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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.

Release: 1985-01-27
Runtime: 90 min
Rating: 7.5 / 10
Cast
Pauline Collins
Pauline Collins
Sylvia
Derrick O'Connor
Derrick O'Connor
Alan
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Yee San Foo
Alan's Wife
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Peggy Aitchison
Alan's Mother
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Dominic Tang
Alan's Son
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Geoffrey Edwards
Judge
David Webb
David Webb
Defence Counsel
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Eric Mason
Wandsworth Prison Officer
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Roy Pattison
Wandsworth Prison Officer
Howard Lew Lewis
Howard Lew Lewis
Wandsworth Prison Officer
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Terry Gurry
Wandsworth Prison Officer
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Ray Jeffries
Wandsworth Prison Officer
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Martin Oldfield
Wandsworth Prison Officer
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Laurence Harrington
Clarke
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Hugh Evans
Lawyer
T.R. Bowen
T.R. Bowen
Sylvia's Lover
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Kathleen Michael
Sylvia's Mother
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Natasha King
Ruthie (Age 7)