
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?
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

Ram John Holder
Old Billy Morris

Julian Barratt
Paul Dean

Frank Harper
John Toombes
Desmond McNamara
Arthur

Andy Linden
Kenny
Annette Bentley
Julie Gumbell
William Howe
Ritchie Gumbell
Ofo Uhiara
Wayne Wayne
Brian Abbott
Phillips

Georgie Glen
Audience Member
Crew

Peter Cattaneo
Director, Producer
Ronan Bennett
Writer

Stephen Fry
Book
David Gamble
Editor

Alwin H. Küchler
Director of Photography
Caroline Moore
Production Coordinator

Paul Webster
Executive Producer
Hanno Huth
Executive Producer

Barnaby Thompson
Producer
Lesley Stewart
Co-Producer
Elinor Day
Co-Producer
Max Gottlieb
Production Design
Peter Wignall
Steadicam Operator

Roger Tooley
Steadicam Operator
Alastair Rae
Steadicam Operator
Janey Fothergill
Casting
Marion Weise
Costume Supervisor
Ffion Elinor
Costume Design
Veronica McAleer
Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Heather Millington
Makeup & Hair
Nick Adams
Supervising Sound Editor
Adrian Rhodes
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sven Taits
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jonathan Cronin
Foley Editor
Gordon Brown
ADR & Dubbing
Jem Lovett
Special Effects Supervisor

Anne Dudley
Original Music Composer
Liz Gallacher
Music Supervisor
Tony Lewis
Music Editor
James Bellamy
Music Editor
Neesh Ruben
Set Decoration
Mike Houseman
Construction Manager
Paul Chedlow
Still Photographer
Liz West
Script Supervisor
Gary Connery
Stunts
Andy Merchant
Stunts
Gordon Seed
Stunts
Nrinder Dhudwar
Stunts

Richard Bradshaw
Stunts
David Anders
Stunts

Andy Bradford
Stunt Coordinator

Charles Jarman
Stunt Double
Nicky Hinkley
Choreographer
Steve Philps
Gaffer
Roger Phillips
Title Designer
Andrew Munro
Art Direction
Joanna Garrard
First Assistant Editor
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