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S1 • E1
Two new prisoners, Karen Travers and Lynn Warner, are inducted into Wentworth Detention Centre and must adjust to the harsh regime and the tough women they meet there. Karen, convicted of stabbing her cheating husband to death in the shower, turns out to be an old flame of prison Doctor Greg Miller. Lynn has been convicted of kidnapping and burying a baby alive, and though she loudly protests her innocence, she is bullied by the other women, led by their "Top Dog", murderess Bea Smith. Meanwhile, young inmate Sally Lee hangs herself in her cell while going through serious drug withdrawal. Tough lesbian Franky Doyle, learning that her girlfriend Doreen Anderson is being moved to another cell, goes berserk and destroys the Recreation Room. Bea burns Lynn's hand in the steam press and Lynn reports her for it, putting Bea's upcoming parole in jeopardy. Late at night, bent screw Officer Yates lets Bea out of her cell so she can go scare Lynn into withdrawing her complaint.
S1 • E2
Lynn withdraws her complaint, so Bea's release is approved. The prisoners hold a farewell party for Bea and Mum. Mum leaves her beloved garden in Lynn's hands. Mum is released into the care of her daughter Lorraine, and Eddie gives Bea a lift into town. Meg and Bill's teenage son Marty tells them he wants to move out and get a place with his girlfriend. Bea gone, Franky seizes the opportunity to take over the press and announces she is now in charge. Greg tries to talk Karen into appealing against her sentence, realising her husband was abusing her. Lynn goes on hunger strike until her innocence is believed. Mum's daughter rejects her, saying she doesn't want her coming home with her, so Mum checks into a grotty bedsit in town. Bea spends her first night of freedom in luxury at a hotel. The next morning, she visits her daughter Debbie's grave and picks up a package from her old cellmate: a "gift" for her husband.
S1 • E3
Franky's growing hold in the prison reaches boiling point when an all-out riot causes Bill to be stabbed; Marilyn and Eddie's affair begins with Lizzie messing with the wiring.
S1 • E4
Bill dies on the way to hospital and Rosie gives birth to a boy. Meg is devastated as the police investigate into Bill's murder begins. The cops are not getting very far; meanwhile, Eddie tells Marilyn he saw who stabbed Bill. Bea and the girls learn from him that it was Chrissie who killed him. They attack and scalp Chrissie, and she is transferred to another prison. Meg turns up for work, yells at everyone, and is sent home by Erika Davidson until after the funeral; Mum collapses at the bedsit and her landlady goes through her belongings. After the funeral, Erika tells Meg that she doesn't need to return to prison, she will get compensation from the department for Bill's death. Meg is furious and tells Erica she isn't going anywhere.
S1 • E20
Karen's barrister, Mr. Wilson, is retained to represent Mrs. Roberts who killed the man who raped her daughter. She is remanded to prison and finds the adjustment hard. Doreen and Frankie must find a way to get money; Franky favours a bank robbery. Karen receives the letter from Frankie; Lyn gets assurance she will get a light sentence. On their way to a robbery, Franky is shot and killed; Doreen walks back to prison and turns herself in because she blames Karen for Franky wanting to escape and plans revenge.
S1 • E165
On the day of the panto and escape attempt, Gillespie is suspicious and snooping around backstage. The panto is a roaring success with the kids present, and under cover of costume, Judy, Doreen, Mouse and Irene make their escape down the tunnel. Back above ground, Lizzie has been pondering going with Dor, and when she finds Teddy left behind, her mind is made up and she ventures down after them, pursued by Bea, determined to bring her back. After watching what has been going on, loopy Anne tips a wheelbarrow of dirt on top of the entrance to the tunnel, burying it from sight and effectively trapping them all down there. And then disaster strikes when the tunnel collapses on top of the escapees, crushing Irene and trapping everyone else - Meanwhile, Meg prepares to start a new life with Bob, as they tie the knot.
S1 • E247
Jim and Meg escape just as the rioting women take control of the prison but Steve and Janet are trapped inside. The inmates bicker amongst themselves - Marie stirs everyone up, Margo mouths off and Sandy tries to keep control of the situation. Outside the jail, Erica won't allow the police to storm the building, to Jim's disgust. Steve manages to get to a phone and tell the police they are still inside but he ends up having to hide up in the roof from the prisoners. The women give Erica their list of demands. In hospital, Bea hears of the riot on TV and phones the prison to speak to Erica, but Ted Douglas won't let her. The marauding women finally track down Steve, separated from Janet, in the Governor's office. On Sandy's orders, they pin him to Erica's desk and start to strip him.
S1 • E248
The almost-naked Steve is locked up in a cell. Janet finds him, but he tells her to leave him there and find a way out. Bea phones the prison again and gets to speak to Erica this time. She agrees to let Bea talk to the women. Kate is sent out to speak to Bea, with Colleen sent into the prison in her place temporarily as a trade. Lizzie is sent outside with the women's latest list of demands, only to be grabbed by the cops and taken away for her trial. The police prepare to send Jim in, commando-style, through the roof after dark to find Steve and Janet. The women read Janet's file and learn she is an ex-prisoner. They manage to catch Janet, strip her and dress her in an old prisoner's uniform. The police blackout the jail: Jim scales the wall and finds Steve and Janet safe. He radios the police to tell them, but the women stumble upon him. As they give chase, the riot squad lob tear gas into reception and storm the prison.
S1 • E471
Marie denies attacking Reb, but is sent to solitary anyway. Shane and Nicky are rescued from the storm drain, but the police diver drowns in the rescue attempt. Judy and Myra realise Joan set Dot up to make it look like she poisoned the staff room tea urn. A new camp cook, Ray Procter, arrives. Marlene mocks him and starts pinching things from the kitchen. Rachel berates her but it turns out anything she hasn't stolen, Ray has. At the VJ hearing, Joan gives evidence against Marie and extra time gets added to Myra, Bobbie, Dot, Reb and Marie's sentences. Heather tells Dennis she thinks Joan doped the urn. Joan takes Reb to the shower block and keeps watch while Marie bashes her. When Heather finds her badly injured, Reb claims Joan did it. Marie scales the fence during exercise period and makes a spectacular escape from Wentworth aboard a waiting helicopter.
S1 • E586
Remand prisoners Rita "The Beater" Connors and Barbara "Barbie" Cox are brought into Wentworth, Rita charged with assault and bodily harm, while Barbie's charge remains a mystery. Joyce overhears David and Eve discussing Eve's guilt, yet it may cost Joyce her life. A new top dog is elected...and she already asserts herself by trying to get a bashing in or two.
S1 • E598
Just as Rita prepares to go to court, the devastating news comes through that Slasher has been killed. Lexie escapes from Wentworth by crawling through the air-conditioning. Several of the inmates choose to break Lou's hunger strike, thanks to Bob's cunning.
S1 • E667
Events at Blackmoor build to a shattering climax as Rita leads the women to riot, taking several officers hostage. Craven issues a devastating order that prompts a grieving Rita to burn the prison to the ground. Meanwhile, Kath incites the Wentworth women into a rooftop protest in support of Rita, then wriggles out of responsibility for it.
Bea Smith
Erica Davidson
Lorna Young
Lizzie Birdsworth
Meg Morris
Phyllis Hunt
Kathleen Leech
Chrissie Latham
Doreen Anderson
Karen Travers