Alan and Sylvia fall in love and Alan gains a renewed sense of purpose. He begins to hope for an eventual release on licence. However both he and Sylvia have to face the fact that, for the foreseeable future, they cannot enjoy any physical intimacy. They decide to treat their affair as a long Victorian courtship.
Pauline Collins Sylvia
Derrick O'Connor Alan
Michelle Mulvany Ruthie
Timothy Jessel Adam
Diana Rayworth Jenny
Peggy Aitchison Alan's Mother
Arnold Peters Gartree Officer
Julian Hall Gartree Officer
Laurence Harrington Clarke
Roger Monk Terry
Peter John Phil Strode
Graham Lines Jonathan Lee
Sally Lahee Mary Wood
Robert Putt Verne Reception Officer
Vincent Friell Verne Prisoner
Peter Cartwright Verne Governor
Malcolm Terris Visiting Room Officer
Frank Coda Kitchen Officer
Billy Riddoch Kitchen Officer
Petronella Barker Visitor
Olivier Pierre Charles Le Page
Iain Rattray CID Officer
Ray Sumby Man at Party
Joanna Phillips-Lane Woman at Party
Geoffrey Swann Assistant Governor
Leslie Grantham Peter
Michael Barrington Interviewer
Dave Anderson Rock Band
Kenny Potter Rock Band
Rab Handleigh Rock Band
David Hicks Rock Band
Joanne Cairns Go-Go Dancer
Katrina Norman Go-Go Dancer
Michael MacKenzie Governor
Rowena Ingram Whitehall Secretary
Peter Ellis Whitehall PPS
Isabel Lansdale Amicus Secretary
Angus MacKay Amicus Chairman
Sean Arnold Assistant Governor, Leyhill
Gavin Harding Steve
Ian Brimble Officer
Pamela Moiseiwitsch Social Worker
Brenda Kempner Sally
- Pauline CollinsSylvia
- Derrick O'ConnorAlan
- Michelle MulvanyRuthie
- Timothy JesselAdam
- Diana RayworthJenny
- Peggy AitchisonAlan's Mother
- Arnold PetersGartree Officer
- Julian HallGartree Officer
- Laurence HarringtonClarke
- Roger MonkTerry
- Peter JohnPhil Strode
- Graham LinesJonathan Lee
- Sally LaheeMary Wood
- Robert PuttVerne Reception Officer
- Vincent FriellVerne Prisoner
- Peter CartwrightVerne Governor
- Malcolm TerrisVisiting Room Officer
- Frank CodaKitchen Officer
- Billy RiddochKitchen Officer
- Petronella BarkerVisitor
- Olivier PierreCharles Le Page
- Iain RattrayCID Officer
- Ray SumbyMan at Party
- Joanna Phillips-LaneWoman at Party
- Geoffrey SwannAssistant Governor
- Leslie GranthamPeter
- Michael BarringtonInterviewer
- Dave AndersonRock Band
- Kenny PotterRock Band
- Rab HandleighRock Band
- David HicksRock Band
- Joanne CairnsGo-Go Dancer
- Katrina NormanGo-Go Dancer
- Michael MacKenzieGovernor
- Rowena IngramWhitehall Secretary
- Peter EllisWhitehall PPS
- Isabel LansdaleAmicus Secretary
- Angus MacKayAmicus Chairman
- Sean ArnoldAssistant Governor, Leyhill
- Gavin HardingSteve
- Ian BrimbleOfficer
- Pamela MoiseiwitschSocial Worker
- Brenda KempnerSally