Prisoner
Prisoner (1979-1986)
Seasons: 8,
episodes: 692
Episode runtime: 50 min
Average rating:
8.2/10
2 535
Status
Completed
Creators
Scenario
Chris Adshead
Actors
Maggie Kirkpatrick
Joan "The Freak" Ferguson
Sheila Florance
Lizzie Birdsworth
Val Lehman
Bea Smith
Janet Andrewartha
Reb Kean
Colette Mann
Doreen Anderson / Doreen Burns
Judith McGrath
Colleen Powell
Anne Phelan
Myra Desmond
Elspeth Ballantyne
Meg Morris
Short description
Prisoner is an Australian soap opera that is set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison.
Seasons
| Season | Episodes | Release date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
Season 1 The first season of Australian drama television series Prisoner (commonly known as Prisoner: Cell Block H) premiered on the then-known 0-10 Network on 26 February 1979 in Sydney and 27 February 1979 in Melbourne. The season contains 79 episodes and concluded on 28 November 1979.
|
79 | 1979-02-27 | — |
Season 2 The second season of Australian drama television series Prisoner (commonly known as Prisoner: Cell Block H) premiered on Network Ten on 22 January 1980. It consists of 86 episodes and concluded on 12 November 1980.
This season's storylines include the escape of Roslyn Coulson, aided by terrorist…
|
86 | 1980-01-22 | — |
Season 3 The third season of Australian drama television series Prisoner (commonly known as Prisoner: Cell Block H) premiered on Network Ten on 4 February 1981. It consists of 81 episodes and concluded on 11 November 1981.
The season is notable for the conclusion to the tunnel escape storyline which ende…
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81 | 1981-02-04 | — |
| 80 | 1982-02-09 | — | |
| 90 | 1983-02-01 | — | |
| 89 | 1984-01-17 | — | |
| 83 | 1985-01-24 | — | |
| 104 | 1986-01-09 | — |
What's left behind the scenes
- In the early stages of the project (1979-1986), a former prisoner was hired as a script consultant. Soon after, however, he died from a gunshot wound during a bank robbery.
- Working on the project was fraught with numerous problems. Although the series speaks candidly about what happens in correctional facilities, the creators were still criticized by members of the penitentiary system. The creators attempted to hire a retired prison guard as a consultant, but they were unsuccessful. All inquiries to the relevant Australian government agencies and requests for a consultant went unanswered. The series was banned from being shown in prisons across the country. A scandal also erupted regarding one of the characters (a murderer in real life), which led to legal proceedings, and the Network 10 television channel refused to broadcast the series finale for an entire year.
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