Overview
- All six episodes were released on BBC iPlayer from 6am on 3 January, with the first episode airing on BBC One at 9:30pm the same day.
- The drama is adapted from Andy West’s memoir The Life Inside, with deliberate changes including renaming the lead to Dan and consolidating multiple real-life figures into fewer on-screen characters.
- Josh Finan leads a cast that includes Gerard Kearns, Stephen Wight, Phil Daniels and Samantha Spiro, with filming in and around Liverpool and at the former Gloucester Prison.
- Initial reception is divided, with some viewers posting complaints on social media and reviewers highlighting the show’s poignancy and thoughtful approach.
- Writer Dennis Kelly has expressed interest in further seasons but notes most of the memoir has been used and future stories would require new material and collaboration.