Playhouse Presents Season 2 Episode 8 -

Airdate: 2013-Jun-06

Episode summary:

This story is based on Ricky Tomlinson's true experiences campaigning for justice in an effort to overturn a verdict which sent him to jail for 2 years in the early 1970s. During his time in prison and on hunger strike, Ricky’s life is changed forever by a prison governor who encourages him to read Robert Tressel’s book The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists.

About Playhouse Presents series:

Playhouse Presents is a comedy and drama strand from Sky, and features work by some of today’s most talented actors, writers, and directors f...Show more >