The Krays), Peter Woodward (Babylon 5), Jeanine Nerissa Sothcott (Helloween), David Yip (A View To A Kill) and Wendy Glenn (You’re Next).

 

As well as his turn in Minder, in which he starred as Arthur Daley’s second bodyguard and nephew Ray, Gary is well known to British audiences from his years in the cult soap Family Affairs and a memorable stint in Eastenders. He also appeared in Boon, Taggart, Hollyoaks, Urban Gothic, Crossroads and Casualty. He made his big screen debut in cult classic Empire State in 1987. Gary is also a distinguished theatre actor and last year toured the UK in an acclaimed adaptation of Twelve Angry Men opposite Dallas star Patrick Duffy.

Doctor Plague follows grizzled London detective John Verney (Kemp) who is on the trail of a serial killer dressed as a Plague Doctor, cutting a swathe through the London underworld. Under pressure from his superiors to chalk the murders up to a gang war and fighting to maintain his home life, Verney is drawn into a terrifying conspiracy involving a murderous ancient cult once headed by Jack The Ripper himself.

Gary plays Eddie Crawford, an old school Fleet Street Newspaper editor, convinced there is a cover up of the Plague murders and determined to get to the bottom of it and break the story of the Century.

 

“I’ve wanted to work with Gary for many years,” says Shogun Films founder and casting director Jonathan Sothcott, “and he was the first person we thought of for this role. He’s a terrific actor and slots in perfectly to the heavyweight ensemble cast we’ve assembled. I grew up watching Minder, I think everyone did, and he’s always been a favourite - and one of our aims at Shogun Films is to work with as many great British actors as we can. Hopefully this will be the first of many together.” 

 

 

Gary Webster said: “I have been a longtime admirer of Jonathan's work and his determined ability to actually get projects from script to screen successfully both commercially and artistically. So I was thrilled to be asked to be in his latest offering Doctor Plague especially as it involved acting opposite Jeanine whose powerhouse performances go from strength to strength. If you had said to me back in the 80's I would be working in a film with Martin Kemp I would have thought I was dreaming so I am very much hoping that this will be the first of many collaborations with Jonathan and his great team" 

Doctor Plague was filmed on location in London and East Sussex and at Guildford Studios in Surrey. Executive Producers include Michael Bradley and Paul O’Brien, Nigel Smith, Keith Reilly, Jamie McLeod-Ross and Charley McDougall of Empire Studios. The film will be released by Trinity Creative Partnership later in 2025.

Shogun Films recently wrapped on the espionage thriller Knightfall starring Sir Roger Moore’s son Geoffrey Moore and Saint legend Ian Ogilvy. On the 2025 slate are ‘Predator meets Dog Soldiers’ action/horror Werewolf Hunt, action crime thriller Killer Instinct and horror movies Harbinger, Midnight Kiss and The Secret of Guy Fawkes.

 

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