About
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.
Cast
Bella Ramsey
as Kelsey Morgan
Siobhan Finneran
as Marie-Louise O'Dell
Jodie Whittaker
as Orla O'Riordan
Tamara Lawrance
as Abi Cochrane
James Nelson-Joyce
as Johnno
Seasons
Series 1
A prisoner consumed by guilt, an officer with an impossible choice. What does it take to survive?
Series 2
Arriving at Carlingford Prison on the same day, Kelsey, Orla and Abi are thrown together to face an unfamiliar world. But even with the ever-present threat of violence within its walls, they discover that an unexpected sense of community, and a shared understanding, still might be possible.
Episodes
Series 1
Episode 1
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.
Episode 2
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.
Episode 3
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?
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