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Nov 14
33m 13s

1. When Amy Met Joe

Bbc Radio 5 Live
About this episode

The last thing mental health nurse Amy expected to encounter when she took a job at Lindholme prison was someone offering romance.

Then she met Joe - cheeky, brimming with charisma and a career criminal.

But surely she knows better than to listen to his relentless attempts to charm her….

Credits Host: Amber Haque Producer: Becca Bryers Sound design: Ivor Manley Executive producer: Joe Kent

A BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 5 Live

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