Portillo's Hidden History of Britain — Season 1, Episode 3: Shepton Mallet

Episode synopsis

Michael Portillo unlocks the doors to four extraordinary abandoned locations. Since it opened 400 years ago, Shepton Mallet prison has seen thousands of prisoners, numerous executions and countless escape attempts. It has been home to gangsters, and during the Second World War a safe house for Britain's most precious historic documents such as the Magna Carta.

About Portillo's Hidden History of Britain

Portillo's Hidden History of Britain sees former UK politician Michael Portillo investigating abandoned buildings around Britain.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Royal London Hospital
• E2Orford Ness: Defence of the Realm
• E4Imber Village - The Wages of War