In Prison

Overview

In Prison (1957) is a BBC documentary examining daily life inside HMP Strangeways Prison in Manchester. Filmed within the institution, the film observes prisoners and officials as part of a closed system housing hundreds of inmates, focusing on routines, discipline, confinement, and the psychological effects of incarceration. Avoiding dramatization, the documentary presents prison life as an enclosed social world, shaped by regulation, isolation, and repetition, offering a rare contemporary view of Britain’s penal system in the postwar period.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 19, 1957

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Production

BBC

Director

Roy Harris

Writer

Denis Mitchell,Roy Harris

Producer

Denis Mitchell

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt17888910