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The show recounts incredible true stories of some of the greatest prison escapes in history.

First Aired

2010-07-13
Last Aired

2011-10-04
Creator
Genre

Documentary, Crime
Seasons

2
Episodes

22
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

ITV4, Pick

Keywords:

prison escape prison break prison break attempt

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Season 1

Season 2

1. Court House Killer

American felon, Brian Nichols, facing possible life imprisonment for brutally raping his girlfriend sh...More

American felon, Brian Nichols, facing possible life imprisonment for brutally raping his girlfriend shoots his way out, and, in Ireland 38 inmates escape in one go!Less

2010-07-13

2. Prisoner in Paradise

A female warder falls in love with a felon and springs him from jail, and an escaped murderer on the r...More

A female warder falls in love with a felon and springs him from jail, and an escaped murderer on the run cons a cop into letting him go.Less

2010-07-13

3. Honeymoon's Over

A prison nurse kills a guard to spring her inmate lover from jail plus great train robber Ronnie Bigg'...More

A prison nurse kills a guard to spring her inmate lover from jail plus great train robber Ronnie Bigg's daring escape and 10,000 days on the run.Less

2010-07-20

4. Nothing to Lose

The biggest death-row breakout in U.S history and the world's first helicopter escape.

The biggest death-row breakout in U.S history and the world's first helicopter escape.Less

2010-07-20

5. Postage Freedom

The biggest death-row break out in U.S history and the world's first helicopter escape.

The biggest death-row break out in U.S history and the world's first helicopter escape.Less

2010-07-27

6. Everything's Bigger in Texas

Escape by a rope made of dental floss and the last man hanged in Australia: the break out that sealed ...More

Escape by a rope made of dental floss and the last man hanged in Australia: the break out that sealed his fate.Less

2010-07-27

7. Tragic Consequence

In the US a murderous gang of 7 bust out of a Texas prison leaving chaos in their wake, in Britain IRA...More

In the US a murderous gang of 7 bust out of a Texas prison leaving chaos in their wake, in Britain IRA terrorists are re-captured after just minutes on the run and in Australia an inmate loses half his body weight and slips through his cell bar window to freedom.Less

2010-08-03

8. Oral High Jinks

In the UK a sociopath bomber uses a hand-made key to open a door to freedom, in the US a serial killer...More

In the UK a sociopath bomber uses a hand-made key to open a door to freedom, in the US a serial killer uses bed sheets to escape a fifteen story prison window and in Australia an escapee is shot dead on a crowded bus while on the run.Less

2010-08-03

9. Digging Out

In the UK, a hi-jacked chopper is used in England's first helicopter escape, in Australia an escapee s...More

In the UK, a hi-jacked chopper is used in England's first helicopter escape, in Australia an escapee sends photo's of himself while on the run to authorities he's dubbed the postcard bandit and in the US, six vicious murderers tunnel their way to freedom.Less

2010-08-10

10. Casanova’s Leap

In the UK John McVicar gets away with one of the most brazen escapes in British history, in New York S...More

In the UK John McVicar gets away with one of the most brazen escapes in British history, in New York State a small time criminal on the run turns into a cop killer and in Australia ex-bureaucrat and drug importer walks out of jail in a false wig and beard.Less