Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman

7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Thursday 2 January
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Belfast Breakout

Season 1 Episode 6 of 8

The Maze prison in Co Antrim housed members of the IRA involved in mass killings during the Troubles period from 1968-1998. Actor Morgan Freeman tells the story of one of the largest escapes in British history when in September 1983 38 prisoners attempted the unimaginable and fled the multi-layered security prison in a food truck. Many were caught instantly, some years later, and some were never seen again

Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman airs on Sky History at 7:00 PM, Thursday 2 January.
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