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.
- Released
- 1985-01-27
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Piers Haggard
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 from 1 votes
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
- Geoffrey Edwards as Judge
- David Webb as Defence Counsel
- Eric Mason as Wandsworth Prison Officer
- Roy Pattison as Wandsworth Prison Officer
- Howard Lew Lewis as Wandsworth Prison Officer
- Terry Gurry as Wandsworth Prison Officer
- Ray Jeffries as Wandsworth Prison Officer