Screw: release date, cast, trailer and all you need to know about the prison drama

Darkly comic prison drama Screw arrives on Channel 4 for January 2022 and BritBox in April. It takes viewers into the intense world of fictional men’s prison Long Marsh, a place bursting at the seams with humour, emotional high stakes and danger for prisoners and officers alike!Witten by BAFTA nominated writer Rob Williams, one of the masterminds behind Killing Eve, this six-part series was inspired by his experience of working and volunteering in prisons.Screw, a British slang term for a prison guard, stars Nina Sosanya as Leigh, who has devoted her entire life keeping inmates in line. She’s joined in the fray by rookie officer Rose (Derry Girls star Jamie-Lee O’Donnell), as well as fellow screws Ali, Gary, Don and Jackie (King Gary’s Laura Checkley).Here’s what else we know about the irreverent new six-part comedy drama…Screw release dateScrew started on Thursday January 6 at 9pm on Channel 4, with all six episodes shown on streaming service All4. Screw will become available on strea...