Lucky Break

Story

Synopsis

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?

Director

Peter Cattaneo

Writers

Ronan Bennett, Stephen Fry

Language

English

Country

Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America

Release date

24 August 2001

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  James Nesbitt

  James 'Jimmy' Hands

• 

  Olivia Williams

  Annabel

• 

  Timothy Spall

  Cliff

• 

  Christopher Plummer

  Graham Mortimer

• 

  Bill Nighy

  Roger

• 

  Lennie James

  Rudy

• 

  Ron Cook

  Perry

• 

  Peter Wight

  George Barratt

• 

  Celia Imrie

  Amy

• 

  Raymond Waring

  Darren

• John Pierce Jones

  Mad Lenny

• 

  Peter McNamara

  Ward