Lucky Break 23 years old

Lucky Break

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?

Credits

Lucky Break Cast

Name Character
Bill Nighy He was 51, now 75 years old as Roger
James Nesbitt He was 36, now 59 years old as James 'Jimmy' Hands
Timothy Spall He was 44, now 67 years old as Cliff
Lennie James He was 35, now 59 years old as Rudy
Olivia Williams She was 33, now 56 years old as Annabel
Celia Imrie She was 49, now 72 years old as Amy
Christopher Plummer He was 71, now 95 years old as Graham Mortimer
Julian Barratt He was 33, now 56 years old as Paul Dean
Raymond Waring He was 24, now 47 years old as Darren
Peter Wight He was 51, now 74 years old as George Barratt
Ram John Holder He was 67, now 90 years old as Old Billy Morris
John Pierce Jones He was 55, now 78 years old as Mad Lenny
Ron Cook He was 53, now 76 years old as Perry
Frank Harper He was 39, now 62 years old as John Toombes
Andy Linden He was 79, 64 years old when he died as Kenny

Lucky Break Crew

Name Department
Lesley Stewart as Co-Producer. She was 38 (now 61) years old Production
David Gamble as Editor. He was 30 (now 53) years old Editing
Barnaby Thompson as Producer. He was 40 (now 63) years old Production
Alwin H. Kuchler as Director of Photography. Camera
Veronica McAleer as Hair Designer. She was 1 (now 24) years old Costume & Make-Up
Veronica McAleer as Makeup Designer. She was 1 (now 24) years old Costume & Make-Up
Janey Fothergill as Casting. Production
Max Gottlieb as Production Design. He was 32 (now 55) years old Art
Elinor Day as Co-Producer. Production
Peter Cattaneo as Director. He was 37 (now 60) years old Directing
Peter Cattaneo as Producer. He was 37 (now 60) years old Production
Ffion Elinor as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
Neesh Ruben as Set Decoration. Art
Ronan Bennett as Writer. He was 45 (now 68) years old Writing
Anne Dudley as Original Music Composer. She was 45 (now 68) years old Sound
Nick Adams as Supervising Sound Editor. He was 70 (36) years old when He died Sound
Gary Connery as Stunts. He was 31 (now 54) years old Crew
Paul Webster as Executive Producer. He was 48 (now 72) years old Production
Andy Bradford as Stunt Coordinator. He was 56 (now 80) years old Crew
Liz Gallacher as Music Supervisor. She was 1 (now 24) years old Sound
Lucky Break poster
Lucky Break (23 years)

  • Release day: Friday, August 24, 2001
  • Runtime: 107 minutes