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The information here is adapted from the pages in Norwegian by Rikiya Remen.

EPISODE 236

Broadcast on Channel 5 Wednesday 25 March 1998 04:40 Judy tries to tell Meg that Linda needs treatment, and Lizzie receives more mysterious phone calls.
CREDITS
Meg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne
Judy ~ Betty Bobbitt
Lizzie ~ Sheila Florance
Bea ~ Val Lehman
Jim ~ Gerard Maguire
Doreen ~ Colette Mann
Officer Powell ~ Judith McGrath
Janet Conway ~ Kate Sheil
Andrea ~ Bethany Lee
Linda ~ Mary Charlston
Kate ~ Olivia Hamnett
Sandy ~ Louise Le Nay
Mr Golman ~ John Wregg

  • Written by Bryon Williams
  • Directed by Rod Hardy
    		• Sandy tells Judy she thinks the importance they all give to the press is childish, and holds Judy's arm in it until she gives in. Jim offers to let Bea work on the Braille machine unsupervised. Judy comes to ask Bea's advice about the press, but Bea refuses to get involved. Meg asks Kate to be careful about mentioning why she's inside. Meg also speaks to Sandy, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison, but Sandy doesn't believe that Meg can help her. Kate is worried about Linda, thinking that she's heading for a breakdown She tries to get Meg and Jim to help her, advising Jim that Linda needs psychiatric help. Jim promises to look further into the matter. Meg tells Jim that Linda is behaving strangely, but adds that she thinks Linda will settle in eventually. Doreen and Judy believe that Kate has lagged, but when Doreen starts to threaten Kate, Sandy grabs her and pushes her face first into a wall, giving her a nosebleed. Linda's father comes to visit her. Bea meets Sandy in the laundry and allows her to take over the press. Linda refuses to see her father, and tells Janet that she's hurt him so much that she wants him to forget about her, and says goodbye. Doreen asks Jim if she can share a cell with Judy. Janet tries to comforts Linda by telling her that she'd felt so bad herself in the past that she'd considered suicide. Kate introduces herself to Bea, as she wants to tell her about her background before she hears a distorted version from other people. When Judy goes to her cell, she finds that Linda has hung herself over Andrea's bed. Judy panics, calls for help and begins to cry. Andrea is shocked to see Linda dead and runs away. Meg and the others comes quickly. Kate tells the prisoners that it was suicide. Sandy gives Andrea a bashing for her treatment of Linda: Bea is impressed, and gives her a pat on the back. Colleen takes Andrea to the Governor, and Andrea almost incurs Janet's wrath for a stupid outburst. Jim decides Andrea should be moved to E block for her own safety. Lizzie visits Bea and tells her that her azalea moved by itself, which amuses Bea. Colleen wants to split up Kate and Sandy, for Kate's sake after the incident in the rec room. Bea has problems reading while working on the Braille machine. Kate and Sandy move into Bea's cell, while Doreen moves in with Judy. Bea has very little liking for her new cellmates. Someone is making nuisance calls to Lizzie, and after one of them she hears a noise outside. She tries to phone Meg, but can't get through. There is a knock on the door, and Lizzie runs out into the garden. Someone grabs hold of her...

    EPISODE 237

    Broadcast on Channel 5 Friday 27 March 1998 04:40
    CREDITS
    Meg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne
    Judy ~ Betty Bobbitt
    Lizzie ~ Sheila Florance
    Bea ~ Val Lehman
    Jim ~ Gerard Maguire
    Doreen ~ Colette Mann
    Kate ~ Olivia Hamnett
    Sandy ~ Louise Le Nay
    Officer Powell ~ Judith McGrath
    Janet ~ Kate Sheil
    Hazel ~ Belinda Davey
    Gordon Humprey ~ Bruce Kerr
    Sister Franklin ~ Diane Greentree
    Officer Barry ~ Joy Westmore
    Wendy (Receptionist) ~ Helen Noonan
    TV Delivery Man ~ Kevin Summers

  • Written by Denise Morgan
  • Directed by Greg Shears

    • Thanks to Jeff Tuck for pointing out a "hollow wall" moment when Judy, Doreen and Hazel bash Kate. When she stumbles out of the cell and hits the wall, you get to hear the thud of plasterboard yet again.

    Thanks also to David Breeze for pointing out a line fluff by Val Lehman who Bea says "Thanks, Kate" to Janet Conway (played by Kate Sheil).

    		... but it's only Meg. Lizzie tells Meg that she's scared, and explains about the moving plants, and the knocking sounds. Meg goes inside to investigate and finds a cat. Doreen isn't happy to be in the same cell where Linda hanged herself and wants Judy to swap beds with her. Kate and Sandy manage to break the kettle, but Bea isn't feeling well, and lets it go by. Lizzie explains about the telephone calls, but Meg thinks she may have found the explanation when she notices that Lizzie has sherry in the house. As soon as Meg leaves, the telephone rings again. Meg asks Bea for help regarding Lizzie, but Bea says that she is sorry but it isn't really her problem. Gordon visits Lizzie, and she tells him about what's been happening, but when he leaves he tinkers with the fuse box outside. Meg goes to see Lizzie, and helps her to fix the TV which isn't working, eventually discovering the problem with the fuse. When the woman are assembled in the rec room, Judy and Doreen beat up Sandy, and Bea sits and watches. Janet sends Judy and Doreen back to their cells. Bea persuades Janet not to punish them, and asks for a new TV, as the old one got damaged in the fight. Janet says she can get one from her brother. Jim arranges another date with Janet. Jim asks Bea what has takes place, but she says he should ask Judy. Doreen tries to draw Judy's portrait. Bea tells the women that they be getting a new TV. Judy and Doreen gather some of the prisoners together to make plans to put a stop to Sandy. Judy says that it is important that no-one gets to know about her pacemaker. Kate sees that Bea has a headache. The new TV arrives from Conway Discounts. Bea gets tablets from the Sister. Kate is bashed by Judy, Doreen and Hazel. When Sandy gets to hear about that, she promises to get even, if Kate is with her. Kate agrees.

    EPISODE 238

    Broadcast on Channel 5 Saturday 28 March 1998 04:40 Sandy asserts herself as top dog; Janet confesses to Meg that she met Bea previously; Gordon tells Lizzie that he wants Syd's house to rent it out; and Bea is seriously ill with a suspected brain tumour.
    CREDITS
    Meg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne
    Judy ~ Betty Bobbitt
    Lizzie ~ Sheila Florance
    Bea ~ Val Lehman
    Jim ~ Gerard Maguire
    Doreen ~ Colette Mann
    Kate ~ Olivia Hamnett
    Sandy ~ Louise Le Nay
    Officer Powell ~ Judith McGrath
    Janet ~ Kate Sheil
    Hazel ~ Belinda Davey
    Gordon Humprey ~ Bruce Kerr
    Sister Johnston ~ Gael Andrews

  • Written by Margaret McClusky
  • Directed by Greg Shears
    		• Judy is worried that Hazel might have hit Kate too hard, and asks Doreen to go and find out how she is. Meg asks Janet if the TV hire company is run by someone related to her. Doreen is caught by Sandy sneaking a peek at Kate and given a going over, but Meg overhears Doreen being threatened. Sandy behaves as if she's top dog in the rec room and makes Hazel grovel to her. Doreen is pleased when Judy says that she will have to take over, but Judy acts worried. Meg tries to get to know what's upsetting Judy, but Judy won't tell her. Meg complains to Jim that none of prisoners will confide in her: Jim takes the opportunity to ask her to come back to work as an officer. Janet tells Meg that she had been in Wentworth twelve years before on a charge of receiving stolen goods. Meg tries to persuade her not to keep this a secret from Jim, but when Janet next tries to discuss something with Jim, they end up kissing. Judy and Doreen tries to get supporters to fight Sandy, but no-one will help them. Kate asks Jim about to borrow medical books for her, and he agrees. Gordon visits Lizzie again, but when he asks about the wandering plants, Lizzie remembers that she's never mentioned the plants to him and accuses him of trying to frighten her, just as Colleen turns up. Colleen tells Meg that Lizzie and Gordon have had a disagreement, but Meg thinks it very strange that Gordon was there at all. Lizzie visits Bea and tells her about Gordon, but Bea acts exhausted and confused, which upsets Lizzie and she leaves. Meg agrees to come back to Wentworth after she has been to Linda's funeral. Gordon admits to Lizzie that he was behind the campaign of terror, but if she tries to tell anyone they will just think she is mad and will have to move out of the house anyway. Lizzie is angry and makes Gordon leave. Kate is convinced that Bea has a serious illness, and tries to persuade her to see a doctor. Bea claims that she already knows very well what she's suffering from: cancer.

    EPISODE 239

    Broadcast on Channel 5 Sunday 29 March 1998 04:40 Sandy steals some painkillers for Bea; and Lizzie decides what to do about Gordon with Doreen's help.
    CREDITS
    Meg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne
    Judy ~ Betty Bobbitt
    Lizzie ~ Sheila Florance
    Erica ~ Patsy King
    Bea ~ Val Lehman
    Jim ~ Gerard Maguire
    Doreen ~ Colette Mann
    Kate ~ Olivia Hamnett
    Sandy ~ Louise Le Nay
    Officer Powell ~ Judith McGrath
    Janet ~ Kate Sheil
    Officer Barry ~ Joy Westmore
    Hazel ~ Belinda Davey
    Sister Franklin ~ Diane Greentree
    Gordon Humprey ~ Bruce Kerr

  • Written by Coral Drouyn (spelt "Carol")
  • Directed by Leigh Spence

    • There is no lockup officer under the final credits. Instead we see the fire taking hold in Sid's house.

    		Meg comes back to work as a prison officer. Sandy gets to hear that Bea is seriously ill and wonders whether she should take over as top dog. Jim explains to Janet that Erica will soon be back. Conway tries to persuade Doreen to go in for a correspondence course. Judy is annoyed when she gets hear that Sandy knows about her pacemaker. Kate asks Judy to make sure that Bea makes an appointment to see a doctor. Sandy wants to try to get hold of painkillers for Bea. Colleen's pocket book has gone missing, and she orders a cell search, where she finds something in Sandy's cupboard. Janet and Meg find Colleen's pocket book in the staff room. Sandy accuses Judy and Doreen of searching her room. Jim stays overnight at Janet's place. Judy tries (and fails) to cheer Bea up. Erica returns, and praises Jim for the way he took charge while she was away, and is glad when Jim tells her that he has taken back his job application. Hazel is persuaded by Sandy to do something for her. Sandy burns herself on the press deliberately so she is taken to see the Sister. Hazel pretends to have food poisoning, which distracts Sister Franklin long enough for Sandy to go through the medicine cabinet to some pain killers for Bea. Sister Franklin discovers that drugs are missing, and Sandy is bodysearched, but nothing is found on her. Lizzie comes to see Bea, but has to see Doreen instead. She explains to Doreen about Gordon, and Doreen tells Lizzie to fight Gordon with his own tricks. Gordon is waiting outside the house when Lizzie comes home, and Lizzie tells him that a solution to the problem will turn up soon. Sandy has managed to smuggle out pills by hiding them in the bandages on her hands. Jim tells Erica that Colleen is not happy that Meg is back. Erica tells Jim that Janet has been a prisoner herself, which Jim did not know. Lizzie rings Gordon and tells him that she has made her mind up. Afterwards she pours kerosene over the furniture in the house and sets it alight.

    EPISODE 240

    Broadcast on Channel 5 Tuesday 31 March 1998 04:40 Meg learns about Lizzie's house burning down and asks Erica if she can go and look for Lizzie, and Doreen works hard to keep out of Sandy's way.
    CREDITS
    Meg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne
    Judy ~ Betty Bobbitt
    Lizzie ~ Sheila Florance
    Erica ~ Patsy King
    Bea ~ Val Lehman
    Jim ~ Gerard Maguire
    Doreen ~ Colette Mann
    Kate ~ Olivia Hamnett
    Sandy ~ Louise Le Nay
    Officer Powell ~ Judith McGrath
    Janet ~ Kate Sheil
    Gordon Humprey ~ Bruce Kerr
    Phyllis ~ Reylene Pearce
    Dr Kennedy ~ Brian James
    Sgt. McDonald ~ David Hursthouse

  • Written by Ian Bradley
  • Directed by Leigh Spence
    		• Erica tells Meg that Lizzie's house has burnt down, and that Lizzie has vanished. Erica orders Colleen to return the goods confiscated in the cell search. Sandy manages to give Bea pethedine tablets with Kate's help. Bea tells Judy that she is convinced that she has a brain tumour just as her mother had before her. Doreen argues with Sandy in the rec room about which TV channel they should watch, but Bea takes Sandy's side. Judy asks Bea why she sided with Sandy, and is told that someone has to be top dog. Erica asks Meg to keep an eye on Colleen. Erica gets Kate to tell her indirectly about Bea's illness. Bea has a dizzy spell in the dining room and collapses across one of the tables. Colleen believes that Bea is faking it and tells her to tidy up the mess. The other women call for a riot and Colleen is furious. Erica is worried that Colleen will become acting Deputy Governor if Jim leaves. Bea advises Judy to do whatever Sandy wants. Kate tells Bea that her headaches are a result of her kidneys not working properly and that she should have tests. Lizzie turns up at Meg's house. Erica asks Janet about the TV. Jim confronts Janet with what he now knows about her. The police come to Meg's house to interview Lizzie (who has been allowed to wear one of Meg's trademark blue bathrobes ). Jim gets his own back on Janet by refusing to let her take a week's holiday. Gordon tries to find Lizzie, but Meg gives him the cold shoulder. Bea is reassured by Dr. Kennedy. The police ask Lizzie to explain the bottle of kerosene. Dr Kennedy tells Erica that he thinks Bea may need a kidney transplant.
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