Comic will play several characters in prison-based mockumentary

Catherine Tate is to make a new Netflix mockumentary series set in a women’s prison

In Hard Cell, she will play multiple characters as a film crew follows the inmates and staff of HMP Woldsley, capturing the penal system at its ‘brutal, humorous’ best.

The six part series is in production now and will launch on Netflix in 2022.

Executive producer Kristian Smith said: ‘We cannot wait to show audiences on Netflix the inside of HMP Woldsley, our fictional prison occupied by the fantastic creations of Catherine Tate. 

‘This series is funny and touching all at once, revealing what life might be like in a British women's correctional facility.’

Tate said: ‘Exciting aint it? Exciiiiiiiiiiiting!!!’

The series is being made by Smith’s company Leopard Pictures, which recently revived Worzel Gummidge with Mackenzie Crook. 

Smith formerly worked at the BBC, where she commissioned Catherine Tate's Nan, the sitcom about her  foul-mouthed character Joannie Taylor. Nan: The Movie  is currently awaiting release.

Published: 30 Jun 2021