PRISONER CELL BLOCK H, SET 1 (25TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTOR'S EDITION) (1979)

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• Release Year: 1979
• Genre: Crime, Drama
• Plot: Faced with ridiculously elaborate plots, hilariously wobbly sets, and more unruly inmates than you can shake a nightstick at, the women of Cell Block H find out that punishment is far from pretty. Throw in a little drug abuse and girl-on-girl fights to the death, and you’ve got one of television’s most unique and enduring creations–PRISONER: CELL BLOCK H; ; Experience the best of PRISONER: CELL BLOCK H, now available in the U.S. on DVD for the first time ever. Outlandish yet utterly gripping, this legendary cult hit from Down Under includes three volumes with the most memorable episodes–complete and uncensored. ; ; THE EARLY YEARS; Four priceless episodes, including the famous tunnel escape, the great fire, the arrival of prison officer Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson, and the sad departure of Top Dog 'Queen' Bea.; ; THE TERRORIST SIEGE; A terrorist squad breaks into Wentworth. Their mission: to rescue the wife of a major crime boss. When the plan goes awry, hostages die.; ; THE END; The infamous 'Lou Kelly Riot' episodes and the stunning conclusion to eight years of PRISONER: CELL BLOCK H. These four programs are considered to be the best episodes from the entire series.
• Cast: Elspeth Ballantyne, Betty Bobbit, Sheila Florance, Maggie Kirkpatrick, Val Lehman, Patsy King, Gerda Nicolson, Colette Mann, Judith McGrath, Joy Westmore, Fiona Spence, Gerard Maguire, Delva Hunter, Lois Collinder, Louise Siversen, Reylene Pearce, Pepe Trevor, Anne Phelan, Amanda Muggleton, Maxine Klibingaitis, Jane Clifton, Glenda Linscott, Judy McBurney, Janet Andrewartha, Lisa Crittenden, Jackie Woodburne, Barry Quin, Kate Hood, Peta Toppano, Ernie Bourne, Dorothy Cutts, Caroline Gillmer, Alan Hopgood, Nigel Bradshaw, Geneviève Lemon, Wayne Jarratt, Julia Blake, Rosanne Hull Brown, Kirsty Child, Jentah Sobott, Belinda Davey, Babs McMillan, Michael Winchester, Debra Lawrance, Philip Hyde, Rebecca Dines, Billie Hammerberg, Tina Bursill, Paula Duncan, Terry Gill, Margot Knight, Sonja Tallis, Lois Ramsey, Gael Andrews, Ian Smith, Kerry Armstrong, Jenny Lovell, George Mallaby, Kate Sheil, Jacqui Gordon, Wanda Davidson, Desirée Smith, Monica Maughan, Carole Skinner, Lesley Baker, Christine Harris, Olivia Hamnett, Maggie Millar, Andy Anderson, Taya Straton, Nanette Wallace, Anna Hruby, Anthony Hawkins, Christine Earle, Peter Bensley, Les Dayman, Mary Ward, Wendy Playfair, Trevor Kent, Kevin Summers, Tim Elston, Peter Hayes, Terrie Waddell, Penelope Stewart, Maureen Edwards, Sigrid Thornton, Louise Le Nay, Christine Amor, Brad Lindsay, James Smilie, Penny Ramsey, Ray Meagher, Pat Evison, Jude Kuring, Bryon Williams, Robyn Gibbes, Lynda Stoner, Linda Hartley, Victoria Rowland, Rosalind Speirs, Kendal Flanagan
• Director: Kendal Flanagan
• Runtime: 9:51
• Company: Fremantale Media, Newvideo, A&E Home Video
• Media Format: Series