Portillo's Hidden History of Britain - Season 1 Episode 3 Shepton Mallet
Michael Portillo unlocks the doors to four extraordinary abandoned locations. Since it opened 400 years ago, Shepton Mallet prison has seen thousands of prisoners, numerous executions and countless escape attempts. It has been home to gangsters, and during the Second World War a safe house for Britain's most precious historic documents such as the Magna Carta.
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Channel 5
- Keyword: great britain
- Cast: Michael Portillo
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