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