Carlo Gebler navigates the wings of the Maze Prison's notorious H-Blocks - to unlock the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history
Eight prison blocks of hatred shaped like the letter 'H'.
14 mins
The British government wants a line to be drawn but the IRA has sensed an opportunity.
IRA inmates gather a key piece of intelligence as a charm offensive begins on the wings.
A forensically planned sequence of events is about to be triggered.
The prisoner's are flying blind as they encounter the biggest obstacle to the escape.
Knowing they have strength in numbers, the Prison Officers seize their chance.
The IRA tells a mother they must take away her 12-year-old son.
As more escapees are recaptured, no amount of effort can hide the state's humiliation...
The government inquiry into the escape is about to have deadly consequences.
Can Northern Ireland ever Escape from the Maze?
