About this season
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.
Episodes (4)
1. Episode 1
7.0Aired 31 October 2023 • 49 min
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'.
2. Episode 2
Aired 7 November 2023 • 47 min
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.
3. Episode 3
Aired 14 November 2023 • 47 min
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.
4. Episode 4
Aired 21 November 2023 • 44 min
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.