[1] The eight-part series starred Lennie James, Stephen Walters, Connor McIntyre, Jane Hazlegrove, and Neil Bell in key roles.

Lee Kingley (Lenny James), a first time prisoner and previously upstanding family man, is sentenced to serve ten years for Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH) and a firearm offense for defending his sister from her rapist.

Respected by the other inmates due to the nature of his crime, Kingsley soon rises to the top of the prison hierarchy alongside his brother and hardened criminal Troy (Dave Fishley).

With his mental health in question, Troy is soon transferred to a maximum security prison, leaving Kingsley in charge of a drug and money-lending business with fellow inmate Kappa Kid (James Wells).

[1] Produced by Tony Garrett's company World Productions, Buried was conceived to give an authentic look at prison life in the UK.