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.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- BBC
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Top Cast
Pauline Collins as Sylvia
Derrick O'Connor as Alan
Yee San Foo as Alan's Wife
Peggy Aitchison as Alan's Mother
Dominic Tang as Alan's Son
Top Crew
Piers Haggard · Director
Brian Phelan · Writer
Peter Adams · Book
Shirley Cooklin · Book
Tariq Anwar · Editor
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