"Bad Girls" (1999) TV series 1999-2006

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Creators:

Maureen Chadwick
Eileen Gallagher
Ann McManus

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Release Date:

1 June 1999 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Behind bars, anything can happen!

Plot:

Drama about the staff and inmates of a women's prison.

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Women's Prison | Inmate | Escape Attempt | Pedophile

Awards:

9 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Victoria Alcock	...	Julie Saunders (96 episodes, 1999-2006)
Kika Mirylees	...	Julie Johnston / ... (96 episodes, 1999-2006)
Helen Fraser	...	Sylvia Hollamby / ... (92 episodes, 1999-2006)
Jack Ellis	...	Jim Fenner (88 episodes, 1999-2005)
Tracey Wilkinson	...	Di Barker / ... (76 episodes, 2000-2005)
Victoria Bush	...	Tina O'Kane / ... (73 episodes, 2001-2006)
Alicia Eyo	...	Denny Blood (59 episodes, 1999-2003)
Linda Henry	...	Yvonne Atkins (58 episodes, 1999-2003)
Claire King	...	Karen Betts (56 episodes, 2000-2004)
Isabelle Amyes	...	Barbara Hunt (52 episodes, 2000-2003)
James Gaddas	...	Neil Grayling (52 episodes, 2002-2006)
Sharon Duncan-Brewster	...	Crystal Gordon (44 episodes, 1999-2002)
Pauline Campbell	...	Al Mackenzie (42 episodes, 2001-2004)
Amanda Barrie	...	Beverley Tull (41 episodes, 2003-2006)
Jeanie Gold	...	Prisoner (41 episodes, 2003-2006)
Stephanie Beacham	...	Phyllida Oswyn (40 episodes, 2003-2006)

Also Known As:

"Jail Birds" (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

90 min (including commercials; eight episodes) | 75 min (including commercials; one episode) | UK:60 min (including commercials; ninety eight episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:MA (some episodes) | Australia:M | UK:15 | UK:18 (two episodes)

Filming Locations:

Oxford Prison, New Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Shed Productions

Trivia:

Tanya Turner (played by Zoe Lucker) previously appeared in "Footballers' Wives" (2002). This is only the second time that a character has moved from one English drama series to another (the first was Matt Musgrove (played by Christian Ealey), who moved from "Brookside" (1982) to "Hollyoaks" (1995) in 2000).

Quotes:

Arun Parmar: [throwing her clothes at Janine] Why don't you give her these as well? Take everything! And, if that's not enough, then come back and take my life because I would rather be dead than beaten up.
Arun Parmar: Look, all Natalie wants is for you to stop being a grass. So just learn your lesson.
Arun Parmar: [raises her top to reveal her badly bruised body] Look what you did to me, Janine.
Janine Nebeski: Look, I didn't want to, did I? I had to... otherwise it is me that's gonna end up friggin' dead.
Arun Parmar: I don't know how you can live with yourself.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "EastEnders: (2009-06-12)" (2009)

what i think of this series

I started watching this series at the beginning of the airing of series six. By the end of it, i had seen all the other episodes of all the other series. It is one of the best shows I have ever seen. It is addictive and you do get a genuine feel for the story lines - you cannot watch one episode without forming loads of opinions. People claim its unrealistic, it is not - as assured by the producers, everything in the show is possible in a real prison. Agreed, it may not happen to the same people, as in the series but give the show a break - its a TV series! It has to be exciting and it really really is. It is moving and the story lines are real and in most cases relevant to thew outside world as well, in my opinion. It is serious and can be upsetting but it is also one of the best acted and best written shows I've ever seen! I cannot wait for the next series!