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Prisoner Cell Block H - the Final episode 1986 Grundy Television ITV
Known in Australia simply as 'PRISONER' the programme became well known in the UK as 'PRISONER Cell Block H'. The series was created by Reg Watson (also created Young Doctors, Sons & Daughters Neighbours and in the UK 'CROSSROADS' from 1964-1976. The show centered on the life of the inmates behind locked doors, and the prison staff. The idea was initially conceived as a 16 part single series, which actually ran for 892 episodes from 1979-86!. The programme was made by GRUNDY TELEVISION PTY.LTD an Australian Company, shown in Australia on Channel ten. In the UK the programme was broadcast by ITV. The Copyright in this video segment belongs to GRUNDY TELEVISION, now part of Fremantle Media Australia. © GRUNDY TELEVISION PTY. LTD 1986
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Meg Morris - Given that she was in the show from beginning to end, they should really have given her a rags to riches type storyline, where at the beginning of the series she is just a warden, and then over the course of the series she becomes Deputy Governor, Governor, and finally towards the end of the series, she becomes Head of Correctional Services. That arc would have given Meg more scope for character development and made her more interesting. Also it would have been more appropriate for Meg to have that long term story arc as she was a prison baby. Prisoner Cell Block H could have been the story of Meg where she rises from nothing (prison baby) to a position of power within the service (Head of Correctional Services), the Top Dog of the Department as it were. We could have seen a more business-like, authoritive Meg emerge as she rose through the ranks.
I still remember the exiting feeling I had as I watched this. Knowing Joan's number was up ...fantastic end ...
Always essential post pub viewing in the UK when it was screened
@jamara3330
6 жыл бұрын
I remember because there was nothing else on except live news from the Gulf war
You cut out the immortal line that shows Joan and her most vulnerable and weakest, when Rita makes her first appearance to 'The Freak' in the cell. Joan: "I trusted you". A brilliant end to a fantastic show.
Boy, you could actually read the credits. The version we received in America had a bunch of names in paragraph form, but this was the guilty pleasure. I remember staying up just to watch this on channel 31
God I love this show
Bea's character was written out as having died in a prison fire at Barnhurst. The actress who playerd her, had moved on and was engaged in other projects.
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I wish the show had continued,,The freak as top dog. 😂😂
I've often thought that a nice final twist would have been when Ferguson gets to her new prison out West that the governor turns out to be Colleen Powell and that Bea Smith was working there as a social worker
Bring it back the modern version is not the same
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She had other work commitments, and the writing staff correctly judged that her character had reached a point where her coming back and forth would cause issues. The staff for Prisoner were very careful with how the series went, which showed in the quality of the program as the years went on.
I jumped from episode 195 to the final episode, could recognize no one but Meg.where is everybody else?!!!!!!
@CB-xr1eg
7 жыл бұрын
Serves you right for jumping, watch them all!
@andrewpage3221
5 жыл бұрын
@@CB-xr1eg I watch them all loved it
@CB-xr1eg
5 жыл бұрын
@@andrewpage3221 " I watch them all loved it " Do you mean you " watched " them all? You illiterate swine!
Mrs Barry, probably the finest actress.
thank you I love this :)
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Oh, thanks for that!
I think when Joan was sent to solitary on her arrival at wentworth, they should have brought bea back just for the last episode to give Joan her last meal and then bea could have said "guess who's back" that would e one good ending :)
It certainly was. It is a shame the producers could not have arranged for 'Bea Smith' to have made an appearance!
@k9drwho1970
4 жыл бұрын
GLFVIDEO bit difficult as she died in a fire at barnhurst
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lehman left because she said she had exhausted the character of bea smith and it was becoming repetitive, they begged her to stay and asked her back twice after she left but she refused.
classic episode !!!!!
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Joan looks set to be alive AGAIN in 2014 in the second series of Fremantle's remake 'Wentworth', judging by the trailers!
what I don't understand is how at the end they say Rita died at 2 in the morning, but when the freak get sent to solitary there she is?
Bea died in a fire at barn Hurst...
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Gavin ur wrong it's aired on Thursday 28th August
@mycatsdead My favourite character of all time was Bea Smith, quite a likeable rougue as long as you didn't cross her. I had a friend he was quite fantical about it. Brand new VHS tape went in every week to record the episode. I haven't seen hime for years. Bruce if you are out there do please reply to this message!
@TIMMAHHHH
4 жыл бұрын
GLFVIDEO I’m here it’s me my old mate Bruce!
@josephlaffey4744
3 жыл бұрын
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I agree: If Fergusan had taken the money and walked away from Wentworth she could have moved to another Country and started life afresh and never have had to look at another prison: however i believe that the police had laid a carefully prepared trap which caught the Freak with the loot thus enabling the Freak to come undone and have to face up to all her mistakes:
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Has made a come bk but called wentworth its on in auzzy the now hopefully it will reach the uk.
Yes Joe, Preferably with a bag of chips!
Kinda wish bea would have popped up as a ghost saying got yer and lizzie lol
A very unrealistic ending to The Freak and Prisoner.
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Ferguson is a prisoner in the final episode. Why dont she become top dog to all the other prisoner. I like to see that episode.
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Ferguson had it coming to her for years
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After many years and much nagging by fans, it sort of has. A series called 'Wentworth', which mixes the old characters with new storylines, like a deck of cards, has premiered on Australian TV, New Zealand TV is mid-series and it comes to the UK's Channel 5 in November. Much grittier, but really has the stories, the passion and the premise we crave from the good ol' days. If, at least, without the shakey sets!
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That show contained some of the worst acting i have ever laid eyes on. But i still watched every episode.
@elaineputland8458
7 жыл бұрын
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@lukesmith6720
4 жыл бұрын
Don't argee, really annoying to hear fan's of the show slagging the actor's off, most of than were professional and yes some lesser actors were not great but val Latham, sheile flowance, fiona spence and so many more were brilliant. Shame on you and apologise
@SPOOKSTR
4 жыл бұрын
@@lukesmith6720 I said 'some of the worst acting'', mate. The greater part of it was shocking, bloody woeful to be honest. The story line was the hook...not the acting. Now go stand in the corner and think about your stupid comment. Go.
@gavc6442
2 жыл бұрын
@@lukesmith6720 well said
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what i want to know is ? why didnt they play or shout .ding dong the witch is dead. at the end. been more funny . great stuff anyway. love cell block h. sunday nights will never be the same since it finnished. and this is 10 years and more. we watched every episode or my mates dad taped it and then we would watch it. awesome.
Meg hooked up with almost every male she encountered.
@CB-xr1eg
7 жыл бұрын
Wish I had met her!
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that cop didnt he play ian marney who married janet
Thank god for this!! Otherwise. There would be be no WENTWORTH!!
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If Freak was top dog Meg and joice can't handle her they need bea back as prison guide
@jayinmancs Hi, Yes there could have been a number of different 'endings' to the series. I think the freak was such a 'bitch' the programme makers thought they ought to give her a taste of her own medicine with a spell 'inside'!.
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I am going out to prison for me but I'm so bad at myself for the first next time we are I a lot more if you want to be a little bit more bad than a month of the year before that is not an issue of a sudden urge you can be used for my name is bea smith so much for me and you have no clue how much I love you so much nicer if it wasn't even there yet another example for me but I am bad at all times and it was the best of luck with the same time you can get you some money to buy a house with my friends are so much fun and easy to use it for me but I am a so we could do I am bad for me but I say that you can my name is bea smith is the only way you can get the chance for me to so I could have a more accurate than that it's the only way you don't like you have to be the same thing to say I love you so much we are going to get married me to be a bride I love you so much better now than I thought you would have been a long story of the day before the update and I have a nice person but it would mean the world to me that I can do is go out to prison with me
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