Prisoner: Cell Block H

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Prisoner (Prisoner: Cell Block H in the United Kingdom) is a long running Australian soap about the inmates at the fictional women's prison Wentworth Detention Centre. The show ran from 1979 to 1986, with 692 episodes being made in total.

Prisoner (Prisoner: Cell Block H in the United Kingdom) is a long running Australian soap about the inmates at the fictional women's prison Wentworth Detention Centre. The show ran from 1979 to 1986, with 692 episodes being made in total.less «

• Who's the prettiest inmate ever

  It's got to be Karen Travers (the enchanting Peta Toppano).

  It's got to be Karen Travers (the enchanting Peta Toppano).less «

  loverob Last online Jun 9, 2009
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• Revival Idea

  Here's my idea for the premise of a much wanted revival of Prisoner cell block H. Its 2008 and Wentworth is now a mode...more »

  Here's my idea for the premise of a much wanted revival of Prisoner cell block H. Its 2008 and Wentworth is now a model Prison and under the reigns of Marty Jackson, With Meg Morris loking in from the dept, but soon to retire - Having been in the equvalent role of Ted Douglas. Lurch and few others remain, but apart from these and guest appearance, the rest of the cast are new, except for... The Freak! Finally let out of Prison, and having become more bitter from the experiance she sets out to get revenge on anyone from her past she can get a hold of. Ultimatly placing most blame on Meg, and devises some very special to make her pay. This story line would be an ace way to revist many charecters it wouldn't make sense to put back in Prison. Meanwhile in the now model Prison, after almost a decade of relative bliss for both the inmates and screws, things begin to go wrong. Once Meg retires, her replacement sets the seeds for the Prisons demise. A large portion of thier best officers are lost to other prisons who want help coping Wentworths success. The new Staff Wentworth recieves are everything from inadequte to bent. To top things off, Wentworth is Lumbered with several of worst inmates imaginable. The show become a battle between Prisoners and the remaing Staff from the good old days, fighting the new Screws and inmates. T he series ends when The Freak again gets her comeuppance and Wentworth gets back to being the way it was at the start. I think watching Wentworh having become what Erica, Ann and Meg fought for all that time and then see it all fall apart, and then the battle to restore it to it former glory, with the Freak on a heel-bent quest for revenge is the perfect idea for a short comeback. less «

  CellBlocknutter Last online May 13, 2009
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• Re-runs

  do you think they will ever show them again? I use to run home from school so i could watch it with my mam. Then years ago they started to show them on channel 5. i taped from episode 290 - episode 692. Thats alot of video tapes i can tell ya. I can't watch them now, they are too old. I'd love to re-watch them.

  do you think they will ever show them again? I use to run home from school so i could watch it with my mam. Then years ago they started to show them on channel 5. i taped from episode 290 - episode 692. Thats alot of video tapes i can tell ya. I can't watch them now, they are too old. I'd love to re-watch them.less «

  lyndzi Last online Apr 5, 2009
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  10 Perfect

  One for the history books. hide « show »

  Prisoner made quite a few mistakes, some of the actors weren't great, and the sets could have been better. Yet what it got right was all that any shows needs to get right and thats good stories with memorable charecters.
  
  Bea, Lizzie, Vinegar Vera, The Freak amongsts others are for those who watched it, if only casually, are charecters that you never forget. PCBH has some of the best charecters ever made, and are largly unique. DIspite its obvious flaws this shows stongest point, is the compelling chrecters it creates.
  
  Prisoner remains a very controversial show, the issues its delt with over 20 years ago have often not been delt with as poiniantly as in this show. Furthermore new controveries arise. It dealing of homosexuality, is bound to be seen as politically incorect in todays world. Gay watchdogs if you believe the cynics would want it censored. Nevertheless homosexuality was delt with excellently, and from a historical viewpoint is now fascinating to watch.
  
  Prisoner will proabably be always remember for its flaws and cheap look, fast is forgotton is its huge international success and longevity, as well as how new and different it was for the time.
  
  Theres more to this show than meets the eye, its suprising how easy it is to enjoy.

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  CellBlocknutter Added Apr 6, 2008 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  Women in prison.... hide « show »

  Running for 692 episodes, from 1978 - 1986 Prisoner (branded Prisoner Cell Block H) external to Australia, concentrated on the lives of the inmates and staff at Wentworth Detention Centre. These women were from all walks of life, the school teacher who murdered her husband for having an affair, the scorned mother who killed her ex husband for letting down her children whilst she was in prison for murdering his mistress, the petty larcenist opportunist, the drug dealer, the innocent, and the guilty. Some of the officers were as bent as the criminals, the most memorable being Joan "The Freak" Ferguson, who got her come-uppance in the final episode....

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  iamthelexx Added Jun 27, 2007 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  This show was the best. Qween Bea was the best top dog Wentworth had ever seen.Seris finale was great but thought could have been more dramatic with the women managing to get to the freak in solitary. hide « show »

  great seris from start to finish. This show always had you on the edge of your seat.With Qween Bea rulling the roost it was fantastic she always had the womens best interest at heart. lizzie was great always trying to make her brew"birdsworths brew". Meg Jackson/Morris was great glad she got the deputy govenors ship when she did. The FREAK was great too. This show should be brought back. You can still see today that PCBH was a hit as all the new prison dramas now like bad girls has similar story lines as prisoner did.

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  peachey1601 Added Feb 16, 2007 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  Loved it! hide « show »

  This show was maligned for bad acting & wobbly sets, but hey thats what made it enduring. The characters were hilariously good with tragic undertones e.g.Frankie Doyle or Vera Bennett. Inmate Bea Smith was too matriarchal as the original top dog, her well intentioned anti-drugs stance didn't ring true in place where drugs or the effects of drugs are a reality. Those in authority at Wentworth were ineffectual types such as Meg Jackson(annoyingly upbeat) & Erica Davidson(someone who should be doing coffee mornings or charity work), until the arrival of Joan Ferguson. Joan was a corrupt lesbian officer who terrorised the inmates & undermined her superiors wherever possible, when most if the original characters left this uniformed monster carried the show til the end of it's run.

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  loverob Added Mar 18, 2006 All my reviews
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  8.5 Great

  One of the best shows ever made in Australia. hide « show »

  I think I was about 7 or 8 when I first watched Prisoner. Then never again until 10 years later. Gee I loved this show.. My favourites would have to be Lizzie, Bea, Rita and Meg Morris although I sometimes couldn't stand her whiny voice. "Are you satisfied? Have you got what you wanted" became a catch phrase with me and my mate Dougie. Although I know the series off by heart, I still miss it being on Tele on a regualar basis. Just one question though what did ever happen to Sandy Edwards. Did she die or was she killed by Kate Peterson. I know there are theories, but was there any actual proof she was murdered? And another thing did Rita die in the last episode or was everyone crying for nothing.
  

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  DennyRosario Added Jan 17, 2006 All my reviews