Follows the lives of inmates and staff at Wentworth, a high-security women's prison in Australia, exploring their backstories, daily struggles, and interpersonal relationships within the har... Read allFollows the lives of inmates and staff at Wentworth, a high-security women's prison in Australia, exploring their backstories, daily struggles, and interpersonal relationships within the harsh realities of incarceration.Follows the lives of inmates and staff at Wentworth, a high-security women's prison in Australia, exploring their backstories, daily struggles, and interpersonal relationships within the harsh realities of incarceration.
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- TriviaIn 2013 when Wentworth Prison (2013) launched (Prisoner's re-imagining), it did so with members of the Prisoner cast, including Val Lehman, Elspeth Ballantyne, Carol Burns, Fiona Spence and Patsy King. With Fiona Spence calling Wentworth 'the ultimate compliment'
- GoofsOnce the Wentworth staff adopt khaki uniforms, the female officers have the option of wearing skirts or trousers. Invariably a skirt-wearer, Joan's arrival for work in trousers always signifies that she will be taking part in an action sequence.
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Lizzie Birdsworth: Don't you call me names, ya smart alecky trollop!
- Crazy creditsAs a rule, regular characters are credited by only their first name, while one-off and recurring characters are credited by both their first name (if mentioned) and surname. Similarly, officers who are not part of the regular cast are credited as "Off. [Surname]".
- Alternate versionsIn the version shown by Channel 5 in the UK, episode 601, there was a cut of around 20 seconds when Wendy is threatening the women. She says, "Same goes for the rest of you scabs. Lou wasn't too rapt when she heard you broke the strike so I hear [from here onward, it was cut] (to Nancy) Oh what are you looking so scared about? You're name on the list is it? Eh? I wouldn't bet my boots on big chief Moron doing anything to help yous lot. He's too full of himself to worry about you lot. You should have known what side your bread was buttered on girls! Oh don't tell me [this is where the cut ended] Bird Brain's got something to say!"
- ConnectionsEdited into The Franky Doyle Story (1980)
- SoundtracksOn the Inside
(Prisoner theme)
Composed by Allan Caswell
Conducted by William Motzing
Performed by Lynne Hamilton
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I began watching Prisoner Cell Block H as a child while living in England. This was during the late 1980's and the show had already ended, but the reruns were extremely popular and people would forget the show had been over for two years. Right away, the show became my favorite. Prisoner was one of the first, if not the first, television show that was centered on and starring a cast of mostly women. It was also one of the first shows to portray an open lesbian in a positive light. Characters such as Bea Smith, Myra Desmond, Sandy Edwards, and Marie Winter made this show addictive. Besides rooting for the good guys to reclaim power in the constant power struggles, there was also the entertaining game of spotting actors who have been with the show before returning as another character and also spotting the wobbling sets. Low budget, starring plain, ordinary women... this show probably wasn't expected to be as huge as it became, but after watching a few episodes, anyone will see just why it became such a hit.
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- 27 Howard Street, Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia(Joan Ferguson's house)
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What is the Brazilian Portuguese language plot outline for Prisoner: Cell Block H (1979)?
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