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RELEASED • 1985 • DRAMA • THRILLER • TV MOVIE
Original movie
Rating 3
Language English
Runtime 90m
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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.
Overview
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.
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
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