Screw | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Rob Williams |
Starring |
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Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Rob Williams Sarah Brown |
Producer | Brian Kaczynski |
Production company | STV Studios |
Original release | |
Network | Channel 4 |
Release | 6 January 2022 – 14 September 2023 |
Screw is a British prison drama series starring Nina Sosanya and Jamie-Lee O'Donnell. The series was produced by STV Studios and first broadcast on Channel 4 on 6 January 2022. The second series was released on 30 August 2023. On 4 February 2024, it was announced by Ben Tavassoli that Channel 4 had cancelled the series. [1] [2]
Series 1 follows two prison officers and their colleagues, working in C-Wing of men's prison, Long Marsh. Leigh Henry struggles to maintain control of her wing. New recruit Rose Gill arrives and is soon caught up in a gun smuggling operation in order to save her brother from a ruthless gang to whom he owes a drug debt.
Series 2 continues in the aftermath of the dramatic events at the end of the first series. Officer Henry learns that an undercover police officer has been placed on the wing. But who is it? And why are they there?
The series was inspired by creator Rob Williams's work with prisons. Kelvin Hall film studio, Glasgow and Peterhead Prison in Scotland were used as the filming locations. [3]
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | Average viewership (in millions) | ||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 6 | 6 January 2022 | 10 February 2022 | 2.87 | |
2 | 6 | 30 August 2023 | 14 September 2023 | TBA |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Episode 1" | Tom Vaughan | Rob Williams | 6 January 2022 | 4.03 |
2 | "Episode 2" | Tom Vaughan | Rob Williams | 13 January 2022 | 2.94 |
3 | "Episode 3" | Tom Vaughan | Rob Williams | 20 January 2022 | 2.84 |
4 | "Episode 4" | Jordan Hogg | Karla Crome | 27 January 2022 | 2.61 |
5 | "Episode 5" | Jordan Hogg | Roanne Bardsley | 3 February 2022 | 2.44 |
6 | "Episode 6" | Jordan Hogg | Rob Williams | 10 February 2022 | 2.36 |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Episode 1" | Tom Vaughan | Rob Williams | 30 August 2023 | N/A |
2 | "Episode 2" | Tom Vaughan | Rob Williams | 31 August 2023 | N/A |
3 | "Episode 3" | Tom Vaughan | Rob Williams | 6 September 2023 | N/A |
4 | "Episode 4" | Rebecca Rycroft | Roanne Bardsley | 7 September 2023 | N/A |
5 | "Episode 5" | Rebecca Rycroft | Ciara Conway | 13 September 2023 | N/A |
6 | "Episode 6" | Rebecca Rycroft | Rob Williams | 14 September 2023 | N/A |
Screw was first broadcast on Channel 4 on 6 January 2022. [4] [5] [6]
The second series went to air on 30 August 2023. [7]
Rebecca Nicholson for The Guardian gave it four out of five and said: "(Screw) settles somewhere between soap and Sunday night blockbuster, and I mean that as a compliment. This is broad and warm and welcoming, with enough of a sharp side to make it worth sticking with." [8] The Times also gave it four out of five and praised the use of humour. [9]
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