EPISODE 356Broadcast on Channel 5 Friday 11 September 1998 04:40 A TV news team arrives at Wentworth. Nola defies Joan and sets about trading in drugs.![]() Meg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne Judy ~ Betty Bobbitt Lizzie ~ Sheila Florance Erica ~ Patsy King Joan ~ Maggie Kirkpatrick Bea ~ Val Lehman Colleen ~ Judith McGrath Maxine ~ Lisa Crittenden Nola ~ Carole Skinner Helen ~ Caroline Gillmer Mr. Douglas ~ Ian Smith Lainie ~ Marina Finlay Dianne ~ Rhonda Cressey Mark Hayes ~ Barry McQueen Jim Payne ~ Warwick Comber Brad Henson ~ Frankie J Holden ![]() Bill ~ Nik Forster ![]() John Maxwell ~ Lachlan McDonald Bea does not appear in this episode When Nola's contact says "Look, most of the Taxation Department gets that" I guess he was really supposed to say "Look, the Taxation Department gets most of that". Unless Nola's old chum is very rich indeed, of course. | Helen tells the other women that Alan has been released to cover up the Department's original mistake in accepting him as a woman in the first place. Erica arrives as Alan leaves and criticises Colleen for letting the women see him go: Colleen replies that she thought the point was to get him off the premises as quickly as possible. Erica decrees that "Ellen Farmer" did not exist and that if any visitor mentions him/her, the interview is to be terminated and they should be thrown out. Helen suggests that Lainie may have originally got her tattoos because she wanted to "stand out from the crowd". Lainie says that she and Alan took to shoplifting to raise money to have her tattoos removed. Colleen attributes the Department's change of heart in liberalising the prison regime to Jill Clark's report. Lizzie refuses to buy tobaccco from Nola and cadges a freebie from Maxine instead. Nola sarcastically announces she's going to open a book on how long the new priveleges will last - but it seems that they are already cutting into her trading and the women aren't interested in buying. Helen is asked to go to the Governor's office as spokeswoman, but tries to get someone else to stand in for her as she'll be out soon. Nola is the only one to volunteer, so Helen decides she'd better go after all. Ted Douglas tells Helen the women will get a teacher, doctor and social worker: she is impressed but sceptical and points out that the women are sure to figure out that there must be some ulterior motive. John Maxwell arrives the same day as teacher for Dianne. Joan complains to Erica officially that with the new regulations, the women are starting to enjoy their stay in prison: Erica sends her back to work. Lizzie advises Lainie not to worry when she says she fears she may not see Alan for months if her court appearance doesn't go well. Nola points out to Joan that business is suffering under the new reforms and wants to bring in booze and drugs: Joan vetoes the drugs. Helen is released and tries to hitch a lift with Ted Douglas ![]() ![]() |
EPISODE 357Broadcast on Channel 5 Saturday 12 September 1998 04:40 Bea is forced to take drastic action when her employer discovers her identity. Nola's parcel containing drugs arrives.![]() Meg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne Judy ~ Betty Bobbitt Lizzie ~ Sheila Florance Erica ~ Patsy King Joan ~ Maggie Kirkpatrick Bea ~ Val Lehman Colleen ~ Judith McGrath Maxine ~ Lisa Crittenden Nola ~ Carole Skinner Lainie ~ Marina Finlay Dianne ~ Rhonda Cressey Mrs Hanlon ~ Margot Lee Det Sgt Brent ~ Robin Bowering John Maxwell ~ Lachlan McDonald Louise Belmont ~ Louise Cullen Bill ~ Nik Forster Doctor ~ Charles Scott Alice ~ Gery Scott Suzanne ~ Roberta Hilliers Julia ~ Denise Otto Hotel Clerk ~ Iain Murton ![]() Judy admits she can't find a job for Tina Murry - though why she bothered beats me, as Tina is never ever going to be released... Name checks for Greg Miller (who is supposed to have left three years ago) and Paul Reid. | Meg anticipates Lizzie when she reports sick as a way of seeing the new doctor. Lizzie suggests that Lainie should talk to Judy about getting fixed up with a job when she complains that she always has trouble when people see her tattoos. There is a long queue for the new doctor after Lizzie's enthusiastic report, but he turns out to be far too old for most of the women. Lizzie is disappointed to find out that the doctor is only temporary. Bea's new identity on the run is as Mrs Hanlon's housemaid Connor: she is shown working in an expensive harbourside property in Sydney. She solves a crossword clue that stumps Mrs Hanlon "Agitates in prison", telling her the answer is "stir" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
EPISODE 358Broadcast on Channel 5 Sunday 13 September 1998 04:40 Doreen becomes involved in Bea's attempts to hide from the police. Joan hears about Nola's dangerous scheme.![]() Meg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne Judy ~ Betty Bobbitt Lizzie ~ Sheila Florance Erica ~ Patsy King Joan ~ Maggie Kirkpatrick Bea ~ Val Lehman Colleen ~ Judith McGrath Maxine ~ Lisa Crittenden Nola ~ Carole Skinner Doreen ~ Colette Mann Lainie ~ Marina Finlay Dianne ~ Rhonda Cressey Det Sgt Brent ~ Robin Bowering ![]() Babs Martin ~ Marianne Brooke Officer Barry ~ Joy Westmore Plain-clothes Policeman ~ Bill Summers Debbie Phillips ~ Deborah Masters Sue Crowley ~ Suzanne Dudley Mr Couttes ~ Alex Porteous ![]() Mrs Dennis ~ Eve Godley ![]() Dierdre Makin ~ Kristine Karman UNCREDITEDNewsreader ~ Nick Kislinski![]() | Maxine passes the word around that Nola has got grass for sale. Lainie seems interested but Lizzie is appalled to find out the dope had been in her possession. The police visit Doreen to check whether Bea has contacted her: her flatmate Debbie ![]() ![]() ![]() |
EPISODE 359Broadcast on Channel 5 Tuesday 15 September 1998 04:40 1998 Nola uses drastic measures to ensure the drug trading will continue.![]() Meg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne Judy ~ Betty Bobbitt Lizzie ~ Sheila Florance Erica ~ Patsy King Joan ~ Maggie Kirkpatrick Bea ~ Val Lehman Colleen ~ Judith McGrath Maxine ~ Lisa Crittenden Nola ~ Carole Skinner Doreen ~ Colette Mann Lainie ~ Marina Finlay Dianne ~ Rhonda Cressey Bill ~ Nik Forster Mrs Dennis ~ Eve Godley Dierdre ~ Kristine Karman Mark Hayes ~ Barry McQueen Phyllis ~ Reylene Pearce Driver ~ Robert O'Neil ![]() Although the script obviously called for a teddybear, as referred to by both Colleen and Maxine, the stuffed toy supplied by the props department is a dog | Doreen warns Bea that one of her colleagues is an undercover cop. Meg and Colleen find Lainie writhing on the floor in agony and try to wash off the caustic soda in the sink. Nola asks the women to bring in as many suspicious looking parcels as possible to confuse the officers and make them waste their time searching everything with no hope of finding contraband. Doreen talks to Bea in a changing cubicle: Bea refuses Doreen's offer to let her stay at her flat but does accept the offer of money, so Doreen goes to see how much she has in her handbag. She distracts the undercover cop and gives Bea some money, arranging to meet her in a cinema the next day to give her more. She puts a dress in a bag and leaves it near the theft detection system and puts the tag off it into another customer's bag, allowing Bea to slip away with the dress in the commotion caused when the alarm is set off. Nola teases the officers supervising the laundry pickup by writing a note and handing it to the driver: when Colleen confiscates it, she sees it reads "YOU'RE A REAL SPUNK" ![]() ![]() |
The vast Moorish style cinema is mentioned by name in dialogue when Doreen says "I've already thought of a place for us to meet ... the State Theatre tomorrow afternoon". The Insight pocket guide to Sydney describes it as "an astonishingly ornate picture palace built in 1929 ... the statues, chandeliers and marble staircase
inside this flamboyant gilded structure ensure that any visit will leave an indelible impression".
EPISODE 360Broadcast on Channel 5 Wednesday 16 September 1998 04:40 Lizzie plays into Nola's hands when she unwittingly organises a drugs delivery, and Doreen tries to save Bea from arrest.![]() Meg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne Judy ~ Betty Bobbitt Lizzie ~ Sheila Florance Erica ~ Patsy King Joan ~ Maggie Kirkpatrick Bea ~ Val Lehman Colleen ~ Judith McGrath Maxine ~ Lisa Crittenden Nola ~ Carole Skinner Doreen ~ Colette Mann Lainie ~ Marina Finlay Dianne ~ Rhonda Cressey Debbie ~ Deborah Masters Ellen ~ Michael Cormick John Barker ~ Chris Gregory ![]() Mr Douglas ~ Ian Smith Plain-clothes Policeman ~ Robert Hensley Plain-clothes Policeman ~ Bob Baines ![]() Doreen mentions Barbara Fields When censoring the letters, Colleen comments that Kennedy's sex life is pretty "hot" (... and who would she be having it with...?) | Maxine pretends to be writing to her cousin, but tells Lizzie she's decided not to post it: Lizzie takes it and asks Meg to get it out. Doreen gets the man tailing her to give her a lift to work: Bea slips into the flat after they have gone, using the keys Doreen gave her. Meg puts Maxine's letter into the already censored pile: Colleen decides from a glance at the envelope that she can't cope with Lizzie's spelling anyway and lets it through. Lizzie tells Maxine she's posted the letter for her. Maxine pretends to be annoyed then pretends to forgive Lizzie, and nods to Nola to indicate that the plan has worked. Doreen arrives home after dark to find Bea still hiding there so she lets her stay the night. Dianne changes her mind and buys joints from Nola. Maxine gets a single joint as payment for acting as postman. Bea and Doreen have a home cooked meal and Bea wonders how Doreen can afford this appartment: Dorren admits she is using her savings as well as her wages to pay the rent. John Barker offers his services as prison chaplain and Erica sees the advantages, thinking that he might be able to make up in part for the prison not having a social worker. Judy visits Alan to find out if he is sill waiting for Lainie and tells him to visit her when she finds out no-one has told him about Lainie's injuries. Lizzie talks to Mr Barker and they agree to try to make Nola their special project, and Lizzie goes over to Nola to persuade her to see the new chaplain. Mr Barker asks Colleen for permission to see Nola privately to get her on his side, Colleen agrees and asks him to pass on anything he finds out about Nola's role in the drugs trade. He agrees to help but left alone with Nola he shows her a Bible which has a bag of drugs inside in a hollowed out compartment ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Script Editor: Fay Rousseaux (356); Ian Smith (357); Fay Rousseaux (358); Ian Smith (359); Fay Rousseaux (360)
Storyliners: Dave Worthington, Andrew Kennedy, Patrea Smallacombe, Billie Morton (357 onwards)
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