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Channel 4's new docuseries, Banged Up, premieres on Tuesday 31 October. Meet the celebrities taking on life in prison.

Former minister Johnny Mercer, ex-MP Neil ‘Tractor Porn’ Parish and singer HRVY are among the men simulating prison life in Channel 4’s pioneering new series

EastEnders star Sid Owen has revealed the worst part of being in prison for his new show, Banged Up, as the soap icon teases Ricky's return to Albert Square

Even the grittiest TV depictions of life behind bars seem lightweight compared with this menacing series, which makes celebrities share cells with ex-inmates – including a contract killer

Plane Crash Marijuana (Season 10 Episode 1 of 7): The story of drug smugglers who were stranded when their plane crashed. Banged Up Abroad airs on National Geographic Channel at 11:00 PM, Saturday 18 May. The story of drug smugglers who were stranded when their plane crashed

Plane Crash Marijuana (Season 10 Episode 1 of 7): The story of drug smugglers who were stranded when their plane crashed. Banged Up Abroad airs on National Geographic Channel at 11:00 PM, Saturday 18 May. The story of drug smugglers who were stranded when their plane crashed

Plane Crash Marijuana (Season 10 Episode 1 of 7): The story of drug smugglers who were stranded when their plane crashed. Banged Up Abroad airs on National Geographic Channel at 11:00 PM, Saturday 18 May. The story of drug smugglers who were stranded when their plane crashed

EastEnders actor Sid Owen has swapped his old stomping ground Albert Square for HMP Shrewsbury to take part in Channel 4's new prison series, Banged Up, alongside other famous faces

Former EastEnders actor Sid Owen makes a dramatic escape from prison as he struggles to cope with life behind bars for a new Channel 4 social experiment TV show Banged Up

Former Gogglebox star Marcus Luther has told how everyone he knew growing up – including his brother – has been shot or stabbed at some point in their lives