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Prisoner: Cell Block H
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Elspeth Ballantyne | ... |
Meg Morris
(669 episodes, 1979-1986)
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Betty Bobbitt | ... |
Judy Bryant
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Sheila Florance | ... |
Lizzie Birdsworth
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Maggie Kirkpatrick | ... |
Joan "The Freak" Ferguson
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Val Lehman | ... |
Bea Smith
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Patsy King | ... |
Erica Davidson
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Gerda Nicolson | ... |
Ann Reynolds
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Colette Mann | ... |
Doreen Burns
(293 episodes, 1979-1984)
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This Australian series has, after 692 episodes, received cult status all over the world. The series takes place in Wentworth, a prison in Australia. Wentworth is a high-security female prison. The women are there for all sorts of crimes. We get to follow how they got there, their life in the prison and what becomes of them afterwards. We also get to follow the staff, their work in the prison and their personal relationships. Written by Jens Andersson
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8 August 1979 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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(Prisoner theme)
Written by Allan Caswell
Conducted by William Motzing
Performed by Lynne Hamilton
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Val Lehman (Bea Smith) was originally considered for the part of Vera Bennett. The other contenders for the role of Bea Smith included Betty Bobbitt (Judy Bryant), Maggie Kirkpatrick (Joan Ferguson), and Carole Skinner (Nola McKenzie). See more »Goofs
The named background characters names vary. See more »Connections
Referenced in The Super Hero Squad Show: Another Order of Evil: Part Two! (2010) See more »Soundtracks
"On the Inside"(Prisoner theme)
Written by Allan Caswell
Conducted by William Motzing
Performed by Lynne Hamilton
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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.