Lucky Break

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Half-way through his 12-year prison sentence for an incompetent armed robbery, Jimmy Hands gets a lucky break: he's transferred to a prison from which he can probably escape. He convinces the governor to stage a musical in an old chapel next to the prison's outer wall. He rounds up volunteer actors and puts his escape plan into production. Two other barriers, besides the wall, confront him: the arrival of a nasty inmate, John Toombes, who insists on joining the escape, and Jimmy's feelings of attraction for Anabel, a social worker who agrees to appear in the play. Opening night approaches: is this Jimmy's breakout performance?

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Creators

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Peter Cattaneo

director

Stephen Fry

writer

Ronan Bennett

writer

Cast

James Nesbitt actor Olivia Williams actor Timothy Spall actor Christopher Plummer actor Bill Nighy actor Lennie James actor Ron Cook actor Peter Wight actor Celia Imrie actor Raymond Waring actor

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John Pierce Jones actor Peter McNamara actor Ram John Holder actor Julian Barratt actor Frank Harper actor Desmond McNamara actor Andy Linden actor

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Annette Bentley actor

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William Howe actor

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Ofo Uhiara actor