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  • Prison Night (2015)
  • TV Special | 100 min | Documentary
Prison Night (2015)
TV Special | 100 min | Documentary

Prisons. Why do we have such a dark fascination for them? Is it the fear of confinement? Sharing a cell with a serial killer? Or being tortured by sadistic guards? Whatever it is, the drama of life behind bars has inspired some of the ...See morePrisons. Why do we have such a dark fascination for them? Is it the fear of confinement? Sharing a cell with a serial killer? Or being tortured by sadistic guards? Whatever it is, the drama of life behind bars has inspired some of the world's greatest movies - from award-winning thrillers to entertaining comedies. For most of us, these films are as close as we'll get to experiencing this hidden world. So how accurate are these movies? What really goes on behind locked doors? On Prison Night, we'll get a unique insight from the real experts - lifers, great escapers, dead men walking, Brits banged up abroad and prison bosses. Finally, in a TV first, we've asked Britain's prison population to vote for their favourite prison movies, and we'll be counting down from ten to one. See less
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Rob Davis (written by)
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Updated Nov 7, 2015

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Nov 7, 2015 (United Kingdom)

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19 cast members
Name Known for
Julian Barratt
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Joe Arpaio
Self - Sheriff Self - Sheriff   See fewer
Shaun Attwood
Self - Former US Prison Inmate Self - Former US Prison Inmate   See fewer
Charles Bronson
Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound)   See fewer
Brian Davis
Self - Texas Death Row Inmate Self - Texas Death Row Inmate   See fewer
David Dow
Self - Death Row Lawyer (as Professor David Dow) Self - Death Row Lawyer (as Professor David Dow)   See fewer
Michael Dyke
Self - US Marshall Self - US Marshall   See fewer
Gerry Hendry
Self - Former Borstal Officer / Bronson's Former Prison Officer Self - Former Borstal Officer / Bronson's Former Prison Officer   See fewer
Sunny Jacobs
Self - Former Death Row Inmate Self - Former Death Row Inmate   See fewer
Bettina Jordan-Barber
Self - Former Holloway Inmate Self - Former Holloway Inmate   See fewer
Fred A. Leuchter Jr.
Self - Engineer (as Fred A. Leuchter) Self - Engineer (as Fred A. Leuchter)   See fewer
Jack Lyon
Self - Stalag Luft III POW Self - Stalag Luft III POW   See fewer
Keri Nixon
Self - Criminal Psychologist Self - Criminal Psychologist   See fewer
Helen Prejean
Self - Actress (archive footage) (as Sister Helen Prejean) Self - Actress (archive footage) (as Sister Helen Prejean)   See fewer
Noel 'Razor' Smith
Self - Inmate with Bronson (as Noel Smith) Self - Inmate with Bronson (as Noel Smith)   See fewer
Dean Stalham
Self - Former Inmate Self - Former Inmate   See fewer
Ashanti Witherspoon
Self - Ex-Convict Self - Ex-Convict   See fewer
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