Prison
TV Show · Documentary · Crime

Filmed over seven months inside HMP Durham, 'Prison' offers unprecedented access to life behind bars. With a rare opportunity to film inside an English prison, the three-part series produced and directed by Paddy Wivell tells the human story on both sides of the door: staff and prisoners, and the real issues facing them.

2018 · 47m
Director Paddy Wivell

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Drugs
    A look into Durham's seemingly unstoppable flood of drugs and mobile phones into the prison; the circulation of drugs such as Spice is of epidemic proportions.
    46m
  • EPISODE 2
    Episode 2
    Durham has one mental health nurse for almost 1000 men; at any one time at least 50% of prisoners are estimated to be suffering from mental health issues and the newly opened health wing has only 11 beds.
    47m
  • EPISODE 3
    Episode 3
    Every day Durham prison staff have to deal with assaults on fellow prisoners and on staff members; the atmosphere is volatile because as a reception prison Durham receives many new prisoners every day.
    47m
  • EPISODE 1
    Arrivals
    A rare insight into life behind bars at HMP Foston Hall, where more than 300 women are incarcerated for everything from non-payment of fines to murder.
    45m
  • EPISODE 2
    Trauma
    Over half of women in prison are suffering from the effects of long-term emotional, physical or sexual abuse; in an attempt to tackle these issues, Foston's regime embraces a remarkable new prisoner-led therapy group.
    45m
  • EPISODE 3
    Family
    A moving look at the emotionally charged difficulties of being a mom in prison; at Foston Hall, Kelly seeks to renew contact with her boys while Lexi has tough questions to answer.
    45m

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Cast & Crew

  • P‌W
    Paddy Wivell
    Director
  • P‌W
    Paddy Wivell
    Producer
  • R‌M
    Richard Melman
    Producer
  • K‌M
    Kathy Myers
    Producer
  • J‌W
    Jack Wood
    Producer
  • M‌M
    Marian Mohamed
    Producer

About

Prison

Documentary

Filmed over seven months inside HMP Durham, 'Prison' offers unprecedented access to life behind bars. With a rare opportunity to film inside an English prison, the three-part series produced and directed by Paddy Wivell tells the human story on both sides of the door: staff and prisoners, and the real issues facing them.

Information

Studio
BritBox
Released
2018
Rated
14+
Region of Origin
United Kingdom

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English (United Kingdom)
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