McVicar (1980)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.056 |
Directed By
Tom Clegg
Crew
Tom Clegg
John McVicar
Vernon Layton
Peter Boyle
Tom Clegg
TOP CAST
Roger Daltrey
John McVicar
Adam Faith
Walter Probyn
Cheryl Campbell
Sheila McVicar
Billy Murray
Joey Davis
Georgina Hale
Kate
Steven Berkoff
Ronnie Harrison
Brian Hall
Terry Stokes
Malcolm Tierney
Frank
Peter Jonfield
Bobby Harris
Matthew Scurfield
Streaky Jeffries
Tony Haygarth
Rabies
Ian Hendry
Hitchens
Tony Rohr
Bootsy
Harry Fielder
Aitch
Michael Feast
Cody
Leonard Gregory
Jimmy Collins
Joe Turner
Panda
Jeremy Blake
Ronnie Johnson
Anthony Trent
Tate
Terence Stuart
Sid
Ralph Watson
Allen
Ronald Herdman
'Nobby' Styles
Malcolm Terris
Principal Officer
Anthony May
Billy
James Marcus
Sewell
Stephen Bent
Prison Warder
Paul Kember
Prison Warder
Charles Cork
Prison Warder
Richard Simpson
Douglas
Raymond Skipp
Bimbo
John Rolfe
Graham
Allan Mitchell
Jackson
Jamie Foreman
Driver
Stanley Lloyd
Magistrate
David Beames
Policeman
Mikki Magorian
Secretary
Ricky Parkinson
Russell McVicar
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