She's Out (1995– )

Dolly Rawlins has just been released from prison after serving nine years for the murder of her husband, Harry, following a robbery that she and several other women had carried out on a ... See full summary »

Stars:

Ann Mitchell, Linda Marlowe, Maureen Sweeney

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ann Mitchell	...	Dolly Rawlins (6 episodes, 1995)
Linda Marlowe	...	Ester Freeman (6 episodes, 1995)
Maureen Sweeney	...	Gloria Radford (6 episodes, 1995)
Anna Patrick	...	Julia Lawson (6 episodes, 1995)
Zoe Heyes	...	Connie Stephens (6 episodes, 1995)
Indra Ové	...	Angela Dunn (6 episodes, 1995)
Adrian Rawlins	...	DS Mike Withey (6 episodes, 1995)
Hugh Quarshie	...	DCI Ron Craigh (6 episodes, 1995)
Douglas McFerran	...	DS John Palmer (6 episodes, 1995)
Maggie McCarthy	...	Kathleen O'Reilly (5 episodes, 1995)
Sophie Heyman	...	Susan Withey (5 episodes, 1995)
Terence Beesley	...	Jim Douglas (5 episodes, 1995)
Kate Williams	...	Audrey Withey (4 episodes, 1995)
Huggy Leaver	...	Eddie Radford (4 episodes, 1995)
Richard Lintern	...	John Maynard (4 episodes, 1995)
Buffy Davis	...	Norma Walker (4 episodes, 1995)
Jeff Nuttall	...	Tommy Malin (3 episodes, 1995)
Charlie Caine	...	Lennie Black (3 episodes, 1995)
Philip Croskin	...	Raymond Dewey (3 episodes, 1995)
Natasha Alexander	...	Prisoner (2 episodes, 1995)
Katrina Buchanan	...	Prisoner (2 episodes, 1995)
Irene Sutcliffe	...	Mrs Simms (2 episodes, 1995)
Collette Johnson	...	Prisoner (2 episodes, 1995)
Lorraine Corroll	...	Prisoner (2 episodes, 1995)
Claudia Curran	...	Prisoner (2 episodes, 1995)
Amanda Maylin	...	Prisoner (2 episodes, 1995)
Gemma Latham	...	Mary O'Reilly (2 episodes, 1995)
Georgina Latham	...	Kate O'Reilly (2 episodes, 1995)
George Jackos	...	Hector (2 episodes, 1995)
Delyth Morgan	...	Prisoner (2 episodes, 1995)
Anthony Allen	...	Mr. Crow (2 episodes, 1995)
Sue Gifford	...	Prisoner (2 episodes, 1995)
Holly Latham	...	Sheena O'Reilly (2 episodes, 1995)
Antony Webb	...	Jimmy Donaldson (2 episodes, 1995)
Diane Axford	...	PO Barbara Hunter (2 episodes, 1995)
Ursula Howells	...	Mrs. Lawson (2 episodes, 1995)

Storyline

Dolly Rawlins has just been released from prison after serving nine years for the murder of her husband, Harry, following a robbery that she and several other women had carried out on a security van that Harry was planning to raid [see _"Widows" (1983) (mini)_ and _"Widows 2" (1985) (mini)_ ]. Having acquired a reputation in prison as a dominant and respected figure, and being apparently now a reformed character, Dolly teams up with a number of other ex-convicts: Gloria Radford (who had fenced stolen guns), Ester Freeman (who ran a brothel), Connie Stevens and Angela Dunn (prostitutes), Julia Lawson (a drug dealer) and Kathleen O'Reilly (a forger). Dolly and the other women make plans to set up a children's home in a derelict Victorian house. But Dolly is planning one final armed robbery on a mail train. The other women want a share in the proceeds in this robbery... but they are also secretly planning to get their hands on Dolly's money and jewels from the previous robberies. The ...

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Plot Keywords:

murder | tv mini series

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 March 1995 (UK)

Also Known As:

Ela Voltou

Filming Locations:

Aylesbury Reference Library, Walton Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Carlton Television, Cinema Verity

Technical Specs

Runtime:

306 min 306 min (6 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

There is some confusion about the actresses who played the prisoners in Holloway Prison. In the credits for Episode 1, actresses Katrina Buchanan, Lorraine Carroll, Sue Gifford and Amanda Maylin are credited as playing characters Natasha Alexander, Collette Johnson, Delyth Morgan and Claudia Curran. However in the credits for Episode 5, *all* these names (both the actress and the character names) are credited as "Prisoner".

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Connections

Follows Widows 2 (1985)

User Reviews

Dolly Rawlins is Out!

Dolly Rawlins is out, in the third instalment of Lynda la Plante's widows trilogy "She's Out". Dolly Rawlins is released from prison after serving 8 yrs for the murder of her husband. Dolly is determined to make her dreams come true, Awaiting Dolly on her release are a group of women who all spent time inside with her, they know she stashed millions of diamonds in a raid, and they want a cut.

Also waiting for Dolly is a detective-sergeant of the metropolitan police, he holds her personally responsible for the death of his sister in the raid 10 years earlier, and he wants her back inside. Dolly Rawlins has other plans: to realise the dream that has kept her going for years in prison. But against such determined opposition, the fantasy soon turns into a very different, tragic and violent reality....

'She's Out' is the outstanding finale to Lynda La Plante's widows trilogy, and Ann Mitchell is exellent in the role especially written for her.

Definitely a must-see!!!