Knockback: 1
1985 | 90m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Piers Haggard |
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| Writer: | Brian Phelan, Peter Adams, Shirley Cooklin |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 27, 1985 |
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| Director: | Piers Haggard |
| Writer: | Brian Phelan, Peter Adams, Shirley Cooklin |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller, TV Movie |
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| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Terry Gurry | Wandsworth Prison Officer |
| Ray Jeffries | Wandsworth Prison Officer |
| Martin Oldfield | Wandsworth Prison Officer |
| Laurence Harrington | Clarke |
| Hugh Evans | Lawyer |
| T.R. Bowen | Sylvia's Lover |
| Kathleen Michael | Sylvia's Mother |
| Natasha King | Ruthie (Age 7) |
| Ryan Freedman | Adam (Age 5) |
| Peter John | Phil Strode |
| Sally Lahee | Mary Wood |
| Graham Lines | Jonathan Lee |
| Diana Rayworth | Jenny |
| John Fowler | George Burns |
| Martin Heller | SSB Officer |
| John Michael McCarthy | SSB Officer |
| Bill Rourke | SSB Officer |
| David Voss | SSB Officer |
| Stanley McGeagh | SSB Officer |
| Paddy Joyce | Dobbs |
| Hilary Sesta | Dobbs's Wife |
| Leslie Grantham | Peter |
| Steven Whinnery | Prisoner |
| Brian Coburn | Prisoner |
| David Shawyer | Prisoner |
| Roger Heathcott | Senior MO |
| Michael Worsley | MO |
| Sid Thomas | Arthur |
| Bill Armour | Ian McKinley |
| Iain McColl | Gartree Prisoner |
| Roy Boutcher | Parkhurst Governor |
| Phil Rowlands | Officer |
| Derek Ware | Officer |
| Martin Phillips | Prisoner |
| Maurice Bush | Prisoner |
| Tony Rohr | Prisoner |
| John Rowe | Gartree Governor |
| Richard Avery | Officer |
| David Landberg | Officer |
| Mike Savage | Officer |
| Kevin White | Officer |
| Arnold Peters | Officer |
| Kay Gallie | Radio Interviewer |
| Michelle Mulvany | Ruthie |
| Timothy Jessel | Adam |
| Victoria Williams | Woman in Minibus |
| Clare Ruane | Woman in Minibus |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Piers Haggard | Director |
| Brian Phelan | Writer |
| Tariq Anwar | Editor |
| Peter Adams | Book |
| Shirley Cooklin | Book |
| Richard Rodney Bennett | Music |
| Dick Coles | Production Designer |
| Laura Ergis | Costume Designer |
| Eileen Mair | Makeup Designer |
| Jenny Shircore | Makeup Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Philip Hinchcliffe | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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