Prisoner (1979)
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Prisoner is an Australian soap opera that is set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison.
- Released: 1979-02-27
- Genres: Soap, Drama
- Seasons: 8, 692 episodes
- Episode length: 50m
- Network: 10
- Status: Ended
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10 from 35 votes
Created by Reg Watson.
Top cast
- Gerda Nicolson as Ann Reynolds
- Maggie Kirkpatrick as Joan "The Freak" Ferguson
- Janet Andrewartha as Reb Kean
- Elspeth Ballantyne as Meg Morris
- Louise Siversen as Lou Kelly
- Glenda Linscott as Rita Connors
- Lois Collinder as Alice "Lurch" Jenkins
- Julia Blake as Nancy McCormack
- Pepe Trevor as Lexie Patterson
- Joy Westmore as Joyce Barry / Joyce Pringle
Where to watch Prisoner
- United States: stream on WOW Presents Plus
- United Kingdom: stream on Sky Go; watch free on 5
- Australia: watch free on 10
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