''Always Outnumbered'' (also known as ''Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned'') is a television film based on the novel ''

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'' by author

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. It first aired on pay television channel

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in 1998.

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The film stars

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as aging ex-con Socrates Fortlow, who after a long incarceration, is trying hard to make a new life and to accept the regrets of his past. Meanwhile, he meets a young boy named Darryl, who witnessed a boy murdered by a friend of his. He also has to deal with his best friend's deteriorating health and finding work.

Cast

- Socrates Fortlow *

Bill Cobbs William Francisco Cobbs (born June 16, 1934) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in movies such as Louisiana Slim in '' The Hitter'' (1979), Water in ''The Brother from Another Planet'' (1984), and as Lewis Coleman on ''I'll Fly Aw ...

- Right Burke *

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- Iula Brown * Daniel Williams - Darryl *

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- Luvia *

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- Halley Grimes *

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- Howard M'Shalla * Bridgid Coulter - Corina M'Shalla *

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- Wilfred *

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- Blackbird Willis * Kevin Carroll - Pegus * Jamaal Carter - Phillip * John Toles-Bey - Stoney Wiley *

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- Winnie M'Shalla *

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- Mr. Keene * Perry Moore - Kiko *

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- Marlow Bitta * Art Evans - Markham Peale *

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- Parker *

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- Weems *

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- Melodie

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