Prisoner
NR 1979 · 8 seasons · 692 eps · ★ 7.6 · Soap, Drama
Ended
Prisoner is an Australian soap opera that is set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison.
Created by Reg Watson
Network: 10
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Joy Westmore Joyce Barry / Joyce Pringle -
Terry Gill Jack Grace - B Bryon Williams Dr Eric Weissman
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Elspeth Ballantyne Meg Morris -
Caroline Gillmer Helen Smart -
Anne Phelan Myra Desmond -
Betty Bobbitt Judy Bryant -
Jane Clifton Margo Gaffney -
Sheila Florance Lizzie Birdsworth -
Val Lehman Bea Smith -
Colette Mann Doreen Anderson / Doreen Burns -
Judith McGrath Colleen Powell
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