A Very Open Prison
- TV comedy drama
- BBC Two
- 1995
- 1 episode
Satire of Thatcherite privatisations, focussing on the prison system. Stars Tom Wilkinson, Ronald Pickup, Stephen Tompkinson, Emily Mortimer, Peter Wingfield and more.
Cast & crew credits
| Tom Wilkinson | David Hanratty |
| Ronald Pickup | Brian Silcott |
| Stephen Tompkinson | Jeremy Craig |
| Emily Mortimer | Amanda Ellis |
| Peter Wingfield | Dominic Casement |
| Michael Hordern | Lord Langland |
| Geoffrey Whitehead | Chief Constable Peter Christie |
| John Fortune | Prime Minister |
| Celia Imrie | Victoria Bridgewater |
| Julian Fellowes | Sir Mortimer Fawkes |
| Michael Fenton Stevens | John Bentley |
| William Hoyland | Arthur Hare |
| Trevor Cooper | Landlord |
| Jason Barry | Vince Mawhinney |
| David Sterne | Ricky Dorrell |
| Andy Hamilton | Eddie |
| Susannah Hitching | Inspector Lisa Sutcliffe |
| Frederick Warder | Dick Holt |
| Andrew Barrow | Prison Warder |
| Andrew Castell | SAS Captain |
| Jamie O'Brien | Kid |
| Ben Forster | Cabbie |
| Charlotte Attenborough | PM's Secretary |
| Clifford Milner | Chauffeur |
| Elaine Loudon | Prisoner |
| Heather Ramsay | Prison Warder |
| Lucy Cohu | Reporter |
| Geoffrey Perkins | John |
| Sue Carpenter | Self |
| Rory Bremner | Paxman (Voice) |
| Guy Jenkin | Writer |
| Guy Jenkin | Director |
| Geoffrey Perkins | Producer |
| Denise O'Donoghue | Executive Producer |
| Dave Thompson (as David Thompson) | Executive Producer |
| Steve Tempia | Editor |
| Graeme Story | Production Designer |
| Mary Selway | Casting Director |
| Sarah Trevis | Casting Director |
| Jo Thompson | Costume Designer |
| Marella Shearer | Make-up Designer |
| Keith Reed | Lighting Designer |
| Derek Constable | Lighting Designer |
| Simon Brint | Composer |
| Simon Wallace | Composer |
| Nick Rae | 1st Assistant Director |