About the film
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Release Date: January 27, 1985
| Year | : | 1985 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Drama, TV Movie |
| Production Companies | : | |
| Director | : | Piers Haggard |
| Producers | : | Philip Hinchcliffe, Dick Coles |
| Writers | : | Brian Phelan, Peter Adams, Shirley Cooklin |
| RunTime | : | 90 mins. |
In 1965, at the age of 25, Alan Ackland is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a business associate. In 1971, Sylvia Barker, lonely and depressed after a failed marriage and with two young children to bring up alone, seeks a new direction in her life and applies to become a voluntary prison visitor. Several years later their paths cross.
Main Actors
Pauline Collins
Character : Sylvia
Derrick O'Connor
Character : Alan
Yee San Foo
Character : Alan's Wife
Peggy Aitchison
Character : Alan's Mother
Dominic Tang
Character : Alan's Son
Geoffrey Edwards
Character : Judge
David Webb
Character : Defence Counsel
Eric Mason
Character : Wandsworth Prison Officer
Roy Pattison
Character : Wandsworth Prison Officer
Howard Lew Lewis
Character : Wandsworth Prison Officer
Terry Gurry
Character : Wandsworth Prison Officer
Ray Jeffries
Character : Wandsworth Prison Officer
Martin Oldfield
Character : Wandsworth Prison Officer
Laurence Harrington
Character : Clarke
Hugh Evans
Character : Lawyer
T.R. Bowen
Character : Sylvia's Lover
Kathleen Michael
Character : Sylvia's Mother
Natasha King
Character : Ruthie (Age 7)
Ryan Freedman
Character : Adam (Age 5)
Peter John
Character : Phil Strode
Sally Lahee
Character : Mary Wood
Graham Lines
Character : Jonathan Lee
Diana Rayworth
Character : Jenny
John Fowler
Character : George Burns
Martin Heller
Character : SSB Officer
John Michael McCarthy
Character : SSB Officer
Bill Rourke
Character : SSB Officer
David Voss
Character : SSB Officer
Stanley McGeagh
Character : SSB Officer
Paddy Joyce
Character : Dobbs
Hilary Sesta
Character : Dobbs's Wife
Leslie Grantham
Character : Peter
Steven Whinnery
Character : Prisoner
Brian Coburn
Character : Prisoner
David Shawyer
Character : Prisoner
Roger Heathcott
Character : Senior MO
Michael Worsley
Character : MO
Sid Thomas
Character : Arthur
Bill Armour
Character : Ian McKinley
Iain McColl
Character : Gartree Prisoner
Roy Boutcher
Character : Parkhurst Governor
Phil Rowlands
Character : Officer
Derek Ware
Character : Officer
Martin Phillips
Character : Prisoner
Maurice Bush
Character : Prisoner
Tony Rohr
Character : Prisoner
John Rowe
Character : Gartree Governor
Richard Avery
Character : Officer
David Landberg
Character : Officer
Mike Savage
Character : Officer
Kevin White
Character : Officer
Arnold Peters
Character : Officer
Kay Gallie
Character : Radio Interviewer
Michelle Mulvany
Character : Ruthie
Timothy Jessel
Character : Adam
Victoria Williams
Character : Woman in Minibus
Clare Ruane
Character : Woman in Minibus
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