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Prison | Based On True Story
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1981 | Tom
The real John McVicar is seen briefly at the bar wearing a green top about 11 mins before the end of the film
Due to a home office ban forbidding film crews filming UK prison exteriors/ interiors; all the prison scenes were filmed in Ireland.
Although in the book on which the film is based, McVicar was in prison with many infamous criminals of his day, the majority of characters in the film have fictitious names. For example, the character of Cody is based on the notorious Moors Murderer Ian Brady, and his girlfriend, mentioned during the riot scenes (as McVicar and others read the transcription from Cody's trial), is Myra Hindley.
Ian Hendry is strangely uncredited despite his cameo being a important one.
Sadly, the real life John McVicar's son, Russell Grant McVicar, decided to follow in his father's footsteps before he was reformed. The younger McVicar was jailed for the 1998 robbery of a Picasso painting in London. He is still serving time.
"John McVicar: Make sure you're not involved, woncha? Cos I'll put a tool right in your belly!"
"[Terry is joking to the other prisoners about the Durham Light Infantry] Terry Stokes: They found a whole barrack load of them stuck up each other... Sunk to the nuts, they were. They're gonna rename them - the Durham Bumpers. Ah, they do love an arsehole, these Geordies! [laughter]"
