Strangeways: Britain's Toughest Prison Riot
2015•1h 0m•Released
DocumentaryCrime
Twenty-five years after the biggest riot in British penal history, this film brings together the ringleaders of the trouble with the prison guards they battled with over three weeks of anarchy that brought Strangeways to its knees. For the first time, these events are told through unparalleled access to the people at the heart of the riot - ex-inmates, prison officers and the governor himself - createing a compelling story of the struggle for power between the authorities and the hardcore prisoners who ultimately took their protest onto the prison roof. The stand-off that followed is documented until the final moments, when the siege was ended in a dramatic takedown in front of rolling news cameras.
Director
David Belton
Writer
David Belton
Languages
English
Studio
BBC
Cast
Shaun Dooley
Narrator
Production
Company
BBC
Company
Minnow Films
Producer
Sally Brindle
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