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The Guvnor, a memoir of the late Lenny McLean, has to be one the most brutally honest memoirs ever published. For those who might not know, Lenny McLean was a man who made his name through being the toughest person in Britain. He was a man who, through bare knuckle boxing and unlicensed fighting, secured himself a fearful reputation. Later he then turned his back on the under world to have a successful television and film acting career.

If you're reading this and think he sounds like some sort of criminal, he was, but he was a criminal with a heart of gold. The book written in his own words and peppered with bad language tells the story of a man who, while being shot and stabbed repeatedly, also loved and looked after his dear old mum, a man who faced down the fearsome IRA while also being a loving father of two, a man who flew to New York and took on the might of the Mafias best man in a street fight and battered him into submission in less than three minutes simply to make money to feed and clothe his family.

Lenny had a fearsome reputation but those who knew him also stated that he had a heart of gold -- he would always put other's needs before his own. Right up until his death he would try to help any one who asked for his help, no plea went unanswered. The Guvnor was always willing to listen.

It was Lenny's reputation that first secured him roles on television but it was also his reputation that almost got him sent to jail for murder. After seeing a man sexually harassing women at a club he was running, he gave the man a slap and threw him down some steps. The man was later found dead and Lenny was arrested and charged with his murder. In the high profile trial that followed Lenny was found not guilty and with the experience having left him jaded he decided more than ever to concentrate on a show biz career. A host of television projects followed and then Lenny secured a role in the Bruce Willis block buster The Fifth Element, but it was with his next film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels that Lenny was to become a star. The film would go on to be one of the most successful British films of all time but tragically during filming Lenny found out he was suffering from terminal cancer. Knowing he didnt have long left, Lenny decided to pen his autobiography and as it stands The Guvnor has gone onto sell more than a million copies worldwide and make people more aware of the name Lenny McLean.

Although Lenny died before the memoir was published I think he would have been most pleased with the book because it gave a true and accurate picture of the man and his life.