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.
| Directing | Piers Haggard | Director |
| Writing | Brian Phelan | Writer |
| Writing | Peter Adams | Book |
| Writing | Shirley Cooklin | Book |
| Production | Philip Hinchcliffe | Producer |
| Sound | Richard Rodney Bennett | Music |
| Production | Dick Coles | Production Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laura Ergis | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eileen Mair | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Shircore | Makeup Designer |
| Editing | Tariq Anwar | Editor |