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:

Bribery, corruption, rape... and that's just the screws!

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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

Denise Welch was originally cast as Frances Myers, but she pulled out from the series due to illness. The part was later given to Eva Pope.

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Goofs

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

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Quotes

Karen Betts: That little incident, giving the hand-job under the table in the visitor's room, didn't help you much.
Julie, J: But...
Julie, J: That was nothing.
Karen Betts: It's out of my hands... No pun intended.

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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

Referenced in The IT Crowd: Bad Boys (2010)

User Reviews

amazing show

i know this an old show, but i just started watching it last week and so far i finished the first 4 seasons and i cant get enough , things in that show can really happen and i think thats the beauty of the show, that its so real and realistic.it makes u sympathize with all the characters including the mean ones lol. the acting was really awesome ...overall the show is awesome and i assure you that you would love it if u try to watch it ...i personally if i could give it more than 10 i would ...and as English is not my first language, this show made me fell in love with the English accent , i used to have hard time to understand the English accent in general , but i guess because i was so into this show, it made me pay so much attention to be able to pick everything the say . Don't miss it, if you didn't watch it yet , go ahead and do :)