Britain's Notorious Prisons

A look at life behind the walls of Manchester's Strangeways Prison, one of Britain's most notorious jails. Includes the story of the most brutal riot in UK history, when the inmates took over.

Using first-hand testimony from past inmates and staff, the truth about life behind the walls of Wormwood Scrubs, one of Britain's most notorious jails. It includes the story of superspy George Blake's 1966 escape from the Scrubs, which had a long-lasting impact on the prison system as a whole.