Lucky Break

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.

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Overview

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?

Cast

James Nesbitt
James Nesbitt
James 'Jimmy' Hands
Olivia Williams
Olivia Williams
Annabel
Timothy Spall
Timothy Spall
Cliff
Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer
Graham Mortimer
Bill Nighy
Bill Nighy
Roger
Lennie James
Lennie James
Rudy
Ron Cook
Ron Cook
Perry
Peter Wight
Peter Wight
George Barratt
Celia Imrie
Celia Imrie
Amy
Raymond Waring
Raymond Waring
Darren
John Pierce Jones
John Pierce Jones
Mad Lenny
Peter McNamara
Peter McNamara
Ward

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