The first season of Australian drama television series Prisoner (commonly known as Prisoner: Cell Block H) premiered on the then-known 0-10 Network on 26 February 1979 in Sydney and 27 February 1979 in Melbourne. The season contains 79 episodes and concluded on 28 November 1979.
Cast
Main
Central supporting
Recurring
- Ronald Korosy as Marty Jackson
- Kirsty Child as Anne Yates
- Arianthe Galani as Mrs Bentley
- Anne Charleston/Gabrielle Hartley as Lorraine Watkins
- Billie Hammerberg as Valerie Richards
- Ann-Maree McDonald as Rosie Hudson
- Kim Deacon as Judith-Ann Watkins
- Louisa Pajo as Helen Masters
- Brandon Smith as James Brandon
- Frank Gallacher as Mr Bentley
- John Arnold as Doug Parker
- Terry Gill as Detective Inspector Jack Grace
- Beverly Dunn as Ethel Warner
- Ben Gabriel as Ted Warner
- Carmel Millhouse as Mary Healy/McCauley
- Patricia Kennedy as Miss McBride
- Sally Cahill as Barbara Davidson
- Margo McLennan as Catherine Roberts
- Tim Elliott as Ken Roberts
- Andrea Butcher as Sarah Roberts
- Penelope Stewart as Kathleen Leach
- Briony Behets as Susan Rice
- Bill Hunter as George Lucas
- David Bradshaw as Jason Richards/Frederick Rice
- Bryon Williams as Dr. Weissman
- Betty Lucas as Clara Goddard
- Joy Westmore as Joyce Barry
- Jude Kuring as Noeline Bourke
- Brian Granrott as Col Bourke
- Tracey-Jo Riley as Leanne Bourke
- Joanne Lehman as Yvonne
Episodes
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Reception
Viewership
In 1979, Prisoner was the second most popular program in Australia, averaging at 1,494,000 viewers.
Accolades
Home media
Select episodes from season one are available on both VHS and DVD formats.
Streaming
Prisoner began streaming on Network 10's service, 10Play from 1 January 2022. The complete first season is currently available to stream.
The series began streaming in the UK on Channel 5's service My5 on 1 September 2023, the first UK broadcast for 22 years. It reached the season finale (episode 79) on 20 October 2023. It is also became available to stream on Pluto TV in November 2023. The first season also began broadcasting on TV, with 5Select from 20 December 2023, followed by That's TV 2 on 3 January 2024.
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