The Governor: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Helen Hewitt is the youngest woman ever to be placed in charge of an all-male maximum security prison in The Governor. The series follows Hewitt's progress following her high-profile appointment as governor of the troubled Barfield Prison, which has been partially destroyed by recent rioting.

As the prison is rebuilt, Hewitt must fight for the respect of suspicious officers, counter the threat of renewed violence from a volatile and ever-growing prison population, and finally demand the right to implement a more effective new regime. Helen Hewitt has a formidable task, and few allies...

Series details

• Title: The Governor
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 1995-05-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 1996-04-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 65 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 25967
• IMDb ID: tt0111988
• TVDB ID: 78304

Cast and credited roles

• Janet McTeer — Governor Helen Hewitt
• Derek Martin — Deputy Governor Gary Marshall
• Ron Donachie — Officer Russell Morgan
• David J. Nicholls — Officer "Jumbo" Jackson
• Paul Kynman — Officer James Mallahide
• Idris Elba — Officer Donny Chiswick
• John Forgeham — Temporary Governor Ronald Wrexham

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1995-05-14; final listed air date 1995-06-18; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1996-03-23; final listed air date 1996-04-27; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Governor 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.