United Kingdom / Jan 27, 1985
1h 30min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 |
Genres
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Knockback: 1 |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | BBC |
| Release date | 27 gennaio 1985 |
| Production | Philip Hinchcliffe |
| Writer | Brian Phelan, Peter Adams, Shirley Cooklin |
| Editing | Tariq Anwar |
| Assistant directors | Piers Haggard |
| Production design | Dick Coles |
| Music | Richard Rodney Bennett |
| Sound | Richard Rodney Bennett |
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| Costume design | Laura Ergis, Eileen Mair, Jenny Shircore |
| Makeup | Eileen Mair, Jenny Shircore, Laura Ergis |
| Hairstyling | Laura Ergis, Eileen Mair, Jenny Shircore |
Release dates
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