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.

Sylvia
Alan
Alan's Wife
Alan's Mother
Alan's Son
Judge
Defence Counsel
Wandsworth Prison Officer
Wandsworth Prison Officer
Wandsworth Prison Officer
Wandsworth Prison Officer
Wandsworth Prison Officer