Movie: A Very Open Prison

Top 10 Billed Cast

Tom Wilkinson
Tom Wilkinson

David Hanratty

Ronald Pickup
Ronald Pickup

Brian Silcott

Stephen Tompkinson
Stephen Tompkinson

Jeremy Craig

Emily Mortimer
Emily Mortimer

Amanda Ellis

Peter Wingfield
Peter Wingfield

Dominic Casement

Michael Hordern
Michael Hordern

Lord Langland

Geoffrey Whitehead
Geoffrey Whitehead

Chief Constable Christie

John Fortune
John Fortune

Prime Minister

Celia Imrie
Celia Imrie

Victoria Bridgewater

Julian Fellowes
Julian Fellowes

Sir Mortimer Fawkes

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  • Overview

    The Home Secretary has his eye on the Prime Minister's job. But an experiment in the way the prisons are run leads to embarrassment - and escaped murderers! The fore runner of Crossing The Floor

  • Release Date

    1995-12-09

  • Average

    8.5

  • Rating:

    4.3 starts
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  • Languages:

    English

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