Dartmoor Prison In Popular Culture

About the show

This show was rescheduled from 30th March 2026.

PAUL FINEGAN : Paul Finegan has been a curator at Dartmoor Prison Museum since 2019. With a background in Museums and historical research he conducts various talks around the county on all aspects of the history of the prison. This will be his third appearance at The Wharf.

TALK: People who have never seen Dartmoor Prison will have heard about from various references in popular culture, not least the Sherlock Holmes Story, Hound of The Baskervilles. In this talk, Prison Museum Curator Paul Finegan highlights how Dartmoor Prison has been portrayed across various media including film, theatre, song and literature.