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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1985-01-27
- video_camera_front Companies BBC
- timer Runtime: 90 Mins
- star Rating: 7.5 / 10
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- info IMDB ID tt1622416
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Pauline Collins
Sylvia
Derrick O'Connor
Alan
Yee San Foo
Alan's Wife
Peggy Aitchison
Alan's Mother
Dominic Tang
Alan's Son
Geoffrey Edwards
Judge
David Webb
Defence Counsel
Eric Mason
Wandsworth Prison Officer
Roy Pattison
Wandsworth Prison Officer
Howard Lew Lewis
Wandsworth Prison Officer
Terry Gurry
Wandsworth Prison Officer
Ray Jeffries
Wandsworth Prison Officer
Martin Oldfield
Wandsworth Prison Officer
Laurence Harrington
Clarke
Hugh Evans
Lawyer
T.R. Bowen
Sylvia's Lover
Kathleen Michael
Sylvia's Mother
Natasha King
Ruthie (Age 7)
Ryan Freedman
Adam (Age 5)
Peter John
Phil Strode
Sally Lahee
Mary Wood
Graham Lines
Jonathan Lee
Diana Rayworth
Jenny
John Fowler
George Burns
Martin Heller
SSB Officer
John Michael McCarthy
SSB Officer
Bill Rourke
SSB Officer
David Voss
SSB Officer
Stanley McGeagh
SSB Officer
Paddy Joyce
Dobbs
Hilary Sesta
Dobbs's Wife
Leslie Grantham
Peter
Steven Whinnery
Prisoner
Brian Coburn
Prisoner
David Shawyer
Prisoner
Roger Heathcott
Senior MO
Michael Worsley
MO
Sid Thomas
Arthur
Bill Armour
Ian McKinley
Iain McColl
Gartree Prisoner
Roy Boutcher
Parkhurst Governor
Phil Rowlands
Officer
Derek Ware
Officer
Martin Phillips
Prisoner
Maurice Bush
Prisoner
Tony Rohr
Prisoner
John Rowe
Gartree Governor
Richard Avery
Officer
David Landberg
Officer
Mike Savage
Officer
Kevin White
Officer
Arnold Peters
Officer
Kay Gallie
Radio Interviewer
Michelle Mulvany
Ruthie
Timothy Jessel
Adam
Victoria Williams
Woman in Minibus
Clare Ruane
Woman in Minibus
groups Crew
Tariq Anwar
Editor
Piers Haggard
Director
Brian Phelan
Writer
Peter Adams
Book
Shirley Cooklin
Book
Philip Hinchcliffe
Producer
Richard Rodney Bennett
Music
Dick Coles
Production Designer
Laura Ergis
Costume Designer
Eileen Mair
Makeup Designer
Jenny Shircore
Makeup Designer
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