Prisoner (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.
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| Season 3 | |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of episodes | 81 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network Ten |
| Original release | 4 February – 11 November 1981 |
| Season chronology | |
The season is notable for the conclusion to the tunnel escape storyline which ended the previous season; the departure of Vera Bennett ("Vinegar Tits") when she accepts the position of governor of Barnhurst; the kidnapping of Erica Davidson; the arrival of new prisoners Sandy Edwards, Kate Peterson and former inmate and top dog of H Block – Marie Winter; Bea Smith's amnesia, and later, her mysterious illness which sees her step down as top dog, only to be replaced by Sandy Edwards.
Cast
Main
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Central supporting
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Recurring
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Episodes
| No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 166 | Episode 1 | Alistair Sharp | Rod Hardy & Juliana Focht | 4 February 1981 | |
| Bea, Lizzie and Doreen are trapped in the tunnel collapse. Judy and Mouse get out alive but Mouse is recaptured. | |||||
| 167 | Episode 2 | Denise Morgan | John McRae | 10 February 1981 | |
| Mouse takes the authority's into the tunnel to rescue Bea, Lizzie and Doreen. | |||||
| 168 | Episode 3 | Margaret McClusky | John McRae | 11 February 1981 | |
| 169 | Episode 4 | Ray Kolle | Leigh Spence | 17 February 1981 | |
| 170 | Episode 5 | George Mallaby | Leigh Spence | 18 February 1981 | |
| 171 | Episode 6 | Denise Morgan | Mike Murphy | 24 February 1981 | |
| 172 | Episode 7 | Alastair Sharp | Mike Murphy | 25 February 1981 | |
| 173 | Episode 8 | Dave Worthington | Juliana Focht | 3 March 1981 | |
| 174 | Episode 9 | Bryon Williams | Juliana Focht | 4 March 1981 | |
| 175 | Episode 10 | Denise Morgan | Leigh Spence | 10 March 1981 | |
| 176 | Episode 11 | Margaret McClusky | Leigh Spence | 11 March 1981 | |
| 177 | Episode 12 | Ian Bradley | Mike Murphy | 17 March 1981 | |
| 178 | Episode 13 | Barbara Ramsay | Mike Murphy | 18 March 1981 | |
| 179 | Episode 14 | Ray Kolle | Marcus Cole | 24 March 1981 | |
| 180 | Episode 15 | Dave Worthington | Marcus Cole | 25 March 1981 | |
| 181 | Episode 16 | Denise Morgan | Juliana Focht | 31 March 1981 | |
| 182 | Episode 17 | George Mallaby | Juliana Focht | 1 April 1981 | |
| 183 | Episode 18 | Bryon Williams | Leigh Spence | 7 April 1981 | |
| 184 | Episode 19 | Margaret McClusky | Leigh Spence | 8 April 1981 | |
| 185 | Episode 20 | Denise Morgan | Mike Murphy | 14 April 1981 | |
| 186 | Episode 21 | Barbara Ramsay | Mike Murphy | 15 April 1981 | |
| 187 | Episode 22 | Alastair Sharp | John McRae | 21 April 1981 | |
| 188 | Episode 23 | Ian Bradley | John McRae | 22 April 1981 | |
| 189 | Episode 24 | Dave Worthington | Juliana Focht | 28 April 1981 | |
| 190 | Episode 25 | Ray Kolle | Juliana Focht | 29 April 1981 | |
| 191 | Episode 26 | Denise Morgan | Leigh Spence | 5 May 1981 | |
| 192 | Episode 27 | George Mallaby | Leigh Spence | 6 May 1981 | |
| 193 | Episode 28 | Margaret McClusky | Geoffrey Nottage | 12 May 1981 | |
| 194 | Episode 29 | Bryon Williams | Geoffrey Nottage | 13 May 1981 | |
| 195 | Episode 30 | Denise Morgan | Marcus Cole | 19 May 1981 | |
| 196 | Episode 31 | Barbara Ramsay | Marcus Cole | 20 May 1981 | |
| 197 | Episode 32 | Dave Worthington | Juliana Focht | 26 May 1981 | |
| 198 | Episode 33 | Ray Kolle | Juliana Focht | 27 May 1981 | |
| 199 | Episode 34 | John Harper | Leigh Spence | 2 June 1981 | |
| 200 | Episode 35 | Denise Morgan | Leigh Spence | 3 June 1981 | |
| 201 | Episode 36 | Peter Brennan | Geoffrey Nottage | 9 June 1981 | |
| 202 | Episode 37 | Bryon Williams | Geoffrey Nottage | 10 June 1981 | |
| 203 | Episode 38 | Ian Bradley | Marcus Cole | 16 June 1981 | |
| 204 | Episode 39 | Margaret McClusky | Marcus Cole | 17 June 1981 | |
| 205 | Episode 40 | Barbara Ramsay | Juliana Focht | 23 June 1981 | |
| 206 | Episode 41 | Ray Kolle | Juliana Focht | 24 June 1981 | |
| 207 | Episode 42 | Dave Worthington | Leigh Spence | 30 June 1981 | |
| 208 | Episode 43 | Alastair Sharp | Leigh Spence | 1 July 1981 | |
| 209 | Episode 44 | David Minter & Margaret McClusky | John McRae | 7 July 1981 | |
| 210 | Episode 45 | Bryon Williams | John McRae | 8 July 1981 | |
| 211 | Episode 46 | Peter Brennan | Kendal Flanagan | 14 July 1981 | |
| 212 | Episode 47 | David Stevens | Kendal Flanagan | 15 July 1981 | |
| 213 | Episode 48 | Ray Kolle | Juliana Focht | 21 July 1981 | |
| 214 | Episode 49 | Barbara Ramsay | Juliana Focht | 28 July 1981 | |
| 215 | Episode 50 | Dave Worthington | Leigh Spence | 4 August 1981 | |
| 216 | Episode 51 | Alastair Sharp | Leigh Spence | 5 August 1981 | |
| 217 | Episode 52 | Bryon Williams | John McRae | 11 August 1981 | |
| 218 | Episode 53 | Denise Morgan | John McRae | 12 August 1981 | |
| 219 | Episode 54 | Margaret McClusky | Kendal Flanagan | 18 August 1981 | |
| 220 | Episode 55 | Peter Brennan & Coral Drouyn | Kendal Flanagan | 19 August 1981 | |
| 221 | Episode 56 | Barbara Ramsay | Juliana Focht | 25 August 1981 | |
| 222 | Episode 57 | Ray Kolle | Juliana Focht | 26 August 1981 | |
| 223 | Episode 58 | Alastair Sharp | Wayne Cameron | 1 September 1981 | |
| 224 | Episode 59 | Dave Worthington | Wayne Cameron | 2 September 1981 | |
| 225 | Episode 60 | Bryon Williams | Gary Conway | 8 September 1981 | |
| 226 | Episode 61 | Denise Morgan | Gary Conway | 9 September 1981 | |
| 227 | Episode 62 | Margaret McClusky | Kendal Flanagan | 15 September 1981 | |
| 228 | Episode 63 | Coral Drouyn | Kendal Flanagan | 16 September 1981 | |
| 229 | Episode 64 | Peter Brennan & Wendy Jackson | Juliana Focht | 22 September 1981 | |
| 230 | Episode 65 | Ray Kolle | Juliana Focht | 23 September 1981 | |
| 231 | Episode 66 | Ian Bradley | Wayne Cameron | 23 September 1981 | |
| 232 | Episode 67 | Barbara Ramsay | Wayne Cameron | 29 September 1981 | |
| 233 | Episode 68 | Dave Worthington | Lex Van Os | 30 September 1981 | |
| 234 | Episode 69 | Christine McCourt | Lex Van Os | 30 September 1981 | |
| 235 | Episode 70 | Alastair Sharp | Rod Hardy | 6 October 1981 | |
| 236 | Episode 71 | Bryon Williams | Rod Hardy | 7 October 1981 | |
| 237 | Episode 72 | Denise Morgan | Greg Shears | 13 October 1981 | |
| 238 | Episode 73 | Margaret McClusky | Greg Shears | 14 October 1981 | |
| 239 | Episode 74 | Coral Drouyn | Leigh Spence | 20 October 1981 | |
| 240 | Episode 75 | Ian Bradley | Leigh Spence | 21 October 1981 | |
| 241 | Episode 76 | Ray Kolle | Lex Van Os | 27 October 1981 | |
| 242 | Episode 77 | Wendy Jackson | Lex Van Os | 28 October 1981 | |
| 243 | Episode 78 | Michael Freundt & Andrew Kennedy | Kendal Flanagan | 3 November 1981 | |
| 244 | Episode 79 | Barbara Ramsay | Kendal Flanagan | 4 November 1981 | |
| 245 | Episode 80 | Rick Maier | Juliana Focht | 10 November 1981 | |
| 246 | Episode 81 | Dave Worthington | Juliana Focht | 11 November 1981 | |
| Doreen and Judy are transferred to Barnhurst when it is discovered the rosters had been forged. Colleen is promoted to Chief Prisoner Officer, while Meg is voted to stand for Union Rep. Bea successfully come through her operation, however, she may be out of action for some time. The women's schemes are brought to a close when Lizzie is caught stealing from the kitchen which prompts them to consider that they could be dealing with a lagger. In light of the tight security measures, Marie persuades Sandy to start a riot which traps several of the officers inside the prison. | |||||
Accolades
- Logie Award for Best Lead Actress in a series – Val Lehman (1982)[1]
- Logie Award for Most Popular Actress – Val Lehman (1982)[1]
- Logie Award for Most Popular Drama Series – Prisoner (1982)[1]
Home media
The following is a list of DVD sets which contain individual episodes from season three or the complete season as a whole.
| Title | Episode(s) | Release date | Format | Country | Rating | Ref. |
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| Prisoner[lower-alpha 3] | 166 | 18 February 2002 | VHS & DVD | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} AUS |
ACB: M | [3] |
| 22 September 2003 | DVD |  UK |
BBFC: 15 | [4] | ||
| 30 November 2004 | DVD |  USA |
NR | [5] | ||
| Volume 11 | 166–176[lower-alpha 4] | 18 August 2007 | DVD | AUS |
ACB: M | [6] |
| Volume 12 | 177–192 | 20 August 2007 | DVD | AUS |
ACB: M | [7] |
| The Complete Collection | 166–246 | 29 September 2007[lower-alpha 5] | DVD | AUS |
ACB: M | [9] |
| Volume 13 | 193–208 | 20 October 2007 | DVD | AUS |
ACB: M | [10] |
| Volume 14[lower-alpha 6] | 209–224 | 20 October 2007 | DVD | AUS |
ACB: M | [11] |
| Volume 15 | 225–240 | 3 November 2007 | DVD | AUS |
ACB: M | [12] |
| Volume 16 | 241–246[lower-alpha 7] | 3 November 2007 | DVD | AUS |
ACB: M | [13] |
| Volume 6 | 166–192[lower-alpha 8] | 21 February 2011 | DVD | UK |
BBFC: 15 | [14] |
| Volume 7 | 193–224[lower-alpha 9] | 18 April 2011 | DVD | UK |
BBFC: 15 | [15] |
| Volume 8 | 225–246[lower-alpha 10] | 27 June 2011 | DVD | UK |
BBFC: 15 | [16] |
| The Complete Season Three | 166–246 | 8 February 2017 | DVD | AUS |
ACB: M | [17] |
Notes
- David Andrews is listed as a recurring character from his first appearance in episode 171. He becomes a central recurring character from episode 187
- Colleen Powell, originally credited as Off. Powell, was credited as a recurring character, then a main character from episode
- All content is identical in Australia, UK and U.S. aside from different cover art. The set was released as "Prisoner: Cell Block H" in the UK and as "25th Anniversary Collector's Edition" in the U.S. Re-released in UK with new packaging on 21 October 2013,[2] while the same re-packeged set was released in Australia.
- Contains the remaining 5 episodes of season 2 (161–165).
- "The Complete Collection" was made available in Australia before the remaining 28 volumes had been released. The set was re-released on 5 October 2011.[8]
- Released as "The Vera Bennett Edition" in Australia.
- Contains the first 10 episodes of Season 4 (247–256).
- Contains the remaining 5 episodes of Season 2 (161–165). An identical set was released in Australia on 1 February 2012 when their original releases went out-of-print.
- An identical set was released in Australia on 7 May 2012.
- Contains the first 10 episodes of Season 4 (247–256). An idential set was released in Australia on 4 July 2012.
References
- "1982 Logie Award Winners". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- "The Best of Prisoner Cell Block H [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- "Prisoner: Set 1 DVD". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- "Prisoner: Cell Block H DVD". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- "Prisoner: Cell Block H DVD". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- "Prisoner Cell Block H (Volume 11 - Episodes 161 - 176)". Booktopia.com.au. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- "Prisoner Cell Block H (Volume 12 - Episodes 177 - 192)". Booktopia.com.au. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- "Prisoner: Cell Block H DVD (reissue)". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- "Prisoner: Cell Block H DVD". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- "Prisoner Cell Block H (Volume 13 - Episodes 193 - 208)". Booktopia.com.au. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- "Prisoner Cell Block H - Volume 14 - Episodes 209-224 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- "Prisoner Cell Block H - Volume 15 - Episodes 225-240 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- "Prisoner Cell Block H (Volume 16 - Episodes 241 - 256)". Booktopia.com.au. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- "Prisoner Cell Block H - Volume 6 Episodes 161-192 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- "Prisoner Cell Block H - Volume 7 Episodes 193-224 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- "Prisoner Cell Block H - Volume 8 Episodes 225-256 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- "PRISONER - SEASON 3". Amazon.com.au. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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