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8 August 1979 (USA)
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The cult phenomenon from down under.
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This Australian series has, after 692 episodes, received cult status all over the world. The series takes place in Wentworth...
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Prison
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Drug Smuggling
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Isolation
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Psychopath
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Mugshot
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10 wins
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Daring for its time
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(Series Cast Summary - 8 of 957) | 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) |
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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)
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Prisoner: Cell Block H (UK)
Women Behind Bars (Australia) (working title)
Women in Prison (Australia) (working title)
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50 min (692 episodes)
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2009 marks the 30th Anniversary of "Prisoner" (1979)
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Referenced in The Great Escape (1990) (V)
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On the Inside
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This ran over here in America at 11:30 at night on a local station. There was a lot of controversy about it at first. The plots dealing with lesbians, beatings, murder, rape etc. etc. were pretty strong for TV back then. But it never really caught on...here in Boston at least. It ran for a few months almost uncut (some words were bleeped out) and then was cancelled due to low ratings.
I was in college when it played here and it was great! After a long night of studying it was kind of fun to relax and watch this somewhat campy prison soap. The acting was pretty bad and the story lines were more than a little unbelievable but it was a lot of fun to watch. Also it moved much quicker than your typical afternoon soap. So it was a fun and daring soap for its time. I'm not sure if it would hold up today. Shows like "Oz" have gone a lot farther than this could.