Drama series revealing the uncensored, shocking and often darkly funny reality of life as a prison officer in a 21st century British male prison.Drama series revealing the uncensored, shocking and often darkly funny reality of life as a prison officer in a 21st century British male prison.Drama series revealing the uncensored, shocking and often darkly funny reality of life as a prison officer in a 21st century British male prison.
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- TriviaOn Tuesday, 7 June 2022, Channel 4 Television announced that they have commissioned STV Studios to produce a second series of the prison drama. Series two will filmed in the iconic Kelvin Hall in Glasgow and is expected to air in early 2023.
- GoofsFemale Prison Officers Gill and Stokes wear elaborate hoop and drop earrings in every episode. No prison officer would ever think about doing such a thing - in even the slightest physical altercation they can be gripped and torn off, causing agonizing pain, injury and potentially irreparable damage to the woman's ears.
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Sometimes Disjointed but solid overall
Comparatively, I wouldn't describe this prison drama as "gritty" at all. But it is a drama set in one wing of men's prison, a wing where all types of inmates are housed, especially those not suitable elsewhere such as those needing psychological care. Some have stories that are compelling, while others they focus on suggesting they may become bigger players only for them to disappear into the crowd.
You have a team of wardens with a boss who has a secret she desperately trying to keep hidden, and a new recruit she immediately seems to dislike. A new recruit whose behavior suggests she just might be as dodgy as assumed. You have the inevitable stoic veteran, and the officers trying to do a good job, another overzealous and the type who sympathizes a bit too much with the prisoners.
They deal sensitively and fairly with some topics like transgender prisoners and survivors of child molestation. There are a few brilliant scenes that show the variance of "life inside" far different than that one knows about of the US incarceration system, whether its between prisoners, wardens or a combination of both. Some are even heart-warming in their moments of humanity.
It doesn't really stand out thus far from any of the prison dramas I've watched, and certainly not those like Wentworth or Oz, but it's not a waste of time either if you like the genre. I would definitely watch more episodes as they become available.
You have a team of wardens with a boss who has a secret she desperately trying to keep hidden, and a new recruit she immediately seems to dislike. A new recruit whose behavior suggests she just might be as dodgy as assumed. You have the inevitable stoic veteran, and the officers trying to do a good job, another overzealous and the type who sympathizes a bit too much with the prisoners.
They deal sensitively and fairly with some topics like transgender prisoners and survivors of child molestation. There are a few brilliant scenes that show the variance of "life inside" far different than that one knows about of the US incarceration system, whether its between prisoners, wardens or a combination of both. Some are even heart-warming in their moments of humanity.
It doesn't really stand out thus far from any of the prison dramas I've watched, and certainly not those like Wentworth or Oz, but it's not a waste of time either if you like the genre. I would definitely watch more episodes as they become available.
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