Great Escapes With Morgan Freeman
Sky History/now, Wednesday 23 February, 10pm
This new series sees mighty Morgan investigate history’s most amazing real-life prison breaks, from some of the world’s toughest jails. Across eight episodes, the Shawshank Redemption star will explore the likes of a death-defying escape from Alcatraz; the UK’S biggest-ever break from Belfast’s “The Maze”; and a WW2 jailbreak from the Stalag Luft III Prisoner of War camp, which inspired classic movie The Great Escape. ★★★ Jason Arnopp