EPISODE 216Broadcast on Channel 5 Wednesday 25 February 1998 04:40 Lizzie and Sid discuss their wedding which is to be held in the prison garden - who gets the ball-and-chain?CREDITSMeg ~ Elspeth BallantyneJudy ~ Betty Bobbitt Lizzie ~ Sheila Florance Erica ~ Patsy King Bea ~ Val Lehman Jim ~ Gerard Maguire Doreen ~ Colette Mann Vera ~ Fiona Spence Terry ~ Brian Hannan Kathy ~ Sue Jones Alison ~ Fay Kelton Don Page ~ Stuart Finch  Sid ~ Edward Hepple Det. Insp. Grace ~ Terry Gill Dinah ~ Trudy Simms Gordon Humphrey ~ Bruce Kerr  Chris Page ~ Simon Finch  Susan Page ~ Jennifer Finch Shop Assistant ~ Maureen Bailey  Lizzie consoles herself after Gordon's vist | Doreen leads the verbal attack on Alison until Judy intervenes allowing Alison to run out of the rec room, bumping into Bea on her way out and somehow managing to scratch Bea's face. Doreen is amazed when Bea tells her they ought to just forget the whole thing. Jim warns Terry against putting too much trust in Inspector Grace. Sid arrives to visit Sid and Vera is just about to send him away when Meg tells her about the engagement and she instantly melts and offers her congratulations. Sid and Lizzie discuss their wedding plans: Captain Barton has agreed to marry them and Lizzie suggests the ceremony should take place in the garden. Erica is taken aback when Lizzie asks her if she will give her away at her wedding, but she agrees when Lizzie explains that this will mean she won't come back. Meg visits Alison Page's husband Don: he is worried that the children will suffer after an article in the paper about Alison. Having seen the interior of her house, one wonders how Alison can give herself such airs given her terrible taste in wallpaper.  Meg is unable to convince Alison to calm down and try to make friends with the women and discusses this with Erica. Erica takes Lizzie out shopping for clothes for the wedding  . Lizzie doesn't have enough money, so Erica pays for her. Back at Wentworth Sid's son, Gordon Humphrey, comes to visit Lizzie unannounced. He expresses his strong disapproval of Sid's engagement to Lizzie, and tells her he believes that she is only after his father's house. He threatens that he will stop Sid ever seeing his grandchildren again if the marriage goes ahead. Alison's family comes to visit her: her children are having problems at school now it is known that their mother is in prison.Terry tries to get the truth out of Kathy about Dinah's responsibility for the threats and murder attempts. Terry finds Dinah, but she won't give him information for nothing. Terry rings Grace and tells about Dinah and her pimp. Terry tries to have an evening together with Vera, since he has something important to say, but Vera tells him she has another appointment that evening. Alison is afraid when she gets to hear about death threats towards Kathy, and panics. She runs straight to her room and in sheer desperation, she finds finds a clothes hanger  and pushes it into the wall socket to electrocute herself  . |
EPISODE 217Broadcast on Channel 5 Friday 27 February 1998 04:40 Bea saves Alison's life by applying cardiac massage.CREDITSMeg ~ Elspeth BallantyneJudy ~ Betty Bobbitt Lizzie ~ Sheila Florance Erica ~ Patsy King Bea ~ Val Lehman Jim ~ Gerard Maguire Doreen ~ Colette Mann Vera ~ Fiona Spence Terry ~ Brian Hannan Alison ~ Fay Kelton Kathy ~ Sue Jones Sid ~ Edward Hepple Gordon Humphrey ~ Bruce Kerr Don Page ~ Stuart Finch Det. Insp. Grace ~ Terry Gill Paul Tranter ~ Laurie Dobson  Sister Franklin ~ Diana Greentree Sid's family snapshot | Bea hears Alison howling and rushes to the rescue, using a chair to break the circuit. Jim gives Alison mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Vera is delighted by Terry's proposal, and accepts. Alison is transferred to sickbay, with burns to her hands. Jim praises Bea for her swift reaction. Jim reports Alison's suicide attempt to Erica, who suggests that she could be moved to share a cell with Judy. Terry makes an excuse to get out of having dinner wth Vera and Meg. Vera tells Meg that she will give up her carreer now that she's getting married. Meg is asked to contact Alison's husband. When Sid visits Lizzie, she tells him that she can't marry him and scuttles away without giving a reason. Meg tells Don about Alison's "accident": he rightly complains that someone ought to have been watching her. He is allowed to visit Alison in sickbay at Wentworth. Jim phones Vera at home to find where Terry is: he turns up back at Vera's flat rather the worse for wear after a bashing, but refuses to tell Vera anything about it. Doreen and Bea chat about Lizzie's wedding, but Lizzie tells them it's off and then gives them all the details about Gordon and his threats. Erica calls Bea to her offfice to discuss what happened between Lizzie and Sid and Bea agree they should work together to try to help Lizzie. Erica visits Sid, and tells him about Gordon's visit to Lizzie. Terry manages to force a name from Kathy, which is Paul Tranter, a pawnbroker. Doreen finds out that Terry has been putting pressure on Kathy. When Sid gets a visit from Gordon, he tells him he is going to go to Lizzie to apologise for his behaviour, but Lizzie refuses to talk to him. Bea finds out from Doreen about Terry pressurising Kathy so insists that they talk in front of all the women in the rec room. Kathy remembers that when she was in the pawnbroker's a man she knew called John was there. Despite admitting that she had slept with him, she couldn't remember his surname. Terry visits the pawnbroker, and tries to pump him for information, but the pawnbroker is on the phone as soon as Terry leaves. Bea rings Gordon (with Jim's permission), and "invites" him to visit or he won't have any hope of getting Sid's house. Inspector Grace warns Terry not to carry on investigating on his own. Bea gets a visit from Gordon and sends Jim away with a phony excuse about the steam press. Bea threatens to expose Gordon and also hints she could set a bank robber friend up to rob Gordon's bank. Vera tells Erica that she's getting married, and that Erica should look for a replacement officer. When Vera arrives home and turns on the lights, she hears a noise. She believes at first that it is Terry, but is suprised from behind and has the barrel of a revolver held to her temple.  |
EPISODE 218Broadcast on Channel 5 Saturday 28 February 1998 04:40 Vera and Terry argue; Erica's decision about Alison alarms Jim; and Kathy's flatmate has disturbing news.CREDITSMeg ~ Elspeth BallantyneJudy ~ Betty Bobbitt Lizzie ~ Sheila Florance Erica ~ Patsy King Bea ~ Val Lehman Jim ~ Gerard Maguire Doreen ~ Colette Mann Vera ~ Fiona Spence Terry ~ Brian Hannan Alison ~ Fay Kelton Kathy ~ Sue Jones Sid ~ Edward Hepple Don Page ~ Stuart Finch Chris ~ Simon Finch Susan ~ Jennifer Finch  Janet ~ Amanda Irving  Det. Insp. Grace ~ Terry Gill Gordon Humphrey ~ Bruce Kerr Colin Lester ~ Jon Sidney  Harry Bailey ~ Max Fairfield  Betty ~ Charmayne Lane  UNCREDITEDWendy ~ Helen NoonanOTHER CHARACTERSOfficer Perry | The gunman, Harry, is looking for Terry, and forces Vera to ring him at work, but Vera tricks Harry by telling Terry that she's gone down with the same virus as her mother. Terry knows that Vera's mother is dead, and realises that something is wrong, so he takes Jim with him and goes to Vera's flat. Bea visits Alison in sickbay and tries to convince her to make friends while she is inside. Terry goes through the front door and keeps Harry talking and when Jim arrives pretends he has left but lets him in. Jim comes up behind Harry, knocks him out and disarms him. Inspector Grace is pleased that they can know link Tranter with McNally through the man they have just caught. Vera is less than happy, believing that Terry is perhaps still in love with his ex-wife after his efforts to help her, so she throws him out of the house and breaks off the engagement. Bea comforts Alison in sickbay, and tries to convince her that the situation is not as bad as she thinks. Erica decides to put Alison in the same cell as Judy. Gordon has been "persuaded" by Bea, and comes for to ask Lizzie for forgiveness  . Erica is visited by a possible sponsor for her project of setting up a day attendance centre and asks for volunteers in helping to renovate and decorate the premises. Lizzie is in an extremely good mood when she comes back to the prison after visiting Sid, but Vera is not and refuses to discuss their situation with Terry. Don has problems with his son, who can no longer be captain of the football team after getting in a fight after being taunted that his mother was in prison. Judy gives Alison a mouthful when Alison moves into her cell and Judy finds her taking a look at Judy's side of the cell. Don Page's neighbour Betty cooks for him while Alison is away. Erica offers Alison a job in reception and introduces her to Wendy, after warning Alison that being offered the job may cause some resentment from the other women. Kathy has a visit from her flatmate Betty, who warns her to stay inside where she will be safer, as there are rumours that someone is trying to kill her and she has seen someone watching the flat. Kathy tells the women she is worried by the prospect of being released soon. Vera is furious when she gets to hear that Alison will be working in reception, as she thinks it is dangerous to let a prisoner handle confidential files. Doreen continues to threaten Alison because of the special treatment she's been getting. Vera becomes so indignant that Jim sends her home. Bea defends Alison from Dorren, because she sees the advantage of having Alison working in reception. She agrees that Alison can take up the job offer, but on one condition: Alison must do exactly as Bea says, or else.. |
EPISODE 219Broadcast on Channel 5 Sunday 01 March 1998 04:40 Alison is upset and confused; Kathy worries about getting out; and Vera goes for an interview.CREDITSJudy ~ Betty BobbittLizzie ~ Sheila Florance Erica ~ Patsy King Bea ~ Val Lehman Jim ~ Gerard Maguire Doreen ~ Colette Mann Vera ~ Fiona Spence Terry ~ Brian Hannan Alison ~ Fay Kelton Kathy ~ Sue Jones Sid ~ Edward Hepple Don Page ~ Stuart Finch Chris ~ Simon Finch Susan ~ Jennifer Finch Janet ~ Amanda Irving Mr Williamson ~ Paul Bertram  Wendy Scott ~ Helen Noonan Colin Lester ~ Jon Sidney Officer Bailey ~ Maureen Edwards Mr Martin ~ Peter de Salis  Inspector ~ David Scott  Mr Douglas ~ Ian Smith Lorna ~ Barbara Jungwirth  | Jim warns Alison not to be so stand-offish with the other prisoners. Wendy is pleased with Alison's quickness in picking up the job in reception. Kathy's parole comes through. Erica is offered a house to rent as a possible halfway house. Kathy tells Bea and the others that she doesn't want to be released, so she steals something from the kitchen and hides it in her bed to try to have her sentence extended. Vera tries to scare Alison with what will happen if she makes the slightest mistake in reception. Bea and Doreen discover the stolen goods in Kathy's bed and they think that someone is trying to set her up. Bea tells Kathy that she can't do anything about her parole, since Kathy has already signed her parole papers, and in any case theft from the kitchen only counts as a minor offence. Kathy tries to get caught for something more serious, and steals a handbag and radio from Officer Bailey. When the theft is discovered, Vera orders a cell search, and finds the stolen goods in Kathy's cell. Terry convinces Vera that their problems have a better chance of being resolved if Kathy is released, so Vera lets Kathy off. Bea warns Kathy against trying anything that would affect the other prisoners. Erica gives Alison permission to take typing lessons. Vera and Erica believe that one of the prisoners is out to get Kathy, and try to find out the person concerned. Kathy sabotages the washing machine  so that it catches fire.  When a police inspector arrives, Kathy hopes to get punished for the fire. Bea is glad to get a little rest from laundry work. Don, Alison's husband, meets Mr. Martin at work to explain why he has problems meeting a deadline. Janet, Don's neighbour invites him out. Don and Alison's son, Chris, has problems at school, and his teacher, Frank Williamson, arranges a meeting with Don. Terry tells Kathy that the fire was blamed on an electrical fault, even though Kathy insists it was her who started the fire. Vera takes the morning off work, to everyone's great surprise. Alison gets visit from her family, which annoys Doreen, so she and Kathy decide to put Alison in her place. Doreen and Kathy attack Alison in front of her family  and try to make Alison say aloud that she is no better than anyone else. Terry intervenes and sends Doreen and Kathy to Governor. Erica takes the assault seriously, especially because it happened in the presence of Alsion's children. Terry convinces Erica that Kathy was led astray by Doreen, so Erica only gives Kathy extra work duties and withdraws her priveleges until her release. Doreen on the other hand is sent to solitary until the VJ's next visit, and is told that she will also be charged with assault. Vera has taken leave to meet Ted Douglas at the Department, as she is going to apply for the Governorship of Barnhurst. Mr Douglas admits he has not always agreed with Vera in the past, but tells her he is delighted with her application. |
EPISODE 220Broadcast on Channel 5 Tuesday 03 March 1998 04:40 Don threatens to take the matter of the attack further. Bea is interested in Alison's access to files. And Kathy is let out of prison - with tragic consequences.CREDITSJudy ~ Betty BobbittLizzie ~ Sheila Florance Erica ~ Patsy King Bea ~ Val Lehman Jim ~ Gerard Maguire Doreen ~ Colette Mann Vera ~ Fiona Spence Terry ~ Brian Hannan Alison ~ Fay Kelton Kathy ~ Sue Jones Sid ~ Edward Hepple Don Page ~ Stuart Finch Wendy ~ Helen Noonan Hazel Kent ~ Belinda Davey Workman ~ Jack Perry  Paul Tranter ~ Laurie Dobson Gerry ~ Rod Densley Frank ~ John Bishop  Foreman ~ Bob Horsfall  The names on the files Alison is handling The reclining figure seen behind Jim on the noticeboard | Don is furious with the security after the assault on Alison, and takes it out on Jim. A repair man comes to fix the washing machine. Judy is a little put out that Alison has read her file, but Bea thinks it is good that Alison has access to files. Vera tells Terry about her job application. Hazel Kent asks Alison to get her file, because her parole application is due soon, and she wants to know what has been written about her. Alison refuses at first, but changes her mind when Hazel threatens her with Bea. Alison is almost caught by Vera when she lends the file to Hazel. Don has problems at work because he is constantly behind. Hazel is desperate when she reads what is in her file and finds that Vera has put in some very damaging references. Jim hears about Vera's job application, and Alison takes the opportunity to replace the file while Jim and Vera chat about it. Don gets a telephone call from a dissatisfied customer, and loses an order because of it. Alison asks Terry about Hazel's hearing, and finds out it is to be postponed. Hazel is furious with Vera because she must wait another three months, and attacks her. Vera gets suspicious that someone must have read Hazel's file. Erica tells Vera that she has put in a good word for her with Mr. Douglas. Sid comes for to pick up Lizzie. Doreen comes out of solitary with three months added to her sentence. Hazel gets two months for attacking Vera. Kathy believes that only way she wil stay in prison is to assault someone, and gets Vera to come to her cell. She pours turpentine over Vera, and threatens to set her alight, but Terry stops her in time. Terry manages to convince a furious Vera that it is better not to prevent Kathy being released. Bea wants Alison to get hold of other prisoners' files, and won't take no for an answer. Bea and the others thinks it is very strange that Vera hasn't taken action over Kathy's assault. Kathy is released, and Terry accompanies her to the gates. Terry assures Kathy that she is safe, and says goodbye to her, but Kathy she is hardly through the gates  when she is thrown into the air  by a hit and run driver and left for dead.  |
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