Distributor:
Kaleidoscope Film Certificate: M15+ | 240
minutes | All Region
Available to buy Extras: Yes
ANYONE
IN IT WE KNOW?
VAL
LEHMAN as Bea Smith / KERRY ARMSTRONG as Lynnette Warner / CAROL BURNS
as Freida 'Franky' Doyle / MARGARET LAURENCE as Marilyn Anne Mason
/SHEILA FLORANCE as Lizzie Birdsworth
WHAT’S
IT ABOUT THEN?
Prisoner
is a much derided but
nevertheless still very popular
show (re-runs still being seen
in many countries) that tells
stories of the all female
inmates of Wentworth Detention
Centre. The show had its roots
in the similar UK drama series
Within These Walls but this is a
much tougher cookie altogether
with the women dealing with
lesbianism, murder, drugs and
the like. Key characters include
tough inmate Bea Smith who ruled
the roost at Wentworth (Queen
Bea as she was known), prison
officers Joan 'The Freak'
Ferguson and Vera 'Vinegar Tits'
Bennett.
SO
IS IT ANY GOOD?
It’s
now 25years since Prisoner worked its way into the public consciousness,
this third collection of classic episodes from the series helps
celebrate that fact, included are 12 key episodes with each disc
offering 4 consecutive ones dealing with storylines such as Meg and
Governor Reynolds getting trapped in a building full of explosives, male
inmates arriving at Wentworth, top dog Rita Connors getting transferred
to Blackmoor Prison where everyone is out to get her and the four
episodes which saw Rita Connors decide to go out in a big way, these led
up to the final episodes which have already been released.
Archly
camp but great fun, this new set is a must have for all fans of course
but still worth adding to the collection of any TV fan, there is so
little vintage Australian TV being released that it really is heartening
to see Kaleidoscope coming up with the goods – now surely they just
need to do the same with Sons and Daughters!!
ANY
SPECIAL FEATURES?
Each
disc features a shortish excerpt from a yet to be released doco on the
show featuring contributions from cast and crew.
