When the gate slams shut you’re on your own. Stand on the white line! Look forward to kitchen duty working the press buy ups in the Rec Room – join the inmates of Wentworth Detention Centre for a reality check… Prisoner Cell Block H aired for 8 years from 1979 for an incredible 692 episodes. It was one of the most watched Australian soaps ever at home & around the world. Made by Grundy Prisoner was the first Australian show to tackle issues such as rape homosexuality murder & violence. This DVD encompasses the very first 32 episodes of this iconic show. DVD extras: Episode 1
- Audio commentary from producer Ian Bradley Who's Who of Wentworth: Case Files Meet the press game The Wentworth Files
- Who's Who on both sides of the bars Wentworth galleria
- photos & production stills from the show


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Drug smuggling shoplifting a roof top demonstration & a marriage in the prison garden. Lizzie fakes a heart attack Jim loses his family & Judy accuses Bea of killing Sharon. & if that’s not enough add blackmail theft hostage taking & Doreen trying to smuggle a lost dog into the prison. In short everything you could want from thirty two more episodes of the iconic Prisoner Cell Block H. Sit back & enjoy over twenty five hours of unforgettable Wentworth action in this eight DVD box set. ...

The Freak Ferguson gets into her stride at Wentworth dealing out bashings & false alibis & fire hosing the inmates. Meanwhile top dog Bea is trying for parole but continues to hand out punishments as normal. On the outside Susie gets involved with evil pimp Des while the halfway house opens & is soon the scene for guns fights drug dealing & arrests. & as new prisoner Maxine Daniels (Lisa Crittenden) reveals the truth about Joan’s past by the end of this box set three women are dead & so is Joan’s dog. Sit back & enjoy 32 episodes & over 25 hours of classic TV action from the much loved Prisoner Cell Block H. Special

Features: Audio Commentaries with Val Lehman Amanda Muggleton & Julieanne Newbould Val Lehman’s reminiscences on a new prisoner

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This brilliant box set features some of the most memorable & infamous episodes in the entire history of Prisoner Cell Block H. As Bea attacks Joan The Freak Ferguson with an iron bar Wentworth is set on fire & everyone gets trapped. During 32 episodes of non-stop action two women will die one will give birth & after the arrival of Nola Mc Kenzie (Carole Skinner) one of Wentworth's best ever villains someone will drown in a sink. & when the women identify the murderer Bea is ready with a soldering iron. Welcome to 8 DVDs & over 25 hours of genuinely unmissable drama. Special

Features: Audio commentaries with Val Lehman & Jentah Sobott Reminiscing with Val Lehman: K for Killer Introduction Prison Food on Set

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Bea is on the run Lizzie tries to stand up to Joan & Nola is smuggling in drugs. Ellen turns out to be Alan (which accounts for the problems in the shower) & after 360 episodes Governor Erica Davidson (Patsy King) resigns. Its another 8 DVDs of classic Wentworth action. As well as this Joan is taken hostage Head of Department of Corrective Services Ted Douglas (Ian Smith) is accused of corruption & Bea finds an opportunity to use the zip gun that gets planted in her dressing gown. Its 32 episodes & over 25 hours of iconic drama including the arrival of Pixie Mason (Judy Mc Burney) & Governor Ann Reynolds (Gerda Nicholson). Special

Features: Dear Chrissie Q&A with Amanda Muggleton: Other Things Auditions Chrissies Return Funniest Moment Women in Prison You Character Like Mother Like Daughter Looking Good Chrissie & You Recurring Character Favourite to Dog & Governor Stunts Once Off Special Remake

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The amazing Volume 14 of Prisoner Cell Block H is packed full of the same gripping drama that continues to make this show get better with every episode! From car bombs detonating on the wrong targets to a poisonous snake causing havoc behind the bars the action & drama never lets up. Old characters make come backs to see familiar faces of previous jail stints a few relationships blossom but many don’t as the continuous plotting for murder reaches breaking point. You better get your friends around the ones that aren’t double crossing you of course & settle yourself in for 32 episodes of gritty & relentless Australian drama. Special Features include audio commentary with Tina Bursill & Michael Idato. ...

Volume 15 of Prisoner Cell Block H has everything a cult fan of Prisoner could want. This volume is full the same gruesome grit bashful boycotting & ingenious plots that have made this series one of Australia’s most iconic dramas. Along with the intricate relationships & brutal acts of kindness there are new characters that cause even more trouble behind bars a huge riot & even a daring escape not by land or ocean but by air! Be sure to watch the next 32 episodes of some of the finest uncompromising jail set drama that will keep you coming back for more. ...

Volume 18 of Prisoner Cell Block H is the biggest yet! Spanning 12 discs this volume contains over 36 hours of your favourite Aussie drama. In this volume Ruth is sent to Blackmoor Queenie Marshall arrives at Wentworth & Dennis is shot when Frank holds Dennis & Meg hostage. An old face from the past returns to Wentworth but something's not quite right with her. Lou arranges a hunger strike while Joan gets a nasty surprise from Rita's biker mates. Volume 18 has old & new characters escape attempts violence backstabbing & romance. It's got everything the cult Prisoner fan has come to expect from this gritty iconic drama. ...