The BEST episodes of The Escape

Every episode of The Escape ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Escape!

When resistance leader Daniel is sentenced to life in a high-security prison on an ancient petrol platform, his wife Anna develops an extremely risky plan to smuggle her husband.

Last Updated: 6/26/2026Network: TelecincoStatus: Ended

7.80

5 votes

#1 - Anna and Daniel

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/11/2012

Anna has been planning her husband's break from prison for five years; she has succeeded in entering the Board of Prison Officers and getting a job at La Torre.

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7.50

2 votes

#2 - Fear of the Dark

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/14/2012

Reverte's obsession for Anna keeps growing and he won't let what happened between her and Daniel the night of the hurricane happen again; Anna tries to keep a friendly relationship with the prison officers' boss to avoid any kind of retaliation.

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7.33

3 votes

#3 - Weak Spot

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/28/2011

Tara, Jota's sister, sneaks in the prison inside a supply truck without being noticed to replace the engineer while she focuses on continuing with the escape plan.

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7.33

3 votes

#4 - Sacrifice

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/21/2012

Tara's murder has been a hard blow for everyone, especially Jota, on whom the jailbreak now depends; rumor spreads about who is the murderer.

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7.25

4 votes

#5 - Together Until the End

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/21/2012

One of the prisoners at La Torre refuses to eat because Graus refuses to release him; when the rest of the prisoners find out about it, they begin to plan a riot; Jota, Leo and Greta seize the opportunity to move forward with their plan.

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7.25

4 votes

#6 - Betsy

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/6/2012

A group of inmates keep Jota hostage to force the Resistance to meet their demands; Reverte tries to get closer to Anna and his obsession uncovers dark secrets from his past.

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7.00

5 votes

#7 - June 2nd

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/25/2012

One of the inmates rebels and demands to talk with the director of the prison; Anna continues executing her plan, but she and her accomplices come across an unexpected problem.

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7.00

5 votes

#8 - Nothing Will Separate Us

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/1/2012

The operation is getting quite complicated and time is running out; with the help of Anna, Daniel and Jota manage to get into the ventilation duct, through which they can access the elevator, but they aren't the only ones there.

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7.00

32 votes

#9 - On the Other Side

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/14/2011

Anna alters the image in the CCTV cameras to cover Jota; meanwhile, Santo's situation causes chaos in the prison.

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7.00

31 votes

#10 - Without You

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/28/2012

Anna finds out Sandro has been putting his colleagues in danger; Jota and Isaac manage to fix their boat, but it is too deteriorated to carry so many people.

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6.82

33 votes

#11 - Somewhere Else

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/4/2012

The break alarm warns Reverte, who tries to prevent Anna from escaping with Daniel, while trying to stop the rest of the inmates crossing over the piping and getting to the vessel.

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6.80

5 votes

#12 - Between Us

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/18/2012

Anna starts working on the escape plan and focus on trying to avoid controls and CCTV systems, which closely follow their every move.

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