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Season 10 Episode 17: Criminal

Teenager Simon Willerton's suicide in 1990 brought to six the number of young prisoners who hanged themselves in British prisons in just over six months. It prompted a public debate over conditions in remand prisons and Armley in particular, where overcrowding had reached such a level that prison officers refused to admit any new inmates. Simon faced a burglary charge over the theft of a hot-water bottle from an unoccupied flat.

Genre:

Drama

Seasons:

15

Episodes:

168

Quality:

HD

Status:

Ended

First Air:

1985

IMDb:

7.1