Screw (TV series)

Screw is a British prison drama series starring Nina Sosanya and Jamie-Lee O'Donnell. The series was produced by STV Studios and first broadcast on Channel 4 on 6 January 2022. The second series was released on 30 August 2023. On 4 February 2024, it was announced by Ben Tavassoli that Channel 4 had cancelled the series.

Plot
Series 1 follows two prison officers and their colleagues, working in C-Wing of men's prison, Long Marsh. Leigh Henry struggles to maintain control of her wing. New recruit Rose Gill arrives and is soon caught up in a gun smuggling operation in order to save her brother from a ruthless gang to whom he owes a drug debt.

Series 2 continues in the aftermath of the dramatic events at the end of the first series. Officer Henry learns that an undercover police officer has been placed on the wing. But who is it? And why are they there?

Cast

 * Jamie-Lee O'Donnell as Rose Gill
 * Nina Sosanya as Leigh Henry
 * Faraz Ayub as Ali Shah
 * Laura Checkley as Jackie Stokes
 * Stephen Wight as Gary Campbell
 * Ron Donachie as Don Carpenter
 * Bill Blackwood as Tony Tanner
 * Mark Newsome as Streaky
 * Jake Davies as Stephen Childs
 * Nicholas Lumley as Larry
 * Ben Tavassoli as Louis Costa
 * Jorden Myrie as Raheem Bennett
 * Jack McMullen as Connor Joyce

Production
The series was inspired by creator Rob Williams's work with prisons. Kelvin Hall film studio, Glasgow and Peterhead Prison in Scotland were used as the filming locations.

Release
Screw was first broadcast on Channel 4 on 6 January 2022.

The second series went to air on 30 August 2023.

Reception
Rebecca Nicholson for The Guardian gave it four out of five and said: "(Screw) settles somewhere between soap and Sunday night blockbuster, and I mean that as a compliment. This is broad and warm and welcoming, with enough of a sharp side to make it worth sticking with." The Times also gave it four out of five and praised the use of humour.