A love struck girlfriend hijacks a helicopter to pluck her man from jail and one of the world's biggest breakouts - 38 inmates in one go!

Episode 1 of 10

Narrated by Sean Bean, this documentary series investigates cases of real-life prison breaks from across the UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand, featuring exclusive interviews with escapees.

Real Prison Breaks

Series 1

Investigating real-life prison breaks from across the UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand.

A female warder falls in love with a felon and springs him from jail, and an escaped murderer on the run cons a cop into letting him go.

Episode 2 of 10

A prison nurse kills a guard to spring her inmate lover from jail, plus great train robber Ronnie Bigg's daring escape and 10,000 days on the run.

Episode 3 of 10

The biggest death-row break out in US history and the world's first helicopter escape.

Episode 4 of 10

The Alcatraz escape they didn't want you know about, and a modern day Count of Monte Cristo breaks out of Monaco's 17th century prison.

Episode 5 of 10

Escape by a rope made of dental floss and the last man hanged in Australia - the breakout that sealed his fate.

Episode 6 of 10

In the US a murderous gang of seven bust out of a Texas prison, in Britain IRA terrorists are re-captured after minutes on the run, and in Australia an inmate loses half his body weight and slips through his cell bars to freedom.

Episode 7 of 10

In the UK a sociopath bomber uses a hand-made key to open a door to freedom, in the US a serial killer uses bed sheets to escape a 15-storey prison window, and in Australia an escapee is shot dead on a crowded bus while on the run.

Episode 8 of 10

In the UK, a hijacked chopper is used in England's first helicopter escape, in Australia an escapee sends photos of himself while on the run to authorities, and in the US, six vicious murderers tunnel their way to freedom.

Episode 9 of 10

John McVicar gets away with one of the most brazen escapes in British history, in New York State a small time criminal on the run turns cop killer, and in Australia ex-bureaucrat and drug importer walks out of jail in a false wig and beard.

Real Prison Breaks

Episode 1 of 10

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