Sentenced to 23 years-and he won't accept one day of it
John McVicar was a London Bad Boy. he graduated to armed bank robbery and was Britain's "Public Enemy No. 1". He was captured and put into a high security prison. Will even the highest security prison be able to hold him? This is the true story of his life, his criminal exploits and his eventual rehabilitation.
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Classical in form, grave, earnest and effortless.
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- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Roger DaltreyJohn McVicar
- Adam FaithWalter Probyn
- Cheryl CampbellSheila McVicar
- Billy MurrayJoey Davis
- Georgina HaleKate
- Steven BerkoffRonnie Harrison
- Brian HallTerry Stokes
- Malcolm TierneyFrank
- Peter JonfieldBobby Harris
- Matthew ScurfieldStreaky Jeffries
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- Tom CleggDirector
- John McVicarScreenplay
- Tom CleggWriter
- Vernon LaytonDirector of Photography
- Peter BoyleEditor
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