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DramaCrime
Guilt, violence and impossible choices – what does it take to survive? Tense, gritty and heartbreaking – Jimmy McGovern's award-winning prison drama, with an all-star cast.
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Seasons & episodes
A prisoner consumed by guilt, an officer with an impossible choice. What does it take to survive?
1Episode 16 Jun 2021 · 48m · ★ 8.0Mark Cobden is sent to prison and has to learn quickly how to survive. When an inmate identifies prison officer Eric McNally’s weakness, he faces an impossible choice.
2Episode 213 Jun 2021 · 45m · ★ 8.2Mark is being bullied by fellow inmate Johnno. Does he tell the prison officers and be labelled a grass or risk the attacks becoming more and more violent? Eric’s son is attacked.
3Episode 320 Jun 2021 · 44m · ★ 8.5Mark suffers a tragic personal loss and is given the chance to leave prison for a day. Eric is forced to take greater risks to protect his family. But where will he draw the line?
Details
- Created by
- Jimmy McGovern
- First aired
- 6 Jun 2021
- Last aired
- 12 Oct 2026
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 9
- Votes
- 286 on TMDB
Cast
Siobhan FinneranMarie-Louise O'Dell
David TennantBobby Bailey
Daniel RyanFreddie Jennings
Jo JoynerNicola
Vinette RobinsonErica
Louis McCartneyJames
