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Knockback: 1
1 hour 30 minutes1985-01-27
7.5
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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.
Cast
![Pauline Collins](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//s5z4i4ixiOdh7h4GoDsJ18YHGcS.jpg)
Pauline Collins
Sylvia
![Derrick O'Connor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ujw2zrsPldMXgIXeXIEnCBBOw1o.jpg)
Derrick O'Connor
Alan
![Yee San Foo](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Yee San Foo
Alan's Wife
![Peggy Aitchison](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Peggy Aitchison
Alan's Mother
![Dominic Tang](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Dominic Tang
Alan's Son
![Geoffrey Edwards](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Geoffrey Edwards
Judge
![David Webb](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//o0o5ZTsdHhKIKaF6CVQiIl7r0dA.jpg)
David Webb
Defence Counsel
![Eric Mason](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Eric Mason
Wandsworth Prison Officer
![Roy Pattison](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Roy Pattison
Wandsworth Prison Officer
![Howard Lew Lewis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//diG8wWjR7CZbYPuWISHziBFbmfe.jpg)
Howard Lew Lewis
Wandsworth Prison Officer
![Terry Gurry](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Terry Gurry
Wandsworth Prison Officer
![Ray Jeffries](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ray Jeffries
Wandsworth Prison Officer
![Martin Oldfield](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Martin Oldfield
Wandsworth Prison Officer
![Laurence Harrington](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Laurence Harrington
Clarke
![Hugh Evans](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Hugh Evans
Lawyer
![T.R. Bowen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yd5WLQfG5Lk8Wmu6WQrWUYNb6S1.jpg)
T.R. Bowen
Sylvia's Lover
![Kathleen Michael](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kathleen Michael
Sylvia's Mother
![Natasha King](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Natasha King
Ruthie (Age 7)
![Ryan Freedman](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ryan Freedman
Adam (Age 5)
![Peter John](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Peter John
Phil Strode
![Sally Lahee](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sally Lahee
Mary Wood
![Graham Lines](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Graham Lines
Jonathan Lee
![Diana Rayworth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//j3mGZdS1bNygCyBuEen6tEDPK9V.jpg)
Diana Rayworth
Jenny
![John Fowler](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
John Fowler
George Burns
![Martin Heller](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Martin Heller
SSB Officer
![John Michael McCarthy](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
John Michael McCarthy
SSB Officer
![Bill Rourke](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Bill Rourke
SSB Officer
![David Voss](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
David Voss
SSB Officer
![Stanley McGeagh](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Stanley McGeagh
SSB Officer
![Paddy Joyce](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dPsQG4eNDbT2k0lZau9FGXOJEz4.jpg)
Paddy Joyce
Dobbs
![Hilary Sesta](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Hilary Sesta
Dobbs's Wife
![Leslie Grantham](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//e9mBdIni2QJIviyNY6XDwBMkWnH.jpg)
Leslie Grantham
Peter
![Steven Whinnery](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Steven Whinnery
Prisoner
![Brian Coburn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dR7UsUs7BZVv3fq7Mh2ghb7bH2c.jpg)
Brian Coburn
Prisoner
![David Shawyer](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
David Shawyer
Prisoner
![Roger Heathcott](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//axsLioXvv96o0XiipnIxq83a7XT.jpg)
Roger Heathcott
Senior MO
![Michael Worsley](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Michael Worsley
MO
![Sid Thomas](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sid Thomas
Arthur
![Bill Armour](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Bill Armour
Ian McKinley
![Iain McColl](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fi0v2g08b7qatvcgXB6pl5y748H.jpg)
Iain McColl
Gartree Prisoner
![Roy Boutcher](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Roy Boutcher
Parkhurst Governor
![Phil Rowlands](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Phil Rowlands
Officer
![Derek Ware](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pC0ewPqsaUacmZU2leflEhHv80Y.jpg)
Derek Ware
Officer
![Martin Phillips](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Martin Phillips
Prisoner
![Maurice Bush](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//eltC0iQqjb3WMKaxXp4qvO4XRpU.jpg)
Maurice Bush
Prisoner
![Tony Rohr](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2V6AfI2kMByyOMkTNaHfI5On5x5.jpg)
Tony Rohr
Prisoner
![John Rowe](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
John Rowe
Gartree Governor
![Richard Avery](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Richard Avery
Officer
![David Landberg](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
David Landberg
Officer
![Mike Savage](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mike Savage
Officer
![Kevin White](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kevin White
Officer
![Arnold Peters](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Arnold Peters
Officer
![Kay Gallie](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kay Gallie
Radio Interviewer
![Michelle Mulvany](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Michelle Mulvany
Ruthie
![Timothy Jessel](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Timothy Jessel
Adam
![Victoria Williams](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Victoria Williams
Woman in Minibus
![Clare Ruane](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)