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Old 22-12-2003, 14:52
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Old 22-12-2003, 20:23
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i think i know you from another board! and no i dond like pcbh.
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Old 22-12-2003, 23:08
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Love Prisoner it was the first soap I really got into. Have most of the episodes on tape although I'm missing some of the early ones
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Old 22-12-2003, 23:19
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Originally posted by tonywilson
Love Prisoner it was the first soap I really got into. Have most of the episodes on tape although I'm missing some of the early ones
I used to watch the late Friday night episodes back in the mid-late 80s..... my son was born then & just did not sleep.....
thats my excuse, yer honour!

Seriously, I loved the series, Bea, Lizzy, the nasty warden, whos name escapes me....

Is it on any other channel these days?
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Old 22-12-2003, 23:47
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Originally posted by Hazel

Is it on any other channel these days?
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Unfortunately, no. But it could well be repeated in the future.
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Old 23-12-2003, 00:21
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So far no channel has picked up the rights nut if u go toPRISONER CELL BLOCK H - OTI u can sign our petitiopn to bring prisoner back and do loads of other kewl things and hear all the laterst gossip on the recroom
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Old 23-12-2003, 09:52
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Now that was an true example of cult classic television. This was a crap show, but for some reason I always watched it and i loved it.

Best programme to come out of Australia!!
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Old 23-12-2003, 09:56
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Old 23-12-2003, 13:57
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there is a best of pfcbh on dvd. i lvoed that show when it was on then mwc was on after or b4 it

I want sledgehammer back on tv.
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Old 23-12-2003, 17:00
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Originally posted by Hazel
Seriously, I loved the series, Bea, Lizzy, the nasty warden, whos name escapes me....

Is it on any other channel these days?
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Vera "Vinegar Tits" Bennett

Joan "The Freak" Ferguson

Tv4 Sweden is showing it weeknights starts roughly about 12.30 - 1.00am 11.389 H Pal clear on Thor 1deg west (if you have satellite) It's upto the time when 3 male prisoners are also in wentworth (the one of which rapes pixy mason) bea, lizzy arnt in it any longer and Myra is top dog.
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Old 24-12-2003, 01:37
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I too used to stay up especially to see this in the 80's.

I remember Central showing it 3 times per week.

As Central came to the end of the series years before the other regions, I wished I was able to then to pick up perfectly other regions, like it's now possible to do.
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Old 25-12-2003, 11:34
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As i explained on another board, pcbh is so expensive to buy in the UK because the owners FREEMANTLE know it has such a cult following and as a result no British channel will pay for it. Ironicly it is cheaper to buy it in any other country.
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Old 11-01-2004, 04:04
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I have today bought the whole 692 episodes of PCBH on tape!!!!
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Old 11-01-2004, 04:09
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How many tapes did it come on? Where did you manage to get them from?
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Old 11-01-2004, 04:23
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Over a hundred and from some bloke off another forum.

Had a cracking deal - £50 the lot and also included a few books and papers and the first 6 original tapes!
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Old 12-01-2004, 21:26
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I remeber PCBH from the late 80s - at the time I was living in Colchester and was able to watch the show several times a week on Thames, Anglia and Meridian. Was quite good cos most of the ITV network were showing the show at different stages. IIRC five was the last UK broadcaster to transmit this show at about 4am. Don't know how far they got or whether they still have UK rights.
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Old 12-01-2004, 22:35
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Five got all the way to the end. Their contract was to show the whole series once and was not renewable, so no chance of them showing it again, sadly.
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Old 19-01-2004, 18:02
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Is there anyone who has all 692 episodes available to buy - willing to pay a good price

Or anyone know of a site were i may find someone who will

many thanx
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Old 20-01-2004, 14:53
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Originally posted by sandman
there is a best of pfcbh on dvd. i lvoed that show when it was on then mwc was on after or b4 it
I have the dvd set with the denim look cover, but nearly screamed with excitment (yes I am easily excited hee hee), as I saw there is now a 2nd dvd set out in Australia and a guy is selling it on ebay. Now I have to save up some pennies so I can affored it.
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Old 20-01-2004, 20:46
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There is a 3rd!

http://www.planetdvd.com.au/shop_tv....23KUMQSXRJTTVF
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Old 20-01-2004, 21:28
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There is a 3rd box set due out but it isn't listed on that site. The DVD they have listed "Prisoner-Volume 3" is actually the 3rd disc from the first box set.
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Old 20-01-2004, 21:33
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Sorry!, My mistake.
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Old 08-02-2004, 05:20
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I was an actor in Australia back in the late 70's early 80's. My first speaking part was in the second or third episode of Prisoner (it's Australian title) where I played the part of a Cop (one of the few male parts in the series). It was hard going in those days, very little rehearsal time. A point of interest - the red brick exterior shots of the outside of the prison were in fact the TV studio (Ch.0) where the series was filmed. The repeats earn me between $20 & $50 a year in residule fees!. I'm glad so many overseas viewers are fans, although most Australians now think it was a "bit lame" by today's standards.
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Old 10-02-2004, 22:27
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Wow! So which nasty were you?

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Old 11-02-2004, 00:25
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Iv'e forgotten, it was such a long time ago - I suspect I was the one that had hair far to long to be a Cop. I will go through some old scripts and see if I can find out.
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