Knockback: 2

93 minutes

2/3/1985

Overview

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.

Cast List

Pauline Collins
as Sylvia
Derrick O'Connor
as Alan
Michelle Mulvany
as Ruthie
Timothy Jessel
as Adam
Diana Rayworth
as Jenny
Peggy Aitchison
as Alan's Mother
Arnold Peters
as Gartree Officer
Julian Hall
as Gartree Officer
Laurence Harrington
as Clarke
Roger Monk
as Terry
Peter John
as Phil Strode
Graham Lines
as Jonathan Lee
Sally Lahee
as Mary Wood
Robert Putt
as Verne Reception Officer
Vincent Friell
as Verne Prisoner
Peter Cartwright
as Verne Governor
Malcolm Terris
as Visiting Room Officer
Frank Coda
as Kitchen Officer
Billy Riddoch
as Kitchen Officer
Petronella Barker
as Visitor
Olivier Pierre
as Charles Le Page
Iain Rattray
as CID Officer
Ray Sumby
as Man at Party
Joanna Phillips-Lane
as Woman at Party
Geoffrey Swann
as Assistant Governor
Leslie Grantham
as Peter
Michael Barrington
as Interviewer
Dave Anderson
as Rock Band
Kenny Potter
as Rock Band
Rab Handleigh
as Rock Band
David Hicks
as Rock Band
Joanne Cairns
as Go-Go Dancer
Katrina Norman
as Go-Go Dancer
Michael MacKenzie
as Governor
Rowena Ingram
as Whitehall Secretary
Peter Ellis
as Whitehall PPS
Isabel Lansdale
as Amicus Secretary
Angus MacKay
as Amicus Chairman
Sean Arnold
as Assistant Governor, Leyhill
Gavin Harding
as Steve
Ian Brimble
as Officer
Pamela Moiseiwitsch
as Social Worker
Brenda Kempner
as Sally