EPISODE 497Broadcast on Channel 5 Saturday 27 March 1999 04:40 Len tries to get Joan sacked.![]() Meg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne Judy ~ Betty Bobbitt Joan ~ Maggie Kirkpatrick Ann ~ Gerda Nicholson Myra ~ Anne Phelan Reb ~ Janet Andrewartha Len ~ Maurie Fields Pixie ~ Judy McBurney Bobbie ~ Maxine Klibingaitis Marlene ~ Genevieve Lemon Sam ~ Robyn Gibbes Sarah ~ Nell Johnson Phillip ~ Steve Kuhn Brian Lowe ~ Mathew King ![]() Det. Insp Rouse ~ Paul Karo William Coleby ~ Hu Pryce Sgt Jenny Duncan ~ Sarah Craig ![]() Officer Slattery ~ Dorothy Cutts Alice ~ Lois Collinder Gate Guard Greg ~ Rod Allen Detective No. 1 ~ Glenn Robbins ![]() Detective No. 2 ~ Ian Mumby ![]() Constable No. 1 ~ Bill Binks ![]() Constable No. 2 ~ Justin Gaffney ![]() Police Driver ~ Fred Galliver Phillip is miscredited as "Phillips": Judy's rather nice nickname for him is "Crystal" Cleary (or possibly that's "Krystal") | Marlene has her head stuck down the loo by Lou, but Myra interrupts and rescues her. Ann shows Meg the letter and its reference to her dying "like this rat". Myra finds Judy bashed but they just end up arguing, with Judy accusing Myra of not doing her proper job as top dog. Joan takes her revenge on Marlene by spreading shampoo and powder on the floor and making her clean it up. Inspector Rouse tells Ann of the suspects and leads they were following up when Nev's confession side-tracked them: they include the Parker family, the Baker's and an ex boyfriend of Phyllis called Brian Lowe: he had just come out of prison two months ago but had now disappeared. Meg offers to have Ann stay with her so she is not alone with the police surveillance. Myra heavies Lou ![]() |
EPISODE 498Broadcast on Channel 5 Sunday 28 March 1999 04:40. Ann and Meg are taken to a deserted building by Brian Lowe, who intends to kill them as soon as he receives the ransom money. Len and Joan are furious when Joyce is appointed Acting Governor.![]() Meg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne Judy ~ Betty Bobbitt Joan ~ Maggie Kirkpatrick Ann ~ Gerda Nicholson Myra ~ Anne Phelan Reb ~ Janet Andrewartha Len ~ Maurie Fields Pixie ~ Judy McBurney Bobbie ~ Maxine Klibingaitis Marlene ~ Genevieve Lemon Joyce ~ Joy Westmore Sam ~ Robyn Gibbes Phillip ~ Steve Kuhn Chris ~ Gregory Ross Sarah ~ Nell Johnson Off. Bailey ~ Maureen Edwards Det. Insp Rouse ~ Paul Karo William Coleby ~ Hu Pryce Brian ~ Mathew King Mrs Lowe ~ Patsy Martin ![]() Mrs Cleary ~ Babs Wheelton Plain Clothes Cop Reg ~ Bill Fozz ![]() Plain Clothes Cop 1 ~ Helmut Jensen Media Man No. 1 ~ Peter Elliot Media Man No. 2 ~ Graeme Bowman Media Man No. 3 ~ Peter Tandy Pre-Teen Boy No. 1 ~ Tibor Kaman ![]() Pre-Teen Boy No. 2 ~ Tamlyn Lord "Phillips" again - still, too late to correct it now (snigger). There are allusions to Helen Smart and Erica in connection with the prisoners in isolation. | Lowe forces Meg at gunpoint to drive them all to a hiding place ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Channel 5 decided that their Spring 1999 schedules should include more extended through-the-night sports coverage and dropped the weekday morning showings of Prisoner from the last week in March.
The Pot Noodle sponsorship also ended with episode (498), which may or may not be connected. However, the sponsorship may have been for a year only, as it started with episode (235), which was broadcast on Channel 5 on Tuesday 24th March 1998.
EPISODE 499Broadcast on Channel 5 Saturday 03 April 1999 04:40 Tragedy strikes when Brian Lowe comes to set Ann and Meg free from the booby-trapped building.![]() Meg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne Judy ~ Betty Bobbitt Joan ~ Maggie Kirkpatrick Ann ~ Gerda Nicholson Myra ~ Anne Phelan Reb ~ Janet Andrewartha Len ~ Maurie Fields Pixie ~ Judy McBurney Bobbie ~ Maxine Klibingaitis Marlene ~ Genevieve Lemon Joyce ~ Joy Westmore Sam ~ Robyn Gibbes Sarah ~ Nell Johnson Lou ~ Louise Siversen Frances ~ Wanda Davidson Alice ~ Lois Collinder Brian Lowe ~ Mathew King Det. Insp Rouse ~ Paul Karo Chris Sutton ~ Gregory Ross William Coleby ~ Hu Pryce Matt Delany ~ Peter Bensley Ray Proctor ~ Alex Menglet Officer Slattery ~ Dorothy Cutts Tammy ~ Gloria Ajenstat Insp. Grace ~ Terry Gill Matt is credited as "Delaney", but it has become "Delany" for the next episode. There are references to Dot and Lizzie at Sarah Higgins' "trial". | As Phillip's body is taken away, Inspector Rouse asks Chris what they were doing at Mrs Lowe's: Lowe has apparently disappeared into thin air. Pixie suggests Marlene should try racing cockroaches instead of frogs. Myra announces that Sarah Higgins' "trial" is to begin and sends Pixie to get her "client". Lowe tapes a message from Ann and Meg after telling them that he'd just killed a friend of their's. Pixie invites Sarah to the rec room to watch television and when she refuses, she says Myra wants her and she'd better come. When Sarah tries to leave, Myra indicates for the others to stop her ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
EPISODE 500Broadcast on Channel 5 Sunday 04 April 1999 04:40 The building explodes - have Ann and Meg managed to escape in time?![]() Meg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne Judy ~ Betty Bobbitt Joan ~ Maggie Kirkpatrick Ann ~ Gerda Nicholson Myra ~ Anne Phelan Reb ~ Janet Andrewartha Len ~ Maurie Fields Pixie ~ Judy McBurney Bobbie ~ Maxine Klibingaitis Marlene ~ Genevieve Lemon Joyce ~ Joy Westmore Sam ~ Robyn Gibbes Lou ~ Louise Siversen Frances ~ Wanda Davidson Brian Lowe ~ Mathew King Chris Sutton ~ Gregory Ross Pat Slattery ~ Dorothy Cutts Geoff Macrae ~ Les Dayman ![]() Frank Burke ~ Trevor Kent ![]() Matt Delany ~ Peter Bensley Ray Proctor ~ Alex Menglet Sister Hall ~ Gael Andrews Officer Bailey ~ Maureen Edwards Officer Radcliffe ~ Marion Dimmick Det. Insp Rouse ~ Paul Karo Det. Murray Crabb ~ James Patrick Eddie ~ Tamlyn Lord Keith ~ Tibor Kaman Desk Sergeant ~ Ian Sprake ![]() Drunk ~ Keith Kay ![]() Car Thief ~ Murray Fahey Constable No. 1 ~ Stephen Hutchinson Constable No. 2 ~ Simon West Detective No. 2 ~ Gus Cornlesson ![]() Patrolman No. 1 ~ John Penman ![]() Patrolman No. 2 ~ Glen Ruehland ![]() Stunt Double (Ann) ~ Anthea Rudrink Stunt Double (Meg) ~ Sui Mae Chong Brian Lowe makes a posthumous appearance in the credits. Eddie is spelt "Edie". Nancy Banks-Smith's Guardian review of this episode suggests a broadcast date on Carlton of Tuesday 20th Feb 1996 and mentions that there had been an eight week break since the previous episode was shown. The last shot of Ann and Meg is followed by this shot | Ann and Meg notice the silence, but Ann thinks Lowe probably didn't have time to disable the trip wires. They decide to sit tight for a while and wait. Joan reports that Marlene has seen one of the male prisoners, and Joyce decides to tell the women, despite Joan's scorn. Marlene races back to the laundry and reports seeing a man in Woodridge uniform, but no-one really believes it until Joyce makes the official announcement about the male prisoners from Woodridge. Len returns Matt to isolation and comments about his "poofter" whinging: the other two male prisoners are Geoff Macrae and Frank Burke. Ann attempts to leave the upstairs room, but is stopped by a trip wire just outside the door: she falls forward over it, but without setting it off. Reb hints that she thinks Lou killed Sarah Higgins, but Lou assumed it was Reb. Bobbie puts a note in the men's food. Ray is in a bad mood and eventually tells Bobbie and Pixie that Phil is dead. Myra plays detective: Marlene gives Bobbie an alibi. Bobbie smashes dishes and threatens suicide with a kitchen knife in the dining room, but is disarmed by Len after being talked down by Officer Slattery. The men from Woodridge seem to have been transferred to Wentworth to protect them from the other men after preventing a mass breakout. Joyce decides to call in Phil's friend Chris to talk to Bobbie. The women find out everything Len has refused to tell them from Pixie: Myra demands to see the Governor immediately to get a full explanation. Frank finds Bobbie's note in his meal. Ann makes another attempt to get out and go for help, but nearly falls through the rotten stairs and dangles in mid-air screaming for help. Inspector Rouse is puzzled by Lowe's ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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