Creators:
Catherine TateDirected by:
Catherine TateCinematography:
Greg DuffieldCast:
Catherine Tate, Christian Brassington, Lorna Brown, Niky Wardley, Peter Singh, Lisa Davina Phillip, Stacey Guthrie, Louis FargeVOD (1)
Episodes(6)
Plots(1)
Hard Cell is a documentary style comedy set in the fictional female prison, HMP Woldsley. Writer and creator Catherine Tate plays multiple characters from Laura Willis, the Governor who believes creativity leads to rehabilitation, to Big Viv, the psychopath lifer. Set over a 6 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. (Netflix)
(more)Cast
Catherine Tate
UK
Best series:
The Office (2005) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series) - actor, a.f.
Big Train (1998) (series)
Christian Brassington
UK
Best series:
Poldark (2015) (series)
Hard Cell (2022) (series)
Land Girls (2009) (series)
Lorna Brown
Best series:
French and Saunders (1987) (series)
Trying (2020) (series)
ShakespeaRe-Told (2005) (series)
Niky Wardley
UK
Best series:
Shameless (2011) (series)
Peep Show (2003) (series)
How Not to Live Your Life (2007) (series)
Peter Singh
Best series:
Three Girls (2017) (series)
The Capture (2019) (series)
Hard Cell (2022) (series)
Lisa Davina Phillip
Best series:
People Just Do Nothing (2014) (series)
Call the Midwife (2012) (series)
This Way Up (2019) (series)
Stacey Guthrie
Best series:
Hard Cell (2022) (series)
Louis Farge
Best series:
Hard Cell (2022) (series)