Within These walls

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Within These Walls is a British drama series shown on ITV between 1974 and 1978. It was something of a precursor to the likes of Prisoner Cell Block H and Bad Girls. It was based around the lives of prison staff (rather than the prisoners) at the fictional prison, HMP Stonepark. The lead character of Within These Walls was the well-groomed governor Faye Boswell (Googie Withers). She was mainly reoccupied with liberalising the prison regime as well as her personal life. Another prominent character was her deputy, Mrs. Armitage (Mona Bruce). Another successful actress from this series was Helen Worth, now widely known for her role of Gail Platt on Coronation Street.

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[Marine Boy]

Re: Within These walls

Oh, I loved this series and have been seriously thinking of buying the DVD. I was around 12 or 13 years old when the series first went out. It was probably on a Saturday night as my memories involve being allowed to stay up to watch it when my parents were out and my Grandma was looking after us. Googie Withers was brilliant but I think there were other actresses that took the part of the governor in later series. And the music should be added to the 'most haunting TV theme' thread. It was excellent.