Ex-con Nickie Dryden has done his time. 18 years in one of the toughest prisons in Britain. Now he's married and has made a new life for himself as an acclaimed sculptor. His old ways are deeply buried, but one man cannot forget.Ex-con Nickie Dryden has done his time. 18 years in one of the toughest prisons in Britain. Now he's married and has made a new life for himself as an acclaimed sculptor. His old ways are deeply buried, but one man cannot forget.
Cast: Billy Connolly, Ken Stott, Francesca Annis, Ray Winstone, Tilda Swinton, Lara Belmont and Freddie Cunliffe.
Written and Directed by Anthony Neilson
Produced by Graham Broadbent and Damian Jones
for Dragon Pictures
Line Producer - Liz Burton
Director of Photography - Dick Pope
Editor - John Wilson
Production Designer - Mark Garaghty
Music by Adrian Johnston
Conducted by Terry Davies
Performed by the Munich Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra Contracted by Paul Talkington
Music Preparation by Colin Rae
Music Recorded at Bavaria Musik Studios, Munich on 12th September, 1998
Recording Engineered by Peter Fuchs
Mixed by Steve Parr at Hear No Evil, London
Ceilidh music performed by The Bobby Harvey Band
Released on video by Film Four.