Episode

Horizon: Prisoner or Patient?

Name: Horizon: Prisoner or Patient?
Released: 1983-11-28
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

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Overview

Horizon presents this documentary on how Britain deals with its mentally ill criminal offenders.

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 20
Episode: Episode 22
Air date: 1983-11-28
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

Prisoner or Patient? is Episode 22 in 1983 of Horizon. It aired on 1983-11-28. The runtime is 60 min.

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