Prisoner: Cell Block H - Episode 377

[@pamelahanlon3110]

it's nice to see the softer side of Joan - even if it does almost make you forget how evil she can be

[@mike-kellydutkiewicz5991]

She's a child molester.. she molested a 14 yr old mentally handicapped girl

[@chrisboileau8644]

Another brilliant performance by Maggie Kirkpatrick! She really brings a depth to the character of the Freak.

[@Beckford4000]

Stops her being a 1 dimensional pantomime villain. It's about time they rounded out her character.

[@josephd.2725]

She basically just despises crims and wants to crucify them (for killing her girlfriend in QLD). Otherwise she's quite a nice and normal woman.. haha

[@creamclassic]

The Freak at the zoo is one of my favourite scenes from the series.

[@shantefenner9838]

creamclassic scary

[@kop1986]

@@rosslamb7069 🤣🤣🤣

[@rosiew1952]

seeing Gill cry when she seen the little girl with her parents .made me cry

[@sean5990]

It must feel like Wentworth with all those 'Animals'

[@racinggal33]

Every sister of an inmate that has appeared on Prisoner has been selfish, self-absorbed and right out cows. Who needs them.

[@doitlikethebereans1690]

I'm betting Roxy won't want to hand over the baby once she has it. Seeing Joan as a gentle giant is interesting and unexpected in the storyline for me. The ending is sad. Ferguson really appears to be emotional from it.

[@pattyparty2005]

"You can work in pairs if it will help you with the two syllable words." lmao

[@frankbrodie5168]

"I hope he does it better than last time.." "Yeah me too.." was a lovely little comedic line to lighten the otherwise dark tone of the episode. Absolutely heart wrenching stuff.

[@PrisonerCellBlockH95]

The whole Carol storyline really does cut to the core of me. I do genuinely feel sorry for her.

[@ians5597]

Yes it's very sensitively written. It draws you in and then hits you with a big shock. I can honestly say that this is probably the most underrated storyline of the whole series.

[@kutaman1]

Same here. It actually hits home for me. I was raised in an abusive household. My stepfather did things to my mother, sisters and me that I can even talk about even at 45 years old. I tried to stab him once when he was beating my mother senseless. He got to me first as he was a lot bigger than me. He never stopped and the bastard is still with my mother all these years later.

[@poppysunley6361]

@@kutaman1 awful for you xx

[@jessicaj8564]

@@kutaman1 have you told your mother?

[@kutaman1]

@@jessicaj8564 She was a victim too

[@josephd.2725]

Always liked Queen Bea as top dog over all the rest, especially when she got the better of Nola, but she can seriously make you sick sometimes with her "moral code" against certain crimes and choices that she deems "immoral". She's not exactly a nun, she's a triple murderer! LMAO.

[@outtherelivinginthepub1973]

and lags more than once.

[@Deerhunter-fo5mw]

yez but in het mind murders no where near as bad as pushin drugs. imo bea sees drug dealers on the same level as chomos & pedos. theres reasons for murder but never any excuse 2do or sell drugs of any kind.

[@josephd.2725]

@@Deerhunter-fo5mw But it's the same thing, just killing people in a different way. Bea was only bothered by drugs because it was the method by which her daughter was killed. Murder or drugs, you can't just kill people. Bea was a bit of a hypocrite really, made her own rules to suit her own selfish viewpoint.

[@marycalmeiro1135]

Bea is an emotional psychopath. I suppose that's why she's serving time in prison. 1st murder: she lost her temper and killed her best friend/partner, for screwing her husband. Than her daughter dies of an overdose, while she's in prison. Bea full of guilt and grief, Vera needling Bea, about not being able to attend her daughter's funeral blames her husband, than kills him as soon as released from prison. Nola well that was self explanatory, playing these head games, involving her daughter. We knew that was going to happen. This was no excuse for murdering her friend and husband. However; Bea did need psychological help, to sort her emotions out. She may not have murdered her husband.

[@marycalmeiro1135]

Daniel's created alot of the drama between Bea and Coulson.

[@mcguire202]

😔💔😔Poor little Jill😔💔😔- feel so sad for her character😥, especially that zoo scene & Jill suddenly realises - everything thats happened to her family at 20:54 😔💔😔

[@stevenmcghee6649]

Last person we saw trying suicide by hanging was saved by the quick thinking of Colleen. Here, the Guv and Joan just stand there transfixed by the sight of the body twirling in the air. Poor old Jill - probably end up being a Wentworth inmate in the year 2000. Childhood trauma's a bugger to get over.

[@josephd.2725]

Wow, killer side burns on Pixie's fiance. Holy crap! 🤣

[@stevenmcghee6649]

Straight out of 18th century Yorkshire those are

[@publover273]

No wonder she ran away from him!

[@albundy774]

@@publover273 She ran away from Gay Wolverine

[@deanhall4064]

Yay, first appearance of the wonderfull Pixie Mason at 26:19 she was such a sweet an innocent girl, loved weddings but didn't like married life. Great character!

[@michelleevans4948]

Oh no , not pixie

[@josephd.2725]

The Freak re the proofreading exercise: "You can double up for the two syllable words!" LMAO. Brilliant sarcasm, so salty... 😆

[@karennicholls2296]

Actually quite stupid to assume everyone in prison is stupid. A number of people I went to school with (in advanced classes) did time, mostly for drug offences. Possibly smarter than the warders.

[@josephd.2725]

@@karennicholls2296 Big difference between intelligence and wisdom. Someone could be great in academia, but if they continually end up in jail, then they couldn't be too smart.

[@karennicholls2296]

@@josephd.2725 True, however, there are book smarts and street smarts. I've known people who lived off crime but couldn't add 2+2.

[@marycalmeiro1135]

The Freak is a real genius 😂😂😂!

[@Tigerofthenight]

Pixie's fiance appears to be Dr Jekyll in mid-transformation.

[@samisticlife]

😂😂😂

[@fionahepburn4766]

😂🤣

[@angieparry3010]

😂😂😂

[@chevken1831]

Does anyone miss Erica yet?

[@endrightwinglunacy]

That old Victorian colonial building they''re using as the children's home is beautiful. I wonder where it is?

[@karennicholls8532]

That would be in Melbourne where Prisoner was filmed. There is a very similar looking one in Westmead in Sydney's western suburbs that I believe was a boy's home of some type.

[@Mynewlife2025]

I think it might be in Kew (suburb of Melbourne).

[@tinajackson397]

its nice to see ferguson isnt a complete monster nice to see a softer side to her she has a heart and can be kind and caring shame she isnt a bit more like this towards the other prisoners

[@sadeltatapara1435]

It's because she loves children

[@cathrinehalfpenny3835]

I like it when the freak human and smiles what a lovely little girl.

[@rayman760]

Hated the way Bea treated Carol. Its the first time that I chose the Freak's side over Bea.

[@LuisaD93]

I have never . For even a fraction of a second . Ever felt any likeness or affinity for Joan Ferguson whatsoever until this episode . Damn it ! Now I gotta rethink her a little . Just a little mind you but still . Uggghhh 😉

[@elizanne6660]

I did rethink for about five seconds..then, nope, back to normal.

[@jadebunnytait]

Joan at the zoo in her uniform haha

[@jadebunnytait]

Lol Its just diffrent then, ie smoking in building, typewriters and not computers, soo many changes from them years :-)

[@79Paulie]

I love Joan F , she's such a fascinating character and played by such a fab actress, beat isn't doing the same for me when I watched it as a kid.

[@mcguire202]

At 33:21 - as the governor is talking to the staff. Look At the Joan & the Little girl. Joan is actually talking to her in sign language. I am actually shocked nobody else has noticed. 🤔So l wonder if the little girl was Def in real life. -

[@lampshade8818]

I noticed that, too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow, yes!

[@amykjorlien326]

Ꭿmanda Jonεs ummm...I've seen sign language and I don't think she is signing...I think she is just gesturing. I've also heard people who are deaf speak and their voices usually sound quite different than Jill's.

[@lenarsa66]

​@@amykjorlien326Yes, but not all who sign and need to sign are totally deaf. Many can hear their own voice and other's but has difficulties to hear spoken language clearly. Language melody can then be totally "normal".

[@JulietRobin]

What a sad ending. The wife puts up with the continued abuse of her husband. She loses it and kills him. Gets rejected by her daughter and gives up on life. The sad reality is that the daughter is the one who suffers most of all. In real life the little girl will need serious counselling. She could be a problem child for real. Most likely if she gets married, she will end up just like her mom, in an abusive marriage.

[@eugenedegeorge5084]

I had to comment on this. it always disturbs me very much when they use young children in graphic scenes such as the mother killing her husband and the scene outside the prison. how can they have a young girl act out that part ?

[@eugenedegeorge5084]

I had to comment on the scenes with the little girl also. This is a young child yet she has to act out a scene with a woman with a bloody knife or the scene at the prison where she tells the mother you killed my daddy . I find it very disturbing.

[@charlottewebb582]

@@eugenedegeorge5084 children are in some pretty graphic horror films I thought the same how do they explain it to the little actors they are very clever to be able to act out these scenes in prisoner and other horror films

[@michelledavies2027]

Little Jill also played the daughter of the carpenter who had an affair with Old Po Face..it took me ages to realise that..

[@AmandaRules4ever]

thank you so much for uploading these amazing videos of this show! I love it so much!

[@AlanMclay]

Wow, The Freak seems almost human in these last few episodes !

[@heatherdva]

im enjoying seeing her "human" side :D the kid my soften her, i hope she gets the kid

[@2008giles]

@9.50 - the 70s just rang and asked for those collars back! :-)

[@2008giles]

Not to mention those side burns a4 34:20!

[@GalacticReacts2013]

So the freak does have a heart, almost brought a tear to my eye, haha

[@maadmaestro]

Joan's still in SuperFergo mode...The first of Pixie's innocent one liners: "I didn't realise the humble sausage could taste so good!" Notty!

[@phillipbruno4443]

I was waiting for Wally to say something like "Everybody likes my humble sausage". Would have been brilliantly funny. Could have added it to the "pottery in the bush" line a few episodes back.

[@kevintraynor4508]

The zoo scene with Ferguson and the little girl makes my heart melt.

[@stevenmcghee6649]

And now Joan will turn it in on herself and think "see what happens when I let my guard down?". This episode will likely see her reinforce her defence mechanisms and she'll end up taking out her frustrations on the inmates. Her vulnerabilities aren't as overt as Vera's were but they're definitely there. She didn't do much wrong when it came to the Coulsons. 100% of the blame was with that thug Des. If anyone sped up their own demise in this life it was him.

[@chris.c9885]

Pixie gives Judy a pink boiler suit for gardening. Great, she'll look like a Teletubbie !!

[@tsh85]

Chris.C LMFAO

[@mcguire202]

lol 😂😂😂

[@justineandserena]

Yea Joan has a real different side to her.. it’s like she feels empathy an understanding rarely but to the right people..

[@Arghans]

I see the hanging pipe has now become a special noose hook! Lost count how many now and you know it's coming when it has it's own tune.

[@trippinonbud]

Pixies fiance has the most impressive mutton chops I have ever seen. You beauty!

[@loujuanataylor5269]

That fiancée has sideburns on steroids!

[@stevenmcghee6649]

15:09......blimey, that telephone extension machine on the desk takes me back to my early office days in the late 70s. We had just got that installed to replace the 1920s one which was 10 times the size and made of oak.

[@Tristina143]

Wait Joan is Human?

[@mrj4615]

Prisoner became noticeably more graphic from Season 5 (1983 season). In the earlier seasons you got used to the camera cutting away or things happening off-screen, but now we're seeing everything in all it's gory glory.

[@jamesquinn3715]

At 24:55. What does the freak mean by you can only run away from your feelings for so long?

[@stevenmcghee6649]

Think about it

[@jamesquinn3715]

@@stevenmcghee6649 About what?

[@marycalmeiro1135]

The Freak hides behind her meaness. To cover up her feelings.

[@charlottewebb582]

Judy's face when she gets that boiler suit is hallarious 😂😂😂

[@charlottewebb582]

Joan looks absolutely devastated at the end of this episode 😭

[@bernadettelamb54]

Phyllis always acts tough but the second she's threatened back she turns to jelly lol

[@marchill2655]

brandys make up magically comes off when her personalities change lol

[@LuciousLeeStetson]

shocking ending

[@andrewmorrice9139]

16:17 Sounded like Joan's dad on the 'phone for a second there.

[@rpatricknabors]

great idea Freak having the prisoners do proof reading

[@cathrinehalfpenny3835]

Carol sister so mean for not taking in her niece.

[@j0hnf_uk]

Pixie Mason. Weird how you can remember the names as soon as you see them again, after all these years.

[@jmtw290]

awww I love seeing this side of Joan in these eps!

[@bestdisco1979]

I miss Nola,,one of the best characters ever.

[@Callithenicsking]

Yes Caroline Skinner was a great actress she had a smile that looked ominous but hillarious and Nola McKenzie had the best lines in the show... when lizzie and Nola speak about being a "real good christian" and "it's straight out of the good book" and "bird brain" are the most hillarious lines in the show and of course Nola was the hardest characters from Sydney robbed a bank then killed 3 people and 2 attempts she was one dangerous lady

[@dealgood]

olivia newton john has turned up at the halfway house lol and what about her fiance, thats quite a beard he has there he looks like wolverine from the x men films.

[@charity-crafter]

Really wish they hadn't shown a softer side of Joan, I was quite happy hating her

[@phizap]

check her real life crimes then, it;ll help

[@lampshade8818]

According to other posters on here, she was acquitted. So- no!

[@phizap]

Lamp Shade yup, she appealed got the big bucks lawyers, funnily enough, she isnt even upset at her accuser that was found extremely credible in the first trial ..... she admitting to almost everything saying>things were different then ! really??

[@ccgrey8731]

Actually there are no real life crimes. There was one teenager who was a big fan of the show that accused her of doing something inappropriate but many have said that girl was possibly mentally ill or that it was made up to try to blackmail Maggie. There have never been any other such incidents so it seems highly unlikely that Maggie is a child molester.

[@queeng5925]

she didnt admit to shit except visiting a fan ... yes she said things were different then, actors would visit fans, especially a mentally ill one... think about it... do u believe everything u read? u obviously didnt LISTEN

[@Sheri451]

Was that the same zoo that Chrissy took little Elizabeth to a few years ago?

[@josephd.2725]

Probably. It's Melbourne Zoo, the city where Prisoner was filmed and where "Wentworth" is located.

[@leozam]

Left reading the contents till last. Genuine shock at that ending.

[@CelaniSello]

the sound from the zoo makes me think of a few old men going " Hoo hoo ooh oh oh oh oh " xD

[@pauliejay4161]

18:27 - Surely the don't have to proof read each copy of the leaflet? If one has printed properly then the rest will be fine.

[@tracylangsley4064]

I'd give my baby away for twenty grand too.....he's 29 tho so I doubt I'll get any takers🤣🤣🤣

[@shantefenner9838]

Judy running a little "Do~Drop~In" house🏚lol

[@Laladust]

You can't just shove a pillow under an actress' blouse and have her convincingly look pregnant. That "baby bump" is lopsided half the bloody time.

[@debrak8521]

hehehehehehe

[@DianaSheward]

Yep, sometimes it's high, sometimes it's low, sometimes it's middling,but it's always lopsided!I've heard about babies moving around in the womb a lot,but this is ridiculous! Perhaps it's going to be a great traveller when it grows up!!!🇬🇧♥️♥️♥️🐊🐊🐊

[@jtpinnyc]

Does anyone else scroll down to the comments during the Driscoll House scenes?

[@bernadettelamb54]

I skip the scenes

[@marycalmeiro1135]

Yup!

[@FreedomforHaiti]

I remember when Chrissy visited the zoo a few seasons back and freaked out because the animals were behind bars just as she had been.

[@bernadettelamb5990]

Maxines super tough vs new inmates.

[@FluWorldOrder]

It is during this time period that a person working on the show precured a teenage girl for Kirkpatrick to remove from a psychiatric hospital. Kirkpatrick was found guilty of two counts of indecent assault and one charge of committing a gross act with a person under 16. The incidents occurred at a Prahran house the Sydney-based actress had rented while in Melbourne filming the television show Prisoner.

[@jacquelynsharp9354]

Uh,I just read all articles thanks ❤❤❤

[@frazzleface753]

You are leaving out a lot of detail, including the important fact that Maggie Kirkpatrick was acquitted on appeal after the appeal judge said that he was not satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that the accusations were true. No one 'procured' a teenaged girl for Kirkpatrick - that's a completely false accusation. The teenager had organised a meeting with Kirkpatrick in 1984 through a person she met while admitted to a psychiatric hospital. The alleged victim did not report the abuse until 2013. Kirkpatrick collected the girl from the hospital and then the pair went back to the actor's home and shared a meal. Maggie believed that she was doing something nice for the disadvantaged girl. When she raided Maggie's drinks cabinet, Maggie sent her home in a taxi. The girl had psychiatric problems, and still does today. It is thought that she had difficulty distinguishing fact from fiction, including between Maggie's character in Prisoner and her real life persona.

[@sheriheffner2098]

You were told to STAY! Why didn't you just go outside the cell and just stand next to the door?😢😪💔😭.

[@MrMogwali1]

That little girl is so cute!

[@zoevincent4762]

That's stoopid Bea - threatening a pregnant woman. You don't know what you're talking about.

[@ShirleyMarieBradby]

zoe vincent Bea the top dog Bitch Bully --- reminds me of the silly, vindictive, and manipulative behavior that Dumb Doreen used to demonstrate every time she was feeling insecure and trying to get attention! The only way Dumb Dor could feel BIG was to try to bash or humiliate someone else to make them feel SMALL. Bea the Bitch does the same thing! It so infantile and depressingly STUPID. Give it a rest, already! Personally, for me....Bea has just about worn out her welcome.......

[@silvana8246]

yeah bea's never been my favorite. she's a bully.

[@Mynewlife2025]

I didn't like that either. This is the days when IVF was in its infancy and super expensive. The couple advertised for someone to carry a child for them and hand it over and be paid so I don't see a problem, they made an agreement.

[@EIGHTIEESALWAYS]

Miss Fergusson is very good with kids and dogs :-)

[@martyncook6161]

34:48 third degree burns!!!! 🤣

[@carolinemoore2813]

Aww loved the zoo part

[@tuxedocat3020]

Joan is lovely with kids. My favourite character.

[@NativeMoon]

Roxie's light orange colouring reminds me of an Oompa Loompa. Jilly's tears made me well up. Fergie the Freak being decent & maternal - well that's a turn about for the books. Now that Coulson's dead she'll be back to her usual + then some. Bea putting the cart before the horse and being wrong yet again. Pixie - good grief...

[@psychelatte]

I think Joan has this rejection complex where she almost deliberately makes people hate her just as they are beginning to warm to her.. Except for kids, who she is always kind to.

[@ecolin4906]

Looks like a spray tan gone wrong.. I didn't think they had that in the 80's.

[@arlaabrell8658]

The father of Roxanne's kid looks like a member of the rodent family, I'm just not exactly sure which one.

[@ChrisJames976]

OMG!!! Pixie!!! One of my favourite characters!!! :-)

[@ResidentScrub]

Pixie reminds of an old Goldie Hawn character

[@lisaann3063]

Delroy -Agreed completely! Her demeanor and her look

[@theone2765]

The freak couldn't change clothes to got to the zoo.

[@burbercat3558]

I wondered that but rembered in an eailer scene she mentioned she was on a split shift. Still, she could have taken a change of clothes to work or worn a different jacket.

[@spectrumlocalb191]

theone2765 TO GOT TO THE ZOO

[@bettieboo2010]

It's so easy to forget how awful Ferguson is when you see her in her private life, she's almost human. I'm so glad to see Pixie Mason has arrived, such a funny character...

[@sharonellis8776]

This could have been prevented. That poor little girl. xx

[@philipwelshman9609]

surrogacy is quite a gutsy storyline for 1983

[@krazykris4785]

To me Brandy looks like ol' Hazel

[@sb6678]

That adorable little girl; if she was my relative, there would be no question about me looking after her.

[@zorenxam4693]

how come Joan is so good with kids, but hates adults?

[@philiphayes6733]

adults in this show should know better when being in prison. I think it was the way maggie portrayed it, the kids arent the ones in prison

[@Annastesia1988]

She disliked women who broke the law.. probably didn't hate everyone just lawbreaking scum lol

[@endrightwinglunacy]

35:37 whoops, I don't think the huge transmitter tower was supposed to be in shot.

[@TheHighPriestessStudio]

Or the cars parked behind it at 35:32 :D

[@spectrumlocalb191]

ERL THATS BECAUSE THE BUILDING IS ACTUALLY REG GRUNDY STUDIOS.

[@josephd.2725]

It's in there sometimes... was also there for a while in a shot where Nola was gardening before. It's all still there, I actually went past "Wentworth Detention Centre" yesterday. The angle we usually see of the "prison" is all still the same, but you can't get a clear view of it from outside the studio grounds.

[@Julie44Inlouisiana]

What the hell is with those wolverine sideburns?

[@darrendunn134]

Joan saying dont get involved dont get hurt that apply with bea lol

[@ChrisJames976]

Joan getting personally involved with a prisoner??? Still, it shows that, when it comes to animals and children, she has a heart of gold!!

[@charley_gaming]

I would love to have seen Maxine and Doreen in a cell together and having the screws let them fight to the death and then hung the winner

[@FluWorldOrder]

Mr fiancé "Mutton chops" has a beautiful speaking voice.

[@pattyparty2005]

Judy takes in all the riff raff.

[@samisticlife]

28:33 one swig of the drink and she changes personality. Just imagine her drunk..!!

[@MsMystique420]

This was a very depressing episode. :(

[@Sheri451]

Poor Jilly, the reality has finally hit her. "Skyrockets in flight! Afternoon delight, A A Afternoon delight!" That was a song from the 1970s. Nooner! is more like it. YAY! It's Pixie! My absolute favorite person. How's she going to spend the money he gives her? My nephew James says he is now a vegetarian, I wonder how long he'll be this way? That poor child has a bad sunburn. They say a bad sunburn as a child will damage your skin forever, as an adult you're more likely to get skin cancer. Poor little Jilly!

[@lampshade8818]

I have never eaten meat- ever. 39 years and counting....

[@Sheri451]

You are very lucky. I have eaten it all my life and probably couldn't stop.

[@burbercat3558]

Mmmm lovely bacon

[@phantomlagger5363]

I wish Aunty Joan would take me to the zoo :(

[@Cosford24]

Prisoner was at its best when it dealt with tragic storylines like Carol Coulson's.

[@NeilsidneejmasIreland]

The Bit @14;40 I just kept thinking of the scene when Vera goes heres your mail and fucks it at them not sure which EP pmsl.. Ahh I feel so sorry for Carole I can identify with that storyline aswell..

[@billybonksimon7113]

well well well,furguson acting like a normal person for a change,,,,,,,,,,

[@sushil626]

Judy Bryant is super awesome. I like her attitude!

[@TheMattozzie]

+Rocket Science yes. my fav character

[@hb11912]

I disagree. She is an annoying sasquatch and wish she would leave.

[@michelleevans4948]

Such childish people here calmly Judy Bryant Sasquatch

[@85michelle7]

it makes you wonder if the freak would ever have been a mother might not have turned out so sadistic?

[@mckavitt13]

God forbid! She'd have taken all her hatred out on that poor child instead of on adult women. Total control.

[@queeng5925]

a LOT of Lesbians wish they could have kids, in fact, i know one whos had three... the good old turkey baster lol ... shes an awesome mum and now that its legal shes married her wife

[@charlottewebb582]

I wonder a few years later if Jill had turned up at wentworth hiw she wud of treated her

[@jhibberd6290]

Pixie and her 7 husbands

[@chrisboileau8644]

That handy man was Margo’s defacto husband

[@jonathanw844]

I knew I’d seen him somewhere else before

[@eugenedegeorge5084]

Many of the actors played various roles in the series. Speaking of Margo, she was Yvonne in episode 9, Hazel played an officer in the first episode, Myra played Bernadette early on, Ann Reynolds played a bent screw at barnhurst before she became the governor at Wentworth. The list goes on.