Football Behind Bars: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This series will document what life is like at Portland Young Offenders Institution in Dorset and follow Ian's work to help the inmates create their own football academy to play in, instilling them with a sense of pride, achievement and motivating them towards a better future. They will also be taught essential life skills and given positive role models as an example of how their futures can be changed for the better.

Series details

• Title: Football Behind Bars
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Sports
• Premiere date: 2009-09-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-10-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Sky Showcase
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 35672
• IMDb ID: tt1578630
• TVDB ID: 161761

Cast and credited roles

• Ian Wright — Presenter
• Natalie Besbrode — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-09-07; final listed air date 2009-10-12; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Football Behind Bars 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.