Breakout (Canadian TV program)

Breakout is a Canadian television series that aired on the National Geographic Channel throughout the world. It dramatizes real life prison breakouts. The series premiered on March 28, 2010, and aired its last episode on March 23, 2013. It was listed as a Canada/UK co-production.[1]

This article is about the prison break series. For the Singaporean drama television series, see Breakout (Singaporean TV series).
Breakout
GenreDocudrama
Country of originCanada
United Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
Producer(s)Jeremy Hall
Rebecca North
Production location(s)Canada
Production company(s)Raw TV
Cream
Release
Original networkDiscovery Channel Canada
National Geographic Channel
Original releaseMarch 28, 2010 (2010-03-28) –
March 23, 2013 (2013-03-23)
External links
Official website

A number of different producers, writers, actors and other film professionals worked on different episodes.[2]

Episode 15, which featured the prison escape of South African political prisoners Tim Jenkin, Stephen Lee and Alex Moumbaris from Pretoria Central Prison in 1979, was shown in the UK on 19 April 2013.[3] This escape will again be dramatized in the feature-length film Escape from Pretoria, starring Daniel Radcliffe, filmed in Adelaide in early 2019.[4]

Episodes

Season 1 (2010)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleInmate(s)PrisonOriginal air date
11"The Texas Seven"[5]George Rivas and six othersConnally Unit
(Texas)		March 28, 2010 (2010-03-28)
22"The Pittsburgh Six"[6]Nuno Pontes and five othersWestern Penitentiary
(Pittsburgh)		March 28, 2010 (2010-03-28)
33"The Running Man"[7]Dennis HopeDarrington Unit
(Texas)		March 31, 2010 (2010-03-31)
44"The Escapist"[8]Quawntay AdamsAlton Jail
(Alton, Illinois)		April 7, 2010 (2010-04-07)
55"Prison Romance"[9]George HyatteNorthwest Correctional Complex
(Tiptonville, Tennessee)		April 15, 2010 (2010-04-15)
66"Ohio's Most Wanted"[10]John ParsonsRoss County Jail
(Ohio)		April 21, 2010 (2010-04-21)
77"Through the Roof"[11]Timothy Vail and Timothy MorganElmira Correctional Facility
(New York)		April 29, 2010 (2010-04-29)
88"Escape to Vegas"[12]Jody Kenneth ThompsonNorthern Nevada Correctional Center
(Carson City, Nevada)		May 5, 2010 (2010-05-05)

Season 2 (2013)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleInmate(s)PrisonOriginal air date
91"Escape from Supermax"[13]Roy Harper and John WoolardMississippi State Penitentiary
(Mississippi)		February 2, 2013 (2013-02-02)
102"The Real MacGyver"[14]Harold LairdMark W. Stiles Unit
(Beaumont, Texas)		February 9, 2013 (2013-02-09)
113"Tunnel Break"[15]Three prisonersIndiana State Prison
(Indiana)		February 16, 2013 (2013-02-16)
124"Island Fortress"[16]Matthew Williams and two othersParkhurst Prison
(United Kingdom)		February 23, 2013 (2013-02-23)
135"The Connecticut Conspiracy"[17]Ronald Rutan and Frank VandeverSomers prison
(Connecticut)		March 2, 2013 (2013-03-02)
146"Escape from Indian River"[18]Two prisonersIndian River County Jail
(Florida)		March 9, 2013 (2013-03-09)
157"Keys to Freedom"[19]Tim Jenkin, Stephen Lee and Alex MoumbarisPretoria Central Prison
(South Africa)		March 16, 2013 (2013-03-16)
168"Southsider Gang Escape"[20]Three prisonersGrant County Jail
(New Mexico)		March 23, 2013 (2013-03-23)

References
  1. Breakout. YouTube (video). Tim Jenkin. 30 July 2013. 47:56 minutes in. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. "Breakout (2010-): Full cast and crew". IMdB. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  3. Parry, Tom (19 April 2013). "Pretoria Prison break: Amazing story of the daring men who escaped notorious apartheid regime jail". Mirror. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  4. Sutton, Malcolm (13 March 2019). "Adelaide transformed into apartheid-era Cape Town for Escape From Pretoria filming". Australian Broadcasting Corporation News. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  5. "Breakout Episode: "The Texas Seven"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  6. "Breakout Episode: "The Pittsburgh Six"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  7. "Breakout Episode: "The Running Man"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  8. "Breakout Episode: "The Escapist"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  9. "Breakout Episode: "Prison Romance"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  10. "Breakout Episode: "Ohio's Most Wanted"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  11. "Breakout Episode: "Through the Roof"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  12. "Breakout Episode: "Escape to Vegas"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  13. "Breakout Episode: "Escape From Supermax"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  14. "Breakout Episode: "The Real MacGyver"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  15. "Breakout Episode: "Tunnel Break"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  16. "Breakout Episode: "Island Fortress"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  17. "Breakout Episode: "The Connecticut Conspiracy"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  18. "Breakout Episode: "Escape from Indian River"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  19. "Breakout Episode: "Keys to Freedom"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  20. "Breakout Episode: "Southsider Gang Escape"". TV Guide. TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
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