Knockback: 1 (1985)

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 (57)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Pauline Collins

Sylvia

Derrick O'Connor

Alan

Y

Yee San Foo

Alan's Wife

P

Peggy Aitchison

Alan's Mother

D

Dominic Tang

Alan's Son

G

Geoffrey Edwards

Judge

David Webb

Defence Counsel

E

Eric Mason

Wandsworth Prison Officer

R

Roy Pattison

Wandsworth Prison Officer

Howard Lew Lewis

Wandsworth Prison Officer

T

Terry Gurry

Wandsworth Prison Officer

R

Ray Jeffries

Wandsworth Prison Officer

M

Martin Oldfield

Wandsworth Prison Officer

L

Laurence Harrington

Clarke

H

Hugh Evans

Lawyer

T.R. Bowen

Sylvia's Lover

K

Kathleen Michael

Sylvia's Mother

N

Natasha King

Ruthie (Age 7)

R

Ryan Freedman

Adam (Age 5)

P

Peter John

Phil Strode

S

Sally Lahee

Mary Wood

G

Graham Lines

Jonathan Lee

D

Diana Rayworth

Jenny

J

John Fowler

George Burns

M

Martin Heller

SSB Officer

J

John Michael McCarthy

SSB Officer

B

Bill Rourke

SSB Officer

D

David Voss

SSB Officer

S

Stanley McGeagh

SSB Officer

Paddy Joyce

Dobbs

H

Hilary Sesta

Dobbs's Wife

Leslie Grantham

Peter

S

Steven Whinnery

Prisoner

Brian Coburn

Prisoner

D

David Shawyer

Prisoner

R

Roger Heathcott

Senior MO

M

Michael Worsley

MO

S

Sid Thomas

Arthur

B

Bill Armour

Ian McKinley

Iain McColl

Gartree Prisoner

R

Roy Boutcher

Parkhurst Governor

P

Phil Rowlands

Officer

D

Derek Ware

Officer

Martin Phillips

Prisoner

Maurice Bush

Prisoner

Tony Rohr

Prisoner

J

John Rowe

Gartree Governor

R

Richard Avery

Officer

D

David Landberg

Officer

M

Mike Savage

Officer

K

Kevin White

Officer

A

Arnold Peters

Officer

K

Kay Gallie

Radio Interviewer

M

Michelle Mulvany

Ruthie

T

Timothy Jessel

Adam

V

Victoria Williams

Woman in Minibus

C

Clare Ruane

Woman in Minibus

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