Holloway: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Holloway prison, in North London, holds up to 500 female inmates and is the largest women's prison in Europe. Incarcerated behind heavy security is a complete cross section of criminals, from petty villains and drug-addicted prostitutes to swindling fraudsters and high profile murderers. Many are seasoned re-offenders schooled in the ways of prison life. With unprecedented access, this brand new three part series follows the lives of the prisoners, prison officers, from Governor down, and medical staff, who make up this complex, noisy and disturbed community - in order to reveal the truth behind Holloway Prison. The documentary will afford viewers a unique and revealing insight into prison life and female criminality today and demonstrates the practical function Holloway serves in the lives of the inmates – from the fear it holds for the first time offender worried she is enter...

Series details

• Title: Holloway
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime
• Premiere date: 2009-03-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-03-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 5427
• TVDB ID: 279078

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-03-17; final listed air date 2009-03-31; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Holloway on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.