29 January 2020
Lockdown S1-5
Get locked in to Thabazimbi Women’s Correctional Facility with a cast of characters who are each more complex than the last. Over its past four seasons, Lockdown has been raking in the SAFTAs, including the award for Best TV Drama in 2019 and Best Drama Script in 2018.
In Season 1, we’re introduced to the prison and key characters including resident bully Tyson and matriarch MaZet. Later, we’ll meet prison governor Deborah Banda, who’s no less criminal than the worst of her charges.
For a full summary of what happens in the first four seasons, ready this handy guide. Lockdown S5 now available to binge, and promises even more revelations and explosive storylines. Sophie Lichaba joins the cast of Lockdown S5 as a psychiatric nurse, and all your favourites (or at least, the ones who survived) also return for what promises to be the best season ever.
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