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Season 1 – Prisoner: Cell Block H

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The lives of women behind bars in a fictional women's prison.

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sean G @Sean123456789 12/02/2022 I miss this show if I am not watching it, it's that good, with Bea liz and the gang being great, the show was ahead of it's time . See more Read all reviews
Prisoner: Cell Block H — Season 1

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Episode 1 Aired Feb 27, 1979 Karen and Lynn arrive at the prison, where Lynn, convicted of kidnapping a child, faces threats. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 27, 1979 An old friend visits Bea bearing gifts; Bea visits her daughter's grave. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 28, 1979 When Bea returns to the prison, Franky starts a riot in the dining room. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 6, 1979 Rosie gives birth to her son prematurely; Bill Jackson dies from a stabbing that occurred during the riot. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 7, 1979 After Lynn faints during her hunger strike, doctors discover she is pregnant from the man who raped her. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 13, 1979 Meg goes to the Bentley's to get some answers. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 14, 1979 Franky's brother visits. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 20, 1979 The girls teach Helen the ways of the prison. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 21, 1979 The prison releases Lynn. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 27, 1979 Helen's presence splits the others' loyalties. Details Episode 11 Aired Mar 28, 1979 Franky awakens from a nightmare about her brother. Details Episode 12 Aired Apr 3, 1979 Doreen, Franky and Lizzie attempt to escape. Details Episode 13 Aired Apr 4, 1979 Karen has her first visitor, her mother. Details Episode 14 Aired Apr 10, 1979 Monica reunites with her old friend Bea. Details Episode 15 Aired Apr 11, 1979 Lynn gets caught by the cops during the unsuccessful payroll grab. Details Episode 16 Aired Apr 17, 1979 Karen relates the reasons for murdering her husband. Details Episode 17 Aired Apr 18, 1979 Barbara plants drugs in Monica's cell. Details Episode 18 Aired Apr 24, 1979 Erica's work is interrupted by the arrival of a new prisoner. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 25, 1979 Franky and Doreen stay with Bill, a factory worker. Details Episode 20 Aired May 1, 1979 Catherine Roberts arrives at the prison. Details Episode 21 Aired May 2, 1979 Doreen continues to act tough after Franky's death. Details Episode 22 Aired May 8, 1979 Catherine refuses to have her daughter Sarah testify in her case. Details Episode 23 Aired May 9, 1979 Erica's exhusband Michael visits. Details Episode 24 Aired May 15, 1979 Greg takes the stand at Karen's trial. Details Episode 25 Aired May 16, 1979 Lynn starts her work-release program at the nursery. Details Episode 26 Aired May 22, 1979 The women have a celebration party for Karen after her re-trial. Details Episode 27 Aired May 23, 1979 Susan Rice becomes enraged when her husband serves her divorce papers. Details Episode 28 Aired May 29, 1979 Lizzie talks Doreen into forging Erica's signature on official papers. Details Episode 29 Aired May 30, 1979 Yates and Bea get into a fight. Details Episode 30 Aired Jun 5, 1979 Yates' body is found in the drier. Details Episode 31 Aired Jun 6, 1979 Bea drugs a police guard and tries to escape. Details Episode 32 Aired Jun 12, 1979 George tells Vera that he is in too much danger to stay. Details Episode 33 Aired Jun 12, 1979 Bea tracks down Val. Details Episode 34 Aired Jun 19, 1979 Col visits Noelene and tells her about the money situation at home. Details Episode 35 Aired Jun 20, 1979 Col holds the wife of the Woods home hostage after an attempted burglary. Details Episode 36 Aired Jun 26, 1979 Meg gets injured during a fight; Clara gets released from solitary. Details Episode 37 Aired Jun 27, 1979 Marianne de Vere agrees to back the halfway house project. Details Episode 38 Aired Jul 3, 1979 Irene, a Greek woman who can't speak English, arrives at the prison. Details Episode 39 Aired Jul 4, 1979 Erika tells the officers that the prison will face an official inquiry; Vera sees this as an opportunity to get Erika's job. Details Episode 40 Aired Jul 10, 1979 Jim Fletcher gets appointed the new Deputy Governor and arrives at the prison. Details Episode 41 Aired Jul 11, 1979 Doreen steals drugs to plant in Lynn's cell to keep her from being paroled. Details Episode 42 Aired Jul 17, 1979 Lizzie finds out that Doreen framed Lynn and confesses to the crime herself to free Lynn from solitary. Details Episode 43 Aired Jul 18, 1979 Lynn and Monica learn of their release, and a party takes place in their honor. Details Episode 44 Aired Jul 24, 1979 Bea finds out that Lynn has been kidnapped. Details Episode 45 Aired Jul 25, 1979 Doreen is upset after an incident with Peter; Monica returns to the prison. Details Episode 46 Aired Jul 31, 1979 Doreen withdraws from reality. Details Episode 47 Aired Aug 1, 1979 Jim runs into problems when he accepts Denise's offer. Details Episode 48 Aired Aug 7, 1979 Detective Grace charges Monica with being an accessory after the fact of armed robbery. Details Episode 49 Aired Aug 8, 1979 Edith and Lizzie reminisce about old times. Details Episode 50 Aired Aug 14, 1979 A new prisoner arrives and the women are kept locked up. Details Episode 51 Aired Aug 15, 1979 The women force Erica to release the "mystery woman" from solitary. Details Episode 52 Aired Aug 21, 1979 Martha makes friends with Bella and vows to protect her from the other inmates. Details Episode 53 Aired Aug 22, 1979 Bella is found dead in the showers. Details Episode 54 Aired Aug 28, 1979 Bella's murderer confesses. Details Episode 55 Aired Aug 29, 1979 Karen's parole is granted and she leaves the prison. Details Episode 61 Aired Sep 19, 1979 Greg returns to the prison, which pleases Erica, who expresses her opinions about Doreen. Details Episode 62 Aired Sep 25, 1979 Bea learns Toni is involved with drugs; a dining room confrontation ensues. Details Episode 63 Aired Sep 26, 1979 Bea usurps Toni's power by forcing Jim to back down over a proposed movement of inmates to other cells. Details Episode 64 Aired Oct 2, 1979 Roslyn returns to Wentworth, but is sent to solitary confinement. Details Episode 65 Aired Oct 3, 1979 Meg recognizes a new transfer as the woman who killed her husband. Details Episode 66 Aired Oct 16, 1979 Jim agrees to the officers' demands and resigns; Erica withdraws her resignation. Details Episode 67 Aired Oct 17, 1979 Alice Hemmings plans to confess that she is Doreen's mother. Details Episode 68 Aired Oct 23, 1979 Karen transfers from Mum's flat to to the halfway house. Details Episode 69 Aired Oct 24, 1979 A pregnancy test confirms Chrissie is pregnant. Details Episode 70 Aired Oct 30, 1979 Pregnant Chrissie, planning an abortion, is returned to the general population. Details Episode 71 Aired Oct 31, 1979 Roslyn thinks the jury feels she was justified in killing Antonia; she is sentenced to life imprisonment. Details Episode 72 Aired Nov 6, 1979 Doreen and Alice continue their tentative pursuit of a relationship. Details Episode 73 Aired Nov 7, 1979 Doreen regrets her attitude after Alice dies; Doreen and Karen plan the funeral. Details Episode 74 Aired Nov 13, 1979 The women take interest in staging a Christmas play as a way of getting back at the staff. Details Episode 75 Aired Nov 14, 1979 On parole, Pat goes to her mother's home to see her children; the officers learn about the Christmas show. Details Episode 76 Aired Nov 20, 1979 Pat urges David to turn himself in, but instead he breaks into a toy shop. Details Episode 77 Aired Nov 21, 1979 Pat returns to prison for breaking parole; the police find stolen toys in her house. Details Episode 78 Aired Nov 27, 1979 Meg accepts Greg and Karen's engagement. Details Episode 79 Aired Nov 28, 1979 The women hear of Karen's shooting; Janet Dominguez goes to solitary upon entering Wentworth. Details

Season Info

Director
Kendal Flanagan
Network
NETTN
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
Australian English
Release Date
Feb 27, 1979