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Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2021-06-06

Last Air Date: 2023-11-12

Number of Seasons: 3

Number of Episodes: 6

Created By: Jimmy McGovern

Networks: BBC One

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Top Cast

Stephen Graham as Eric McNally
Siobhan Finneran as Marie-Louise O'Dell
James Nelson-Joyce as Johnno
Sean Bean as Mark Cobden
Bella Ramsey as Kelsey Morgan
Jodie Whittaker as Orla O'Riordan
Tamara Lawrance as Abi Cochrane
Alicia Forde as Sarah Duddy
Faye McKeever as Tanya
Nicholas Nunn as Adam

Seasons

Series 1 (2021)

A prisoner consumed by guilt, an officer with an impossible choice. What does it take to survive?

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2021-06-06)

Mark 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.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2021-06-13)

Mark 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.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2021-06-20)

Mark 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?