The Slammer is a British children television series that premiered on BBC One on September 22, 2006. It ended on July 3, 2015. It stars Ted Robbins, Dave Chapman, Ian Kirkby and Melvin Odoom.
Set in a fictional prison called HM Slammer, this programme follows a variety show format where “prisoners” compete by performing to an audience, who decide which act should be released.
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Premise
Set in a fictional prison called HM Slammer, this programme follows a variety show format where “prisoners” compete by performing to an audience, who decide which act should be released.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Episodes
This series spans 7 seasons with 83 episodes.
Season
Episodes
First aired
Last aired
Season 1 15
September 22, 2006
December 29, 2006
Season 2 13
March 28, 2008
June 20, 2008
Season 3 15
September 10, 2010
December 17, 2010
Season 4 13
September 16, 2011
December 9, 2011
Season 5 10
October 11, 2013
December 20, 2013
Season 6 10
May 16, 2014
July 25, 2014
Season 7 7
May 15, 2015
July 3, 2015
Season 1 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Season 1, Episode 1
September 22, 2006
2
Season 1, Episode 2
September 29, 2006
3
Season 1, Episode 3
October 6, 2006
Season 2 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Season 2, Episode 1
March 28, 2008
2
Season 2, Episode 2
April 4, 2008
3
Season 2, Episode 3
April 11, 2008
Season 3 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
It's a Puppet
September 10, 2010
2
Breaking In
September 17, 2010
3
Chicken Fever The Slammer is infected with a terrifying fever that turns people into chickens. The race is on to stop it spreading to the Showtime acts.
September 24, 2010
Season 4 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Sleepy Ted
September 16, 2011
2
Trouble in Store
September 23, 2011
3
Slammer Grannies
September 30, 2011
Season 5 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Officer Meadows
October 11, 2013
2
The Balloonatic
October 18, 2013
3
Buzzkill the Human Fly
October 25, 2013
Season 6 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Mumble & Son The Governor is in for a big surprise as he prepares to welcome musicians Mumford & Sons to the Slammer.
May 16, 2014
2
Bad Burgess Mr Burgess has gone rogue, throwing everything into chaos. B-b-b-b-b-bad Burgess.
May 23, 2014
3
Polly Meadows When Officer Meadow's mum arrive for a visit, dishonesty leads to a sticky situation.
June 6, 2014
Season 7 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Slammer News at Five
May 15, 2015
2
Mad Meadows
May 22, 2015
3
Coronation Sweet
June 5, 2015
Release
Original network/platform
BBC One
First aired
September 22, 2006
Last aired
July 3, 2015
Runtime
28 minutes
Status
Ended