This is the incredible true story of john mcvicar a man who took on the entire prison system and refused to surrender'. '.strtoupper('r')oger daltrey gives a powerful performance as mcvicar in a film that is shocking, brutal and full of gritty violent realism'. '.strtoupper('b')ased on the true life story of professional british criminal john mcvicar, the film strongly depicts the brutal aspects of british prison life and follows mcvicar into his eventual rehabilitation'. '.strtoupper('t')he screenplay was written by the director tom clegg and john mcvicar, based on mcvicar's autobiography.'doing time with mcvicar' new documentary on the story of the production with roger daltrey john mcvicar, jeff wayne film score composer and bill curbishley film producer and the who manager.'mcvicar on mcvicar' new documentary in which keith allen interviews john mcvicar about the film and his life.film guide booklet