Maximum security prison Barfield has recently nearly been destroyed by a riot. Helen Hewitt, the first woman put in charge of the prison, is determined to clean up the place despite being greeted with open hostility.

Janet McTeer
Helen Hewitt








Created by
Lynda La Plante
Top cast
Janet McTeer·Derek Martin·David J. Nicholls·Eamonn Walker·Ron Donachie·Jake Abraham·Sophie Okonedo·Jeremy Sheffield