Prisoner: Cell Block H - Episode 287

[@ThatMattOne]

Welcome The Freak!! I met the wonderful Maggie Kirkpatrick last week and it was the most surreal experience. She is a lovely, good-humoured lady and I am utterly privileged to have had the opportunity to meet her. Thank you, Maggie xx

[@rathouselibrarymusic]

Same here She is amazing!

[@aw-h3875]

Wow so jealous. Luv to meet her. Thanks Maggie. Your work is well appreciated.

[@jacquelineedwards701]

absolutely cool..xx

[@stevecraine81]

Ferguson walking into reception is just brilliant and how she looks at Bea as she walks out of laundry 🤣🤣🤣

[@weakeddan]

I love the way that Joan and Meg clearly hated each other from sight.

[@teresacalladine7479]

I know. Hopefully they soon find out the freaks behaviour and wicked ways

[@boryanakasabova5184]

And so enters one of the best and most iconic characters to ever grace television - the inimitable Joan "the Freak" Ferguson.

[@jimmyviaductophilelawley5587]

Boryana Kasabova You are so right.. she's never been bettered

[@UnknownUser-cm6kx]

*teases* Freak lover, freak lover.

[@Realpoweronearth]

It was first aired in 1979

[@philipwelshman9609]

At times I found Joan Ferguson a bit unrealistic. But you accept more in the name of dramatic license. We don't watch drama for realism.

[@Thechampissammy]

@@philipwelshman9609 you must not have seen much of the real world quite a lot of people like that exist in the world 😁

[@starchild1595]

I just finished the series for the first time and came back to this episode. It's like experiencing it all over again for the first time, that camera work when Joan enters the building, you KNOW this character is about to leave a very long lasting impact.

[@MsDiggy55]

She looks larger than life!

[@stevenmcghee6649]

I love the fact we see her shadow on the door before we see her. Very effective.

[@trinatrina9943]

The freek made good entertainment but I hate her

[@scottleicester4266]

Lol at the size of Bea's file, its thicker than a yellow pages.

[@jiggarypokery]

I must say, this particular episode is brilliantly written, the way they introduce Ferguson. I often wonder what it must have been like to watch it in 1982 when it first went to air. These are the episodes that got me hooked on Prisoner when I first watched it in the 90's.

[@tefllife2024]

I watched the episode when it went to air in 1982, I was 8 years old and I tell you, it was a hell of a wow factor in those days and I went to bed having nightmares about "Ferguson".

[@karennicholls8532]

I was there from the beginning as well. People did organise their lives to make sure they were home for Prisoner - no videos or repeats back then. Hated "The Freak" and kept wishing someone would succeed in getting rid of her.

[@teralmiles]

@@karennicholls8532Hi. What time did it used to air in Australia in 1982? It was always on late in UK, LIKE 11:30pm and was always being moved, sometimes 12:45am. As kids we used to try and stay awake to watch it, but always fell asleep.

[@henin1]

@@teralmiles was on every Tuesday and Wednesday night at 8.30pm. Might have changed to Tues and Thurs in the later years

[@aw-h3875]

I saw this in the UK about ten years later and yes Ferguson's entrance made a really big impression - particularly the sequence where she gets Doreen up against the wall and searches her. Black gloves on she lowers herself and cut to Doreen screwing her face up. Yep, this marks a shift in tone for Prisoner. Can you imagine Vinegar or Coleen or Mrs Barrie doing that? I'd been a casual viewer of the show till then but after Ferguson arrived I was hooked. She was the bent screw villain that drew fresh breath to the show. An inspired character inspiredly cast.

[@phantomlagger5363]

I got goosebumps when Ferguson first walked into reception. Such an understated entrance for such an influential character

[@zeddeka]

Maggie Kirkpatrick said in an interview later that lots of people commented on how still she seemed when she made the entrance, but it was actually because she was completely terrified.

[@charlottewebb582]

The way she walked and marched the corridors when she first got there was hallarious I'm glad she gave up that stupid walk with her hands behind her back 😂😂😂👐

[@marycalmeiro1135]

I don't notice the gloves in the later episodes

[@stevenbrian3001]

The Hottest Villain EVER

[@DeeTeaDee]

I was just thinking the opposite actually Yes KINDA lowkey but in a very considered style…. As if the producers KNEW they were introducing an iconic character The way the camera slowly swoons around her Im watching it closer now. The show has been a total yawnfest

[@kronenbourg316]

As a mark of respect I am wearing my black leather gloves to mark this particular episode

[@chenoaspirit]

Christopher Thom haha good one. The entire dynamic of this show changes in just one episode!!!!!!

[@Summer21.]

Christopher Thom Haha! 😄😊😃

[@helengazzara8725]

chenoaspirit and I’m not looking forward to it one little bit.

[@Summer21.]

Helen Gazzara Agreed. Me too. 😃👍🏻

[@tefllife2024]

I'm watching this episode yet again and only have pink rubber gloves in the kitchen.

[@izaaksalazar6301]

I loved the dramatic camera shot of the "Freak's" infamous black gloves.

[@TheMattozzie]

When she puts on the gloves you know the shit is about to hit the fan

[@teralmiles]

Hit the Fanny more like…

[@TheJoker27780]

Descends into greatness you mean. This is the real Golden era of Prisoner. She is Prisoner's greatest character.

[@digchri2]

Maggie doesn't look nervous at all for her first day on the job but the freak sure as hell made me nervous when she caught Doreen and began putting on the black gloves, LOL.

[@rpatricknabors]

digchri2 She's a professional actress and had movies, stage and things before this show.

[@TheDanielRodriguez]

This is the first episode I ever watched! 2009...I picked up the "best of" set at a local bookstore (the only dvds available in the United States) and I've been hooked ever since!!! I now own the complete collection boxset from Australia and a savings account that's been wiped clean! Worth every. Bloody. Penny!!!

[@adelesteele2008]

The 'infamous' black glove has made its first appearance!

[@BagOfGum]

Anyone else watching this after watching the remake?

[@AlanMclay]

Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson didn't waste time making her presence known, she's going to liven things up for sure !!!

[@keukpa]

That hostel house thing suzie is in is WORSE than prison! Poor girl!

[@ServiteJack]

i realize you wrote your comment on "Cell Block H/Prisoner" 2 years ago.. but I gotta ask SOMEONE! What DID Happen to That Half-Way House the first season and a half revolved around?? Where one of the "predatory lesbians" was in charge of? - plus shot and maried to the doctor and disappeared whats-her-name... where Doree and Lizzy were paroled into. What Happened To It?: Did I miss it - or did they the writers just forget all about it?? ANYONE With INFO ON THAT Half-Way-House I'd be very grateful for what supposedly happened to/with it. Now a hostel (and that house that house the women were working on during free-day labor?? is the hostel THAT place??) This Clearly uncaring and arrogant prejudiced old woman shouldnt be in charge of anything where people are involved. Did the Half way house blow up in some qic scene i'd forgotten about? or did they just forget all about it? ridiculous. THNKS!

[@johansson2936]

Issues, people and things have a way of disappearing. It is a soap opera. This explains some questions prisonercellblockh.wikia.com/wiki/Sally_Lee_Halfway_House They may have just forgotten about it.

[@1corrsfan]

Jack Joseph the first halfway house did dissapear from the show, the second place the women worked on when dor escaped was scrapped coz dor escaped and Driscoll house that Judy manages hasn’t happened yet. The girls home suzie s in isn’t the same place, and I agree the lady running it is a dragon!

[@lamontbradford4630]

I hated Mrs. Beamish and her other two roles. Mrs. Healey and Mother Superior.

[@endrightwinglunacy]

It doesn't show, but Maggie Kirkpatrick says that she was terrified in her first scenes! She makes such an immediate impression. She's not my favorite PCBH character, but I can't deny the impact she had on the show when things were flagging a bit; and her influence created so much drama and intrigue for other characters, and facilitated many memorable Prisoner storylines. Maggie herself is a superb actor, really committing to an incredibly demanding role. About the posh accent - this crops up regularly at different times, often when she's talking to the Governor or when she's looking to impress.

[@Redsleather]

Oh Minister! Anything you say, Minister! Why thank you Minister!

[@catherinegallagher1101]

Rip in peace Jude, you were great ,,just heard of her passing today 😇

[@sb6678]

De mortuis and all that, but I absolutely hated her

[@josephd.2725]

So classic in the staff room as The Freak pulls out the gloves just after questioning the discipline in Wentworth!

[@teralmiles]

The look Joan gives Po Face when Meg introduced her as Deputy Governor.. That little eye squint was magic!!

[@KayWoods64]

28:38 - THE GLOVES!

[@TheBlackberry36]

Maggie Kirkpatrick hides her nerves extremely well. She exudes class and sadism in equal measure, love her!

[@pixiepixie8114]

She hide a lot of things, dirty old woman

[@LuciousLeeStetson]

At last the Freak has arrived, Wentworth will never be the same again.

[@prisonerofthenight4975]

22:00 It's Jock Stewart in drag.

[@MsDima1965]

Joan the Freak Ferguson scares the crap out of me..

[@gabby20]

Me Too it's all coming back again

[@UnknownUser-cm6kx]

Expecially on Wentworth 😂😭.

[@laurenbrooks3091]

She does me, too. She gives me the freaking creeps.

[@theresafoxworth2617]

Shes worse than Vera...and that is scary. Surprised Dor hasn't peed herself lol

[@tefllife2024]

I'm just watching the first half of this episode, the women truly don't know what's about to hit them.

[@jaybuckby7192]

life in wentworth is never the same again ❤

[@MamaMia....]

I saw this as a kid in the 80's. The Freak and industrial iron presses are what's kept me out of jail all these years.

[@jimmyviaductophilelawley5587]

22:01 - one of the seminal charachter introductions in the history of tv

[@TYNEPUNK]

love the way this is the only episode that gets a comment, cant believe im back around to the freak again already, damn good character!

[@UnknownUser-cm6kx]

Radiant Silver Labs *teases* freak lover, freak lover.

[@NativeMoon]

And thus entereth the one, the only, THE FREAK - Joan Ferguson. Credit to the writers: they hit the ground running with establishing her character right at the start. Even her first day at Wenthworth is iconic. You just know the women are in for a unique kind of hell with her and Bea is right in the firing line. Interesting how Meg's"she's a bit masculine" observation quickly gets commented on as "she's a butch lesbian" without specifics in the form of Davo's comments about "whatever she gets up to in her private life is her business." Gosh the early 80's.

[@tefllife2024]

It was definitely good casting putting Maggie Kirkpatrick in that role.

[@DavidScott-hj7fo]

She s right her personal bissness as long as she's not imposing on others

[@bernadettelamb54]

Suzie getting the goodbye music... must be related to the producer they're really trying to make her happen.

[@doitlikethebereans1690]

First time around and I finally made it to "that" episode.

[@patrickhernandez2439]

Heard all about the Freak . Now I understand.

[@frankbrodie5168]

I remember Maggie and Val (Lehman) visiting Rotherham back in the early 1980's, to do a bingo hall opening + meet, greet, and press the flesh with PCBH fans. It was weird as such at the time, because here in the UK Joan Ferguson wasn't yet in the episodes that had been shown on UK TV. So a few Rotherham folks got a sneak peek at a future PCBH legend that day. Much respect to both of them for visiting our little town. (Then the underage teenage pregnancy capital of the whole of Western Europe if memory serves me right..)

[@michaellomax2]

About Ferguson - Doreen: "Will you have a look at this"... Judy: "I hope looks are deceiving" lol

[@RPKGameVids]

Lol @ the black glove! It's things like this which make me love PCBH. :)

[@MelishMud]

And so enters the greatest legend of Prisoner; The Freak.

[@aw-h3875]

Absolutely. Never mind Smith, this is Ferguson's show from now on.

[@volginicity]

This is it folks the episode that changed prisoner forever,in walks the freak,your either a vera benett fan or a freak fan,i like them both.

[@1981Galadriel]

Joan has a menacing feeling about her right from the beginning. I do wonder how people reacted to her when this originally aired. I may just be feeling that way because I've seen Wentworth and know she's a villain already. Glad she's here finally! I've really missed Vera. Kate kept things interesting for a lot of the interim but she's been gone for a while now too.

[@sandiecooke1465]

I didn't noticed on the original UK showing.. But I was only a kid then! Watching it second time around her entrance is brilliantly sinister! She's the best character the show had.. To film it in such a way the writers must of known how iconic she would become

[@1981Galadriel]

I'm still only about halfway through the series, but I agree she is possibly their best character yet! And that's saying something in my case because I loved Vera!

[@UnknownUser-cm6kx]

I hate her.

[@helengazzara8725]

Vintage Lover I may not watch too many more episodes now!

[@GROMIT9]

22:02-Ladies and gents, The Freak has entered the building.

[@gezzarandom]

Couldn't help but think the Imperial March should have been playing when Joan Ferguson entered lol.

[@furstvonschwarzenberg3659]

Or " Ave Satani" from the Omen film ? Or " O Fortuna " by Carl Orff lol !! 😀😉

[@gezzarandom]

Or that as well lol.

[@johansson2936]

Ride of the Valkyries is Joan's song

[@Milks25]

Finally, I've reached - 287!!! I damn near died trying to get here. I'm excited to see what 'The Freak' is all about. Hopefully she lives up to all the hype. With Chrissy back and the Joan in the works, hopefully this show is over this *long ass* slump.

[@markxxx21]

can you imagine what Dr Kate could've done with Joan?

[@GH3K3]

Slump is right. I've been fast forwarding the last 20 episodes.

[@teasdaleeden]

I skipped too. Was awfully boring story lines

[@peterwilliamskelhorn6675]

@@markxxx21 i dont think the freak would put up with Kate thinking she is better than everyone else

[@moominmay]

I first watched this show in the early 90s UK as child of strict parents so had to creep downstairs and put tv on really low volume lol because it was on quite late and all I remember is Fergusons character. I remember being simultaneously horrified and fascinated by her and became addicted to the show purely because of her. Tgis is the first time since then I’m watching as an adult in my own home and can’t wait to follow her storylines properly without unexpected interruptions with me running upstairs like a scared rabbit whenever I heard my parent’s bedroom open lol 😅

[@zeddeka]

Maggie Kirkpatrick said afterwards that lots of people commented on how still she seemed when she made her entrance, but it was because she was so terrified with nerves that she could hardly move.

[@tefllife2024]

Yessssss Joan Ferguson. Love the entrance!!

[@3032l-k9z]

I wonder if the lady who played Suzi Driscol ever was a model? She's a real beauty.

[@jamessky9155]

What a powerful entrance and powerful first episode for the Freak. I read somewhere she was only due to do 16 eps. Well, from her first you can instantly tell she is not going anywhere. A very clever move in keeping her on if the 16 eps story is true. 12th May 2023.

[@chris.c9885]

Joan Ferguson has arrived, Black gloves and all

[@johnw2328]

It is big, it is butch, it is manly and it's handy

[@2012Baroque]

iiiiiiiiiiiits Ferguson time!!!!! Let the fun begin!!!!! I waited 287 episodes to see the Joan Ferguson era once again!

[@stevencassidy6982]

"you'd do better with Bea on your back" that genuinely made me laugh and lo and behold...Joan "the freak" Ferguson...

[@MrSifter]

Here we go!!! The episode everyone waits for !!!!!

[@teresacalladine7479]

Oh nice. Yes glad to watch her again , after first watching some 30 years ago.

[@hirhprincealexisvon-habsbu263]

22:00 A shadow of someone very sinister, dark, devious, thrilling comes into Wentworth!!. I hear "Ave Satani" , " Oh Fortuna" amongst others as very fitting as Ferguson graces us with her initial appearance 😀😉 .

[@furstvonschwarzenberg3659]

HAPPY BELATED CHRISTMAS TO ALL PRISONER FANS AKA " BLOCKMATES" & HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016 . THANKS SO SO MUCH TO LIAM " PrisonerCellBlockH95" our leader and fantastic uploader. We all think you are Bonza Mate , you truly are a star for all the hard work you have done uploading. You bring so much entertainment to us all and I just wanted to say thank you mate. I am sure all my fellow fans / Blockmates will fully agree with me. I have Multiple Sclerosis and juvenile Arthritis in my knees and back ( due to a bad fall off my horse when I was 12 and a botched series of operations, that discovered I had haemophilia) so your uploads keep me entertained when I am ill and bed bound , in pain or during the night when I am in severe pain and can't sleep . Prisoner takes my mind off the pain . Cheers Liam , you are a true blue genuine fantastic person . Warmest wishes , from Alexis-Luca ⭐️👍🏻✌🏻️😀😉🍀🍻

[@stephenpovey-jones6520]

FÜRSTVONSCHWARZENBERG 18/4/17 - Are you really training to be a doctor?

[@SHINBET666]

Stephen Povey-jones No longer studying mate. I have am now fully qualified thanks👍

[@ozlass7778]

Did anyone else notice?? Chrissie's sister-in-law was wearing a purple dressing gown at the end of the previous episode (ep 286). And at the start of this episode, which supposedly shows what happened in the previous episode. Chrissie's sister-in-law has got a sleeveless nightie on. And isn't wearing the purple dressing gown 😜

[@tefllife2024]

Did u also notice the window? Darkness in the previous episode, light in the recap in this episode.

[@musicfan8048]

not until i saw it on bloopers

[@sushil626]

A warm welcome to the long awaited Miss Joan Fergusan. I was waiting long to see her arrival and I am glad she has finally arrived. She is a super woman!

[@shanitagreen6036]

I use to watch this with my Grandma❤

[@tefllife2024]

Yeah!!! Here comes MISS JOAN FERGUSON!!

[@tazz121]

More comments on this episode than any previous one.....I wonder why:)

[@Tigerofthenight]

I have, for the second time, wound back to 287 after 692, the finale. I haven't heard Doreen's voice for a while. She sounds like she's using a pitch shifter, a sort of Munchkin. Old favourites reappear or come back to life. Wayne Jarratt, forever young. Patsy King is in her 90"s now! Why did I wind back to 287....someone is about to arrive, someone called Joan...

[@Betty_Virago]

Meg and Erica make me laugh. "she's a little masculine" in other words, she's a butch lesbian. Nicely put and Ericas response makes me laugh.

[@TheMattozzie]

Betty Virago haha.. so much of the script would be banned in todays politically correct world, like when Fletch said "But hes a poofter!"

[@queeng5925]

Matt glad someone remembers this is an OLD show. so many ppl get the wrong impressions of australia coz they are too moronic to remember its a soap opera and old. they seem to believe its really how aussie tis now!!! xxx

[@eugenedegeorge5084]

@@queeng5925 this is my first go-around with pcbh. I just discovered it last spring. I agree though , one must remember this was 40 years ago almost. What I find interesting, being an American who grew up then, is that Australia and the US were not much different . Most of the actors in the show are only a few years older than me.

[@queeng5925]

@@eugenedegeorge5084 yeah its an AWESOME show :) i was talkin to my son in america n a friend in the uk... they said basically the same thing...only about neighbours ... that a lot of ppl think thats how life in australia really tis... thats why it had such a huge audience there n not so much here lol. usa n aus have sure changed a lot now tho... without wantin to start a debate i think thats coz of our gun laws since the port arthur massacre... love n hugs xxx

[@eugenedegeorge5084]

@@queeng5925 hello .thanks for the reply .I've talked to quite a few people as I'm going through my first round: people from the UK and Australia .can I assume that you're an Aussie? maybe you can expand on your comment . I'm trying to learn more about Australia now that I've been watching Pcbh.Australia hit the big time here in the US what with Olivia Newton-John and then Paul Hogan. In the early 80s everything was Australian up here. I think that's why Prisoner was so popular also. Now the only Australian stuff we have is Outback Steakhouse LOL. Stay in touch love talking about the show especially to Australians. xxx back at you.

[@giovanni1965]

Elizabeth Latham's character was played by Lucas Bradley who was the son of producer Ian Bradley and script editor/actress Anne Lucas. Anne Lucas Played Faye Quin

[@louisemulcahy7264]

Love these little bits of trivia thank you.

[@glenncaulfield]

Here she is, so excited, gotta love the freak.

[@chrispascoe8116]

The female version of Jock Stewart!!!

[@fabpcbhfan9592]

Are you sure it's female🤣

[@stylefreakful]

When none of them have no idea what has arrived. Boom 💥

[@3032l-k9z]

THE BLACK GLOVES ARE ON READY!

[@Originaltuber]

Ferguson is such a great tv villain that she gets under my skin in a personal way. that’s a great villain

[@TheJoker27780]

Naturally. Quality like that is rare.

[@the7thwreck]

FERGIE!, FERGIE!, FERGIE! Now this is where Prisoner REALLY starts! FERGIE!!!

[@maireadmeehan2931]

I remember watching dor's black glove scene when I was a teenager and it made the hair on my neck stand the FREAK has that effect. Wonder will I feel the same second time around.. Better get watching and find out Eeewwww! here goes..

[@Sheri451]

Now look at the scene. In the last episode, it was still dark outside and Brenda had her house dress on, now it's dawn and she's in just her nightgown.

[@hornybri]

woah yeh now the action starts the freak joan ferguson wow

[@UnknownUser-cm6kx]

Joan Ferguson should die in Wentworth (2013) show because she killed Bea Smith. 😠😡

[@31cify]

Episode 287 from PrisonerCellBlockH95 Archives. This episode introduces Maggie Kirkpatrick as Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson. Watch out for the famous leather gloves scene from one of our favourite loved and hated villians.

[@mcguire202]

🎉🍾🎉🎈🎉 - Yay The Freak is here - Well worth the long wait. 🙂 One of the best Tv Villains of all time. This will sure spice things up a lot - Things will never be the same again in Wentworth 🎉🎈🎉🍾🎉

[@cassiebulley9363]

I like tv show

[@UnknownUser-cm6kx]

*teases* freak lover, freak lover.

[@whatwouldpicarddomakeitso2581]

I've been waiting,watching,waiting,watching....FINALLY. oh nooooo l forgot the black glove.what a show...love it.

[@mcguire202]

I love that iconic meeting of Joan Ferguson. --- 2nd time around. I am a massive fan of Maggie Kirkpatrick. She's played Joan Ferguson very, very well. she's has to be one of the best actresses in this show next to Val. I love the big feud that develops with Queen Bea & Joan. ok Joan's character seems very hard and tough. But some where deep down she has a heart of gold. especially with little shane. I loved how they wrote Joans character. She's hard person to figure out if you like her or hate her. This is my 2nd time around now. to me this is where the show really starts. Maggie Nailed this role and speaking as a fan of the show, There will only ever be one Joan Ferguson , Bea Smith, etc etc. Not seen the remake and l don't plan to either. Tho it would be cool if they brought back the original tv set and the prison. it would be great instead of a remake - they did whole new show where it follows 30 years later and bringing back maggie as Joan Ferguson. No reboots or remakes but a follow on... if l was tv show writer - yes l would bring this show back to life. with the original studio and tv set and the original wentworth would still look the same but with 21st centre vibe. Keeping with what fans would love. I proably would bring back the odd original members from time to time.

[@mcguire202]

Theres still a lot of life in this show.

[@elgamerico]

Her accent is very different when she starts here

[@DistantCousin]

The actors are mostly far too old now! Can't have a load of pensioners and late middle aged women banged up!

[@Harriet-Jesamine]

I think that is a good idea, and think it would be awesome, don't care what the detractors say, Especially agree that you could bring back some of the younger characters from the late 80s in cameos, maybe one of the late 80s characters went on to become a prison officer, or a journalist or re-offender. Maybe Lexie went on to become a politician, and then gets banged up😂

[@frazzleface753]

Funnily enough, I believe this was the first episode of Prisoner I ever watched, back in about 1991. I distinctly remember Mrs. Beamish "everything in its place", and the pigtailed "muh studies" girl. But most of all, no wonder I was hooked after the Freak's entrance!

[@davehenson7104]

Well it would seem Susie got released just at the right time. She won't have to endure the tyranny of the meanest screw "The Freak!"

[@mcguire202]

she's not out of the woods yet. she's got some very very hard times ahead

[@jtpinnyc]

I'm surprised Driscoll didn't make one last harebrained escape attempt before her release. She could have gotten one in before breakfast.

[@stephenpovey-jones6520]

Haha.

[@scottleicester4266]

You just know things are about to get good, i started watching originally during the freak era as a kid, looking forward to the next 400 ish episodes👍

[@aw-h3875]

Maggie Kirkpatrick walks onset and instantly upstages the entire established cast. Bea, Erica, Meg, Coleen, Judy, Doreen, Lizzie etc all become support acts for The Freak. It's her show from now on. Tremble as you watch...

[@DibbersWorldView]

And it progressively went downhill from there, it became more about her and her evilness than stories about the prisoners, as the weeks went on after she joined the cast I lost interest in the show.

[@TheJoker27780]

@@DibbersWorldView Your loss. She was the best thing to ever happen the show.

[@Redsleather]

@@TheJoker27780 Ferguson breathed new life into the show after the lull in 1981, but Ferguson became a farce after a few years

[@TheJoker27780]

@@Redsleather No she really didn't. She was a force right to the end. Let the show go out with a bang.

[@charlottewebb582]

They ruined her character by making her totally unbelievable she was a force and then how she kept getting away from stupid things she became predictable and stale wasn't the actress who made this mistake it was the writing some of the things she got away with were ridiculous and so stupid

[@idiedoflaughterinc.4418]

The great Lady has arrived. Together, Ferguson and I will rule the World!

[@josephd.2725]

So funny how Lizzie always pops up in the right place at the right time to eavesdrop on some good gossip! LOL

[@petraohlson3781]

Joan is now on the roll make the episodes more exciting now....

[@djstephennicholls]

Poppers sniffing episode from Faulkner to the Govener 😄😄

[@michaelspilman5220]

We are all about to get majorly FREAKED OUT !

[@jimmorrison3756]

The Freak is the 🐐 of wentworth.

[@baha1844]

So this is Joan Ferguson, the Freak. I've waited 287 episodes for her!!

[@Lushgirl81]

Joan was much more well spoken when she first joined. I like her hair here too.

[@ERstat77]

I've only ever watched The Freaks episodes after Bea left, so i am looking forward to seeing how the two are together, i predict fireworks!!

[@KenyanBunnie]

You were really in for something when you watched it 8 years ago!!!!! Whew!

[@cathrinehalfpenny3835]

Here's were we've been waiting for the freak here we go.

[@katcox6127]

Best screw ever has always been “the freak” Best top dog has always been Bea. Love Chrissy being back and of course we have lizzy 😂.. perfect episode.

[@johnw2328]

Something BIG just walked in⚡

[@carleneboulden4386]

Are you on about Joan??

[@johnw2328]

Carlene Boulden Yes and her amorous libido 😗

[@sandrajohnson5804]

Doreen about the horse Chrissy wanted a bet on,"That nag,I 'd do better with Bea on me back" 😂😂,then it wins😂😂😂!!!

[@3032l-k9z]

When the Freak had Doreen up against the wall for a body search I couldn't work out if Collette Mann was about to burst into fits of laughter as Doreen was about to cry!

[@pokemontrainerelio3648]

It's so weird seeing Joan walking the halls of the old Wentworth set.

[@KenyanBunnie]

Why is it weird???

[@ThatMattOne]

The first time I saw this episode was in early September 1996 in Gothenburg, Sweden. I was in my element having travelled all day to get to the hotel, climb into bed and turn on the tv to witness this Beautiful little snippet of television history.

[@MsDiggy55]

22:06 & here is is Joan Ferguson! Now we await the arrival of ‘Reeeeeta the Beeetah!’😂