Prisoner

Prisoner 1979

★ 7.6TMDB 0h 50min 8 seasons Creator: Reg Watson

Prisoner is an Australian soap opera that is set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison.

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S1·E1 Episode 1Feb 27, 1979Two new prisoners, Karen Travers and Lyn Warner, are inducted into Wentworth Detention Centre and have to adjust to the harsh regime and the tough women they meet there.…S1·E2 Episode 2Feb 27, 1979Lynn withdraws her complaint, so Bea's release is approved. The prisoners hold a farwell party for Bea and Mum. Mum leaves her beloved garden in the hands of Lynn. Mum…S1·E3 Episode 3Feb 28, 1979With Frankie's hold over the women growing, she attempts to show the screws who is in charge by getting the women to stay in the dinning room until she gives the order…S1·E4 Episode 4Mar 6, 1979Bill dies on the way to hospital and Rosie gives Birth to a boy. Meg is devastated as the police investigate into Bill's murder begins. The cops are not getting very…S1·E5 Episode 5Mar 7, 1979Mum recuperates from her collapse at her daughter's home but has to pretend to the children that she is an aunt as Lorraine told them their grandmother was dead. Frankie…S1·E6 Episode 6Mar 13, 1979Lynn reveals she must be pregnant after being raped by her employer, Mr Bentley, the father of the baby she is supposed to have buried alive. Frankie bullies Lizzie into…S1·E7 Episode 7Mar 14, 1979Lizzie finds a stray cat in the garden and brings it into the prison. When it dies, she blames Frankie for killing it, but it turns out she did it accidentally herself…S1·E8 Episode 8Mar 20, 1979Bea Smith and the other inmates find out about Frankie's plans to get paroled and live on a farm so they try to rile her into blowing her chances. Marilyn gets a job at…S1·E9 Episode 9Mar 21, 1979Marilyn's boyfriend Eddie is suspicious of where she got the money for his birthday gift: back "on the game" (prostitution)? The final straw is a visitor who is…S1·E10 Episode 10Mar 27, 1979Helen Masters sets out to affect the quality of prison meals as part of her campaign to get a character witness for her trial, the prison doctor. Marilyn returns to…S1·E11 Episode 11Mar 28, 1979The inmates start realigning after Master's release; Frankie gains motivation from her brother to work on good behavior. Lyn, who has returned to her parents' home, runs…12S1·E12 Episode 12Apr 3, 1979The inmates start realigning after Master's release; Frankie gains motivation from her brother to work on good behavior. Lyn, who has returned to her parents' home, runs…13S1·E13 Episode 13Apr 4, 1979Vera's attitude continues to become more punitive toward the inmates, bringing a reprimand from the governor. Lizzie's heart forces her to return to the prison, while…14S1·E14 Episode 14Apr 10, 1979Shot in the holdup, Doug dies and Lyn cannot run, so she calls the prison doctor who gets there just before the cops. She loses her baby. Doug gets sacked because of his…15S1·E15 Episode 15Apr 11, 1979Karen permits the prison doctor to contact her lawyer about a retrial, and Dr. Miller kisses her. Vera walks in on them and reports him. A new prisoner, who is reputed…16S1·E16 Episode 16Apr 17, 197917S1·E17 Episode 17Apr 18, 197918S1·E18 Episode 18Apr 24, 197919S1·E19 Episode 19Apr 25, 197920S1·E20 Episode 20May 1, 197921S1·E21 Episode 21May 2, 197922S1·E22 Episode 22May 8, 197923S1·E23 Episode 23May 9, 197924S1·E24 Episode 24May 15, 197925S1·E25 Episode 25May 16, 197926S1·E26 Episode 26May 22, 197927S1·E27 Episode 27May 23, 197928S1·E28 Episode 28May 29, 197929S1·E29 Episode 29May 30, 197930S1·E30 Episode 30Jun 5, 197931S1·E31 Episode 31Jun 6, 197932S1·E32 Episode 32Jun 12, 197933S1·E33 Episode 33Jun 13, 197934S1·E34 Episode 34Jun 19, 197935S1·E35 Episode 35Jun 20, 197936S1·E36 Episode 36Jun 26, 197937S1·E37 Episode 37Jun 27, 197938S1·E38 Episode 38Jul 3, 197939S1·E39 Episode 39Jul 4, 197940S1·E40 Episode 40Jul 10, 197941S1·E41 Episode 41Jul 11, 197942S1·E42 Episode 42Jul 17, 197943S1·E43 Episode 43Jul 18, 197944S1·E44 Episode 44Jul 24, 197945S1·E45 Episode 45Jul 25, 197946S1·E46 Episode 46Jul 31, 197947S1·E47 Episode 47Aug 1, 197948S1·E48 Episode 48Aug 7, 197949S1·E49 Episode 49Aug 8, 197950S1·E50 Episode 50Aug 14, 197951S1·E51 Episode 51Aug 15, 197952S1·E52 Episode 52Aug 21, 197953S1·E53 Episode 53Aug 22, 197954S1·E54 Episode 54Aug 28, 197955S1·E55 Episode 55Aug 29, 197956S1·E56 Episode 56Sep 4, 197957S1·E57 Episode 57Sep 5, 197958S1·E58 Episode 58Sep 11, 197959S1·E59 Episode 59Sep 12, 197960S1·E60 Episode 60Sep 18, 197961S1·E61 Episode 61Sep 19, 197962S1·E62 Episode 62Sep 25, 197963S1·E63 Episode 63Sep 26, 197964S1·E64 Episode 64Oct 2, 197965S1·E65 Episode 65Oct 3, 197966S1·E66 Episode 66Oct 16, 197967S1·E67 Episode 67Oct 17, 197968S1·E68 Episode 68Oct 23, 197969S1·E69 Episode 69Oct 24, 197970S1·E70 Episode 70Oct 30, 197971S1·E71 Episode 71Oct 31, 197972S1·E72 Episode 72Nov 6, 197973S1·E73 Episode 73Nov 7, 197974S1·E74 Episode 74Nov 13, 197975S1·E75 Episode 75Nov 14, 197976S1·E76 Episode 76Nov 20, 197977S1·E77 Episode 77Nov 21, 197978S1·E78 Episode 78Nov 27, 197979S1·E79 Episode 79Nov 28, 1979

Cast

Joy Westmore
Joy Westmore Joyce Barry / Joyce Pringle
Terry Gill
Terry Gill Jack Grace
B
Bryon Williams Dr Eric Weissman
Elspeth Ballantyne
Elspeth Ballantyne Meg Morris
Caroline Gillmer
Caroline Gillmer Helen Smart
Anne Phelan
Anne Phelan Myra Desmond
Betty Bobbitt
Betty Bobbitt Judy Bryant
Jane Clifton
Jane Clifton Margo Gaffney
Sheila Florance
Sheila Florance Lizzie Birdsworth
Val Lehman
Val Lehman Bea Smith
Colette Mann
Colette Mann Doreen Anderson / Doreen Burns
Judith McGrath
Judith McGrath Colleen Powell
Amanda Muggleton
Amanda Muggleton Chrissie Latham
Patsy King
Patsy King Erica Davidson
Ian Smith
Ian Smith Ted Douglas
R
Reylene Pearce Phyllis Hunt
Gerda Nicolson
Gerda Nicolson Ann Renoylds
Maggie Kirkpatrick
Maggie Kirkpatrick Joan "The Freak" Ferguson

Crew

Creator
Reg Watson

Details

First air date
Feb 27, 1979
Last air date
Dec 11, 1986
Seasons
8
Episodes
692
Episode runtime
50 min
Network
10
Status
Ended
Studios
The Grundy Organization, Grundy Television Productions, Network Ten
Country
Australia
Language
English

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