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Set up to take the blame for corporate fraud, young Macarena Ferreiro is locked up in a high-security women's prison surrounded by tough, ruthless criminals in this tense, provocative Spanish thriller.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Locked Up Season 3 Episode 6 - Six Months Is a Long Time
    7.4/10(387 votes)

    #1 - Six Months Is a Long Time

    S3:E6

    A smuggling malfunction causes chaos in the henhouse. Mercedes learns who was actually behind her daughter's disappearance. Rojas shares her bad news.

    Director:David Molina Encinas
    Writers:Iván Escobar, José Javier Reguilón, Marc Cistaré

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  2. Locked Up Season 3 Episode 7 - We Were Girls
    7.4/10(390 votes)

    #2 - We Were Girls

    S3:E7

    Per an Easter tradition, a Cruz del Norte inmate is selected to be pardoned. With Altagracia's help, Zulema negotiates a deal with Hong Fang.

    Director:Sandra Gallego
    Writers:Juan María Ruiz Córdoba, Iván Escobar, Santiago San Martín

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  3. Locked Up Season 3 Episode 5 - Someone Who Doesn't Give a Shit About You
    7.6/10(402 votes)

    #3 - Someone Who Doesn't Give a Shit About You

    S3:E5

    Mercedes's daughter goes missing. Altagracia's investigation of the cash found in Unai's locker puts a target on her back. Tere again faces temptation.

    Director:David Molina Encinas
    Writers:Juan María Ruiz Córdoba, Iván Escobar, Santiago San Martín

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  4. Locked Up Season 1 Episode 3 - Everything Happens for a Reason
    7.7/10(573 votes)

    #4 - Everything Happens for a Reason

    S1:E3

    Macarena races against a deadline to pay back her growing debt to Anabel. The SIM card goes missing and changes hands multiple times.

    Director:Sandra Gallego
    Writers:Iván Escobar, Álex Pina, Esther Martínez Lobato, Adriana Rivas

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  5. Locked Up Season 1 Episode 5 - Harsh Reality
    7.7/10(518 votes)

    #5 - Harsh Reality

    S1:E5

    As the scene in the woods plays out in flashbacks, Rizos learns she must get a job on the outside, and Zulema reveals a secret to Saray's family.

    Director:Jesús Colmenar
    Writers:Álex Pina, Pablo Roa, Esther Martínez Lobato, Javier Andrés Roig

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  6. Locked Up Season 2 Episode 9 - Getting Your Fingers Burned
    7.7/10(401 votes)

    #6 - Getting Your Fingers Burned

    S2:E9

    Macarena has doubts about her relationship with Rizos. Zulema has a new plan and asks Macarena for help. Macarena's brother is in Morocco searching the money. The police investigation continues.

    Directors:Jesús Colmenar, Alex Rodrigo
    Writers:Iván Escobar, Alberto Úcar

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  7. Locked Up Season 4 Episode 2 - The Escape
    7.7/10(406 votes)

    #7 - The Escape

    S4:E2

    An inmate dares to swipe the drugs left in the middle of the floor. Altagracia uses her knowledge of the prison's inner workings to devise an escape.

    Director:Marc Vigil
    Writers:Iván Escobar, José Javier Reguilón

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  8. Locked Up Season 4 Episode 5 - Betrayal
    7.7/10(388 votes)

    #8 - Betrayal

    S4:E5

    An inmate says a difficult goodbye. The choir performs at a retirement home, where some of the singers use the opportunity to stock up on drugs.

    Director:Carles Torrens
    Writer:José Javier Reguilón

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  9. Locked Up Season 1 Episode 2 - Sewing Tinkerbell
    7.8/10(606 votes)

    #9 - Sewing Tinkerbell

    S1:E2

    Sole suffers a health crisis, and Macarena scrambles to find a way to warn her parents that they're in imminent danger.

    Director:Jesús Rodrigo
    Writers:Iván Escobar, Álex Pina, Esther Martínez Lobato

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  10. Locked Up Season 2 Episode 3 - The Little Hen
    7.8/10(419 votes)

    #10 - The Little Hen

    S2:E3

    Castillo turns against Leopoldo and breaks his promises to help Macarena. The police are assigned a new case involving a missing teen girl.

    Director:Sandra Gallego
    Writers:Jesús Cañadas, Esther Morales, Álex Pina, Esther Martínez Lobato

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  11. Locked Up Season 2 Episode 4 - A Body in the Trunk
    7.8/10(417 votes)

    #11 - A Body in the Trunk

    S2:E4

    Macarena goes to great lengths to email Karim. Sole tracks down the family of the heart donor. Saray and Macarena learn what Valbuena did Rizos.

    Director:Jesús Colmenar
    Writers:Iván Escobar, Álex Pina, Pablo Roa, Alberto Úcar

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  12. Locked Up Season 2 Episode 5 - In the Line of Fire I
    7.8/10(412 votes)

    #12 - In the Line of Fire I

    S2:E5

    Under the guise of a conjugal visit, Zulema shares a secret plan with Román that will benefit them both. In solitary, Saray falls prey to Sandoval.

    Director:Jesús Rodrigo
    Writers:Jesús Cañadas, Esther Morales, Álex Pina, Esther Martínez Lobato

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  13. Locked Up Season 2 Episode 8 - Life Goes On
    7.8/10(397 votes)

    #13 - Life Goes On

    S2:E8

    Susana tells Helena she had a daughter. Sandoval shares a suspicion with Miranda about her husband. Fernando surprises Sole with a request.

    Directors:Sandra Gallego, Jesús Rodrigo
    Writers:Álex Pina, Pablo Roa, Esther Martínez Lobato

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  14. Locked Up Season 2 Episode 10 - Sins and Confusions
    7.8/10(392 votes)

    #14 - Sins and Confusions

    S2:E10

    Rizos proposes a sexy fundraiser for Macarena's legal defense. Palacios makes a confession to Fabio. Zulema goes to extremes to get out of solitary.

    Directors:Sandra Gallego, Jesús Rodrigo
    Writers:Jesús Cañadas, Alejandro Mateos, Esther Morales, Álex Pina

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  15. Locked Up Season 3 Episode 8 - What We Know About Monsters
    7.8/10(446 votes)

    #15 - What We Know About Monsters

    S3:E8

    Altagracia sets out to avenge Unai's murder. Zulema decides to fulfill her promise to Saray. Mercedes gets caught in a showdown between sibling rivals.

    Directors:David Molina Encinas, Jesús Rodrigo
    Writers:Juan María Ruiz Córdoba, Iván Escobar, José Javier Reguilón, Marc Cistaré, Santiago San Martín

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  16. Locked Up Season 4 Episode 1 - The Barbie
    7.8/10(461 votes)

    #16 - The Barbie

    S4:E1

    A familiar face becomes Cruz del Norte's director, and an ex-jailer arrives as an inmate. Zulema does whatever it takes to avoid going back to prison.

    Director:Marc Vigil
    Writers:Iván Escobar, José Javier Reguilón

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  17. Locked Up Season 1 Episode 1 - Dead Mosquito
    7.9/10(774 votes)

    #17 - Dead Mosquito

    S1:E1

    Unable to cope with prison life, Macarena is taken under the wing of her cellmate Yolanda. But a midnight visit from Zulema, the jail's self-appointed queen bee, is about to change her life for ever.

    Director:Jesús Colmenar
    Writers:Iván Escobar, Álex Pina, Esther Martínez Lobato

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  18. Locked Up Season 1 Episode 4 - A Day in the Country
    7.9/10(545 votes)

    #18 - A Day in the Country

    S1:E4

    When Zulema and Anabel harass Valbuena, he pits the two against each other. Rizos gets an offer she can't refuse, even if it means betraying Macarena.

    Director:David Molina Encinas
    Writers:Iván Escobar, Álex Pina, Esther Martínez Lobato, Adriana Rivas

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  19. Locked Up Season 1 Episode 6 - They'll Come for You
    7.9/10(496 votes)

    #19 - They'll Come for You

    S1:E6

    Anabel forces Macarena to pick up more drugs for her via a conjugal visit with a stranger. Leopoldo and Roman track down the Egyptian's camper van.

    Director:Jesús Rodrigo
    Writers:Iván Escobar, Vicente Bendicho, Raúl Encinar, Adriana Rivas

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  20. Locked Up Season 1 Episode 7 - 5 on the Dot
    7.9/10(498 votes)

    #20 - 5 on the Dot

    S1:E7

    Maca comes to realize she has proof of her relationship with Simon; their unborn son. But getting the fetus's DNA tested will be no easy task.

    Directors:Sandra Gallego, David Molina Encinas
    Writers:Álex Pina, Pablo Roa, Esther Martínez Lobato, Javier Andrés Roig

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  21. Locked Up Season 2 Episode 12 - Banana and Lemon
    7.9/10(388 votes)

    #21 - Banana and Lemon

    S2:E12

    Sole is scared off by the hope Fernando offers her. A judge hears Zulema's request for a deal. Fabio makes a change in plans that stuns Macarena.

    Directors:Sandra Gallego, Jesús Rodrigo
    Writers:Iván Escobar, Jesús Cañadas, Alejandro Mateos, Esther Morales, Álex Pina, Pablo Roa, Alberto Úcar, Esther Martínez Lobato

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  22. Locked Up Season 1 Episode 8 - Pretty Woman
    8.0/10(482 votes)

    #22 - Pretty Woman

    S1:E8

    Macarena's feelings of attraction to Rizos overwhelm her -- and confuse her. Leopoldo suffers a serious setback. Zulema attempts to escape.

    Directors:David Molina Encinas, Jesús Colmenar
    Writers:Álex Pina, Alberto Úcar, Vicente Bendicho, Adriana Rivas

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  23. Locked Up Season 2 Episode 2 - Home Sweet Home
    8.0/10(435 votes)

    #23 - Home Sweet Home

    S2:E2

    Sandoval's wife gets a shock. Karim forces Zulema's lawyer to give him a lead on the Egyptian. Castillo's search of the Ferreiro home turns harrowing.

    Director:Jesús Rodrigo
    Writers:Iván Escobar, Álex Pina, Pablo Roa, Alberto Úcar

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  24. Locked Up Season 2 Episode 6 - The Baboons
    8.0/10(423 votes)

    #24 - The Baboons

    S2:E6

    An undercover cop from Fabio's past and a suspect in the case of the missing teen enter the prison. Encarna brings the Egyptian's ashes to his mother.

    Directors:Sandra Gallego, Jesús Colmenar
    Writers:Iván Escobar, Pablo Roa, Alberto Úcar

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  25. Locked Up Season 3 Episode 3 - One Grain of Rice
    8.0/10(440 votes)

    #25 - One Grain of Rice

    S3:E3

    Altagracia learns an upsetting truth about Unai. Saray receives shocking news from her mother. The Chinese gang spots Anabel stealing their drug trade.

    Director:Sandra Gallego
    Writers:Juan María Ruiz Córdoba, Iván Escobar, Marc Cistaré, Santiago San Martín

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Six Months Is a Long Time" is the worst rated episode of "Locked Up". It scored 7.4/10 based on 387 votes. Directed by David Molina Encinas and written by Iván Escobar, José Javier Reguilón, Marc Cistaré, it aired on 5/28/2018. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "We Were Girls".