Escape from the Maze: 3. Toast

Escape from the Maze: 3. Toast

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Escape from the Maze: 4. The Incident

A forensically planned sequence of events is about to be triggered...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 Bri ...  Show more

Escape from the Maze: 5. Freedom's Gate

The prisoner's are flying blind as they encounter the biggest obstacle to the escape...

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 jailbr ...

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