8. Break for the Border

As more escapees are recaptured, no amount of effort can hide the state's humiliation...

Across 10 twisting and turning episodes, Carlo Gebler navigates a path through the disturbing inside story of the 1983 escape from Northern Ireland's Maze Prison - the biggest jailbreak ever to take place on British or Irish soil. As former IRA inmates reveal how they pulled off a mass breakout that creates shockwaves at the heart of government - key security personnel explain why they're unable to stop them.

Presenter: Carlo Gebler

Producer: Conor Garrett

Editor: Philip Sellars

Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke

Production Co-ordinator: Gill Huggett

Original Music Score: Phil Kieran

Archive: Cyprus Avenue Films