list. In 2016, Empire ranked The Long Good Friday number 19 in its list of "The 100 Best British films". Unproduced sequel Barrie Keeffe wrote a sequel, Black Easter Monday, set 20 years after the events of the first film. It opened with Bob Hoskins's character; Harold Shand, escaping from the IRA after the car was pulled over by police. Shand would retire to Jamaica, then return to stop the East End being taken over by the Yardies. However, the film was never made. In one of his last interviews, Keefe seemed unconcerned by the lack of development: "In some ways, I’m glad we didn’t because sequels are usually diminishing returns. To put it up there with Casablanca, no one wants Casablanca II." Legacy The iconic final scene was later referenced in the ending of the TV series Brian Pern and in the film The Gentlemen. See also BFI Top 100 British films References External links The Long Good Friday an essay by Michael Sragow at the Criterion Collection 1980 films 1980 drama films 1980s crime drama films 1980s mystery films 1980s gang films 1980s English-language films British crime drama films British mystery films British gangster films Edgar Award-winning works Films about corruption in the United Kingdom Films about the Irish Republican Army Films directed by John Mackenzie (film director) Films set in London Films shot in London Films about the American Mafia Films set in Belfast HandMade Films films Murder in films