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McVicar
McVicar

McVicar

Sentenced to 23 years-and he won't accept one day of it

Genres

CrimeDrama

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

01 August 1980

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Roger Daltrey

Roger Daltrey

John McVicar

Adam Faith

Adam Faith

Walter Probyn

Cheryl Campbell

Cheryl Campbell

Sheila McVicar

Billy Murray

Billy Murray

Joey Davis

Georgina Hale

Georgina Hale

Kate

Steven Berkoff

Steven Berkoff

Ronnie Harrison

Brian Hall

Brian Hall

Terry Stokes

Malcolm Tierney

Malcolm Tierney

Frank

Peter Jonfield

Peter Jonfield

Bobby Harris

Matthew Scurfield

Matthew Scurfield

Streaky Jeffries

Tony Haygarth

Tony Haygarth

Rabies

Ian Hendry

Ian Hendry

Hitchens

Tony Rohr

Tony Rohr

Bootsy

Harry Fielder

Harry Fielder

Aitch

Michael Feast

Michael Feast

Cody

Leonard Gregory

Leonard Gregory

Jimmy Collins

Joe Turner

Joe Turner

Panda

Jeremy Blake

Jeremy Blake

Ronnie Johnson

Anthony Trent

Anthony Trent

Tate

Terence Stuart

Terence Stuart

Sid

Ralph Watson

Ralph Watson

Allen

Ronald Herdman

Ronald Herdman

'Nobby' Styles

Malcolm Terris

Malcolm Terris

Principal Officer

Anthony May

Anthony May

Billy

James Marcus

James Marcus

Sewell

Stephen Bent

Stephen Bent

Prison Warder

Paul Kember

Paul Kember

Prison Warder

Charles Cork

Charles Cork

Prison Warder

Richard Simpson

Richard Simpson

Douglas

Raymond Skipp

Raymond Skipp

Bimbo

John Rolfe

John Rolfe

Graham

Allan Mitchell

Allan Mitchell

Jackson

Jamie Foreman

Jamie Foreman

Driver

Stanley Lloyd

Stanley Lloyd

Magistrate

David Beames

David Beames

Policeman

Mikki Magorian

Mikki Magorian

Secretary

Ricky Parkinson

Ricky Parkinson

Russell McVicar

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