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7.5

1h 30m

1985

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

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Cast & Crew

Pauline Collins

Pauline Collins

as Sylvia

Derrick O'Connor

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

David Webb

as Defence Counsel

Eric Mason

as Wandsworth Prison Officer

Roy Pattison

as Wandsworth Prison Officer

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