Bad Girls 

British hard-hitting drama about the staff and inmates of a women's prison.

Creators:

Maureen Chadwick, Ann McManus, Eileen Gallagher

Stars:

Kika Mirylees, Victoria Alcock, Helen Fraser

10 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Kika Mirylees	...	Julie Johnston / ... 96 episodes, 1999-2006
Victoria Alcock	...	Julie Saunders / ... 96 episodes, 1999-2006
Helen Fraser	...	Sylvia Hollamby / ... 91 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
Alicya Eyo	...	Denny Blood 59 episodes, 1999-2003
Claire King	...	Karen Betts 57 episodes, 2000-2005
Linda Henry	...	Yvonne Atkins 58 episodes, 1999-2005
James Gaddas	...	Neil Grayling 52 episodes, 2002-2006
Isabelle Amyes	...	Barbara Hunt 52 episodes, 2000-2003
Petia Pavlova	...	Prison Inmate 47 episodes, 2001-2003
Sharon Duncan-Brewster	...	Crystal Gordon 44 episodes, 1999-2002
Pauline Campbell	...	Al McKenzie / ... 42 episodes, 2001-2004
Amanda Barrie	...	Beverley Tull 41 episodes, 2003-2006
Stephanie Beacham	...	Phyllida Oswyn 39 episodes, 2003-2006

Storyline

A thoroughly thought-provoking drama series based on the events in a womens prison. Bad Girls captures the highs and lows in the prison, and questions which side of the bar really is the most intense- its a world where the 'screws' versus the 'cons,' a world where anything and everything can happen, a world where the women really are vulnerable at the hands of the screws...

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Plot Keywords:

gay | prison | women's prison | inmate | scotswoman | 

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Taglines:

Trust no one

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

ITV [UK]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 June 1999 (UK)

Also Known As:

Jail Birds

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shed Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 75 min 60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

There was never any explanation as to why some characters never returned to the series. These include: Di Barker, Colin Hedges, Seleena Geeson, Kris Yates, Darlene Cake, Arun Parmer and Kevin Spiers.

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Goofs

Julie Johnston's surname varies from Johnson and Johnston throughout the series run.

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Quotes

Jim Fenner: Should my ears be burning?
Colin Hedges: More than your ears, Fenner.

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Crazy Credits

For the ending credits of each episode for series 1 & 2, there was a standard scrolling credits used. Listing all characters in order of appearance.

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Connections

Featured in Drama Connections: Tenko (2005)

User Reviews

How can anyone make a better show?

I am totally bereft. I have just finished watching season 6 of Bad Girls. In Canada, we only actually have access to season 1 so I bought the following five seasons on ebay. Beware though, the UK versions on ebay are Region 2 as opposed to Region 1 encoding for North America. No problem, I discovered that my trusty Mac computer (you can do it on a Windows machine too albeit with less flexibility) let me play the Region 2 disks. So I watched five seasons on my computer. I'm a Bad Girls junky. I could watch this series for 30 years just as I have done with Coronation Street (no comparison other than time spent watching).

Anyhow, what can one say about this show? The casting is absolutely superb. The storyline is just riveting; some of the female characters are so alluring (and not just in an avuncular sense). I'm in love with the tall Julie and Sheena (Charlotte Lucas) and Karen ....