Gordon Behind Bars (Tue, 9pm, C4)
Thought Gordon had been a bit quiet of late: it turns out that he has been in prison. Not banged up for foul and abusive language, though. Instead, the shouty chef has a new scheme involving HMP Brixton. He goes into the jail to teach 12 prisoners how to cook, allowing them to gain qualifications and find jobs on release. In exchange, they work for a commercial catering company while they serve their sentences, ...
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Thought Gordon had been a bit quiet of late: it turns out that he has been in prison. Not banged up for foul and abusive language, though. Instead, the shouty chef has a new scheme involving HMP Brixton. He goes into the jail to teach 12 prisoners how to cook, allowing them to gain qualifications and find jobs on release. In exchange, they work for a commercial catering company while they serve their sentences, thus providing cheap labour. It’s like David Cameron and his public-private-partnership pals are commissioning the programmes now. Gordon is typically abrasive - he thinks lags have it too easy - but his temper is as nothing compared to the cons. A scheme to make and retail cupcakes, of all things, soon turns ugly. Also, Lifers (Sun, 9pm, C4) is a ‘Cutting Edge’ doc that goes behind the scenes at HMP Gartree in Leicestershire, which houses many convicted killers.
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