Lucky Break

A former small-time criminal who ends up in prison after a botched bank job. He is resourceful and can read people well, often calculating risks in the heat of a plan. His growing relationship with Annabel and his internal conflict push him toward a choice between freedom and loyalty.

Hands's volatile partner in crime and a restless, impulsive presence in the prison. He agrees to the escape plan largely out of loyalty to Hands, while wrestling with fear and self-doubt. He is cast as Hardy in the prison production, a role that mirrors his own struggles with love and loyalty.

The inmate pianist who volunteers to play during rehearsals, his musical talent becomes a crucial plot device, enabling the escape while also causing tension as the plan depends on his performance. He endures personal heartbreak as his family life unravels, and his subsequent suicide serves as a stark reminder of the cost of crime and stigma.

A prison employee who forms a complicated bond with Hands. Her presence adds warmth to a grim environment and influences Hands's ultimate choice. She embodies hope amid confinement.

A fictional lead in the prison musical whose onstage death mirrors the real-world stakes and intensifies Hands's struggle with responsibility and desire for freedom.

Guscott's onstage role, known for the onstage kiss with Nelson. The theatrical portrayal echoes the inmates' own conflicts between duty and desire.

A volatile prisoner who pressures Hands to help him escape, introducing real danger beyond the stage and pushing the plan to a breaking point.