EPISODE 306Broadcast on Channel 5 Friday 03 July 1998 04:40 Steve's romantic attachment for Barbara grows and Judy learns from Tony that Maxine has been dealing in stolen goods.![]() Meg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne Judy ~ Betty Bobbitt Lizzie ~ Sheila Florance Erica ~ Patsy King Tony ~ Alan Lee ![]() Bea ~ Val Lehman Faye ~ Anne Lucas Off. Powell ~ Judith McGrath Steve ~ Wayne Jarratt Joan ~ Maggie Kirkpatrick Chrissie ~ Amanda Muggleton Barbara ~ Susan Guerin Neil ~ Adrian Wright Paddy ~ Anna Hruby Maxine ~ Lisa Crittenden Ivy (Customer) ~ Judith Graeme Mr. Williamson ~ James Heyward ![]() Betty ~ Norma Brown Julie ~ Christine Jack UNCREDITEDJudge ~ Alan Rowe![]() Plainclothes Policeman ~ Thomas Coltrane George Logan also appears at Barbara's trial, but has no dialogue. | Chrissie checks the coast is clear then fakes a rash by rubbing a hairbrush over her forearms and cleavage so she can get Colleen to give her permission to see Neil. When Colleen expresses doubts about having a male nurse, Joan pointedly comments that you don't have to be a man to be accused of "interfering" with the prisoners. Neil instantly diagnoses Chrissie's condition as a "good rub with a hairbrush", adding that there's a lot of it about. [So who are these other women driven to hairbrush abuse in a frenzy of lust? Lorna? Lil? ... Tina?!] He sends Chrissie away, but doesn't report her to the officers. When Bea finds out where Chrissie has been, she comments that it's a plumber Chrissie needs, not a doctor, but Chrissie is still convinced that Neil is interested in her. Faye gets permission from Bea to start up the book again, though Bea insists that they aren't going to put money in Joan's pocket and if Joan finds out, Faye must stop the book straight away. Judy complains to Meg of the poor quality of applicants she's had for the halfway house job, when a young man arrives who's been referred by the CES. His name is Tony Berman and despite her initial mistrust, Judy is impressed by his qualifications in social administration and experience in counselling and voluntary work. Judy admits she hasn't actually got permission to employ anyone, but says she'll let him know. Maxine arrives back and gives Tony her vote before handing over a dinner service which is supposedly a present from "the boys". However, Maxine has lots of other goods in her haversack which she hides in the wardrobe in her room. Faye apologises to Paddy for making fun of her, and offers to let her be bookie's runner. When Paddy doesn't seem too keen, Faye implies she can get Joan to have Paddy sent to solitary if she doesn't agree. Bea notices that Joan does nothing when she walks into the rec room while Faye is taking bets and reminds Faye of their agreement. Paddy steps in and tells Bea to leave off, and Bea has to back down when Faye reminds her she's in danger of losing her parole. Judy phones Meg to tell her she's giving the job to Tony. Joan is not pleased when she has to chase up Faye to get her cut. Chrissie makes eyes at Neil, and gets the wrong idea when he gives her the pill as a treatment for a "hormonal problem". Bea tells Paddy that she's prepared to sacrifice her parole to teach her a lesson if Paddy doesn't get back in line. Maxine sells stolen goods to a couple of women who visit the halfway house shop ![]() ![]() |
EPISODE 307Broadcast on Channel 5 Saturday 04 July 1998 04:40 George Logan visits Barbara [not in this episode!], and Lizzie pretends to be a sick old woman at her parole hearing. Maxine is brought back to the Halfway House by police, and Penny Seymour is brought into Wentworth on a prostitution charge.![]() Meg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne Judy ~ Betty Bobbitt Lizzie ~ Sheila Florance Erica ~ Patsy King Bea ~ Val Lehman Off. Powell ~ Judith McGrath Steve ~ Wayne Jarratt Joan ~ Maggie Kirkpatrick Chrissie ~ Amanda Muggleton Tony ~ Alan Lee Phillip ~ Kirk Alexander Margo ~ Jane Clifton Maxine ~ Lisa Crittenden Penny ~ Joy Dunstan Barbara ~ Susan Guerin Paddy ~ Anna Hruby Mr Horton ~ Selwyn Crockett ![]() Neil ~ Adrian Wright Parole Board Chairman ~ Lawrence Held ![]() Magistrate ~ Carl Bleazby ![]() Senior Detective Herbert ~ Allan Stewart ![]() The mugshots at the start of the episode change to include Judy for the first time, in place of Doreen. | Barbara is taken back to Wentworth: she is confident of getting a light sentence for the theft charges and also expects that George will be visiting her soon, especially as she saw how George reacted when he recognised Steve in court. Maxine is brought back to the halfway house by police wanting to search her room. Paddy tries to force Barbara to place a bet: Lizzie steps in when she see that Bea is about to blow her top. Tony is angry with the police's attitude when questioning him and Judy. Maxine is arrested and the detective refuses Judy's offer to stand bail for her. Lizzie goes before the parole board and asks to sit down, coughing delicately as she does so. The parole board chair is not swayed by the theatricals and turns down Lizzie's application for lack of concrete medical evidence that a longer stay in prison will put her health at greater risk. Erica mentions to Neil that she intends to contact the doctor who last examined Lizzie for parole on health grounds. She then pays a visit to the halfway house, and offers to get her brother to help speed up the application for council approval, but she is concerned to find out about the police investigation into Maxine's activities. Bea decides she had better at least try to be friendly to Paddy, but tells her she wants to know what hold Joan has over her. Maxine goes to court and refuses to plead guilty, because she wants to claim in mitigation that she was only trying to help out the charity whose bin she used to dump the stuff in. Neil examines Lizzie and advises her not to fake symptoms she hasn't really got or she'll risk being found out. Maxine's solicitor tells he he can't stay until her case is heard and tells her to request a postponement. Barbara tricks Steve into letting her phone Phillip: her real intention is to pressurize him to bring George Logan to Wentworth by hinting that otherwise she will tell the police about the money she gave him for the land deal. Maxine's case is postponed to let her find a solicitor and she is bailed at $300, which Judy has to stump up for her. Joan tells Paddy to try harder to stir Bea up. Penny Seymour is admitted to Wentworth for soliciting ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Dave Worthington again manages to work in many little allusions to Prisoner "history" such as Lizzie's age (73 apparently, though shouldn't she be 74 by now?); to Dr Marsden, who had previously examined Lizzie; to Officer Roberts from Barnhurst; Margo's middle name ("Joyce"!); and allusions to real life prisoner Sandy Willson who was a consultant to the series; her halfway house Guthrie House in Sydney; and real life prison Mulawa, which was the one of the main models for the fictional Wentworth. Thanks to Karris Evans in Digest 1352 for drawing attention to a rare (perhaps unique?) use of split screen |
EPISODE 308Broadcast on Channel 5 Sunday 05 July 1998 04:40 Margo is eventually tracked down to one of her old haunts. Chrissie talks to Neil about her childhood, and Spud tries to blackmail Maxine into helping him pull a job before she goes to court.![]() Meg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne Judy ~ Betty Bobbitt Lizzie ~ Sheila Florance Erica ~ Patsy King Bea ~ Val Lehman Off. Powell ~ Judith McGrath Steve ~ Wayne Jarratt Joan ~ Maggie Kirkpatrick Chrissie ~ Amanda Muggleton Barbara ~ Susan Guerin Margo ~ Jane Clifton Neil ~ Adrian Wright Paddy ~ Anna Hruby Maxine ~ Lisa Crittenden Phillip ~ Kirk Alexander Penny ~ Joy Dunstan George ~ David Nettheim Tony ~ Alan Lee Spud ~ Robert Forza Magistrate ~ Carl Bleazby Parole Board Chairman ~ Lawrence Held Sen. Det. Herbert ~ Allan Stewart Dr Marsden ~ Chris Sheil Prosecuting Counsel ~ Kristopher Steele ![]() Police Officer No. 1 ~ Robert McClelland ![]() Cleaner ~ Bill Bennett Det. Con. Swan ~ Bill McLorinan ![]() | The police interview Meg and Judy, but Det. Herbert finds it difficult to believe that Margo would have come all the way from Barnhurst without coming inside the halfway house. Meg and Judy are shocked to hear that Margo has been involved in a hit and run accident. Margo abandons the car and continues on foot. Paddy tells Chrissie she isn't taking any more bets. Chrissie contrives an excuse to see Neil, despite Colleen's cynical remark that since the prison had a male nurse, she seems to have contracted everything except leprosy. Chrissie tells Neil that she just wants to talk to him as friend. He is appalled that Penny has been put in to share a cell with "someone like Chrissie": Chrissie acts the innocent and manages to keep a straight face as she agrees with Neil, saying she just doesn't understand how anyone could have sex for money. Margo looks up an old friend, but the police are waiting for her and she is arrested. The police produce clothes taken from the halfway house and trick Judy into providing a sample of her handwriting to compare against the price tickets. Judy is charged with assisting an escapee. Phillip brings George to Wentworth and pretends that he is an associate of the law firm to guarantee privacy for their chat with Barbara. Barbara demands a half share in George's hotel, or she will tell the police what she knows. Margo is brought back to Wentworth, and Colleen asks her what Meg's involvement is; Margo refuses to say anything beyond claiming that Meg is "hers". Joan is about to refuse to let Chrissie see Neil because she only has a headache, but Neil backs Chrissie up saying it could be a side effect of some medicine her gave her before and he needs to take her blood pressure. Margo tries to discredit Judy and the halfway house, but Bea is not impressed and tells her she's an ungrateful bitch. Chrissie tells Neil she was sexually abused by her father. Tony decides to take advantage of the current clamp-down on prostitutes as an easy way of filling the halfway house and making it impossible for the authorities to close it down. Judy warns Spud to keep Maxine out of trouble while she's away in Sydney. Margo attacks Meg with a broken chair when Meg tells her that the man she hit has died in hospital. Steve disarms Margo but Meg says she doesn't want to report the incident. Dr Marsden examines Lizzie and tells she's in remarkably good shape but he will do what he can to help her in his report to the parole board. Tony asks Erica if there are any prisoners being released soon who might be interested in coming to the halfway house: Erica suggests Penny. Penny agrees to put her name down as a potential resident, but tells Tony she has no intention of turning up. Spud makes Maxine agree to do a job with him. Lizzie sees the parole board again and wins her parole - on condition that she goes to live in a nursing home. Maxine asks for Tony's advice but he tells her he can't help her, so she decides to leave town, saying she'll pay back Judy's bail money when she can. At Judy's trial, Meg refuses to answer a question which would incriminate Judy and the magistrate imprisons her for contempt of court. The women see Meg brought to Wentworth under police guard ![]() |
EPISODE 309Broadcast on Channel 5 Tuesday 07 July 1998 04:40 The women are suspicious when Meg is imprisoned, but she refuses Erica's offer of spending her three-day sentence in isolation. Margo plans to have her beaten up.![]() Meg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne Erica ~ Patsy King Bea ~ Val Lehman Steve ~ Wayne Jarratt Joan ~ Maggie Kirkpatrick Off. Powell ~ Judith McGrath Chrissie ~ Amanda Muggleton Tony ~ Alan Lee Margo ~ Jane Clifton Maxine ~ Lisa Crittenden Penny ~ Joy Dunstan Barbara ~ Susan Guerin Paddy ~ Anna Hruby Neil ~ Adrian Wright Spud ~ Robert Forza Motorcycle Policeman ~ Ian Mumby ![]() Motorcycle Stuntmen ~ Clive Carter, Murray Smith, Steve Roper, Robin Anson UNCREDITEDLizzie ~ Sheila Florance(thanks Mark C) | Erica apologies to Meg that she couldn't be sent to Barnhurst, but it wouldn't be practical for a 72 hour sentence. Meg refuses to go to isolation, and Erica is forced to agree, though she reminds Meg that there will have to be an enquiry to decide whether she can continue as an officer. Spud returns to the halfway house to collect Maxine, but is sent packing by Tony. The women are amazed to see Meg walk into the rec room in prisoner's uniform, but Meg refuses to say why she is inside. Margo tries to come the heavy with Meg ![]() ![]() ![]() |
EPISODE 310Broadcast on Channel 5 Thursday 09 July 1998 04:40 Chrissie is questioned about Penny's murder, and Meg is released. Bea and Chrissie give Margo a home- made tar and feathering.![]() Meg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne Lizzie ~ Sheila Florance Erica ~ Patsy King Bea ~ Val Lehman Steve ~ Wayne Jarratt Joan ~ Maggie Kirkpatrick Off. Powell ~ Judith McGrath Chrissie ~ Amanda Muggleton Barbara ~ Susan Guerin Margo ~ Jane Clifton Neil ~ Adrian Wright Paddy ~ Anna Hruby Maxine ~ Lisa Crittenden Phillip ~ Kirk Alexander Helen ~ Caroline Gillmer Tina ~ Debbie Cumming ![]() Detective ~ Ian Cuming ![]() Mrs. Daniels ~ Jan Russ ![]() Mr. Douglas ~ Ian Smith Doctor Weissman ~ Bryon Williams Enid Watson ~ Elizabeth Wing ![]() Elderly Woman ~ Edna Bartlett Elderly Man ~ Arnold Riches Nurse ~ Julie Thompson Radio Announcer ~ Rob Maynard | While the women are working in the laundry, Margo hears on the radio that Penny has been murdered. Chrissie is taken from solitary to be questioned by the police to find out if Penny said anything before she was released. Barbara asks Steve to get Phillip to arrange her appeal: Steve reminds her she sacked Phillip as her laywer, but she says she wants to re-instate him. Steve agrees to make the phone call for her. Chrissie remembers Penny telling her about Joan nearly breaking her neck, and tells Bea of her suspicions. Helen Smart is brought back to Wentworth along with another prostitute, Tina Gibson, as part of the clean-up of the streets ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Script Editor: Ian Smith (306)-(307); Ian Bradley (308); Barry Main (309); Ian Smith (310)
Storyliners: Dave Worthington, John Mortimore, Andrew Kennedy, Patrea Smallacombe
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