Is it known why Combo went to jail the first time?

In the movie This Is England, during the scene where Combo comes back in town (with Banjo) Woody introduces him to the group saying :

This dude here, he spent three years in the pen for me, he never said nothing. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be with you guys now.

Is it known what this is all about ? I saw the TV shows and the movie multiple times, could never quite grab anything behind this.

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Best Answer

It was never stated in the film or the series.

The main point is that he took the blame instead of Woody (complicating their relationship), plus that prison radicalized him. The character was based on real events:

'I got into the skinheads through my sister going out with one,' Meadows tells me. 'He got me into reggae, and took me out hunting in big gangs. Then a split happened. Whereas with the first skinhead it was all parties and fun, this other guy was the one who had been to prison and came in with a much darker, political idea.'

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Why does Combo go to jail?

Subsequently, Combo is sent back to prison for manslaughter, though this time with a clear conscience.

What happened between Milky and Combo?

Later Milky met Combo and agreed to get some cannabis for him, to the chagrin of Milky's girlfriend Pob. Milky and Combo smoked together, but the night turned sour when Combo started racially abusing Milky and then violently beating him unconscious. His fate is left unknown to the viewers.

Who kills Combo?

Jesse later learned that Combo was killed by Tom\xe1s Cantillo, Andrea Cantillo's 11-year-old brother, as part of an initiation into a gang working for Gustavo Fring.

What happened between Combo and LOL?

Lol rushed Combo to the hospital but continued to live her life of abuse. At one point, Lol and Combo had an affair while drunk when she was sixteen, but Lol insisted that it was a one-night stand, and eventually met Woody, beginning a long-term relationship with him.

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