''Real Prison Breaks'' is a

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series shown on

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and

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in 2010 and 2011, which documents

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s from around the world. In each episode three prison escapes are documented and reconstructed, usually one from the

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, Australia or

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. It is narrated by

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Episodes

Season 1

# Court House Killer (July 13, 2010) # Prisoner in Paradise (July 13, 2010) # Honeymoon's Over (July 20, 2010) # Nothing to Lose (July 20, 2010) # Postage Freedom (July 27, 2010) # Oral High Jinks (July 27, 2010) # Everything's Bigger in Texas (August 3, 2010) # Casanova's Leap (August 3, 2010 # Digging Out (August 10, 2010) # Tragic Consequence (August 10, 2010)

Season 2

# The Pact (August 9, 2011) # The Poster Caper (August 9, 2011) # Runaway Chuck (August 16, 2011) # Love on the Run (August 16, 2011) # Lovelorn & Airborne (August 23, 2011) # The Torturer (August 23, 2011) # The Escapist (August 30, 2011) # A Fugitive Among Us (September 6, 2011) # Trooper Tragedy (September 13, 2011) # Gone to the Dogs (September 20, 2011) # Love Behind Bars (September 27, 2011) # Love & Loyalty (October 4, 2011)

References

External links

* 2010 British television series debuts 2011 British television series endings 2010s British crime television series British prison television series ITV documentaries English-language television shows {{UK-nonfiction-tv-prog-stub