''One Way Ticket'' is a 1997 Australian

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directed by Richard Franklin. The film was inspired by real events in the life of prison officer Heather Parker, who assisted in the escape of

Peter Gibb Peter Robert Gibb (30 June 1954 – 23 January 2011) was an Australian criminal, known for his escape from the Melbourne Remand Centre in 1993. Escape from Melbourne Remand Centre Gibb had several prior convictions for manslaughter, armed robbe ...

and Archie Butterly.

Plot

A criminal languishing in jail embarks on a torrid affair with a female guard. However, events take a sinister turn as she becomes increasingly besotted, and news of their romance becomes public – leading to the collapse of her marriage. Desperate, she agrees to help the crook escape, only to start doubting his commitment.

Cast

Peter Phelps Peter Phelps (born 20 September 1960 in Sydney) is an Australian actor, singer and writer. He is notable for his role as Trevor Cole in ''Baywatch''. Phelps is also known for his roles in the internationally successful Australian series '' Son ...

as Mick Webb *

Rachel Blakely Rachel Leigh Blakely (born 28 July 1968) is an Australian actress. Her works include films such as ''Love Until'', '' Young Hercules'' and ''Counterstrike'', as well as guest appearances on television shows such as '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', ' ...

as Deborah Carter *

Chris Haywood Chris Haywood (born ) is an English-born Australian actor, writer and producer, with close to 500 screen performances to his name. Haywood has also worked as a casting director, art director, sound recordist, camera operator, gaffer, grip, lo ...

as Bertie * Jane Hall as Kate Stark * Joseph Spano as Kaiser *Adriano Cortese as Tumeo *Russell Fletcher as Geoff *Marie-Louise Jolicoeur as Maureen *

Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson ( – 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The ''Oxford ...

as Jimmie *Doug Bowles as Preece *Regina Gaigalas as Lena *

Richard E. Young Richard E. Young (born August 20, 1938) is a teuthologist. He is an Emeritus Professor of Oceanography at the University of Hawaii's School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology. Education Young took a Bachelor of Arts degree at Pomona Colleg ...

as Louis * Sally Lightfoot as Pam *

Dennis Miller Dennis Michael Miller (born November 3, 1953) is an American political commentator, stand-up comedian, talk show host, writer, actor and former sportscaster. Miller was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' fro ...

as Alf *

Elspeth Ballantyne Elspeth Ballantyne (born 1939) is a retired Australian actress, who appeared in theatre, television and film roles over a career that spanned nearly 60 years, a veteran of the industry having started her career as a child actor and becoming a ...

as Elizabeth *

Richard Moir Richard Moir (born 1950) is an Australian former actor and editor. Career Moir initially began his career as a film editor for low-budget 1970s Australian films and TV series, many of which were the work of director Esben Storm. Moir struck u ...

as Governor *

Frank Gallacher Frank Gallacher (7 April 1943 – 23 February 2009) was a Scottish-Australian actor. Early life Gallacher was born in Glasgow in 1943. In 1962, aged 19, he was working in London when his parents and younger sister decided to emigrate to Austra ...

as Macca *Troy Rowley as Mouse * Terry Gill as Buddle * Elly Varrenti as Mags

Production

Some filming took place at St. Andrews Hotel, St. Andrews, Victoria, Australia.

References

External links

* 1997 television films 1997 films Australian drama television films 1997 drama films Films directed by Richard Franklin (director) Films scored by Nerida Tyson-Chew Films about prison escapes 1990s English-language films English-language drama films {{Australia-tv-film-stub