The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
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.
Ratings
TMDB7.5/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Piers HaggardDirector
- Brian PhelanWriter
Cast
- Pauline CollinsSylvia
- Derrick O'ConnorAlan
- Yee San FooAlan's Wife
- Peggy AitchisonAlan's Mother
- Dominic TangAlan's Son
- Geoffrey EdwardsJudge
- David WebbDefence Counsel
- Eric MasonWandsworth Prison Officer
- Roy PattisonWandsworth Prison Officer
- Howard Lew LewisWandsworth Prison Officer
- Terry GurryWandsworth Prison Officer
- Ray JeffriesWandsworth Prison Officer