Knockback: 2

Duration: 93 min

Release date: 1985-02-03

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Alan and Sylvia fall in love and Alan gains a renewed sense of purpose. He begins to hope for an eventual release on licence. However both he and Sylvia have to face the fact that, for the foreseeable future, they cannot enjoy any physical intimacy. They decide to treat their affair as a long Victorian courtship.

Drama Thriller TV Movie

Knockback: 2

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Pauline Collins

Pauline Collins

Derrick O'Connor

Derrick O'Connor

Michelle Mulvany

Michelle Mulvany

Peggy Aitchison

Peggy Aitchison

as Alan's Mother

as Gartree Officer

as Gartree Officer

Laurence Harrington

Laurence Harrington

as Jonathan Lee

as Verne Reception Officer

as Verne Prisoner

Peter Cartwright

Peter Cartwright

as Verne Governor

as Visiting Room Officer

as Kitchen Officer

as Kitchen Officer

Petronella Barker

Petronella Barker

as Charles Le Page

as Man at Party

Joanna Phillips-Lane

Joanna Phillips-Lane

as Woman at Party

as Assistant Governor

Leslie Grantham

Leslie Grantham

Michael Barrington

Michael Barrington

as Go-Go Dancer

as Go-Go Dancer

Michael MacKenzie

Michael MacKenzie

as Whitehall Secretary

as Whitehall PPS

Isabel Lansdale

Isabel Lansdale

as Amicus Secretary

as Amicus Chairman

as Assistant Governor, Leyhill

Pamela Moiseiwitsch

Pamela Moiseiwitsch

as Social Worker

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Shirley Cooklin

Shirley Cooklin

Philip Hinchcliffe

Philip Hinchcliffe

Richard Rodney Bennett

Richard Rodney Bennett

Production Designer

Costume Designer

Makeup Designer

Makeup Designer

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