Lucky Break — Official Trailer

Synopsis

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: …

Cast & Crew

Directed by Peter Cattaneo

• James Nesbitt
  as James 'Jimmy' Hands
• Olivia Williams
  as Annabel
• Timothy Spall
  as Cliff
• Christopher Plummer
  as Graham Mortimer
• Bill Nighy
  as Roger
• Lennie James
  as Rudy