Screw (2022–2023)

TV ShowEndedDrama, Comedy, Crime2 seasons, 12 episodes
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Plot

Rob Williams' darkly comic crime drama portrays prison as you've never seen it before: through the embattled and inspiring characters who work there.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Screw S01E06Episode 6S01E06 · 7.5As Long Marsh comes under the spotlight, life on the tense and paranoid C Wing is altered forever - and everyone is a suspect
  2. 02Screw S01E01Episode 1S01E01 · 7.0Prison officer Leigh lives for her job at Long Marsh men's prison. But when mouthy young Rose arrives, fresh out of training, C Wing will never be the same again.
  3. 03Screw S01E03Episode 3S01E03 · 7.0Will Leigh cross the line between officer and criminal? Rose carries out a dangerous mission, and finds herself trapped in a potentially deadly double bind.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2022Aired 6.9Season avg
  1. S01E01Screw S01E01Episode 1January 6, 2022 7.0Prison officer Leigh lives for her job at Long Marsh men's prison. But when mouthy young Rose arrives, fresh out of training, C Wing will ne
  2. S01E02Screw S01E02Episode 2January 13, 2022 6.5As the pressure on her rises, how far will Leigh go to save her job? Rose starts to find her feet in a terrifying new world.
  3. S01E03Screw S01E03Episode 3January 20, 2022 7.0Will Leigh cross the line between officer and criminal? Rose carries out a dangerous mission, and finds herself trapped in a potentially dea
  4. S01E04Screw S01E04Episode 4January 27, 2022 6.5Leigh becomes increasingly isolated from her sceptical colleagues. A guilt-ridden Rose takes a chance to make amends. Toby's suspicions lead
  5. S01E05Screw S01E05Episode 5February 3, 2022 7.0With C Wing on lockdown, the prisoners' mental health reaches crisis point in an under-resourced and chaotic system. Meanwhile, Rose sees an
  6. S01E06Screw S01E06Season's bestEpisode 6February 10, 2022 7.5As Long Marsh comes under the spotlight, life on the tense and paranoid C Wing is altered forever - and everyone is a suspect

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season026Episodes2023Aired—Season avg
  1. S02E01Screw S02E01Episode 1August 30, 2023—The prison officers at Long Marsh are set on making a fresh start, but Leigh hears a dangerous rumour about an undercover police officer on
  2. S02E02Screw S02E02Episode 2August 31, 2023—Leigh begins to doubt her team's loyalties when she discovers the identity of the undercover police officer. Meanwhile, Rose worries about h
  3. S02E03Screw S02E03Episode 3September 6, 2023—An accident in the prison workshop leads the inmates to go on strike, and C Wing descends into chaos. Leigh confronts the corrupt officer on
  4. S02E04Screw S02E04Episode 4September 7, 2023—The deadly threat posed to Rose by Reeks forces Morgan to take matters into his own hands, setting him on a collision course with Leigh. Mea
  5. S02E05Screw S02E05Episode 5September 13, 2023—The shocking truth about Katy Trent's killer finally comes out
  6. S02E06Screw S02E06Episode 6September 14, 2023—A hostage situation develops on C Wing. Can Leigh and Rose save themselves and the prison?

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Cast

Nina SosanyaNina SosanyaLeigh HenryJamie Lee O'DonnellJamie Lee O'DonnellRose GillLaura CheckleyLaura CheckleyJackie StokesFaraz AyubFaraz AyubAli ShahStephen WightStephen WightGary CampbellRon DonachieRon DonachieDon CarpenterBen TavassoliBen TavassoliLouis Costa
Nicholas Lumley
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