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Drama • Thriller • TV Movie
1985
1 hour and 30 minutes
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.
Release:
January 27, 1985
Original language:
English
Production country:
United Kingdom
Producer company:
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Crew
Cast
Pauline Collins
Sylvia
Sylvia
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Derrick O'Connor
Alan
Alan
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Yee San Foo
Alan's Wife
Alan's Wife
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Peggy Aitchison
Alan's Mother
Alan's Mother
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Dominic Tang
Alan's Son
Alan's Son
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Geoffrey Edwards
Judge
Judge
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David Webb
Defence Counsel
Defence Counsel
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Eric Mason
Wandsworth Prison Officer
Wandsworth Prison Officer
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Roy Pattison
Wandsworth Prison Officer
Wandsworth Prison Officer
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Howard Lew Lewis
Wandsworth Prison Officer
Wandsworth Prison Officer
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Terry Gurry
Wandsworth Prison Officer
Wandsworth Prison Officer
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Ray Jeffries
Wandsworth Prison Officer
Wandsworth Prison Officer
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Martin Oldfield
Wandsworth Prison Officer
Wandsworth Prison Officer
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Laurence Harrington
Clarke
Clarke
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Hugh Evans
Lawyer
Lawyer
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T.R. Bowen
Sylvia's Lover
Sylvia's Lover
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Kathleen Michael
Sylvia's Mother
Sylvia's Mother
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Natasha King
Ruthie (Age 7)
Ruthie (Age 7)
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Ryan Freedman
Adam (Age 5)
Adam (Age 5)
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Peter John
Phil Strode
Phil Strode
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Sally Lahee
Mary Wood
Mary Wood
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Graham Lines
Jonathan Lee
Jonathan Lee
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Diana Rayworth
Jenny
Jenny
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John Fowler
George Burns
George Burns
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Martin Heller
SSB Officer
SSB Officer
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John Michael McCarthy
SSB Officer
SSB Officer
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Bill Rourke
SSB Officer
SSB Officer
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David Voss
SSB Officer
SSB Officer
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Stanley McGeagh
SSB Officer
SSB Officer
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Paddy Joyce
Dobbs
Dobbs
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Hilary Sesta
Dobbs's Wife
Dobbs's Wife
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Leslie Grantham
Peter
Peter
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Steven Whinnery
Prisoner
Prisoner
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Brian Coburn
Prisoner
Prisoner
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David Shawyer
Prisoner
Prisoner
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Roger Heathcott
Senior MO
Senior MO
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Michael Worsley
MO
MO
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Sid Thomas
Arthur
Arthur
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Bill Armour
Ian McKinley
Ian McKinley
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Iain McColl
Gartree Prisoner
Gartree Prisoner
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Roy Boutcher
Parkhurst Governor
Parkhurst Governor
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Phil Rowlands
Officer
Officer
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Derek Ware
Officer
Officer
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Martin Phillips
Prisoner
Prisoner
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Maurice Bush
Prisoner
Prisoner
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Tony Rohr
Prisoner
Prisoner
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John Rowe
Gartree Governor
Gartree Governor
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Richard Avery
Officer
Officer
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David Landberg
Officer
Officer
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Mike Savage
Officer
Officer
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Kevin White
Officer
Officer
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Arnold Peters
Officer
Officer
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Kay Gallie
Radio Interviewer
Radio Interviewer
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Michelle Mulvany
Ruthie
Ruthie
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Timothy Jessel
Adam
Adam
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Victoria Williams
Woman in Minibus
Woman in Minibus
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Clare Ruane
Woman in Minibus
Woman in Minibus
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