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Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Piers Haggard

Writers

Peter Adams, Shirley Cooklin, Brian Phelan

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

Release date

27 January 1985

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  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