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Buried is a British television drama series, produced by World Productions for Channel 4 and originally screened in 2003. The programme starred Lennie James as Lee Kingley, who is serving a long prison sentence in order to protect a member of his family from a violent criminal. Critically well-received, the programme won the Best Drama Series category at the British Academy Television Awards in 2004.
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Season01
- S01E01Episode 1January 14, 2003—Staff and prisoners at HMP Mandrake meet new inmate Lee Kingley, who has been sentenced to ten years for GBH and a firearms offence.
- S01E02Episode 2January 21, 2003—Ronaldo returns to D wing, having recovered from a stabbing and claiming not to remember who attacked him. Patty has been transferred for s
- S01E03Episode 3January 28, 2003—Lee's fearsome brother Troy arrives on the wing. Lee is happy to spend time with him, but reluctant to get involved with the drug dealing a
- S01E04Episode 4February 4, 2003—With his brother Troy 'ghosted', Lee is top dog on the wing. However, his reputation is endangered when a rumour goes round that Kappa, his
- S01E05Episode 5February 11, 2003—Russo receives a tip off that an officer is bringing drugs onto D wing. He orders Nick to lean on a renowned grass, Collit, in order to fin
- S01E06Episode 6February 18, 2003—Female officer DD retaliates when she is assaulted by an angry prisoner, who then makes a complaint against her. She is ordered to go and s
- S01E07Episode 7February 25, 2003—Lee returns from segregation noticeably more reserved. Shiel is now top dog and Lee is happy to let him run the wing, until he attempts to
- S01E08Episode 8March 4, 2003—Lee gets a visit from his lawyer and the police. They want him to give evidence against Paul Brown, the policeman who put him inside.
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