Plot Synopsis

HARD CELL is a mockumentary series set in the fictional female prison, HMP Woldsley. Writer and creator Catherine Tate plays six characters: Laura Willis, the Governor who believes creativity leads to rehabilitation; Big Viv, the psychopath lifer; Ange, innocent first-time inmate; Marco, a guard from Essex; Ros, an Irish inmate who idolizes her mammy; and Anne Marie, who is Ros' mammy. Set over a six-week period during which the inmates rehearse a musical directed by ex-Eastender's star Cheryl Fergison. Rehearsals draw together an oddball collection of women as they find their voices, grow in confidence and strengthen their friendships. Funny yet surprisingly moving, Hard Cell leans into the comical truth of prison life. All six episodes of HARD CELL dropped on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 on Netflix.