Gordon Behind Bars
On Channel 4
A documentary series about rehabilitation through work and skill-building, balancing the grimness of incarceration with genuine human connection and the possibility of redemption.
Gordon sets up a business behind bars, attempting to get prisoners working and paying something back into the system. But training up a group of prisoners won't be easy...
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Questions people ask
Is Gordon Behind Bars violent? Barely. Less violent than 78% of series.
Does Gordon Behind Bars leave you hopeful? Somewhat. More hopeful than 69% of series.
Is Gordon Behind Bars scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 59% of series.
Is Gordon Behind Bars sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Gordon Behind Bars easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Distinctly its own thing.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Gordon Behind Bars
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Gordon Behind Bars
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Gordon Behind Bars, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Gordon Behind Bars, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Gordon Behind Bars, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
