scottsdad Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Watched the first 2 episodes, and really interesting. Looking at how the parole board decides on whether prisoners get released or not. Each episode follows a couple of cases, looking back at the original crime and how the prisoners have progressed (or not). Mondays on BBC2. The last episode was about a trans guy with clear mental health issues who was banged up for arson and a guy who bludgeoned a 19 year old girl to death with a hammer for...£20. The latter had been in jail for 15 years and was looking to move to an open prison. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Watching this now, the first episode is interesting. The story the conman told about being exploited in Russia is world level “Did ye aye?”. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 Series finished now but very fascinating. The wife, watching it, decided she wouldn't let any of them out. Ever. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 I’ve watched three episodes. The guy who was doing an indeterminate sentence for armed robbery, seemed to be really trying, he’d clearly been working to come to terms with his shite start to life, doing well in prison, working with the doctors etc. He gets his release and then at the end…… back inside after four weeks out for dealing drugs in his halfway house! Great work mate! Fucking hell. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMoore Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 On 19/03/2023 at 21:02, ICTChris said: Watching this now, the first episode is interesting. The story the conman told about being exploited in Russia is world level “Did ye aye?”. Just watched episode one. Agree with the verdicts. I'm not sure funny is the right word but it's relativley amusing how the second fella didn't realise the situation he was in. The guy that had murdered someone clearly understood he should be talking about successful attempts at anger management and how he has learned to manage his emotions now whereas you have the guy who's literally been incarcerated for lying to people trying to spin some clearly Jay from the Inbetweeners inspired story about his trip to Russia. It's like some of these habitual liars really can't help themselves from lying even if they are staring down extreme consequences. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Watched episode four last night. The fucker from Leeds was even worse than armed robbery life sentence guy - goes on camera saying "I want to be home for Christmas, make sure I see my kids grow up, I love them so much, I'm making so much progress". Gets released, six months later - doesn't even make it to the hostel, recalled within a day! What a fucking loser. Felt sorry for the guy who had his meeting adjourned - he had committed some nasty crimes but the whole thing was utter farcical. He was calmer than I would've been in that situation - "sorry, your parole officer hasn't done their job so you're going to be in prison for the next six months no matter what". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneteaminglasgow Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 From the final episode so will put it in spoilers, but Spoiler Felt genuinely bad for the boy who kept getting his hearing put off because the probation service hadn’t got round to talking to him yet. I get that obviously he’s in there for a reason, and his offences were pretty serious, but still must be fucking dreadful knowing that you’re staying inside for an extra six months because the justice system is underfunded, regardless of what you have done. The other boy on the episode who was wanting out for Christmas seemed, and I feel slightly bad saying this, like an irredeemable moron. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 The guy in Leeds nick looked like Leigh Griffiths. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted April 4, 2023 Author Share Posted April 4, 2023 Genuinely enjoyed the whole series. The parole board guy was right - folk always wanting out for a Christmas/birthday. They cannot judge on that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Planning on watching these after Blue Lights - which is an excellent drama on iPlayer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 12 hours ago, Derry Alli said: Planning on watching these after Blue Lights - which is an excellent drama on iPlayer. Finished over two days. Superb. Was near in tears at the end. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted April 11, 2023 Author Share Posted April 11, 2023 3 hours ago, Derry Alli said: Finished over two days. Superb. Was near in tears at the end. Blue Lights or Parole? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 On 11/04/2023 at 09:53, scottsdad said: Blue Lights or Parole? Blue Lights 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted April 12, 2023 Author Share Posted April 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Derry Alli said: Blue Lights Blue lights thread for this pish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneteaminglasgow Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 A fifth episode of this seems to have come out. Haven’t finished watching it yet, but Spoiler The bank robber boy who must have only been late 30’s talking about not wanting to die in prison was one of the bleakest things I’ve ever heard. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 Yep, last in the series. Spoiler No surprises, the guys ended up back in the jail. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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