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.
- 7.5
- 1985
- Released
- 1h 30m
Pauline Collins
Sylvia
Derrick O'Connor
Alan
Yee San Foo
Alan's WifePeggy Aitchison
Alan's MotherDominic Tang
Alan's SonGeoffrey Edwards
Judge
David Webb
Defence CounselEric Mason
Wandsworth Prison OfficerRoy Pattison
Wandsworth Prison Officer
Howard Lew Lewis
Wandsworth Prison OfficerTerry Gurry
Wandsworth Prison OfficerRay Jeffries
Wandsworth Prison OfficerMartin Oldfield
Wandsworth Prison OfficerLaurence Harrington
ClarkeHugh Evans
LawyerKathleen Michael
Sylvia's MotherNatasha King
Ruthie (Age 7)Ryan Freedman
Adam (Age 5)Peter John
Phil StrodeSally Lahee
Mary WoodGraham Lines
Jonathan LeeDiana Rayworth
JennyJohn Fowler
George BurnsMartin Heller
SSB OfficerJohn Michael McCarthy
SSB OfficerBill Rourke
SSB OfficerDavid Voss
SSB OfficerStanley McGeagh
SSB Officer
Paddy Joyce
DobbsHilary Sesta
Dobbs's Wife
Leslie Grantham
PeterSteven Whinnery
Prisoner
Brian Coburn
PrisonerDavid Shawyer
Prisoner
Roger Heathcott
Senior MOMichael Worsley
MOSid Thomas
ArthurBill Armour
Ian McKinley
Iain McColl
Gartree PrisonerRoy Boutcher
Parkhurst GovernorPhil Rowlands
Officer
Derek Ware
Officer
Martin Phillips
Prisoner
Maurice Bush
Prisoner
Tony Rohr
PrisonerJohn Rowe
Gartree GovernorRichard Avery
OfficerDavid Landberg
OfficerMike Savage
OfficerKevin White
OfficerArnold Peters
OfficerKay Gallie
Radio InterviewerMichelle Mulvany
RuthieTimothy Jessel
AdamVictoria Williams
Woman in MinibusClare Ruane
Woman in MinibusReleased
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