Name: Britain Behind Bars: A Secret History
Released: 2024-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Robert Rinder

Available on Channel 4

Rob Rinder uncovers a secret history of Britain's prisons. He takes viewers back through the centuries to explore the stories hidden behind prison walls, from petty crooks to infamous gangsters, hangmen, extreme brutality and explosive riots.

Documentary · 2024 · 47 min

Starring Robert Rinder

Director Alex Brisland , Andy Hall

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Rob Rinder visits HMP Dartmoor in Devon and explores its fearsome reputation built over centuries. He examines what happens when a brutal regime pushes prisoners to their limit.

46 min · 7 Jul 2024
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Rob Rinder explores the story of capital punishment in Britain at Shrewsbury Prison in Shropshire. It's where the reign of Britain's most infamous dynasty of hangmen, the Pierrepoint family, who led hundreds of prisoners to their death, began.

47 min · 7 Jul 2024
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

Rob concludes his investigation in Somerset and Shepton Mallet, one of the oldest prisons in the country and custodial home of many petty criminals, once including the notorious Kray twins.

46 min · 7 Jul 2024