Prisoner: Cell Block H - Episode 477

[@silvana8246]

i thought joan made a deal with shane to give up smoking!!

[@pattyparty2005]

I think the actress who plays Reb's mom also played mom's daughter in the beginning of the program. What a brilliant disguise she has.

[@karenbrooks1666]

Lol to true, get bit sick of recycling actors xxx

[@shellycox4076]

She also played a cop

[@virusinsideus]

thats bloody Madge Bishop! i cant not think of Neighbours when i see her!!

[@TF80s]

@@virusinsideus most of the cast were in Neighbours at one time or another...Reb played Lynn Scully who lived nxt door to Madge & Bev played Dorothy Burke in Neighbours too...l never liked her in Neighbours but she's great in this, really creepy. There's about 10 actors in this episode alone who popped up in Neighbours over the years.

[@lampshade8818]

If only Reynolds had passed on the information to Meg and the rest of the staff that Myra had told her of regarding Bev, and put her into isolation, a life could have been saved. That was *very* incompetent and extremely unprofessional of her to not take the info seriously. Also, I couldn't believe it when (I think it was Judy) told the male officer that a knitting needle had gone missing, and he wasn't the slightest bit concerned.

[@rosslamb4808]

Do you not realise that Anne is a complete idiot?

[@charlottewebb582]

She did it wasn't shown but she told Heather Rodgers and was going to tell the rest I just assume she did it off screen 🤷‍♀️

[@jimmyviaductophilelawley5587]

You know, people knock Prisoner but The Freak is one of the most multi-faceted charachters ever written. How dare they make me feel any sort of compassion for her.........but I do! Why?

[@chriswainwright185]

Favourite character

[@deanhall4064]

@Heather Elliott I agree with you Heather it is crap, i watched a little of one of the episodes of Wentworth and totally hated it. I think any remake of a tv series or movie never works, you can't beat the original that's for sure, such as in the case of classic PCBH here.

[@ec7155]

@@deanhall4064 YOu really need to give Wentworth a chance.

[@deanhall4064]

e c I did watch Wentworth but it just wasn't for me i don't think you can beat the original. Plus i prefer the original actors anyway.

[@outtherelivinginthepub1973]

@Any One eh 47 is still youngish, if any of your friends who are that age see your message, I'm sure you'd be dropped like a hot potato 🖐️🔥🥔

[@XxXxXBuffyXxXxX]

A 'doctor' wearing sunglasses inside...that's not conspicuous Madge, hehe

[@ians5597]

"Madge", lol 😆

[@soapsnthings4182]

Imagine listening to Angela & Pixie having a conversation? LOL

[@Jverburgh]

Even though this my third time watching this series, Angela's voice just drives me to H E double Hockey sticks.

[@SaxyLament]

Great now I'll have nightmares. lol

[@LittleMissJmoo]

The show would have ended the first words that popped out of their mouths. Their voices alone drives you a bit batty, though having a conversation would be torture!

[@queeng5925]

Snodgrass...ur not worthy of that name... wot a pussy

[@HumbleGirly]

@@queeng5925 and you're not worthy of your name either with your know it all comments and hatred towards Americans. You're no better than anyone else.

[@judybarcenas530]

Rabbit, "she is too smart for me" lol....she switched the cups. hahahha

[@79Paulie]

Bev the butcher / beast Baker has to be one of my fav Characters Ever !. OMG Angel ! she was a monster !

[@thebigorangecouch6261]

I've always loved the music associated with the appearance of Bev. Really suited the situation.

[@nigelcarty8084]

Me too, I remember watching these particular series back in 1993, and the music associated with Bev's appearance. I used to call it 'The Bev Baker music'!!

[@Problembeing]

Wow. Bev was intense! I was hoping she'd be around longer.

[@vandibber8221]

This is a bizarre period. Marie, Edna, bev, angel. All in quick succession, villain of the week era.

[@karennicholls8532]

You are definitely not wrong there.

[@michelformika]

No, mom. Your vacuuming in front of my door was lulling me to sleep.

[@TheRichmondTiger]

They say the "Golden Era" of Prisoner was the 1980 Season when Bea, Lizzie and Doreen were front and centre of the show...Judy was a good addition to this group. The Freak rescued the show from the slump it had fallen into when she arrived. By the end of the series she was no longer scary and had become the classic Pantomine villain.

[@zeddeka]

Maggie Kirkpatrick actually auditioned for the role of Vera, but didn't get the part.

[@sb6678]

That social worker at 20:00 looks like Faye Quinn

[@karennicholls8532]

Thought the same thing.

[@tefllife2024]

I swear she's appeared earlier in the series but can't put my finger on it?

[@chriswainwright185]

Bev was brilliantly played. That story should have gone on longer

[@paulbrown6464]

Apparently it was too much for the time

[@72Bats]

The sooner that strike is over the sooner Joyce will be able to buy her husband and his mate a shirt that fits 🤣

[@tsh85]

LOL the guy with the pink sweater is the WORST actor EVER!!!!!!

[@soapsnthings4182]

+tsh85 He should've been cast as Gay Ray (the chef) instead. A much more suitable role.

[@markxxx21]

Dreary Cleary, he has to be related to someone to get cast. He, Marlene and Dot are the three worst ever and we get them all at once. Thank God Angel is coming soon to liven it up.

[@johnwalters4792]

Markxxx Mmmm lovely Angel

[@franktalk2585]

I like the acting and the character of Marlene; I don't know why so many don't. I think Marlene's supposed to be a bit awkward.

[@jtpinnyc]

@@franktalk2585 I don't mind Marlene either. I think her furrowed brow is kind of cute. She was irritating as hell during her "practical joke" phase but hopefully that's all over now.

[@MrMogwali1]

Those social workers are truly vile. As much as Bev Baker gave me the creeps, I'd rather be stuck in a prison with her than those patronising do gooders

[@arlaabrell8658]

are you SURE about that?

[@rosslamb6643]

Phils incapable of taking no for an answer my God

[@sushil626]

Yay...The Freak is back. I love The Freak!!!

[@Summer21.]

Joan:" Didn't think I'd be back, did you?" Me (or (one of) the women): "No, it was nice and quiet without you, Freakazoid!" 😄😜

[@rosslamb4808]

When Lou says Judy likes them young and fresh lol so true

[@mozart7820]

For a character that showed so much potential it's a shame she went out in such an anticlimax. If she had come into show when others had to go she could have got rid of them instead of killing a social worker who viewers don't care about.

[@markxxx21]

I recall at the time reading that the viewers hated her and they wrote her out before they planned to, but the show was filmed far enough in advance so that that couldn't have been the actual reason.

[@SaxyLament]

I had hoped she'd have more than 6 episodes (10-15 maybe). She scared the fuck out of me but she was an interesting character. She was unapologetic.

[@LittleMissJmoo]

I'm pretty sure they were going to work on her a lot more. Apparently she stayed in character and gave the crew and everyone the creeps. Maybe they thought the pussy fan base couldn't handle it, as they seem to be more obsessed with the goody goodies. I think they were going to do the top dog thing a bit more, though as stated she giving the crew and everyone the creeps and thats why she written out...Would be a good compliment in the end as she was one of the most brilliant on the show.

[@tefllife2024]

I wish she came back as a screw in later episodes.

[@musicfan8048]

@@tefllife2024 like a recycled actress

[@PINKzoHOT]

I love Bobbi's poster of Roger Taylor, from Duran Duran, on the wall! They were my fav band at the time. I was almost 14 when this was filmed and living in what was then West Germany. I had the exact poster on my wall. Roger was my fav. LOL!!

[@agemoth]

PINKzoHOT yes I agree he was the dishiest Duran guy.. But i had a real crush on Nick Heyward from Haircut 100!

[@pauleyles9536]

@@agemoth I have a friendly crush on my favourite Human League Sweet ♥️ IE Joanne Catherall ♥️. Who I've met

[@rosslamb6643]

Judy with her own custom top lol

[@kutaman1]

Aah yes Mrs Keane. Most doctors wear sunglasses inside and in a hospital. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@tracylangsley4064]

4th time watching n I'm still amazed how easy people get knocked unconscious in this show 🤣

[@tazz121]

Yet ANOTHER male falling for meg......she fair gets some nooky in this!

[@prisonerofthenight4975]

38:50 So it looks like Reb and her mother will soon be a family act back at Wentworth.

[@spartybrearly7221]

Bev’s thinking : “boring conversation anyway”

[@colinluby5950]

Go Miss Barry, you really can act, now

[@musicfan8048]

Bev Baker and Angel Adams in the same episode a pity they didn't meet

[@pauliejay4161]

5:51 - Is there something about finding a dead body that requires the person who found it to be given a blanket...? 35:34 - Oh yes, doctors always wear sunglasses around the hospital.

[@ericfoster2169]

Paulie Jay

[@queeng5925]

Paulie Jay... have u ever found a dead body? its a shock! if ur not expecting it anyways. shock treatment = keeping patient warm and calm and repeatedly telling them they r safe until they can get to hospital. shock can kill. In fact i was at school with a young girl (14 y/o) who was in a car accident with her father and all her friends... he was taking them out, everyone was killed but her. she wasnt told til she was leaving the hospital n then had a fatal heart attack on the hospital stairs

[@cuccicucci4480]

@Queen G Oh what a sad story, poor family how did her mother and/or sibblings handle so much loss? Never know what lies ahead, a good day turned into their last.

[@ResidentScrub]

It’s nice seeing Joan show that she’s made of human parts with her Dad and Shane. Pity she’s such a monster whenever they aren’t around.

[@deanhall4064]

Rebs mum was another character in PCBH. Originally she played Mum Brook's daughter, Lorraine. The actress Ann Charleston though is probably best remembered to Neighbours fans as Madge Bishop!

[@josephd.2725]

She's Madge, that's it! She will never be anyone else... lol

[@cjbenjamin8525]

She also played a police officer who visited the half way house

[@josephd.2725]

The Freak's entrance at the end.. lol. But not quite as menacing as when she marched in with the neck brace on after the Great Fire of Wentworth! That was pretty badass!

[@stevenmcghee6649]

14:45 Not sure what the Gov is on about as all those social workers seem to do is sit in the staff room drinking coffee and whinging.

[@jtpinnyc]

Madge was hilariously unconvincing as that "doctor"!

[@izaaksalazar6301]

Bravo Mrs. Barry! Finally a backbone... Btw: her husband looks like Archie Bunker....

[@doitlikethebereans1690]

Angela sounds very similar to Pixie. But I think Angela's voice is more quiet than Pixie's. Would like to have heard them chat. LOL

[@maddyred1]

That's a cracking disguise that Madge.....I mean Mrs Kean has come up with! Sunglasses....yep works every time, no-one will recognise you!

[@Problembeing]

Yes... Most Doctors look like the patients mother and wear sunglasses.

[@michelleevans4948]

Wolfman seems like a really nice bloke, but his acting is absolutely awful

[@gildastarr2932]

*THE BEAST IS DEAD AND IN WALKS ANGEL*

[@damianjenkin3900]

This episode haunts me still.

[@lucyllewellyn2850]

That murder of that social worker was just sick.

[@rosslamb4808]

Wish it could have been Pixie or Phil Dreary or Marlene

[@DD-md5fi]

watching what barker might do next is like watching a horror movie 😂😨😂😨😂

[@virginiaguiney1644]

Angel Adams is no Pixie Mason. Can't stand how Marlene and Bobbie are constantly shouting. Things are sure to hot up now that The Freaks back!!!! Lou's getting more and more nasty. Love it!!!

[@pheonix5597]

THAT's what they want you to think at first - TURNS OUT to be a totally different type of personality though.

[@markxxx21]

One of the best villains ever.

[@virginiaguiney1644]

Brilliant!!

[@thebigorangecouch6261]

Love the obvious edit at 4:33 where she leans down to find the body

[@apriljackson1370]

Dot: you can't go to the bloody toilet in peace anymore 😂

[@jimmorrison3756]

That social worker with the short hair reminds me of Faye Quinn.

[@richardwatkins660]

23:00 Mrs M saying she had a bad experience....Poor lady doesn't know what is about to come for her :(

[@tefllife2024]

Oh damn! Bev Baker gone too soon, I was getting to like her. Damn good acting too!

[@josephd.2725]

It's short and sharp for these total psychos... David Bridges too! Otherwise the show would have gone over the edge lol

[@tefllife2024]

@@josephd.2725 I wish Bev came back in later episodes playing a sadistic screw, more dangerous than the freak!!

[@josephd.2725]

@@tefllife2024 Funny you should say that. I was thinking along the same lines as I was watching. She had the perfect look for a sadistic screw, more so than an inmate! lol

[@tefllife2024]

@@josephd.2725 Yep, she was tall, scary looking and had potential to play a bigger role. Maybe an officer at Blackmoor while Rita was there.

[@josephd.2725]

@@tefllife2024 Yeah, or even as a tag team partner of The Freak!

[@Tristina143]

23:47 I see Ferguson broke her promise about not smoking anymore.

[@helengazzara8725]

Why did the Union Rep start off by addressing his information to Mr Joyce and not to Joyce herself? Not even sure if the Mister is in the prison service as well. At least she took over and stood her ground.

[@AlanMclay]

Look out, The Freak's back !!!

[@giovanni1965]

Phil Cleary is by far one of the worst actors I've ever seen!!

[@giovanni1965]

Besides Ned Manning that is lmao

[@neilrobertson2594]

What about Alison Paige, Sally Dempster, Nick (Megs young guy client from her social work days)!!

[@neilrobertson2594]

Also Clara Goddard, Catherine Roberts.

[@lamontbradford4630]

Also Doreen, Lexi, and Dot

[@noelmcmahon3407]

what else did he star in please and thank you

[@virusinsideus]

poor old Rob, he showed up and in less than 2 mins he is jabbed with a no.3!!

[@Madea8917]

Oh boy another crazy killer Angela Adams..LOL

[@bennz5610]

Right? And we've just gotten rid of Bev. At least these are somewhat original characters which we've not really seen in earlier episodes. Angela, for instance, is NOTHING like Pixie, Doreen, Tracy or Rosemary. She's twisted and wicked, lol.

[@shortangel333]

BEV is soooo creepy!

[@carleneboulden4386]

Bev was not in it long enough.

[@grecosgreecedaz6026]

She was a pain

[@tefllife2024]

It's not fair, yet Marlene sticks around for about 70 episodes.

[@NativeMoon]

And here is Far-From-Angelic Angel Adams. Vile creature.

[@andrewmorrice9139]

The music that plays every time Bev shows up sounds like it came from Dino Crisis or Resident Evil (Playstation version).

[@Solitaryman70]

LOL 😂, that Union Delegate just got a new Fan!

[@zippybungle4714]

You've got to,laugh at Reynolds and Morris sitting in the office having tea and toast. two people are dead, farrar disappeared from the hospital, but never mind as long as the tea is hot, what a joke lol

[@tazz121]

Does everyone in 80s Australia smoke and drink?? :)

[@a1wireless1964]

I wondered that myself and then I also realized that to be a young lady in Australia means that you must go to prison with mass murders and the like for minor offenses I guess they figure that'll scare them.

[@timpaden3641]

tazz121 They sure did, same as England, the US, and most Western Countries. Look at tv shows & movies from the UK & US from the 80's, pretty much the same.

[@ericfoster2169]

lyn lam .

[@queeng5925]

Pretty much tazz... i still smoke like a chimney despite having to skimp on food... ive smoked way too much for way too long to give it up now. ive tried many many times... im also the worst alcoholic i know (out of hundreds of ppl i met when i was going to AA) ... i managed to give that up... in fact i was sober two years yesterday... my success due to quitting AA and doing it on my own... but the smokes... i just cant do it... dont know that i really want to anymore now ive given up drinking, its all i have. (im disabled too and have NO social life)... the government r slowly killing me tho with smoking costing $300 a fortnite outta my disability pension of just over $500 a fortnite after rent (but not other bills like internet, elec, phone credit, food etc)

[@queeng5925]

a1wireless... this tis a tv show remember... there are maximum, medium and minimum prisons same as anywhere and were then too. if not they r segregated into those sections. thats the worst thing about this show... they have stuff even a minimum security prison doesnt get and yet its meant to b maximum security... not only that but prisoners THEY have trouble with are sent to barnhurst... a minimum security prison... it makes no sense. in saying that i LOVE the show. but if ud ever spent time in a real prison ud know that

[@stevenmcghee6649]

Frank Bolton looks a wee bit like James T.Kirk from Star Trek. Bit fuller in the face, perhaps.

[@emperorpalpatine783]

38:06 Come on did the writers never think up a believable disguise lol

[@djstephennicholls]

I mean yeah great disguise keens mother madge bishop. Yeah totally normal for a doctor to be wearing sunglasses in hospital

[@laurenbrooks3091]

A lot of people are saying Dot can't replace Lizzie. They're right. But I'm not sure that's what the writers were going for. Surely they wouldnt think anyone could replace Lizzie's character and Shiela Florence's acting. Perhaps Dot was put there for a reminder. Maybe she was put there for a laugh to help remind us of Lizzie in a way--not to try and bring back her character with a different name and face.

[@Juliukas101]

I hated the Dot Farrar character - clichéd, OTT acting and not believable at all. Lizzie was much, much better.

[@katcox6127]

Bev is amazing actress

[@TF80s]

In this she's great but l hated her as Dorothy Burke in Neighbours in the early 90's...she was so annoying.

[@frankbrodie5168]

And we have the arrival of the 'fallen Angel' to PCBH! A fantastic character.

[@paulbrown6464]

That voice is going to grate on nerves very quickly

[@1981Galadriel]

Great episode! Awesome ending. Lol

[@phizap]

little elvis has left the building

[@rpatricknabors]

Too bad they didn't keep Bev longer and have her torment the Freak.

[@fabpcbhfan9592]

41:53 Bobby & Newbies hair is just as bad as each other 🤯🤯🤣🤣

[@ians5597]

I was just thinking they could be twins, imagine the fun they could have confusing Joyce Barry if her glasses got "lost" again, haha! 🤓

[@fabpcbhfan9592]

@@ians5597 😆😆

[@8ballpoolking1]

I don't blame Reb for grabbing her chance whilst the going is good, but maybe she should have waited until she is a bit less sore. It took her all her time to walk and if she needs to run then she will have no chance of getting away. A character like Bev is always good for entertainment value, but it was always going to be short-lived. Even if she hadn't killed herself, she would have been transferred somewhere after killing that guy. Personally, If she had to leave for good then I would rather have seen Myra take care of her good and proper first! Oh well, on with the next one...

[@laurenbrooks3091]

I'm glad Bev is gone. Her death was disturbing. I felt the evil there.

[@josephd.2725]

She was an actress, it was just a fictional character. But yes, played the part very convincingly!

[@laurenbrooks3091]

@@josephd.2725 Yeah, I know. I didnt think i was watching a non fiction show. Even though she was an actress, the things said and the way about her character was evil and I could feel it.

[@josephd.2725]

@@laurenbrooks3091 Yes... what I was trying to say is that the character was written and acted out very well.

[@laurenbrooks3091]

@@josephd.2725 I agree. :) she definitely was convincing.

[@JBomb517]

31:46 it's like they had an audition to find someone with a higher voice than Pixie. Ugh lol...

[@Escherlife]

The American guy creeps me out more than Bev 😂

[@ThatMattOne]

10:44 - “Look at this child!” I’m sorry Gladys, but that child is at least 35 years old!! Am sure she can handle things despite the fact she only has about three words to say for herself.

[@larkatmic]

They should have called Bev 'The Freak'

[@outtherelivinginthepub1973]

That american guy is about as subtle as a sledgehammer, he never leaves meg alone! "Say have you given any thought to us going out to dinner so I can can my end away afterwards??? Jeez give it a break guy!! 🙄😒

[@Juliukas101]

He fancies unsexy old Meg! Wasn't there another guy who fancied her too? He rubbed her stockings against his cheek with a knife! Then there was Nick...Oh and wasn't there horrible old Bob with the moustache?

[@sotirias123]

What a crappy and disappointing end to Bev!! What were the writers thinking? So mad that it's compelled me to actually write a comment!!.

[@coopermanning3072]

Pretty sure they had bigger plans but I think Maggie Dences availability changed so they had to write her out....

[@Kblog777]

I think they originally intended for her to be a long term character and rival for Myra, but decided that she was too scary even for Wentworth lol.

[@markxxx21]

That is what I read too, but it doesn't make sense because the show as filmed too far in advance for that kind of feedback to have an effect on how quickly she was written out.

[@cutekanjii]

Strange why she would kill herself. Or why admit to killing him. It would have been more interesting if she had denied it and the police had no evidence other than the prints of Judy & Dot as Bev wiped the needle b4 giving it to Judy. So it's just Judy's word vs hers and have it ongoing. She then kills someone else

[@tefllife2024]

Poor Myra gets the psychopaths to share with.

[@Problembeing]

Every man seems to be after Meg's vejayjay.

[@queeng5925]

Problembeing.... hahaha ... thats wot i think of everytime they say the visiting VJ tis coming lol xxx

[@scottleicester4266]

The Majors moustache is soooo fake lmao.

[@marycalmeiro1135]

They have American Horror Story. They could have made an Australian Horror Story, with Bev. working the night shift in a hospital.

[@andrewjoyce4034]

How many more times are prisoners going to escape from hospital? Lol

[@queeng5925]

Andrew Joyce ... yeah the hospital said a LOT of episodes ago that theyd not take any more prisoners unless they were under armed guard by at least two officers etc... well thats sure not happened... altho when reb was outside last episode it does look like she was in the psychiatric ward where theres fences all around so u cant possibly escape

[@samisticlife]

Should be handcuffed to the bed.

[@outtherelivinginthepub1973]

23:16 The bad experience meg had was Marty's ship mate was a psycho in the late 300s...that wasnt a relationship meg, that was fatal attraction experience...this time a male version of Glenn Close was after you.😕 He was also like a David Bridges i.e Norman Bates type.!

[@sharontonks3192]

Don't forget the psycho psychiatrist Dr Jonathan Edmunds

[@theoneandonlyveganvampireq2450]

I think she meant her relationship with Dr Greg Miller perhaps as he was a younger man 🤔 i know that's going back some but it's the only one I can think of at the top of my head

[@amykjorlien326]

wait...hold up...what did Bev inject? air?

[@Summer21.]

Yes, she injected air into her vein, so it was in her blood stream like Judy said.

[@Laladust]

Air embolism will absolutely kill you that quickly. All it takes is one small air bubble in the bloodstream. That's why IV's are precausioned with valves and vacuums, to prevent air embolism.

[@josephd.2725]

@@Laladust Yeah, and you would think that the educated social worker would have had a clue... Judy had to educate her!

[@GarethColquhoun]

@@Laladust Didn't know social workers went to Med school.

[@cutekanjii]

​@GarethColquhoun well you start out studying health & social care most of the time before going onto social work degrees. Where you get basic first aid training etc. I dont recall them teaching about air in the bloodstream though.

[@homeless_greg_games]

Did Rabbit call Miss Rogers Buck ?

[@susi-emily]

She called her Buck the first time they met in the laundry. She said it was the nickname Heather had at school. Buck Rogers.

[@Agnethatheredhairkid]

Enter Angel Adams, the most horrible character ever to grace Prisoner.

[@TheJoker27780]

One of the worst. The likes of Nola McKenzie and Ruth Ballinger were even more evil.

[@Agnethatheredhairkid]

True but with Nola and Ruth you knew where you stood. Angel pretended to be nice and was deceptive.

[@TheJoker27780]

redhairkid So did Ruth initially until the women found out what she was really like. Same with Angel. As horrible as Angel was, she never was involved in child porn or had the top dog killed.

[@Agnethatheredhairkid]

Great point. And at least she contributed to a useful storyline unlike Barbie Cox. Now there's a character I hate!

[@Skulldini]

Well obviously Angel HAD TO be deceptive because she wasn't a physically strong and tough like some of these other women on this show that are these big tough brutes that are sort of street wise. By the way, I she remindes me of the actress Carol Kane a bit.

[@evetoseland233]

oh no, another squeaky voice...

[@samisticlife]

Ironic that the freak is suspended while Bev was in there. Probably the only one that could have genuinely finished her off for them all.

[@cutekanjii]

Would have been in interesting dynamic between them. Not sure if Ferguson would have helped her or not. She was there when she first arrived when she put her hand into the press and said to the governor that Desmond did it to show who's boss.

[@spartybrearly7221]

Now we know the cause of Madge’s gravelly voice.

[@kystars]

She's Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack

[@Deerhunter-fo5mw]

the one male social wprks voice sounds so familiar from somewhere but i jus cant place it

[@queeng5925]

devil angel. id say the freak was like a cat with nine lives but that would b insulting our feline furbabies

[@luisbarrientoslillouie2755]

Out went The Creepy Bev Baker & Incame the Annoying Angel!