Screw (TV series)
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.[1][2][3] It has been renewed for a second series.[4]
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Rob Williams |
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Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producers | Rob Williams Sarah Brown |
Producer | Brian Kaczynski |
Production company | STV Studios |
Release | |
Original network | Channel 4 |
Original release | 6 January 2022 – present |
Plot
The series follows two prison officers and their colleagues, working in C-Wing of men's prison, Long Marsh.
Cast
- Jamie-Lee O'Donnell as Rose Gill
- Nina Sosanya as Leigh Henry
- Faraz Ayub as Ali Shah
- Laura Checkley as Jackie Stokes
- Stephen Wight as Gary Campbell
- Ron Donachie as Don Carpenter
- Bill Blackwood as Tony Tanner
- Mark Newsome as Streaky
- Jake Davies as Stephen Childs
- Nicholas Lumley as Larry
- Ben Tavassoli as Louis Costa
- Jorden Myrie as Raheem Bennett
Production
The series was inspired by Williams's work with prisons. Kelvin Hall film studio, Glasgow and Peterhead Prison in Scotland were used as the filming locations.[5]
Episodes
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 |
Reception
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."[6] The Times also gave it four out of five and praised the use of humour.[7]
References
- Cormack, Morgan (10 December 2021). "Channel 4's Screw: new trailer for tense new prison drama". Stylist. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- "Channel 4 Announces New 6-Part Drama Series: Screw". Channel 4. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- Creamer, Jon (27 August 2020). "C4 orders prison drama from STV and Victim writer Williams". Televisual. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- "Screw Series 2 coming to Channel 4". British Comedy Guide. 7 June 2022.
- "Meet the cast of Channel 4 prison drama Screw". Radio Times. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- "Screw review – a warm, witty welcome to hell!". the Guardian. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- Midgley, Carol. "Screw review — humour behind bars, but this is no Porridge 2".