Nina Sosanya and Jamie-Lee O’Donnell head returninng cast

Channel 4 has ordered a second series of its prison comedy-drama, Screw.

The returning cast includes Nina Sosanya, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, Faraz Ayub, Stephen Wight, Ron Donachie and Laura Checkley.

According to the logline for the second series: ‘As the whole team struggles to make a difference to the complicated lives in their care, rumours of an undercover policeman on the wing not only threatens order at Long Marsh, but could blow open a criminal plot involving at least one of our officers. And one way or another, the truth will come out…’

Series creator Rob Williams said: ‘I’m absolutely delighted to get the opportunity to dig deeper into the complicated characters on C Wing - we have a lot more stories to tell - and to continue working with the incredible team at Channel 4."

And Caroline Hollick, head of Channel 4 drama added: ‘Rob has created an iconic Channel 4 prison series with a fantastic cast and we can’t wait to jump back into the drama, humanity and humour of life behind bars in series two.’

Screw’s second series will, like the first, be filmed on a prison set built inside Kelvin Hall in Glasgow.

Made by: STV Studios
Created by: Rob Williams
Writers: Rob Williams, Roanne Bardsley and Ciara Conway
Producer: Nick Lambon
Executive producers: Rob Williams, Sarah Brown
Commissioned by: Caroline Hollick, Channel 4 head of drama and Gemma Boswell, Channel 4 commissioning editor.

Published: 7 Jun 2022