''Affinity '' is a 2008 UK film adaptation of

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' 1999 novel of the same name; directed by

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and written by Andrew Davies. It stars

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, and Mary Jo Randle. The film was nominated for the

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Premise

''Affinity'' is set in Victorian England; the story of an upper-class woman, Margaret (

), who becomes an official "Visitor" to a woman's prison; however, she becomes emotionally attached to one of the inmates, Selina (

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). As the story progresses through Selina's shady background, and Margaret's dislike of her home life; a plot to break out of the prison develops. But just what the plan is, and who calls the shots is yet to be discovered.

Cast

as Selina Dawes *

as Margaret Prior *

as Mother Prior *

as Miss Ridley * Mary Jo Randle as Mrs Jelf *Caroline Loncq as Ruth Vigers *

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as Mrs Brink *Vincent Leclerc as Theophilus *

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as Miss Haxby * Ferelith Young as Helen *

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as Madeleine *Brett Watson as Stephen Prior *Candis Nergaard as Black Eyed Sue *Kenneth Hadley as Prison Porter *Sarah Crowden as Ada *

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as Mr Hither * Paul Clayton as Mr Vincy

References

External links

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Affinity (2008)
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