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MONEY
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8 seasons · 692 episodes total · ~87 per season.
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Prisoner
1979 8 seasons · 692 eps English
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★7.6TMDB · 35
SoapDrama
Synopsis
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Prisoner is an Australian soap opera that is set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
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Cast
Gerda Nicolson
Ann Reynolds
Maggie Kirkpatrick
Joan "The Freak" Ferguson
Janet Andrewartha
Reb Kean
Elspeth Ballantyne
Meg Morris
Louise Siversen
Lou Kelly
Glenda Linscott
Rita Connors
Lois Collinder
Alice "Lurch" Jenkins
Julia Blake
Nancy McCormack
Created by
Reg Watson
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CRAFT
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Crossed the 100-episode mark — syndication territory.
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RUNTIME
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Roughly 577 hours end-to-end — 72 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Aired from 1979 to 1986 — a 7-year run.
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WILD
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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AWARDS
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Show type: Scripted.
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CAST
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Created by Reg Watson.
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CAST
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15 series regulars — a large ensemble that can carry branching arcs.
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The technical file
- Seasons
- 8
- Total episodes
- 692
- Avg episode length
- 50 min
- Premiered
- 1979-02-27
- Last aired
- 1986-12-11
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Australia
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