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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Well sometimes the hardest characters had a limit to their nastiness:
** Vera Bennett was a hard person but boy did she have a soft spot for Lizzie Birdsworth as a Mother Figure.
** Even Ferguson had a soft spot, she loved dogs and when Lexie Patterson's pet Pocco is smuggled in she takes great interest but reluctantly agrees with the Governor to give him to her friend.
** Vera Bennett was a hard person but boy did she have a soft spot for Lizzie Birdsworth as a Mother Figure.
** Even Ferguson had a soft spot, she loved dogs and when Lexie Patterson's pet Pocco is smuggled in she takes great interest but reluctantly agrees with the Governor to give him to her friend.
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* MarketBasedTitle: The original Australian title was simply ''Prisoner'', but in other markets the title was expanded to avoid confusion with ''Series/ThePrisoner''.
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* CrossCastRole: Notably, Chrissie Latham's daughter Elizabeth is played by a baby boy.
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-->'''Nola:''' Yeah. He was sittin' on the verandah crackin' tins by the dozen. It was stinkin' hot. He told me I stank. He laughed and called me a filthy slag. So I got his rifle, and I just kept firing\\firing\\.
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A DarkerAndEdgier and supposedly more serious ContinuityReboot (officially not a {{Remake}}), called ''Wentworth'' ''{{Series/Wentworth}}'' in Australia and ''Wentworth Prison'' in other markets, was broadcast began airing in 2013.
* DirtyCop: Jock Stewart and Joan Ferguson are the most notable examples.
* DontYouDarePityMe: Vera's usual response to any overtures of sympathy or friendship
* DrivenToSuicide: We see this in the very first episode.
* DontYouDarePityMe: Vera's usual response to any overtures of sympathy or friendship
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* DirtyCop: Jock Stewart and Joan Ferguson are the most notable examples.
* DontYouDarePityMe: Vera's usual response to any overtures of sympathy or friendship
* DrivenToSuicide: We see this in the very first episode.
* DontYouDarePityMe: Vera's usual response to any overtures of sympathy or friendship
* DrivenToSuicide: We see this in the very first episode.
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* DrivenToVillainy: Again, a frequent backstory for the women. One notable example is Nola McKenzie, who married young to escape her alcoholic, deadbeat family, only to find herself married to an alcoholic deadbeat who cheated on her and knocked her about. Couple that with a stultifying existence in the sticks, and you have a recipe for disaster.
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* DrivenToVillainy: Again, a frequent backstory for the women. One notable example is Nola McKenzie, [=McKenzie=], who married young to escape her alcoholic, deadbeat family, only to find herself married to an alcoholic deadbeat who cheated on her and knocked her about. Couple that with a stultifying existence in the sticks, and you have a recipe for disaster.
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* GirlsBehindBars: Probably the best-known example, excluding [[Series/OrangeisTheNewBlack]]
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'''Chrissie:''' So why didn't you hop on a train and clear off?
'''Nola:''' What with? He kept me broke. He blew every scent we had on booze
'''Bea:''' And so you blasted him?
'''Nola:''' Yeah. He was sittin' on the verandah crackin' tins by the dozen. It was stinkin' hot. He told me I stank. He laughed and called me a filthy slag. So I got his rifle, and I just kept firing
'''Nola:''' What with? He kept me broke. He blew every scent we had on booze
'''Bea:''' And so you blasted him?
'''Nola:''' Yeah. He was sittin' on the verandah crackin' tins by the dozen. It was stinkin' hot. He told me I stank. He laughed and called me a filthy slag. So I got his rifle, and I just kept firing
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-->'''Nola:''' Have you ever lived on the Nulabol? There's nothing out there except lousy scrub and the trains going past. I used to stand on the veranda trying to keep the dust out of my eyes, watching the Indian Pacific go past. All those people going somewhere. And me, stuck in the middle of nowhere
'''Chrissie:''' So why didn't you hop on a train and clear off?
'''Nola:''' What with? He kept me broke. He blew every scent we had on booze
'''Bea:''' And so you blasted him?
'''Nola:''' Yeah. He was sittin' on the verandah crackin' tins by the dozen. It was stinkin' hot. He told me I stank. He laughed and called me a filthy slag. So I got his rifle, and I just kept firing
'''Chrissie:''' So why didn't you hop on a train and clear off?
'''Nola:''' What with? He kept me broke. He blew every scent we had on booze
'''Bea:''' And so you blasted him?
'''Nola:''' Yeah. He was sittin' on the verandah crackin' tins by the dozen. It was stinkin' hot. He told me I stank. He laughed and called me a filthy slag. So I got his rifle, and I just kept firing
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* DrivenToVillainy: Again, a frequent backstory for the women. One notable example is Nola McKenzie, who married young to escape her alcoholic, deadbeat family, only to find herself married to an alcoholic deadbeat who cheated on her and knocked her about. Couple that with a stultifying existence in the sticks, and you have a recipe for disaster.
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* NoThemeTune: The show always opens with a brief recap, and then mugshots of a couple of the prisoners, with only the sound of a camera clicking. The theme tune used at the end, 'On the Inside', got to number 3 in the UK charts in 1989.
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* MarkOfShame: Carried out by two Top Dogs. Bea brands 'K' for killer on Nola's breast with a soldering iron as revenge for Paddy's murder. Myra brands an 'R' for rapist on Frank's forehead as revenge for Pixie's rape.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: A frequent explanation for how the women ended up in prison. Paddy Lawson's mother was a cruel disciplinarian and locked her in a cupboard, which led to her claustrophobia and violent outbursts. Chrissie Latham's father sexually abused her. Bea Smith's daughter died of a drug overdose after her neglectful father kicked her out of the house. Joan Ferguson's corrupt ways and hatred of prisoners stemmed from the murder of her inmate girlfriend.
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An Australian soap opera set in Wentworth Detention Centre, a women's prison. It ran for 692 episodes from 1979 to 1986.
Although sometimes the object of derision for its infamous shaky sets, ''Prisoner: Cell Block H'' is a cult show, and it found success not only in Australia, but also the United Kingdom, USA and Sweden. It also spawned two successful stage spin-offs.
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!! This show provides examples of:
* AlphaBitch: Or, in ''Prisoner'' parlance, Top Dog. The Top Dog is the boss of the prisoners - controlling things as she sees fit. The position of Top Dog was usually the preserve of the smartest and toughest, and much sought-after. 'Good' Top Dogs usually serve as a kind of protector of the prisoners. 'Bad' Top Dogs might be in league with corrupt 'screws', or simply run rackets to line their own pockets.
* {{Badass}}: Probably notable in that you get heroine badasses, like Bea Smith - but also a villainess badass, Joan Ferguson.
* BerserkButton: Doing time for dealing drugs? Better not let Bea Smith find out. Any kind of cruelty towards children is pretty much a shared berserk button for the prisoners.
* BreakoutVillain: Arguably, Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson. Introduced in episode 287, she is probably one of the show's most recognisable faces.
* BrokenBird: A common trope for many of the prisoners. Vera Bennett is a good example of this among the officers. Seemingly cynical and severe, Vera's problems all stemmed from her horrible mother's bullying.
* ButchLesbian: Franky Doyle was the first. Joan Ferguson is another example.
* DirtyCop: Jock Stewart and Joan Ferguson are the most notable examples.
* DrivenToSuicide: We see this in the very first episode.
* DrillSergeantNasty: Officer Fletcher might have had the military background, and initially seemed strict - but let's not pretend - this role belongs to Joan Ferguson.
* EvilGloating: Joan, frequently.
* GetIntoJailFree: Judy Bryant does this in order to keep her relationship going with Sharon Gilmour
* GirlsBehindBars: Probably the best-known example.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Lots of these among the women. Two examples are: Chrissie Latham (if we overlook that one murder) and Marilyn Mason
* InstitutionalApparel: Wentworth inmates wear checked shirts and denim outfits.
* TheOldConvict: Lizzie Birdsworth.
* PrisonRiot: Almost too many to mention. The most notable takes place in an early episode, when Bea and Franky's rivalry reaches boiling point.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Meg Jackson/Morris, without a doubt. Even her anger towards the women after her husband's murder only lasted a couple of episodes.
* SerialKiller: Bev 'The Butcher' Baker.
* SympatheticMurderer: Karen Travers, who killed her adulterous husband in a sort of fugue-like state. Hard to feel very sorry for Bea Smith's husband, too. There's also 'Mum', who helped her terminally ill husband commit suicide.
* SituationalSexuality: Franky Doyle introduces herself to Karen Travers by telling her that she [Karen] will learn to enjoy prison.
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Although sometimes the object of derision for its infamous shaky sets, ''Prisoner: Cell Block H'' is a cult show, and it found success not only in Australia, but also the United Kingdom, USA and Sweden. It also spawned two successful stage spin-offs.
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!! This show provides examples of:
* AlphaBitch: Or, in ''Prisoner'' parlance, Top Dog. The Top Dog is the boss of the prisoners - controlling things as she sees fit. The position of Top Dog was usually the preserve of the smartest and toughest, and much sought-after. 'Good' Top Dogs usually serve as a kind of protector of the prisoners. 'Bad' Top Dogs might be in league with corrupt 'screws', or simply run rackets to line their own pockets.
* {{Badass}}: Probably notable in that you get heroine badasses, like Bea Smith - but also a villainess badass, Joan Ferguson.
* BerserkButton: Doing time for dealing drugs? Better not let Bea Smith find out. Any kind of cruelty towards children is pretty much a shared berserk button for the prisoners.
* BreakoutVillain: Arguably, Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson. Introduced in episode 287, she is probably one of the show's most recognisable faces.
* BrokenBird: A common trope for many of the prisoners. Vera Bennett is a good example of this among the officers. Seemingly cynical and severe, Vera's problems all stemmed from her horrible mother's bullying.
* ButchLesbian: Franky Doyle was the first. Joan Ferguson is another example.
* DirtyCop: Jock Stewart and Joan Ferguson are the most notable examples.
* DrivenToSuicide: We see this in the very first episode.
* DrillSergeantNasty: Officer Fletcher might have had the military background, and initially seemed strict - but let's not pretend - this role belongs to Joan Ferguson.
* EvilGloating: Joan, frequently.
* GetIntoJailFree: Judy Bryant does this in order to keep her relationship going with Sharon Gilmour
* GirlsBehindBars: Probably the best-known example.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Lots of these among the women. Two examples are: Chrissie Latham (if we overlook that one murder) and Marilyn Mason
* InstitutionalApparel: Wentworth inmates wear checked shirts and denim outfits.
* TheOldConvict: Lizzie Birdsworth.
* PrisonRiot: Almost too many to mention. The most notable takes place in an early episode, when Bea and Franky's rivalry reaches boiling point.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Meg Jackson/Morris, without a doubt. Even her anger towards the women after her husband's murder only lasted a couple of episodes.
* SerialKiller: Bev 'The Butcher' Baker.
* SympatheticMurderer: Karen Travers, who killed her adulterous husband in a sort of fugue-like state. Hard to feel very sorry for Bea Smith's husband, too. There's also 'Mum', who helped her terminally ill husband commit suicide.
* SituationalSexuality: Franky Doyle introduces herself to Karen Travers by telling her that she [Karen] will learn to enjoy prison.
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