Prisoner Cell Block H - Best Of Prisoner Cell Block H DVD > Reviews > Could you cope with life behind bars?

Author's product rating:   

Did you enjoy it?	Loved it
Story	Outstanding
Characters / Performances	Outstanding
Special Effects	Outstanding
How does it compare to similar films?	Not applicable

Advantages:	Great to recall some of the episodes
Disadvantages:	None

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

I really remember watching this with my mum when I was younger and I thought it was good then. When I seen Prisoner advertised in a catalogue I said to my partner 'I want to start colleting it'.
When I opened it I didn't realise how many episodes there was to the whole series.

This dvd consists of 3 dvds all of which have 4 episodes and an interview with one of the characters. One of which happens to be my favourite Val Lehman who played Bea Smith.

The 3 disks comprise of:

The early years - Episodes 166, 287, 327, 400

The terrorist seige - episodes 550,551,552 , 536

The end - 600, 601, 691 , 692

Now I found this series worth watching have have vowed to collect every episode (there are 692) so a lot of disks to collect, but I think its worth collecting.

It is all based on a Australian Prison which is home to some of the nastiest of women. You see how some of them face life behind bars.

In the early years dvd you see attempted escapes, fights and also the end of Bea Smith (the Queen) herself being transferred to another prison as Prison officer Ferguson (The Freak) has it in for her.

Total running time:

Disk 1 - 198mins
Disk 2 - 191 mins
Disk 3 - 202 mins