Prisoner Cell Block H

[80sChav]

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I LOVED Cell Block H. I remember watching all the eps on the orig run. I was pretty young back then but I was always allowed to stop up cos my mum was a big fan too! hahah. Ive met Bea Smith, Rita Conners and The Freak Joan Ferguson at various memorabillia shows. Awesome people XD

Yeah it was often said the acting etc and the props were poor, but it was one fantastic show I think. Nearly 700 Episodes in only 7 year's is great going!!

[DDM]

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I LOVED Cell Block H. I remember watching all the eps on the orig run. I was pretty young back then but I was always allowed to stop up cos my mum was a big fan too! hahah. Ive met Bea Smith, Rita Conners and The Freak Joan Ferguson at various memorabillia shows. Awesome people XD

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I don't know sadly which Series it was Claudine. It was very near the end and ita ll accounted for Ferguson's downfall is about as much as I know! I am struggling to remember whay she did , what got her put "inside", it may of been a part in bank robbery or fraud i'm thinking. I am sure if you ask Darren, he'll be able to give you a far more accurate answer.

Please don't tell me what happened!

Just had a quick look on wiki all this happened in the 'final season'

Thanks Huggie, I'll look out for that on ebay.

[Heather74]

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Really?! I didn't get to see the end, didn't get as far as Joan being Governor or ending up on the inside. Do you know which series that was 80sChav? Wouldn't mind getting the dvd.

Just had a quick look on wiki all these happened in the 'final season'

[80sChav]

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I don't know sadly which Series it was Claudine. It was very near the end and ita ll accounted for Ferguson's downfall is about as much as I know! I am struggling to remember whay she did , what got her put "inside", it may of been a part in bank robbery or fraud i'm thinking. I am sure if you ask Darren, he'll be able to give you a far more accurate answer.

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I also like Joan "the freak Ferguson" too. It was amazing to think of her downfall as Governor and great to watch when she was on the "Inside" not "Outside"!! I bought the DVD's of it but have always been truly dissapointed how it ended as have most other great TV Show's like Bread and Grange Hill have.

Really?! I didn't get to see the end, didn't get as far as Joan being Governor or ending up on the inside. Do you know which series that was 80sChav? Wouldn't mind getting the dvd.

yes chav it was on itv twice i remember it was on in the nineties around 11 o clock until midnight.

then on channel 5 about half 4 in the morning.

All those occasions it showed it in its entirety.

It wasn't shown in its entirety on Channel 4 Darren, they just left it mid-series. Was really annoyed about that, and then just to twist the knife they showed it on Channel 5 which I couldn't get!

Do you remember Nola McKenzie? She was scary!

[80sChav]

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yes chav it was on itv twice i remember it was on in the nineties around 11 o clock until midnight.

then on channel 5 about half 4 in the morning.

All those occasions it showed it in its entirety.

Yeah great memories indeed. It was well worth staying up many a night for, even I was tired for School.

[darren]

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yes chav it was on itv twice i remember it was on in the nineties around 11 o clock until midnight.

then on channel 5 about half 4 in the morning.

All those occasions it showed it in its entirety.

the ending theme was called on the inside and was sung by lynne hamilton.

it was also known as caged women in canada.

[Richard1978]

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I've never really watched this, mostly because it always seemed to be on really late at night, same with St Elsewhere.

There was a "brother" show about a male prison, but I didn't last long, even with a young Mel Gibson in it.

[80sChav]

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its Original run ws from the 27th February 1979 to 11th December 1986.

there where eight seasons comprising 692 episodes in total.

regarding the uniform colour change maybe they got bored with the same colour and changed it.

It was sure a great programe Darren, you are right. I recfall through the 80s it taking an age to get to the end in the early mid to mid 90s on ITV and then Channel 5 I think it was on, or was it Channel 4?!!. My favourite characters were Lizzie Burdsworth, "Queen" Bee Smith, Meg Morris (aka Cathy Allesi in Neighbours who took over running Lsssiters for Paul with her Italian Husband Benito). Meg was great as a Senior Officer - the inmates could run ring's round her and she never truly cottoned on about thing's, a bit like Mr Scott in Grang Hill but not as soft as him.

I also like Joan "the freak Ferguson" too. It was amazing to think of her downfall as Governor and great to watch when she was on the "Inside" not "Outside"!! I bought the DVD's of it but have always been truly dissapointed how it ended as have most other great TV Show's like Bread and Grange Hill have.

On the music theme to Cell Block, I love the theme to it. I've forget the name but it is a gorgous song, with such sad but beautiful lyrics I think. I really like the line "he used to give me Roses, but that was on the outside, when thing's were different then. I wish he could again" I was lucky enough to buy a Soap's CD with all Soap theme's on in the mid to late 90s when Poundstretcher made them popular, and it has the original version of the Cell Block song on

[darren]

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its Original run ws from the 27th February 1979 to 11th December 1986.

there where eight seasons comprising 692 episodes in total.

regarding the uniform colour change maybe they got bored with the same colour and changed it.

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Why'd the uniforms of the guards change from blue to brown? Lol.

[darren]

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This is a great show.

Alot of neighbours and home and away cast members where in it.

Apparently is was only meant to run for 2 or 3 episodes.
ended up over 6 hundred.

watching it made you never wanting to be in a prison.

There where some pretty controversial stories as well.
near the end there where 3 men locked upin the prison.

[kazboot]

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What a great series this was! I was totally hooked on it.

Such unforgettable characters as Bea, Lizzie, Doreen, Joan Ferguson and Vera Bennett. I really miss it.

[joybee]

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Have to agree with you there Momma - now it couldn't be because it was BRITISH through and through could it ??