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?
Directing | Peter Cattaneo | Director |
Writing | Ronan Bennett | Writer |
Writing | Stephen Fry | Book |
Sound | Jonathan Cronin | Foley Editor |
Art | Roger Phillips | Title Designer |
Costume & Make-Up | Marion Weise | Costume Supervisor |
Sound | James Bellamy | Music Editor |
Editing | David Gamble | Editor |
Crew | Charles Jarman | Stunt Double |
Costume & Make-Up | Veronica McAleer | Hair Designer |
Sound | Adrian Rhodes | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Sound | Sven Taits | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Crew | David Anders | Stunts |
Art | Max Gottlieb | Production Design |
Sound | Liz Gallacher | Music Supervisor |
Crew | Richard Bradshaw | Stunts |
Sound | Anne Dudley | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Tony Lewis | Music Editor |
Costume & Make-Up | Heather Millington | Makeup & Hair |
Sound | Nick Adams | Supervising Sound Editor |
Camera | Paul Chedlow | Still Photographer |
Camera | Roger Tooley | Steadicam Operator |
Camera | Alwin H. Küchler | Director of Photography |
Camera | Peter Wignall | Steadicam Operator |
Production | Caroline Moore | Production Coordinator |
Crew | Andy Merchant | Stunts |
Lighting | Steve Philps | Gaffer |
Crew | Nicky Hinkley | Choreographer |
Crew | Andy Bradford | Stunt Coordinator |
Crew | Gary Connery | Stunts |
Crew | Gordon Seed | Stunts |
Art | Mike Houseman | Construction Manager |
Editing | Joanna Garrard | First Assistant Editor |
Art | Andrew Munro | Art Direction |
Crew | Nrinder Dhudwar | Stunts |
Production | Janey Fothergill | Casting |
Costume & Make-Up | Veronica McAleer | Makeup Designer |
Visual Effects | Jem Lovett | Special Effects Supervisor |
Art | Neesh Ruben | Set Decoration |
Costume & Make-Up | Ffion Elinor | Costume Design |
Sound | Gordon Brown | ADR & Dubbing |
Camera | Alastair Rae | Steadicam Operator |
Directing | Liz West | Script Supervisor |
Production | Elinor Day | Co-Producer |
Production | Peter Cattaneo | Producer |
Production | Hanno Huth | Executive Producer |
Production | Barnaby Thompson | Producer |
Production | Paul Webster | Executive Producer |
Production | Lesley Stewart | Co-Producer |