Prisoner season 2 explained

Season Number:	2
Bgcolour:	db802d
Num Episodes:	86
Network:	Network Ten
Next Season:	Season 3
Episode List:	List of Prisoner episodes

The second season of Australian drama television series Prisoner (commonly known as Prisoner: Cell Block H) premiered on Network Ten on 22 January 1980. It consists of 86 episodes and concluded on 12 November 1980.

This season's storylines include the escape of Roslyn Coulson, aided by terrorist Janet Dominguez and the subsequent shooting of Erica Davidson; Lizzie's exoneration; the bomb explosion which causes the deaths of Jim Fletcher's family; Bea Smith's feud with new prisoner Kay White; Judy Bryant's planned revenge on corrupt officer Jock Stewart for the murder of her girlfriend Sharon Gilmour; the season finale tunnel escape collapse.

Cast

See main article: article and List of Prisoner cast members.

Main

• Patsy King as Governor Erica Davidson
• Fiona Spence as Vera Bennett
• Peta Toppano as Karen Travers
• Val Lehman as Bea Smith
• Elspeth Ballantyne as Meg Jackson
• Colette Mann as Doreen Anderson
• Sheila Florance as Lizzy Birdsworth
• Barry Quin as Greg Miller
• Gerard Maguire as Jim Fletcher
• Monica Maughan as Pat O'Connell
• George Mallaby as Paul Reid
• Betty Bobbitt as Judy Bryant

Central supporting

• Amanda Muggleton as Chrissie Latham
• Sigrid Thornton as Roslyn Coulson

Recurring

• Deidre Rubenstein as Janet Dominguez
• Penelope Stewart as Kathleen Leach
• Penny Ramsay as Leila Fletcher
• Ray Meagher as Geoff Butler
• Judith McGrath as Colleen Powell
• Jeanie Drynan as Angela Jeffries
• Carmel Millhouse as Mary McCauley
• Cornelia Frances as Carmel Saunders
• Henry Cuthbertson as Dr. Herbert
• Lloyd Cunnington as Mr. Goodwin
• Graham Rouse as Mal James
• John Higginson as Tony Reid
• Rosalind Speirs as Caroline Simpson
• Bernadette Gibson as Vivienne Williams
• Terry McDermott as Brian Williams
• Ian Gilmour as Kevin Burns
• Joan Letch as Rhonda West
• Charmayne Lane as Shirley
• Margot Knight as Sharon Gilmour
• Lester Morris as Mr. Muir
• Jane Clifton as Margot Gaffney
• Kate Turner as Sally Blakely
• Rob Forza as Bill Harris
• Peter Ford as Michael Simpson
• Carl Bleazby as Hugh Gilbertson
• Babs Wheelton as Louisa Burns
• Fay Mokotow as Mrs. Seymour
• Tom Oliver as Ken Pearce
• Nanette Wallace as Sally Nichols
• Simon Reichelt as Andrew O'Connell
• Jentah Sobott as Heather "Mouse" Trapp
• Dina Mann as Debbie Pearce
• Reylene Pearce as Phyllis Hunt
• Kevin Summers as Det. Sgt. Parsons
• Paul Young as Capt. Lloyd Barton
• Penny Downie as Kerry Vincent

• Rod Mullinor as David Austin
• Michael Duffield as Charles Baldwin
• Kirk Alexander as Dr. East
• Tommy Dysart as Jock Stewart
• Ian Smith as Ted Douglas
• Stephen O'Rourke as Harry Bone
• Eugene Schlusser as Mr. Westmore
• Sidney Jackson as Det. Sgt. Teagan
• Caroline Gillmer as Helen Smart
• Judith Dick as Marcia/Ellen Huntley
• Michelle Argue as Josie
• Tracey-Jo Riley as Leanne Bourke
• Jude Kuring as Noeline Bourke
• Susanne Haworth as Gail Summers
• Jeremy Higgins as Tim Summers
• John Lee as Andrew Reynolds
• John Larking as Vince Talbot
• Joy Westmore as Joyce Barry
• Jack Harris as Terry Barry
• Rob Steele as Dr. Rupert
• Sandy Gore as Kay White
• Janet Lord as Mrs. Blakely
• Anne Scott-Pendlebury as Pauline Curtis
• Colin Vancao as Weasel
• Maureen Edwards as Hazel Crowe
• Lois Ramsay as Agnes Forster
• Anne-Marie Wiles as Nancy
• Bryon Williams as Dr. Weissman
• Brian Moll as Mr. Spenser
• Elaine Cusick as Linda Jones
• Sue Devine as Tracey Morris
• Darren Sole as Danny Jones
• Terry Gill as Det. Insp. Grace
• Belinda Davey as Hazel Kent
• Anthony Hawkins as Bob Morris
• Rowena Wallace as Anne Griffin
• Wynn Roberts as Stuart Gillespie

Episodes

Accolades

• Sammy Award for Best Actress in a Series – Sheila Florance (1980)
• Logie Award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series – Sheila Florance (1981)^{[1] [2]}
• Logie Award for Best Drama Series – Prisoner (1981)
• Logie Award for Most Popular Show in Victoria – Prisoner (1981)
• Nominated: Logie Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series – Colette Mann (1981)
• Nominated: Logie Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series – Gerard Maguire (1981)

Home media

The following is a list of DVD sets which contain individual episodes from season two or the complete season as a whole.

Title	Episodes	Release date	Format	Country	Rating^[3]
Prisoner: 2	165	24 February 2003	VHS & DVD	Australia	ACB M	^[4]
		19 December 2006	DVD	United States	NR	^[5]
Volume 5	80	17 March 2007	DVD	Australia	ACB M	^[6]
Volume 6	81–96	17 March 2007	DVD	Australia	ACB M	^[7]
Volume 7	97–112	21 April 2007	DVD	Australia	ACB M	^[8]
Volume 8	113–128	21 April 2007	DVD	Australia	ACB M	^[9]
Volume 9	129–144	21 May 2007	DVD	Australia	ACB M	^[10]
Volume 10	145–160	21 May 2007	DVD	Australia	ACB M	^[11]
Volume 11	161–176	18 August 2007	DVD	Australia	ACB M	^[12]
The Complete Collection	80–165	29 September 2007	DVD	Australia	ACB M	^[13]
Volume 3	80–96	12 October 2009	DVD		BBFC 12	^[14]
Volume 1–3	80–96	30 November 2009	DVD		BBFC 15	^[15]
Volume 4	97–128	24 May 2010	DVD		BBFC 12	^[16]
Volume 5	129–160	11 October 2010	DVD		BBFC 12	^[17]
Volume 6	161–165	21 February 2011	DVD		BBFC 15	^[18]
Volume 3	80–96	11 May 2011	DVD	Australia	ACB M	^[19]
Volume 4	97–128	29 July 2011	DVD	Australia	ACB M	^[20]
The Complete Collection	80–165	5 October 2011	DVD	Australia	ACB M	^[21]
Volume 5	129–160	30 November 2011	DVD	Australia	ACB M	^[22]
Volume 6	161–165	1 February 2012	DVD	Australia	ACB M	^[23]
The Complete Season Two	80–165	11 January 2017	DVD	Australia	ACB M	^[24]

Streaming

The second season of Prisoner began streaming on Channel 5's service My5 on 12 February 2024,^[25] and concluded on 10 June 2024.^[26]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1981 – The Logie Awards . . https://web.archive.org/web/20150128195506/https://au.tv.yahoo.com/the-logie-awards/winners/article/-/5400980/1981/ . 28 January 2015 . dead .
2. Web site: 1981 Logie Award Winners. Australiantelevision.net. 8 June 2018.
3. Classification ratings:
   • Web site: PRISONER (said to be 2 - VOLUME TWO). Classification.gov.au. 7 January 2003. 21 April 2020.
   • Web site: PRISONER CELL BLOCK H - VOLUME 5 EPISODES 65 - 80. Classification.gov.au. 2 January 2007. 21 April 2020.
4. Web site: Prisoner DVD Prisoner: Cell Block H / The Best of - Volume 2. Blu-ray.com. 19 April 2020.
5. Web site: Prisoner: Cell Block H DVD Set 2. Blu-ray.com. 21 April 2020.
6. Web site: Prisoner: Cell Block H - Volume 5 DVD. Blu-ray.com. 21 April 2020.
7. Web site: Prisoner: Cell Block H - Volume 6 DVD. Blu-ray.com. 21 April 2020.
8. Web site: Prisoner: Cell Block H - Volume 7 DVD. Blu-ray.com. 21 April 2020.
9. Web site: Prisoner: Cell Block H - Volume 8 DVD. Blu-ray.com. 21 April 2020.
10. Web site: Prisoner: Cell Block H - Volume 9 DVD. Blu-ray.com. 21 April 2020.
11. Web site: Prisoner: Cell Block H - Volume 10 DVD. Blu-ray.com. 21 April 2020.
12. Web site: Prisoner Cell Block H - Volume 11 - Episodes 161-176 [DVD]]. Amazon.co.uk. 21 April 2020.
13. Web site: Prisoner: Cell Block H DVD. Blu-ray.com. 21 April 2020.
14. Web site: Prisoner: Cell Block H: Volume 3 DVD. Blu-ray.com. 21 April 2020.
15. Web site: Prisoner: Cell Block H: Volume 1-3 DVD. Blu-ray.com. 21 April 2020.
16. Web site: Prisoner: Cell Block H: Volume 4 DVD. Blu-ray.com. 21 April 2020.
17. Web site: Prisoner: Cell Block H: Volume 5 DVD. Blu-ray.com. 21 April 2020.
18. Web site: Prisoner: Cell Block H: Volume 6 DVD. Blu-ray.com. 21 April 2020.
19. Web site: Prisoner Cell Block H Volume 3 - Episodes 65-96. Booktopia.com. 21 April 2020.
20. Web site: Prisoner Cell Block H Volume 4 - Episodes 097-128. Booktopia.com. 21 April 2020.
21. Web site: Prisoner: Cell Block H DVD. Blu-ray.com. 21 April 2020.
22. Web site: Prisoner Cell Block H Vol 5 - Episodes 129-160. Booktopia.com. 21 April 2020.
23. Web site: Prisoner Cell Block H - Volume 06 - Episodes 161-192. Booktopia.com. 21 April 2020.
24. Web site: Prisoner: the Complete Season Two DVD. Blu-ray.com. 21 April 2020.
25. Web site: Prisoner Cell Block H Season 2 Episode 1. channel5.com. 12 February 2024.
26. Web site: Prisoner Cell Block H Season 2 Episode 86. channel5.com. 10 June 2024.