Ross Kemp's new documentary going behind the scenes at the notorious Belmarsh Prison returns tonight as the actor/journalist goes inside the UK's only jail-within-a-jail.

Last week, the first episode of 'Welcome to Belmarsh' aired, with Ross Kemp and his camera crew giving us an unprecedented insight into life behind bars, and surprising us when Kemp was left unable to speak after trying 'zombie drug' spice.

This is the first time cameras have bee allowed into the category A prison, located in Thamesmead, which is famed for holding some of the country's most notorious convicts, currently housing nearly 200 murders and 17 convicted terrorists.

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Airing tonight at 9pm on ITV, the second and final episode will see the former EastEnders actor visit Belmarsh's prison within a prison, the only one of its kind in England and Wales.

The High Security Unit is used to separate anti-Islamic inmates and Islamic prisoners to prevent harmful acts, we'll hopefully find out more tonight.

 

 

Ross also heads into one of the NHS's more unusual centres, the prison's healthcare ward, and meets transgender prisoner Claire Darbyshire, who was given one of the lowest minimum terms for murder in British legal history after killing her dad.

The prison has held some of the nation's most high profile criminals including Ronnie Biggs, Charles Bronson and John Worboys.

It also currently houses controversial figure Julian Assange and Tommy Robinson, and one anonymous prisoner once dubbed it "Hellmarsh."

Adrian Knight, head of prisoner safety, HMP Belmarsh, stated: "We will take anyone. We’ve had war criminals in here for genocide. There’s not one prisoner in the country that we won’t take. We’ve got 17 convicted terrorists, 187 murderers, prisoners that have killed three or four people.”