Locked Up 

She broke the law for the boss she fell in love with. Now this naive girl has to pay the price.

Creators:

Iván Escobar, Esther Martínez Lobato, Álex Pina

Stars:

Alba Flores, María Isabel Díaz Lago, Marta Aledo

7 wins & 25 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Alba Flores	...	Saray 40 episodes, 2015-2019
María Isabel Díaz Lago	...	Sole 40 episodes, 2015-2019
Marta Aledo	...	Tere 40 episodes, 2015-2019
Najwa Nimri	...	Zulema 40 episodes, 2015-2019
Berta Vázquez	...	La Rizos 38 episodes, 2015-2019
Jesús Castejón	...	Inspector Castillo 38 episodes, 2015-2019
Laura Baena	...	Antonia 37 episodes, 2015-2019
Ramiro Blas	...	Sandoval 34 episodes, 2015-2019
Alberto Velasco	...	Palacios 32 episodes, 2015-2019
Inma Cuevas	...	Anabel 30 episodes, 2015-2019
Maggie Civantos	...	Macarena Ferreiro 28 episodes, 2015-2019
Roberto Enríquez	...	Fabio Martínez 25 episodes, 2015-2018
Cristina Plazas	...	Miranda Aguirre 24 episodes, 2015-2016
Daniel Ortiz	...	Román Ferreiro 24 episodes, 2015-2016
Harlys Becerra	...	Valbuena 24 episodes, 2015-2016
Carlos Hipólito	...	Leopoldo Ferreiro 18 episodes, 2015-2016
María Salgueiro	...	Encarna 18 episodes, 2015-2016

Storyline

Macarena Ferreiro is a young naive woman who falls in love with her boss and, because of him, commits several accounting manipulation and misappropriation crimes. She is accused of four tax crimes, and consequently she is imprisoned at the Cruz del Sur Prison as a precautionary measure with very high bail set. She has to face the emotional shock that being in jail means to her, as well as the complicated relationship between the inmates; among them Zulema stands out as the most dangerous prisoner. In prison Macarena will soon realize the chance to survive the projected seven-year sentence she will likely receive if convicted depends on changing, evolving and becoming a very different person. Meanwhile, in order to pay the bail, her family outside gets involved in finding a large sum of money hidden somewhere, in dispute with Zulema's boyfriend, who will lead the Ferreiros to a terrible situation.

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Antena 3 [Spain] Channel 4 Series Page

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

20 April 2015 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Derrière les barreaux

Company Credits

Production Co:

Globomedia

Technical Specs

Runtime:

53 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the first Spanish TV series to premiere in the U.K. on Terrestrial TV. Grand Hotel (2016) was the first to air in the U.K. on Sky Arts.

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Connections

Referenced in Paquita Salas: La actriz 360 (2016)

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Soundtracks

Agnus Dei
Written by Manel Santisteban (as Santisteban) and Cecilia Krull (as Krull)
Performed by Cecilia Krull

User Reviews

Good, but not my favorite

This show is a mix between "Orange is the New Black" and the Australian "Wentworth" with a main character similar to Piper Chapman while the overall tone of the show is more like Wentworth: dramatic, dark and gritty with the occasional black comedy.

It's well acted and written with a story line that is very different from ONTB and Wentworth.

However, in terms of the writing, directing and overall execution is doesn't quite reach the level of Wentworth which really excels in all areas.

The character writing is not as strong (but still good) - most of them are very likable and easy to root for, but especially the main villain could be more interesting and complex.

So overall I'd say it's not as addictive as Wentworth but still really good and definitely worth watching.