The Governor (1995)

Genre

drama television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

2 seasons, 12 episodes

Rated

15

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two prison governors run a facility in the UK. The series follows their professional and personal struggles while managing inmates and staff.

tensedramaticgrittyslow-burnseriouscerebralconfinedbritish

What happens

The Governor is an ITV television drama series that began in 1995 and ended in 1996, with just two series being broadcast. It was devised and written by Lynda La Plante, known for her hit television series Prime Suspect, which went on hiatus in the same year. Each episode is forty-five minutes long, with the exception of the first episode which was double-length. La Plante felt that the series had reached a natural end and decided not to write any further episodes, therefore the last episode was broadcast on 27 April 1996, and ended with a cliffhanger that was not resolved. The series starred Janet McTeer and Derek Martin as prisoner governors Helen Hewitt and Gary Marshall. The second season was shot in Ireland at various locations around Dublin including Wheatfield prison. The complete first series was released on DVD on 28 March 2011. The complete second series was released on 4 June 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• Screw (2022)
• Time (2021)
• Bodyguard (2018)
• Buried (2003)
• Crime (2021)
• The Dark (2026)
• Coasting (1990)
• The Jury (2002)