"Prisoner" (1979) TV series 1979-1986

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

8 August 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

The cult phenomenon from down under.

Plot:

This Australian series has, after 692 episodes, received cult status all over the world. The series takes place in Wentworth...

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Drug Smuggling | Isolation | Psychopath | Mugshot

Awards:

10 wins

Cast

Elspeth Ballantyne	...	Meg Morris / ... (669 episodes, 1979-1986)
Betty Bobbit	...	Judy Bryant (429 episodes, 1980-1985)
Sheila Florance	...	Lizzie Birdsworth (403 episodes, 1979-1984)
Maggie Kirkpatrick	...	Joan "The Freak" Ferguson / ... (389 episodes, 1982-1986)
Val Lehman	...	Bea Smith (376 episodes, 1979-1983)
Patsy King	...	Erica Davidson (352 episodes, 1979-1984)
Gerda Nicolson	...	Ann Reynolds / ... (319 episodes, 1981-1986)
Colette Mann	...	Doreen Burns / ... (293 episodes, 1979-1984)

Also Known As:

"Caged Women" (Canada: English title)
"Prisoner: Cell Block H" (UK)
"Women Behind Bars" (Australia) (working title)
"Women in Prison" (Australia) (working title)

Runtime:

50 min (692 episodes)

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

27 Howard Street, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Grundy Television Productions

Trivia:

The warders performing the night-time lock-up during the end-credit sequence are: Anne Yates (Kirsty Child, 1-4), Officer Grahame (Susan J. Arnold, 5-294), Joan Barfield (Delva Hunter, 295-481) and Gail Brown (Geraldine Girvan, 482-692).

Quotes:

[first lines]
Franky Doyle: She bumped into me.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "20 to 1: One-Hit Wonders (#2.1)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

On the Inside

Ahhhhh Nostalgia, Prisoner was great fun!!!!

Prisoner Cell Block H was a mainstay on T.V here in the U.K, back in the 80's/early 90's it was shown every week, it was great fun, it had everything, great characters (good and bad), brilliant story lines and it was very addictive, it was truly great, lots of the actors have since appeared in programmes like Home and Away and Neighbours.

In this day and age we have a prison drama series called "Bad girls", it try's to be like Prisoner in many ways, but there will only ever be one "Prisoner Cell Block H", this was a classic and i will never forget it.

If you're a younger person and are a fan of prison drama's or generally great T.V programmes then i urge you to seek out the awesome Prisoner Cell Block H, you will soon become addicted.