Prisoner

tv show

poster for Prisoner

692 total episodes

-

8 seasons

First Aired February 27, 1979

Genres:

Overview

Prisoner is an Australian soap opera that is set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison.

tv poster

Season 2

86 episodes

Air Date

January 22, 1980

Overview

The second season of Australian drama television series Prisoner (commonly known as Prisoner: Cell Block H) premiered on Network Ten on 22 January 1980. It consists of 86 episodes and concluded on 12 November 1980. This season's storylines include the escape of Roslyn Coulson, aided by terrorist Janet Dominguez and the subsequent shooting of Erica Davidson; Lizzie's exoneration; the bomb explosion which causes the deaths of Jim Fletcher's family; Bea Smith's feud with new prisoner Kay White; Judy Bryant's planned revenge on corrupt officer Jock Stewart for the murder of her girlfriend Sharon Gilmour; the season finale tunnel escape collapse.

Cast