![]() ![]() ![]() Broadcast on Channel 5 (UK) 03 June 1997 Tues 4:40 a.m. Jim and Vera share a kiss. Bea is not in this episode Is there a Torquay in Australia too? Leila mentions it as a place the family had been on holiday before. | Toni confirms the arrangements for the parcel drop with Lizzie with Martha acting as lookout, then discusses it in code on the phone with her lawyer in front of Erica. He also manages to convey the message about Glenys's disappearance by pretending he's talking about her sister. Vera objects to the special treatment Toni seems to be getting but Erica frostily reminds her all prisoners are allowed one three minute phone call a week. Karen lets Melinda know she worked out she has been lying about where she's been for the weekend. After Melinda leaves, Karen is mystified by a phone call from the doctor Melinda contacted about her "tests". Martha asks to go inside when the truck arrives and taps on the pipes in the toilet block ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() Broadcast on Channel 5 (UK) 04 June 1997 Wed 4:40 a.m. Erica resigns. CREDITSMonica ~ Lesley BakerMeg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne Lizzie ~ Sheila Florance Erica ~ Patsy King Doreen ~ Colette Mann Greg ~ Barry Quin Vera ~ Fiona Spence Karen ~ Peita Toppano Antonia ~ Pat Bishop Angela ~ Jeanie Drynan ![]() Martha ~ Kate Jason Kathleen ~ Penny Stewart Suzanne ~ Joanna Weir Frank Thompson ~ Tom Lake ![]() Officer Barfield ~ Kate Fell Maura ~ Lena Fishman ![]() Old Codger ~ Bill Bennett ![]() Old Biddy ~ Hannah Govers ![]() Officer ~ Jean Cain | Toni antagonizes Vera with her superior attitude and Meg with her claim to have "fixed" Jim's leave. Vera goes straight to Erica to complain about Toni, but only succeeds in making her angry. Karen gets a job as a waitress in a grotty cafe, despite being up against another woman who has "everything else going for her" as the cafe owner says. Toni involves all the women in the laundry in her next attempt to smuggle in contraband. Lizzie distracts the officers by pretending an interest in a delivery of powdered milk. Erica and Vera watch while Toni is forced to open the tins of powdered milk for contraband while the real stuff comes in via the rubbish bins. Karen's student friend Suzanne tries to get her to attend a meeting of the Prisoners' Reform Group. Toni offers the owmen some pot to celebrate the success of the operation. Monica is annoyed but is caught trying to get to solitary to tell Bea about Toni's drug smuggling. Meanwhile the women are getting stoned out in the garden and continue later in the rec room after attacking their dinner with unaccustomed keenness due to an attack of the munchies. Vera realises what is going on and reports it to Erica, but the women deny any knowledge and Martha claims to have found the joints in the garden. Toni points out that she isn't stoned, which surely she would be if she were responsible. Later, Toni challenges Erica to her face to prove she has been involved in smuggling drugs. Karen's friend Suzanne brings Angela Jeffries to her hotel room to meet her, and Angela manages to persuade her to attend a meeting of the PRG. Vera ropes Meg in to tackling Erica, and she confesses to them that the Department have indeed put her under pressure to go easy on Toni, and that she has already written her letter of resignation in protest. Lizzie protests that the pot had no effect on her at all. Vera gets Monica to tell her where the contraband is hidden by arguing that it would help Bea, though Vera ends up searching through the garbage ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() Broadcast on Channel 5 (UK) 05 June 1997 Thurs 4:40 a.m. Martha gives her message to Antonia. CREDITSMonica ~ Lesley BakerMeg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne Lizzie ~ Sheila Florance Erica ~ Patsy King Doreen ~ Colette Mann Greg ~ Barry Quin Vera ~ Fiona Spence Karen ~ Peita Toppano Antonia ~ Pat Bishop Angela ~ Jeanie Drynan Glenys ~ Roz French Mansini ~ Burt Cooper Dr Herbert ~ Henry Cuthbertson Bert Lynch ~ Nick Kislinski ![]() Hit Man 1 ~ Gene Van Dam Hit Man 2 ~ Marcel Cugola ![]() Officer Phillip ~ Lise Rodgers Officer Owen ~ Sue Silver Tina ~ Joan Brockenshire ![]() Simon ~ Rob Hewett ![]() Dr Herbert was credited in (50) and (52) to Henry Blake, but the actor here | Karen is impressed by Angela's house (and indeed, a props buyer with unusually good taste seems to have been used). The women start to express doubts about Toni's ability to deliver further goodies, so Toni blames the "lagger". Toni's solicitor tells her that her husband Sean has instructed him that Toni could fend for herself for a while and he shouldn't use up any more "favours" by helping her. An photograph of Glenys appears on news stands, but it is so unconvincing ![]() ![]() ![]() |
There are a couple of obscure references in this episode. When one of Angela's friends is challenged to come up with other famous forgers, he says "Francis Greenway". From http://members.tripod.com/virtaus4/volume6/misc/francis_greenway.htm it appears that he was
Australia's first great architect-the "grand stylist" of early Sydney. Greenway was born in Bristol in 1777 to a building family. In his mid-30s he was found guilty of forging a financial document and sentenced to death (later commuted to 14 years transportation).
Toni's lawyer sarcactically refers to the officer who demands to search him as "dressed in a little brief authority". As you might expect, it's Shakespeare, from "Measure for measure":
But man, proud man,
Dressed in a little brief authority,
Most ignorant of what he's most assured,
His glassy essence, like an angry ape,
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
As makes the angels weep.
![]() ![]() ![]() Broadcast on Channel 5 (UK) 06 June 1997 Fri 4:40 a.m. Bea is released. CREDITSMeg ~ Elspeth BallantyneLizzie ~ Sheila Florance Erica ~ Patsy King Bea ~ Val Lehman Doreen ~ Colette Mann Greg ~ Barry Quin Vera ~ Fiona Spence Karen ~ Peita Toppano Angela Jeffries ~ Jeanie Drynan Antonia McNally ~ Pat Bishop Terry Mansini ~ Burt Cooper Mum ~ Mary Ward Judith-Anne ~ Kim Deacon Martha ~ Kate Jason Glenys Buchanan ~ Roz French Hit Man - Rory ~ Gene Van Dam Hit Man - Brian ~ Marcel Cugola ![]() Estate Agent ~ Bruce Clarkson Mr Douglas ~ Ian Smith Tina Britten ~ Joan Brockenshire Male Guard ~ Brad Lindsay Officer Owen ~ Kate Fell Officer Williams ~ Anne Sutherland Jules ~ Morris Shoueka UNCREDITEDMartha ~ Kate Jason | Karen suspects that it is Meg who is influencing Greg to stay away from Wentworth. Meanwhile, Greg is proving her wrong and visiting Erica to tell her he's prepared to return to work at the prison for two days a week. Lizzie warns Doreen not to get too chummy with Toni, as Bea will be out of solitary soon. Vera lets Bea out of solitary and warns her there have been a few changes while she's been away. Greg phones Karen using the number Angela gave him, but Karen hangs up on him. Vera takes Bea from the Governor's office straight to the laundry and introduces her to Toni. Everyone is surprised when Bea appears to defer to Toni and makes no attempt to take over again. Angela and Karen inspect possible premises for the halfway house. Toni is displeased by her solicitor's news that Sean wants to deal with Glenys by buying her off: she says she wants her killed. Bea begins to show annoyance when Toni treats Doreen like her servant. Angela is inspired by a remark of kern's to try to get Erica to be on the committee for the halfway house. Erica interviews Doreen about her forthcoming parole: she admits there is nowhere for her to go when she is released. Karen rings Greg up to apologise and they agree on a dinner date. Meg visits Mum and a heavily pregnant Judith-Anne, and finds that Mum's health is deteriorating. She suggests that Mum should visit Greg's surgery. Mr Douglas arrives at Wentworth in a chauffeur driven limousine ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() Broadcast on Channel 5 (UK) 07 June 1997 Sat 4:40 a.m. Glenys is threatened. CREDITSMeg ~ Elspeth BallantyneLizzie ~ Sheila Florance Erica ~ Patsy King Bea ~ Val Lehman Doreen ~ Colette Mann Greg ~ Barry Quin Vera ~ Fiona Spence Karen ~ Peita Toppano Antonia McNally ~ Pat Bishop Angela Jeffries ~ Jeanie Drynan Glenys Buchanan ~ Roz French Judith-Anne ~ Kim Deacon Martha ~ Kate Jason Terry Mansini ~ Burt Cooper Mum ~ Mary Ward Hit Man - Rory ~ Gene Van Dam Hit Man - Brian ~ Marcel Cugola Detective (1) ~ Kevin Summers Detective (2) ~ Bob Ruggiero Officer Morgan ~ Betty Hargrave ![]() Meg should have keep this scarf | ... but she knees one of the hit men in the balls and runs away. Bea wonders aloud to Toni why she killed Jacqui Coulson herself when she could have just got someone to do it for her. This moment of female bonding is interrupted by Vera who sarcastically enquires "Pyjama parties now, Smith?" After apparently wandering through the woods all night and somehow undoing the tape over her mouth while her hands are still tied ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() Broadcast on Channel 5 (UK) 08 June 1997 Sun 4:40 a.m. Erica is upset. CREDITSMeg ~ Elspeth BallantyneLizzie ~ Sheila Florance Erica ~ Patsy King Bea ~ Val Lehman Jim ~ Gerard Maguire Doreen ~ Colette Mann Greg ~ Barry Quin Vera ~ Fiona Spence Karen ~ Peita Toppano Antonia McNally ~ Pat Bishop Angela Jeffries ~ Jeanie Drynan Kathleen Leach ~ Penny Stewart Martha Eaves ~ Kate Jason Roslyn Coulson ~ Sigrid Thornton Mum ~ Mary Ward Glenys Buchanan ~ Roz French Terry Mansini ~ Burt Cooper Pearl Price ~ Valerie Thompson ![]() Prosecutor ~ James Wright ![]() Clerk of Court ~ Travis Keyes Judge ~ John Gould ![]() Jury Foreman ~ Bill McLorinan ![]() Officer Barry ~ Joy Westmore Officer Owen ~ Anne Sutherland ![]() Phyllis ~ Reylene Pearce Sean McNally ~ Barry Donnelly ![]() Wendy ~ Helen Noonan Announcer ~ Ivor Bowyer On the walls of Pearl's lurid mauve and crimson bordello, we can see yet another appearance of the reproduction Leonardo Names mentioned during the cell swap are the unseen Gaffney, Higgins, Dwyer, Barton and Armstrong. | Meg calls round in time to find Mum collapsed and phones Greg. Dorreen is there in reception when he takes the call so hears that Mum is sick. Vera's only concern is what Meg was doing at Mum's house. Bea taunts Martha in face of Toni's offer to protect her. Bea offers Doreen the chance to make up, but she can't forgive Bea for hitting her. After examining Mum, Greg diagnoses pleurisy. Despite Meg's assumption that Vera will shop her over visiting Mum, she only tells Erica that Mum is ill and to ask Greg for further details. Meg goes to visit Karen at Angela's to tell her Mum is ill, but largely to try to make her feel guilty about refusing to live in and look after Mum. Erica inspects the laundry as part of her preparations to leave which makes Lizzie suspicious. Angela tells Karen she does not think she is suitable to run the halfway house, as she failed to help Mum. Jacqui Coulson's daughter Ros arrives to visit Toni, claiming to be her niece, and is searched ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Storyliners: Dave Worthington; Margaret McClusky
Script Editor: Anne Lucas
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