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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Pauline Collins
Sylvia
Known for
Bleak House
Shirley Valentine
Derrick O'Connor
Alan
Known for
Lethal Weapon 2
End of Days
Yee San Foo
Alan's Wife
Also in
Ping Pong
Peggy Aitchison
Alan's Mother
Known for
A Prayer for the Dying
Dominic Tang
Alan's Son
No other roles listed
Geoffrey Edwards
Judge
David Webb
Defence Counsel
Also in
The Black Tower
A Tale of Two Cities
Eric Mason
Wandsworth Prison Officer
Also in
Hot Fuzz
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Roy Pattison
Wandsworth Prison Officer
Also in
Murder by Decree
Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear
Howard Lew Lewis
Wandsworth Prison Officer
Also in
Brazil
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terry Gurry
Wandsworth Prison Officer
Also in
Beau Geste
Mapp & Lucia
Ray Jeffries
Wandsworth Prison Officer
Known for
Breaking the Waves
Piers Haggard Director · Brian Phelan Writer Peter Adams Author
First release January 27, 1985 · Produced in United Kingdom
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BBC
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 27, 1985
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