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"Prisoner" (1979) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1979-1986


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Release Date:
8 August 1979 (USA) more
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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... more
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10 wins more
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So dramatic, so intense more (23 total)

Cast

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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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Additional Details

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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50 min (692 episodes)
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In the early stage of _"Prisoner" (1979)_, the producers hired an ex-con as a script advisor. To the surprise of the staff, their new script advisor was shot during a bank robbery. more
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[first lines]
Franky Doyle: She bumped into me.
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Referenced in Bring Back... Star Trek (2009) (TV) more
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On the Inside more

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Who is the woman on the IMDb poster?
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7 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
So dramatic, so intense, 22 July 2003
Author: stekflott from sweden

If you live in Sweden and were to say "I watch 'Prisoner'" to one of your friends, you would get a big laugh. You would probably be mocked for eternity. I too was one of the mockers, one of the bullies. My brother once told me he watched Prisoner, I laughed hard and long but then realised that he didn't have much choice since he didn't have cable and hence nothing to watch late at night. The summer of 2003 things changed. I shared an apartment with him during this summer and he forced me to watch it. O boy, it didn't take long to understand what I had missed during these long years.

The show is really dramatic and even though some of the actors/actresses aren't the best (and damn right ugly!) or the visual dramatic effects are pretty poor. The storyline and the plot are really well thought of and every episode is really packed with action and drama. If you were to compare it to another long running show like Days of Our Lives, DoOL wouldn't stand a chance. If you miss a week of episodes of Prisoner you miss A LOT, and when you come back to watch you wouldn't know what's going on. However if you miss a month of DoOL and come back to watch, you're still in the game and know exactly what's going on since one single small event can last for a week of episodes. They story advances really fast in Prisoner and that's what makes it so different from all the modern soap operas which are advancing DoOL style; slow as hell.

The only thing I fear now is whether I'll be able to find the time to watch all the upcoming episodes of Prisoner - I really don't want to miss one single episode!

My name is stekflott and I am a Prisoner addict.

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