Bad girls could of been good and still on bad girls just needed a new producer near the end to spice things up another fire to kill off a few heads lol
Back from the very start in 1979 the bad officer was "Vinegar Tits" , later in1982 and forwards it was the "freak". Australias best sitcom ever produced, greetings from Sweden.
@kzbxvz Back from the very start in 1979 the bad officer was "Vinegar Tits", later in 1982 and forwards it was the "Freak". Australias greatest drama serie ever produced to date. Greetings from Sweden.
The first episode had a very sober beginning - you would never imagine in episode one events such as a prisoner riding on a Harley Davidson motorbike, a prisoner dealing with an officer to get rid of her or things like that which happened in episode 692. The arival of liberal characters like Tom Lucas and even dominating ones like Joan Ferguson along with talk of "reward cells" and "reforms" seem like a long time into the future here.
I use to watch this show when I was 18 in the early 80's in the USA. I loved the show then and Id love if I could find replays of it somewhere. Im not sure if it would hold up thru the years, but it would be fun to find out. Is PSBH still on the air after all these years?
Nope, from what I heard it's still shown in various parts of Europe including Finland where they have the subtexts for the folks to understand what they are saying. I know how you feel, I read the PCBH Books when was 16 in 1981 and I got hooked. Say, do you watch Bad Girls too?
When my great grandmother came to visit Australia from Italy she would watch this show religiously .... she never understood a word... but would sit there and get so involved!!
Hey did you know that when Frankie "died" The Gay & Lesbian Community in San Francisco had a wake for her and at their Parade, they actually had a casket for her that they put in the procession.
Maybe because Frankie wouldn't take shit from anyone she was fearless so that's why they honored her! Very interesting to know they did a wake for her SF. Frankie to me was the ultimate warriror but she had her good side with Doreen, she really loved her.
Yeah, you're right about that. I read The Franky Doyle Story when I was a Teenager and her life was very rough. Parents died, she and her brother were put into Foster Care, so Doreen was all she really had. Now I realize that when Vinegar Tits wanted to transfer Doreen to room with Marilyn, Franky probably felt "abandoned" once again.
What is sad is their are thousands of Franky's and Sam's who have had hideous lives. If only people who do not want their kids would give them to loving homes. Their is a lot of truth in Cell Block H about life in prison from what a friend told me. So sad!
Good old Lynn Warner (the blond girl second on the credits)... My favourite TV shows in the 80s were Dynasty and this one. Kind of like chalk and cheese, but both equally camp! Imagine how gobsmacked I was when Kerry Armstrong, the actress playing Lynn, popped up in Dynasty a few years later playing a Duchess!!! My eyes nearly popped out of my head. It was surreal.
The boxset containing every episode is now available for pre-order. 179 discs! Biggest ever apparantly. AUS$1,200. Approx £610! I'm starting to save....
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I'm being a bit too harsh, but it's all true.
This truly isn't THAT bad, but it kind of is, though. If you knew all the ridiculous things I go through about my friends with the government and cops, you'd fully understand.
I find this quite interesting. (read above to know why I don't like this)
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I never bothered to see the end of even this SINGLE episode. All it does is rise my hatred of the government and cops. It proves how bad the justice system (regardless of location) truly is. Innocent people (mostly alchohol or drug related crimes, which should be easily overlooked as basically nothing dangerous to ANYONE) go into prison for no reason WITHOUT evidence. After the sentence is over, they come out 1,000,000,000 times more FUCKED UP than they would be EVER. Eventually, it repeats.
I think I was like 11 or 12 when these aired in New York on Cable TV, the best was when both New York City AND a local Fox station aired them. I got to see early episodes that I missed when i stared watching, but I have NEVER seen the pilot episode. THANKS FOR POSTING!!!!
big in sweden. coused a riot outside the tv4 building, so they had to show the entire series one more time. and we wanted them to do it a third time. but sadly they dident... yet
My God!!! I remember this show - it was such a big deal when it came on in the states, but I adored it! I know it was pretty big in the UK where I live now - I need to see if I can get DVDs. But thanks so much for posting!!!
I remember reading the books when I was a kid, and man was I blown away. They have recently re-released them on DVD, I think they will be available sometime in April but you better check.
Your best bet maybe is to try the Ebay Website. I can't guarantee you anything but you never know by trying. Where I live they only have a DVD Box set selling "certain" episodes but I would want to watch from the beginning.
THIS SHOW WAS NOT REALITY AND IS A LOAD OF SHITE,MOST AUSTRAILIANS ARE SHIT ACTORS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FEW HOLLYWOOD AUSSIE ACTORS
SuperJmo666 1 month ago
Showing Prisoner again on Pay TV ...from the start
I love it more now.. than i did the first time it was screened, which was once a week on ATV 10. on a Wednesday night
now i watch it every night at 6.30 and cant wait for the next episode..
a world class production.!
TheRayzar 4 months ago
Bad girls could of been good and still on bad girls just needed a new producer near the end to spice things up another fire to kill off a few heads lol
EmoDeathStar121 6 months ago
i love lizzie birdsworth.. <3
TheOrnsta 7 months ago
Well they finally started playing it again in Australia, it hasn't been on for years. Gives me a good laugh.
Xxtiacc88xX 11 months ago
vinegar tits hahaha
findlaymcarthur 1 year ago
Back from the very start in 1979 the bad officer was "Vinegar Tits" , later in1982 and forwards it was the "freak". Australias best sitcom ever produced, greetings from Sweden.
kzbxvz 1 year ago
@kzbxvz Back from the very start in 1979 the bad officer was "Vinegar Tits", later in 1982 and forwards it was the "Freak". Australias greatest drama serie ever produced to date. Greetings from Sweden.
kzbxvz 1 year ago
she was innocent and later sally hangs herself!
babycat967 1 year ago
" I haven't done anything !! I'm inocent !! " .. I know that most of them say that, but girl really sounded like she meant it !
IAMVOL111 1 year ago
This was one of my favorite shows in grade school!
antij1 2 years ago
Great what more can i say in this cell.
kzbxvz 3 years ago
The first episode had a very sober beginning - you would never imagine in episode one events such as a prisoner riding on a Harley Davidson motorbike, a prisoner dealing with an officer to get rid of her or things like that which happened in episode 692. The arival of liberal characters like Tom Lucas and even dominating ones like Joan Ferguson along with talk of "reward cells" and "reforms" seem like a long time into the future here.
GeorgeASFTHM 3 years ago
She Bumped Into Me
shaq7427 3 years ago
If you bump the bull you will get the horn from Frankie!
kannon9 3 years ago
I use to watch this show when I was 18 in the early 80's in the USA. I loved the show then and Id love if I could find replays of it somewhere. Im not sure if it would hold up thru the years, but it would be fun to find out. Is PSBH still on the air after all these years?
supercrossdog 3 years ago
Nope, from what I heard it's still shown in various parts of Europe including Finland where they have the subtexts for the folks to understand what they are saying. I know how you feel, I read the PCBH Books when was 16 in 1981 and I got hooked. Say, do you watch Bad Girls too?
laminage 3 years ago
Do you still live San Francisco? If they ever show this again in the US let me know.
kannon9 3 years ago
When my great grandmother came to visit Australia from Italy she would watch this show religiously .... she never understood a word... but would sit there and get so involved!!
MJKST 3 years ago
Poor Sally. Ended up doing time for murdering a gossiping schoolmate. I wonder how Meg & Vera would have dealt with Zandra Plackett from Bad Girls.
laminage 3 years ago
A classic beginning to one classic show!
AlbieGray 3 years ago
A brilliant show pity they never showed it on Irish TV.
Vera, Bea and Lizzie rule.
Poor Lynn she looks so innocent you would have to feel sorry for her plus she is HOT along with,
Marilyn, Karen, Chrissie, Caroline, and Roz
Fletch the letch was a lucky guy having it off with Caroline, I'm surprised he never went for Lynn, Chrissie and Roz.
brianc1995 3 years ago
Ulster Television had shown the series (if it counts as Irish TV), but gave up when there was about 130 episodes to go.
GeorgeASFTHM 3 years ago
true,channel 5 then picked it up.
dave34ni 2 years ago
This show was real popular in the US in the 1980s. Frankie was a mean woman. I once knew a secretary who LOOKED LIKE HER!!!
kannon9 3 years ago
Hey did you know that when Frankie "died" The Gay & Lesbian Community in San Francisco had a wake for her and at their Parade, they actually had a casket for her that they put in the procession.
laminage 3 years ago
Maybe because Frankie wouldn't take shit from anyone she was fearless so that's why they honored her! Very interesting to know they did a wake for her SF. Frankie to me was the ultimate warriror but she had her good side with Doreen, she really loved her.
kannon9 3 years ago
Yeah, you're right about that. I read The Franky Doyle Story when I was a Teenager and her life was very rough. Parents died, she and her brother were put into Foster Care, so Doreen was all she really had. Now I realize that when Vinegar Tits wanted to transfer Doreen to room with Marilyn, Franky probably felt "abandoned" once again.
laminage 3 years ago
What is sad is their are thousands of Franky's and Sam's who have had hideous lives. If only people who do not want their kids would give them to loving homes. Their is a lot of truth in Cell Block H about life in prison from what a friend told me. So sad!
kannon9 3 years ago
I keeps cutting out!
habbott172 3 years ago
Good old Lynn Warner (the blond girl second on the credits)... My favourite TV shows in the 80s were Dynasty and this one. Kind of like chalk and cheese, but both equally camp! Imagine how gobsmacked I was when Kerry Armstrong, the actress playing Lynn, popped up in Dynasty a few years later playing a Duchess!!! My eyes nearly popped out of my head. It was surreal.
sfuhere 3 years ago
Oh My God! Another show for me to get into, since I finished Bad Girls. Man I love You Tube!
This show seems a little creepy though, and I've only watched 15 seconds!
eliza26 4 years ago
The boxset containing every episode is now available for pre-order. 179 discs! Biggest ever apparantly. AUS$1,200. Approx £610! I'm starting to save....
wickedlyspiced 4 years ago
Hello All;
I used to watch this program with my mother every week day in Canada.
Joannec950 4 years ago
It was on Global TV in Toronto, and WBEN-TV, in Buffalo N.Y. in my area, in the late '70's. Don't know why, but they stopped showing it here in 1980.
danny9312 4 years ago
Karen Travers looks very glamorous in the opening shot when she is walking across from Flinders Street Railway Station in Melbourne
ilovepepe2 4 years ago
i could imagine that
though i wonder who challenge bea or myra or any of them or pat
afingwen 4 years ago
Can you imagine any of the "Bad Girls" in Wentworth or Vice Versa. Also, doesn't "Vinegar Tits" make "Bodybags" look like an Angel.
laminage 4 years ago
I loved this series, I used to stay up to 2:30am to watch it 3 times a week!.
I would love to know if you could buy the entire series on dvd, however there were 692 episodes!!!
Well Done - I loved this programme
Mr B - Cyncoed, Cardiff, UK
pinpanther123 4 years ago
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I'm being a bit too harsh, but it's all true.
This truly isn't THAT bad, but it kind of is, though. If you knew all the ridiculous things I go through about my friends with the government and cops, you'd fully understand.
I find this quite interesting. (read above to know why I don't like this)
GrimReaper2485 4 years ago
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I never bothered to see the end of even this SINGLE episode. All it does is rise my hatred of the government and cops. It proves how bad the justice system (regardless of location) truly is. Innocent people (mostly alchohol or drug related crimes, which should be easily overlooked as basically nothing dangerous to ANYONE) go into prison for no reason WITHOUT evidence. After the sentence is over, they come out 1,000,000,000 times more FUCKED UP than they would be EVER. Eventually, it repeats.
GrimReaper2485 4 years ago
I think I was like 11 or 12 when these aired in New York on Cable TV, the best was when both New York City AND a local Fox station aired them. I got to see early episodes that I missed when i stared watching, but I have NEVER seen the pilot episode. THANKS FOR POSTING!!!!
Defensewhiz 4 years ago
Thanks for posting all these, keep them coming. I've never seen the show from the start before, it's great!
MrSirMrSirMr 4 years ago
Blimey, Saint Meg was as nasty as Vinegar in that episode. When did she turn into sugar and spice?
Fronika 4 years ago
meg could be tough when she had to
thina82 4 years ago
the beginning is great. It's very "that was on the outside, and things were different then" LOL
sundaeg1rl 4 years ago
Karen! Lynne! Bea!
wagrailroad 4 years ago
OMG Thank you so much for posting this Video. I use to watch this program with my mom when I was a kid. I have been looking for it for a long time.
ChgoChef 4 years ago
but they will come around, sooner or later.
we're not going to stay silent for long
Hatchet666gitmo 4 years ago
I've been looking for this, I dont know how long.
I saw it quite a long time ago, but it's just as good as I remember.
I live in sweden, and they say there not going to air it again.
Hatchet666gitmo 4 years ago
I loved this! Thank you for posting this!
mrsgeo2004 4 years ago
big in sweden. coused a riot outside the tv4 building, so they had to show the entire series one more time. and we wanted them to do it a third time. but sadly they dident... yet
bronsonhenke 4 years ago
Yeah, I read that in has a huge following among the Swedes.
Ya'll in the UK should throw a riot outside channel four to bring Yvonne Atkins back from the Dead.
eliza26 4 years ago
god bless jock stewart
jacko51 5 years ago
Fantastic! I watched all six episodes so far whilst pissed and thoroughly enjoyed them. Thanks!
fungusmcphee 5 years ago
My God!!! I remember this show - it was such a big deal when it came on in the states, but I adored it! I know it was pretty big in the UK where I live now - I need to see if I can get DVDs. But thanks so much for posting!!!
NativeMoon 5 years ago
I remember reading the books when I was a kid, and man was I blown away. They have recently re-released them on DVD, I think they will be available sometime in April but you better check.
laminage 5 years ago
Hey thanks very much for that!!! They even had books???? I wouldnt mind getting them either!!!
NativeMoon 5 years ago
Your best bet maybe is to try the Ebay Website. I can't guarantee you anything but you never know by trying. Where I live they only have a DVD Box set selling "certain" episodes but I would want to watch from the beginning.
laminage 5 years ago
You're welcome NativeMoon. You may not know this but it beat "Happy Days" in the ratings back in 1984 which was the last year of the show.
laminage 5 years ago