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Prisoner

  • TV Series
  • 1979–1986
  • TV-14
  • 50m
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Maggie Kirkpatrick in Prisoner (1979)
Prisoner Cell Block H: Episode 667
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The lives of the staff and inmates of a women's prison.The lives of the staff and inmates of a women's prison.The lives of the staff and inmates of a women's prison.

  • Stars
    • Elspeth Ballantyne
    • Barbara Jungwirth
    • Betty Bobbitt
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    • Stars
      • Elspeth Ballantyne
      • Barbara Jungwirth
      • Betty Bobbitt
    • 40User reviews
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    Prisoner Cell Block H: Episode 667
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    Prisoner Cell Block H: Episode 586
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    Prisoner Cell Block H: Episode 20
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    Prisoner Cell Block H: Episode 1
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    Prisoner Cell Block H: What are you doing here?
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    Elspeth Ballantyne
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    • Meg Morris…
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    Betty Bobbitt
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    • Judy Bryant
    Sheila Florance
    Sheila Florance
    • Lizzie Birdsworth…
    Maggie Kirkpatrick
    • Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson…
    Val Lehman
    Val Lehman
    • Bea Smith…
    Patsy King
    • Erica Davidson…
    Gerda Nicolson
    Gerda Nicolson
    • Ann Reynolds…
    Colette Mann
    • Doreen Burns…
    Judith McGrath
    Judith McGrath
    • Colleen Powell
    Joy Westmore
    • Joyce Barry…
    Fiona Spence
    Fiona Spence
    • Vera Bennett…
    Rod Allen
    • Gate Guard John
    Gerard Maguire
    Gerard Maguire
    • Jim Fletcher
    Delva Hunter
    • Officer Locking Up…
    Lois Collinder
    • Alice 'Lurch' Jenkins
    Louise Siversen
    • Lou Kelly…
    Reylene Pearce
    • Phyllis Hunt…
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      After episode 692 was shown in Sweden in early 2000, fans demonstrated outside the building of TV 4 ( which had shown the series), demanding a rerun. It was the first time in Sweden this had happened, and the demonstration convinced the company to air the show again.
    • Goofs
      Once the Wentworth staff adopt khaki uniforms, the female officers have the option of wearing skirts or trousers. Invariably a skirt-wearer, Joan's arrival for work in trousers always signifies that her character will be taking part in an action sequence.
    • Quotes

      Bea Smith: I'm going Freak-hunting.

    • Alternate versions
      In the version shown by Channel 5 in the UK, episode 601, there was a cut of around 20 seconds when Wendy is threatening the women. She says, "Same goes for the rest of you scabs. Lou wasn't too rapt when she heard you broke the strike so I hear [from here onward, it was cut] (to Nancy) Oh what are you looking so scared about? You're name on the list is it? Eh? I wouldn't bet my boots on big chief Moron doing anything to help yous lot. He's too full of himself to worry about you lot. You should have known what side your bread was buttered on girls! Oh don't tell me [this is where the cut ended] Bird Brain's got something to say!"
    • Connections
      Edited into The Franky Doyle Story (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      On the Inside
      (Prisoner theme)

      Composed by Allan Caswell

      Conducted by William Motzing

      Performed by Lynne Hamilton

    User reviews40

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    So dramatic, so intense
    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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    • stekflott
    • Jul 22, 2003

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 8, 1979 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Prisoner: Cell Block H
    • Filming locations
      • 27 Howard Street, Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia(Joan Ferguson's house)
    • Production companies
      • Grundy Television Productions
      • Network Ten
      • The Grundy Organization
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 576i (SDTV)

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