| Breakout | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Docudrama |
| Country of origin | Canada United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Jeremy Hall Rebecca North |
| Production location | Canada |
| Production companies | Raw TV Cream |
| Original release | |
| Network | Discovery Channel Canada National Geographic Channel ITV4 |
| Release | March 28, 2010 – March 23, 2013 |
Breakout is a Canadian television series that aired on the National Geographic Channel throughout the world. It dramatizes real life prison breakouts. The series premiered on March 28, 2010, and aired its last episode on March 23, 2013. It was listed as a Canada/UK co-production.[1]
A number of different producers, writers, actors and other film professionals worked on different episodes.[2]
Episode 15, which featured the prison escape of South African political prisoners Tim Jenkin, Stephen Lee and Alex Moumbaris from Pretoria Central Prison in 1979, was shown in the United Kingdom on 19 April 2013.[3]
This escape was again dramatized in the feature-length film, Escape from Pretoria, starring Daniel Radcliffe.[4]
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Episodes
Season 1 (2010)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Inmate(s) | Prison | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Texas Seven"[5] | George Rivas, Joseph Garcia, Patrick Murphy, Donald Newbury, Randy Halprin, Larry Harper and Michael Rodriguez | Connally Unit (Texas) | March 28, 2010 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Pittsburgh Six"[6] | Nuno Pontes, Thomas Berkelbaugh, Carmen Keller, George Conard, Andrew Heim and Kevin Billingsley | Western Penitentiary (Pittsburgh) | March 28, 2010 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Running Man"[7] | Dennis Hope, Harry Decker and Jason Montgomery | Darrington Unit (Texas) | March 31, 2010 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Escapist"[8] | Quawntay Adams | Alton Jail (Alton, Illinois) | April 7, 2010 |
| 5 | 5 | "Prison Romance"[9] | George Hyatte | Northwest Correctional Complex (Tiptonville, Tennessee) | April 15, 2010 |
| 6 | 6 | "Ohio's Most Wanted"[10] | John Parsons | Ross County Jail (Chillicothe, Ohio) | April 21, 2010 |
| 7 | 7 | "Through the Roof"[11] | Timothy Vail and Timothy Morgan | Elmira Correctional Facility (Elmira, New York) | April 29, 2010 |
| 8 | 8 | "Escape to Vegas"[12] | Jody Kenneth Thompson | Northern Nevada Correctional Center (Carson City, Nevada) | May 5, 2010 |
Season 2 (2013)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Inmate(s) | Prison | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "Escape from Supermax"[13] | Roy Harper and John Woolard | Mississippi State Penitentiary (Mississippi) | February 2, 2013 |
| 10 | 2 | "The Real MacGyver"[14] | Harold Laird | Mark W. Stiles Unit (Beaumont, Texas) | February 9, 2013 |
| 11 | 3 | "Tunnel Break"[15] | Lance Battreal, Charles Smith and Mark Booher | Indiana State Prison (Michigan City, Indiana) | February 16, 2013 |
| 12 | 4 | "Island Fortress"[16] | Matthew Williams, Keith Rose and Andrew Rodger | HM Prison Parkhurst (United Kingdom) | February 23, 2013 |
| 13 | 5 | "The Connecticut Conspiracy"[17] | Ronald Rutan and Frank Vandever | Somers Prison (Connecticut) | March 2, 2013 |
| 14 | 6 | "Escape from Indian River"[18] | Rondell Reed and Levi Taylor | Indian River County Jail (Vero Beach, Florida) | March 9, 2013 |
| 15 | 7 | "Keys to Freedom"[19] | Tim Jenkin, Stephen Lee and Alex Moumbaris | Pretoria Central Prison (South Africa) | March 16, 2013 |
| 16 | 8 | "Southsider Gang Escape"[20] | Tommy Valdez, Johnathan Rodriguez and Arturo Torres | Grant County Jail (New Mexico) | March 23, 2013 |
References
- ^ Breakout. YouTube (video). Tim Jenkin. 30 July 2013. 47:56 minutes in. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Breakout (2010-): Full cast and crew". IMdB. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ Parry, Tom (19 April 2013). "Pretoria Prison break: Amazing story of the daring men who escaped notorious apartheid regime jail". Mirror. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ Sutton, Malcolm (13 March 2019). "Adelaide transformed into apartheid-era Cape Town for Escape From Pretoria filming". Australian Broadcasting Corporation News. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "Breakout Episode: "The Texas Seven"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ "Breakout Episode: "The Pittsburgh Six"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ "Breakout Episode: "The Running Man"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ "Breakout Episode: "The Escapist"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ "Breakout Episode: "Prison Romance"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ "Breakout Episode: "Ohio's Most Wanted"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ "Breakout Episode: "Through the Roof"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ "Breakout Episode: "Escape to Vegas"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ "Breakout Episode: "Escape From Supermax"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ "Breakout Episode: "The Real MacGyver"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ "Breakout Episode: "Tunnel Break"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ "Breakout Episode: "Island Fortress"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ "Breakout Episode: "The Connecticut Conspiracy"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ "Breakout Episode: "Escape from Indian River"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ "Breakout Episode: "Keys to Freedom"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ "Breakout Episode: "Southsider Gang Escape"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
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