Parole

Season 1 Episode 4: Ruben, Tom and Mark

Mar 13, 2023 NR 59m 7.8

34-year-old Ruben is facing the parole board after serving a sentence for biting a man’s ear off. Can he persuade the board he is a changed man, or will his offending past catch up with him? Cocaine addict Tom has made close to a million pounds dealing the drug. His mum has changed her career and retrained to be a hypnotherapist in order to try and help her son beat his addiction. Will the parole board be convinced that, after 70 days clean and with a supportive mum at home, Tom has met the ...

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Colin and David

1. Colin and David

Aired: Feb 20, 2023

Fifty-four-year-old Colin committed a brutal murder following a pub fight. Tw...

Episode 2 Matthew and Simran

2. Matthew and Simran

Aired: Feb 27, 2023

Fifteen years ago, Matthew violently murdered a young woman on a public stree...

Episode 3 Jon and Bethany

3. Jon and Bethany

Aired: Mar 6, 2023

Forty-five-year-old Jon has been locked up for 19 years after violently robbi...

Episode 4 Ruben, Tom and Mark

4. Ruben, Tom and Mark

Aired: Mar 13, 2023

34-year-old Ruben is facing the parole board after serving a sentence for bit...

Episode 5 Ben and Jai

Aired: Jun 26, 2023

Parole hearings for Ben, who's in prison for robbery at a building society, a...

Creators

Chris Taylor

Chris Taylor Creator

Info about Parole

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: BBC Two

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres: Documentary