Virgin1's factual entertainment series, The Prisoner has seen celebs endure a stretch behind bars in some of the world's toughest prisons.\r\n
\r\nIn the series finale Marc Bannerman is exposed to life inside, for him this was nothing like I'm A Celebrity...<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-24.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
The actor was shocked to see prisoners living in such harsh conditions.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-2.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
Marc might have played hard man Gianni in EastEnders, but this is a whole different ball game.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-30.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
He found love in the jungle, would a stint behind bars be the start of another beautiful friendship? We doubt it.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-4.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
Will Mellor's eyes were opened as he found out the harsh realities of prison life.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-23.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
Will was sent to Barbados to find out more about life inside.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-32.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
The Two Pints star was interviewed, photographed and showered before being shackled and marched off to a cell with two other inmates.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-25.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
Will said: \"I felt naked in more ways than one, having to shower in front of guards strips you of your privacy and dignity, even before you get inside. This was full on.\"<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-10.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
Once a notorious hell-raiser and drug addict, Jack Osbourne got an insight into the life he might have had if he hadn't have cleaned up his act.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-18.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
During his stay in Shelby County Jail, Memphis, Jack was confronted by several intimidating gang members.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-28.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
He realised that some have the power to order hits from behind bars.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-11.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
And eventually had to cut his stay short due to some high security incidents at the prison.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-1.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
Coronation Street and Bad Girls actress Debra Stephenson got a taste of real prison life.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-36.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
Debra was interred at the Santa Rita Correctional Facility, California.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-16.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
She spent time in a cell.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-3.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
And also with the other female prisoners.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-29.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
Comedian Joe Pasquale visited San Rafael prison in Costa Rica.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-9.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
And immersed himself in the experience.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-13.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
It must have been a big change from the I'm A Celebrity... jungle.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-22.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
Joe was interested to talk to inmates and find out more about their lives behind bars.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-12.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
Olympian Linford Christie was sent to Belize Central Prison.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-6.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
The athlete was so horrified by the food that he refused to eat for four days.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-15.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
\"I wanted to eat with the inmates,\" explained Linford: \"But after seeing the food slopped up in remand and the state of the fly-infested kitchen, there's no way I'm putting that into my body.\"<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-21.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
He was also shocked to see inmates slaughtering chickens and brandishing knives without a guard in sight.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-5.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
Author Toby Young visited Westville Prison \"City\" in South Africa.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-27.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
The facility is known for guard corruption, gang violence and overcrowding.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-14.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
Guards have been known to smuggle in drugs, knives and even guns for inmates.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-33.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
Scared for his life, Toby asked for a stab vest to protect him.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-20.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
No stranger to dangerous situations, investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre checked in at Louisiana State Penitentiary.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-19.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
He was put on death row...<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-35.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
... under some of the most unpleasant conditions a prisoner can experience.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-34.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
A shock to the system for sure, but will Donal and his fellow celebs actually get anything from the experience?<\/p>","url":"2008/10/9/Virgin1-The-Prisoner-X-Oct08-17.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Prisoner: X"}];