Jailed: Inside Maghaberry Prison

Stephen Nolan gets unprecedented access to one of the UK’s most notorious high-security jails. Face to face with prisoners in their cells, he finds a system under pressure.

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Documentary
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First Aired on

Sep 04, 2023

1 seaons till Oct 09, 2023

Popularity: 0.6327
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Networks
(GB)
Production

BBC (GB)

Status: Returning Series

In Production

Last episode: 'If you’ve got remorse, it’s going to haunt you'

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 6 episodes

Season 1

Aired

6 Episodes
  • Episode 1'The carrot in here is much more appealing than the stick'28 min

    Stephen talks face to face with a convicted murderer in his cell, sees how jail staff try to turn lives around and is confronted by the sometimes shocking reality of life inside.

  • Episode 2'When there’s drugs in, the wit’s out'28 min

    Word that Nolan is in Maghaberry is spreading through the jail. He meets a murderer who reveals how his ordinary life spiralled out of control, leading, he says, to a man’s death.

  • Episode 3'It’s a hostile environment in here. Same as Afghanistan'29 min

    On a landing in Maghaberry, Stephen is reunited with a prisoner he last saw in a young offenders centre. He meets a murderer who, despite pleading guilty, now says he didn’t do it.

  • Episode 4'You think you’re a failure? Join the club'28 min

    In the most intense encounter of the series so far, Stephen confronts a prisoner who murdered his girlfriend about the crime he now denies.

  • Episode 5'What are you, a nurse or a prison governor?'29 min

    For the first time, cameras are allowed in to see Maghaberry’s controversial unit that houses the most violent and vulnerable prisoners. It exposes the daily dangers for staff.

Crew & Team

Austen Irwin

Producer

Chris Buckler

Executive Producer

Mary Mckeagney

Executive Producer