Can't access recovery or internet recovery

My MacBook pro (late-2009) has the dreaded question mark folder icon when I try to start it up. I had this problem a year ago and fixed it using recovery and repair disk.
For some reason, I can't access recovery mode OR internet recovery (even while plugged into the internet via cable). The only different response I get from the computer is simply a grey screen and the cursor when I boot up while pressing option.
I had been having problems with the computer 'forgetting' the time when the battery went completely flat, which I've heard has something to do with the startup disk?
Any advice would be great as I don't have the ££ to get this fixed or get a new one. I can't find any other discussion on here that mention having no access at all to recovery mode.

I believe the Apple Stores have a network recovery image available to them when they run diagnostics there.
For data recovery, you have a couple of options - either connect the Mac to another Mac using target mode (you'd need to use a Firewire cable, possibly with a Thunderbolt adaptor if the other Mac is newer), or remove the hard drive, put it into an enclosure or dock, and attempt access that way. If it's just the system folders that's damaged, you may be able to effect access to your user files. If the drive itself is physically ailing, or the directory is too greatly damaged, you may be out of luck.
If your MBP is mid-2009, it came with 10.5, and you should be able to buy a generic retail 10.6.3 DVD (check Amazon, etc) to get a new system up and running. (The next model, mid-2010, would have come with a custom build of 10.6.3 and you'd need the model-specific disks for that since the retail 10.6.3 won't work, I believe.)
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