First viewed : 14 May 1995
This series was the brainchild of Prime Suspect creator Lynda La Plante and had a similar theme of a woman in power battling against male prejudice. Beanpole actress Janet McTeer played Helen Hewitt, the new governor of a men's prison where a riot has just occurred, following which a notorious sex offender is discovered dead in his cell. Derek Martin played her resistant deputy who is covering up the connivance of some of the officers in the man's death.
The pilot episode began with explosive scenes from the riot and there was plenty more blood and violence to come. Both Mum and I felt it was a bit over the top and didn't continue with the series which ran for two seasons ( 12 episodes overall ).
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