Sid Owen off EastEnders is first in. Stripped of home comforts, Sid takes drastic action. And MP Johnny Mercer meets a convicted contract killer who used to 'run people over'.
EP2 Episode 2Nov 07, 2023
Ex-Tory MP Neil Parish and pop star HRVY step through the doors of HMP Shrewsbury to sample life on the inside. Between them they endure a series of pranks and a hostage crisis.
EP3 Episode 3Nov 14, 2023
Mail on Sunday columnist Peter Hitchens sparks fireworks at the prison's drug support group. Actor Tom Rosenthal smuggles contraband into the prison stashed intimately deep 'inside' his body.
EP4 Episode 4Nov 21, 2023
HMP Shrewsbury's at boiling point. Staff struggle as inmates run amok. The VIPs scramble to survive as the experiment comes to an end and they reflect on their time inside.
Official Website: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/banged-up-stars-behind-bars
Synopsis
In a jaw-dropping new show, seven celebrities are sent inside HMP Shrewsbury to see what life's really like in British prisons in 2023 - overcrowded, understaffed and on the brink.