Prisoner - Season 8

Prisoner - Season 8

Season 8

Network
DatesJan 9, 1986 - Dec 11, 1986
Previous Season

Episodes

Episode 589
Season 8Episode 160 min

Episode 589

Jan 9, 1986
Episode 590
Season 8Episode 260 min

Episode 590

Jan 16, 1986
Episode 591
Season 8Episode 360 min

Episode 591

Jan 21, 1986
Episode 592
Season 8Episode 460 min

Episode 592

Jan 23, 1986
Episode 593
Season 8Episode 560 min

Episode 593

Jan 28, 1986
Episode 594
Season 8Episode 660 min

Episode 594

Jan 30, 1986
Episode 595
Season 8Episode 760 min

Episode 595

Feb 4, 1986
Episode 596
Season 8Episode 860 min

Episode 596

Feb 6, 1986
Episode 597
Season 8Episode 960 min

Episode 597

Feb 13, 1986
Episode 598
Season 8Episode 1060 min

Episode 598

Feb 18, 1986
Episode 599
Season 8Episode 1160 min

Episode 599

Feb 18, 1986
Episode 600
Season 8Episode 1260 min

Episode 600

Lou starts a full-scale riot in the prison, taking Joan, Mervin and Steve hostage and tying up Rita and her cronies in the dining room. Eve faces a kangaroo court and is hanged as punishment, as Lou finally gets revenge on the Phantom Lagger. As Bob tries to regain control of his prison, Lou forces Joan and Rita into a fight to the death...
Feb 20, 1986
Episode 601
Season 8Episode 1360 min

Episode 601

The officers and inmates attempt to get back on track in the aftermath of Lou's riot as Eve's murder is made to look like suicide and Julie is rushed to hospital in a critical condition. Bob vows to make Lou's life a misery as punishment for her actions. Meanwhile, it looks like the prisoners are about to get a new Top Dog...
Feb 25, 1986
Episode 602
Season 8Episode 1460 min

Episode 602

Feb 27, 1986
Episode 603
Season 8Episode 1560 min

Episode 603

Lou and Alice face their punishment for the riot, at the hands of Rita and her bloodthirsty band of prisoners. Bob counsels an old friend whose daughter is dying of a terminal illness. Lexie and Jessie overpower Bassinger and tie him up, but they're sent back to Wentworth charged with his assault when the police don't believe their story.
Mar 4, 1986
Episode 604
Season 8Episode 1660 min

Episode 604

When Ann decides to return to work, the Department make a decision about Bob's future, which could have serious repercussions. Lou finds she has no friends left, not even her once-loyal henchwoman Alice, and has nowhere left to turn. Pippa makes it clear she disapproves of Ann's relationship with Dan.
Mar 6, 1986
Episode 605
Season 8Episode 1760 min

Episode 605

Meg learns she is to be demoted from Deputy Governor to make way for Bob. Rita and the girls begin making their own booze and let Alice out of coventry when she saves their necks from Joan. Joan threatens to have Lou sent to Blackmoor; Lou steals some caustic soda to poison the home brew.
Mar 11, 1986
Episode 606
Season 8Episode 1860 min

Episode 606

Mar 13, 1986
Episode 607
Season 8Episode 1960 min

Episode 607

Mar 18, 1986
Episode 608
Season 8Episode 2060 min

Episode 608

Mar 20, 1986
Episode 609
Season 8Episode 2160 min

Episode 609

Mar 25, 1986
Episode 610
Season 8Episode 2260 min

Episode 610

Mar 27, 1986
Episode 611
Season 8Episode 2360 min

Episode 611

Jessie is rushed to hospital in a critical condition, but Lexie is unconcerned. Lou holds Flora and Sean hostage at gunpoint, before shooting them both dead at point-blank range. Dan's involvement with the bikies causes problems in his relationship with Ann. Pocco roams the prison under the oblivious officers' noses.
Apr 1, 1986
Episode 612
Season 8Episode 2460 min

Episode 612

With Lou on her way back to Wentworth after murdering Flora and Sean Jenkins, a grieving Alice quietly vows to kill Lou when she returns. Brought back to the infirmary, Lou finds a threatening message in her food. Bob learns Kath is on her way to the prison. Steve warns Joan that she is heading for a breakdown.
Apr 3, 1986
Episode 613
Season 8Episode 2560 min

Episode 613

Kath Maxwell looks set to have a hard time in Wentworth, as the women react angrily to the ""kid killer"". Rita has drugs smuggled into the prison in a remote-controlled car and throws a party, which ends in disaster after Steve flushes the dope down the loo and Rita knocks him out. Joan goes golfing.
Apr 8, 1986
Episode 614
Season 8Episode 2660 min

Episode 614

Lots of bullying going on as Joan bullies Lou and everyone else bullies Kath. Janet tries to ingratiate herself with both Kath and Lou, telling Lou she knows something about Bob Moran that they can use against him. Rita tells the other girls that drugs are a no-no from now on, to their disgust and surprise.
Apr 10, 1986
Episode 615
Season 8Episode 2760 min

Episode 615

The women throw Joyce and Mervin a slap-up wedding breakfast, but the festivities are shattered with the news that Lou has been found murdered in solitary. Bob and Kath desperately try to keep their friendship a secret from everyone in Wentworth, as Kath is systematically bullied by the other prisoners.
Apr 15, 1986
Episode 616
Season 8Episode 2860 min

Episode 616

Apr 17, 1986
Episode 617
Season 8Episode 2960 min

Episode 617

Apr 22, 1986
Episode 618
Season 8Episode 3060 min

Episode 618

Apr 24, 1986
Episode 619
Season 8Episode 3160 min

Episode 619

Apr 29, 1986
Episode 620
Season 8Episode 3260 min

Episode 620

May 1, 1986
Episode 621
Season 8Episode 3360 min

Episode 621

Kath and Janet team up and arm themselves with knives in a bid to usurp Rita as Top Dog. Roach and Ida decide to rob a newsagency to get money for Bongo. Joan makes a new friend and Kath is punished for destroying Joyce and Mervin's wedding video.
May 6, 1986
Episode 622
Season 8Episode 3460 min

Episode 622

Joan is offered $10,000 by Mrs Ryan if she will agree to help get Julie's sentence extended. Roach and Ida find themselves behind bars for robbing the newsagency and Roach realises she saw Joan the night the Conquerors' bikes were burned. Rita plots her revenge on Joan for the fire and, subsequently, Slasher's death, by arranging a nasty surprise at her home. Kath says goodbye to her husband.
May 8, 1986
Episode 623
Season 8Episode 3560 min

Episode 623

Joan's house is burned down by the bikies at Rita's request, after which Rita and Alice dangle her off the roof of the prison. Incensed, Joan agrees to Mrs Ryan's request to get Julie's sentence extended. An old acquaintance of Joan's from Queensland is arrested and sent to Wentworth. Janet and Kath arrange a drugs drop and Meg suspects the women know something about the fire at Joan's place.
May 13, 1986
Episode 624
Season 8Episode 3660 min

Episode 624

May 15, 1986
Episode 625
Season 8Episode 3760 min

Episode 625

Julie suffers a nightmarish trip thanks to Joan and Kath, accidentally stabs Nancy and ends up almost being crushed in the garbage compactor. Troublesome prisoner Merle Jones is transferred to H Block to act as muscle for Kath and Janet, and they soon find her childish exterior hides a nasty temper. Mrs Ryan realises her plan to split Steve and Julie up has failed. Meg is concerned about why Marty has left the navy.
May 20, 1986
Episode 626
Season 8Episode 3860 min

Episode 626

May 22, 1986
Episode 627
Season 8Episode 3960 min

Episode 627

May 27, 1986
Episode 628
Season 8Episode 4060 min

Episode 628

Jun 3, 1986
Episode 629
Season 8Episode 4160 min

Episode 629

Jun 5, 1986
Episode 630
Season 8Episode 4260 min

Episode 630

Marty and his two new fellow trainees - Rodney Adams and Delia Stout - discover the highs and lows of working at Wentworth. The women plot to make the Freak pay for reading Nancy's diary and carry out a cunning plan to humiliate her - one that involves a bomb planted in the prison garden and an escape attempt...
Jun 10, 1986
Episode 631
Season 8Episode 4360 min

Episode 631

Jun 12, 1986
Episode 632
Season 8Episode 4460 min

Episode 632

Rita is gutted and becomes disillusioned when Merle knocks her out in a dispute stirred up by Kath and Janet. Rodney holds an aerobics class for the prisoners, which ends in him being made a fool of. Janet plays silly buggers and messes around with the video tapes in an attempt to get Rita's girls into trouble. Joan and Andrew have a talk and try to reach a new understanding. Tension flares up between the three trainees.
Jun 17, 1986
Episode 633
Season 8Episode 4560 min

Episode 633

Following some plotting from the prisoners and some fake flirting from Lexie, Rodney is able to catch Janet's sister making a drug drop. The women tease Alice about her obvious crush on Marty. Joan gets a driving lesson and is ordered by Parker to increase the drug trafficking, Delia is made a fool of when she finds the tape of the women's film and reports it to Ann. Lorelei worries about what will happen to Zoe as her mother's health deteriorates.
Jun 19, 1986
Episode 634
Season 8Episode 4660 min

Episode 634

The arrest of Janet's sister prompts Parker to take action against Joan and she is devastated when he has Andrew knocked down and killed in a hit-and-run accident. Incensed, she takes a gun from the prison armoury to protect herself and goes to Inspector Grace to spill the beans and trap Parker. Back at Wentworth, Kath becomes hysterical and has to be sedated while the Warriors are reunited and welcome Roach back to the fold.
Jun 24, 1986
Episode 635
Season 8Episode 4760 min

Episode 635

Joan goes undercover for the police in an attempt to trap Harry Parker and bring him to justice, but it's a dangerous plan that could leave her life in danger. The women try to befriend Merle in a bid to undermine Kath and Janet's influence over her. Roach and Lexie try to come up with ways to make money in Wentworth. Rita and her gang give Janet a makeover, driving her to drastic measures.
Jun 26, 1986
Episode 636
Season 8Episode 4860 min

Episode 636

Jul 1, 1986
Episode 637
Season 8Episode 4960 min

Episode 637

Jul 3, 1986
Episode 638
Season 8Episode 5060 min

Episode 638

Jul 8, 1986
Episode 639
Season 8Episode 5160 min

Episode 639

Jul 10, 1986
Episode 640
Season 8Episode 5260 min

Episode 640

The prisoners grow excited about the impending work release on the boat, despite Rodney's efforts to have the scheme cancelled. Lexie tries to come up with a way to prevent being transferred to Maternity - but a potentially deadly disease was something she hadn't counted on. Roach makes plans to escape and enlists Vicki's help, until Rita puts a spoke in the wheels. Joyce and Mervin get some bad news and find themselves homeless.
Jul 15, 1986
Episode 641
Season 8Episode 5360 min

Episode 641

Lexie is stopped just in time from getting to Maternity and returned to the other women as Wentworth has to be disinfected following the Golden Staph outbreak. Kath siezes her chance in Rita's absence and sets up a casino in the Rec Room. Lorelei and Nancy worry that Rita will take advantage of the work release on the boat to kill Joan - indeed, she has something just along that line up her sleeve...
Jul 17, 1986
Episode 642
Season 8Episode 5460 min

Episode 642

Jul 22, 1986
Episode 643
Season 8Episode 5560 min

Episode 643

Stranded at sea, Joan decides to head for a nearby island to try and get help, and is pursued by Rita, intent on killing her as revenge for Slasher's death. However, Nancy is determined to stop her - and Joan turns out to be the one who has to save Rita's life in the end. On the boat, Roach is falling for Mick and decides that she isn't going back with the others. Back in Wentworth, Kath throws her weight around with the other girls.
Jul 24, 1986
Episode 644
Season 8Episode 5660 min

Episode 644

The aftermath of the boat dramas reverberate around Wentworth as Kath plots to put Rita and her supporters in her place. Joan is still missing - until the noise of a helicopter overhead signifies her return from apparent death. Lexie and Lorelei plan a surprise party for Merle to try and win her over to their side, but Kath gets Vicki to help ruin the party for her. Nancy's son comes to visit and he has a few surprises in store for her.
Jul 29, 1986
Episode 645
Season 8Episode 5760 min

Episode 645

Rita, Alice and Nancy await their fate following Joan's unexpected return to Wentworth as she tells Ann how she managed to escape the island. Kath decides it is time for her to make a bid for the Top Dog position. Lorelei is beaten up by Kath's supporters for defying her and standing up for herself. Nancy's new daughter-in-law turns up at the prison to ask her advice. Rita gets out of Solitary and ambushes Kath on the stairs.
Jul 31, 1986
Episode 646
Season 8Episode 5860 min

Episode 646

Jul 31, 1986
Episode 647
Season 8Episode 5960 min

Episode 647

Aug 5, 1986
Episode 648
Season 8Episode 6060 min

Episode 648

Aug 7, 1986
Episode 649
Season 8Episode 6160 min

Episode 649

Aug 7, 1986
Episode 650
Season 8Episode 6260 min

Episode 650

Aug 12, 1986
Episode 651
Season 8Episode 6360 min

Episode 651

Aug 14, 1986
Episode 652
Season 8Episode 6460 min

Episode 652

Aug 14, 1986
Episode 653
Season 8Episode 6560 min

Episode 653

Aug 19, 1986
Episode 654
Season 8Episode 6660 min

Episode 654

Aug 21, 1986
Episode 655
Season 8Episode 6760 min

Episode 655

Aug 21, 1986
Episode 656
Season 8Episode 6860 min

Episode 656

Aug 26, 1986
Episode 657
Season 8Episode 6960 min

Episode 657

Aug 28, 1986
Episode 658
Season 8Episode 7060 min

Episode 658

Aug 28, 1986
Episode 659
Season 8Episode 7160 min

Episode 659

Sep 2, 1986
Episode 660
Season 8Episode 7260 min

Episode 660

Spider and Vicki attack Sarah and spray-paint her white. Incensed, Sarah takes drastic action and places poisonous chemicals in the air conditioning system, causing mass illness and evacuation of H Block. Lisa's sudden inability to speak is diagnosed as all being in her head. Joan suggests to Ann that they start a prison shop.
Sep 4, 1986
Episode 661
Season 8Episode 7360 min

Episode 661

Spider tries to burn down the shop and is worried that Joan will bash her to punish her. When her attacker comes in the middle of the night, though, it's not Joan... Kath is made trustee in charge of the shop. Rita is reluctantly appointed to try and keep Sarah in line. Spider's confession about Lester prompts Lisa to get her voice back.
Sep 4, 1986
Episode 662
Season 8Episode 7460 min

Episode 662

Joan catches Rodney in the process of bashing Spider. Lester's belongings are delivered to Lisa in jail.
Sep 9, 1986
Episode 663
Season 8Episode 7560 min

Episode 663

Rita forces Sarah to face some home truths. Kath, Merle and Rodney go on a day out to buy contraband for the shop.
Sep 11, 1986
Episode 664
Season 8Episode 7660 min

Episode 664

Sep 11, 1986
Episode 665
Season 8Episode 7760 min

Episode 665

The Freak appears to finally have beaten Rita as she arrives at Blackmoor, where she is stunned to spot a familiar face amongst the inmates. Back at Wentworth, Kath is aiming to be the new Top Dog.
Sep 16, 1986
Episode 666
Season 8Episode 7860 min

Episode 666

Sep 23, 1986
Episode 667
Season 8Episode 7960 min

Episode 667

Sep 23, 1986
Episode 668
Season 8Episode 8060 min

Episode 668

Sep 25, 1986
Episode 669
Season 8Episode 8160 min

Episode 669

Sep 25, 1986
Episode 670
Season 8Episode 8260 min

Episode 670

Inadvertantly on the run, Merle finds herself a new playmate and a comfortable hiding place from the authorities. Back at Wentworth, Ann suffers the consequences when Lorelei is threatened by Craven.
Sep 30, 1986
Episode 671
Season 8Episode 8360 min

Episode 671

Rita attempts to lure Craven into a fight to the death, intent on avenging the attack on Lorelei. Merle makes the most of her new-found freedom and has a ball with her new pal Tommy.
Oct 2, 1986
Episode 672
Season 8Episode 8460 min

Episode 672

Craven continues his reign of terror at Wentworth - but it is about to come to a bloody end. Merle manages to turn an innocent game with Tommy into a police siege that is only ended with the intervention of Ann.
Oct 2, 1986
Episode 673
Season 8Episode 8560 min

Episode 673

Joan consolidates her hold on Wentworth in the aftermath of Craven's murder, but she is forced to sacrifice Lorelei to protect her own job. Meg and Joyce find themselves in big trouble for disobeying Joan's orders.
Oct 7, 1986
Episode 674
Season 8Episode 8660 min

Episode 674

Joan's attempt to transfer Meg, Joyce and Marty away from Wentworth incurs the wrath of the union and the threat of an officers' strike. Kath loses her trusteeship after being set-up.
Oct 9, 1986
Episode 675
Season 8Episode 8760 min

Episode 675

Joan attempts to hide the important role she played in Lorelei's recovery. Rita, Alice and Brumby's escape attempt seems in jeopardy.
Oct 9, 1986
Episode 676
Season 8Episode 8860 min

Episode 676

Rita is back but Joan is determined to break the hold she has over the women. A television news team arrives at Wentworth to investigate Meg's claims of a cover-up.
Oct 14, 1986
Episode 677
Season 8Episode 8960 min

Episode 677

Kath and Rita do a deal and reach a compromise. Ann is reinstated as Governor by the Department, prompting Joan to make a surprise decision.
Oct 21, 1986
Episode 678
Season 8Episode 9060 min

Episode 678

Ann Reynolds' return to Wentworth and Joan's simultaneous fall from grace are the cause for major celebrations amongst the staff and inmates alike. Brumby begins plotting yet another ill-conceived escape attempt.
Oct 23, 1986
Episode 679
Season 8Episode 9160 min

Episode 679

Brumby's bashers are revealed and punished for their misdeeds. Marty places himself in considerable danger as he continues his attempts to help Spike.
Oct 23, 1986
Episode 680
Season 8Episode 9260 min

Episode 680

Marty's attempts to help Spike could spell trouble for Lisa Mullins. Kath finally manages to find Spider's contraband, but Rita could die as a consequence.
Oct 30, 1986
Episode 681
Season 8Episode 9360 min

Episode 681

Kath and Merle are forced to swallow their pride as punishment for poisoning Rita. Spider finds the evidence she needs to try and put a stop to Alice and Harry's budding romance.
Oct 30, 1986
Episode 682
Season 8Episode 9460 min

Episode 682

Joan gets a nasty shock on her first day in her new job. Kath contemplates an offer from Ron Willis to get Marty and Spike. Rita arranges a meeting for Alice and Harry to discuss his past.
Nov 6, 1986
Episode 683
Season 8Episode 9560 min

Episode 683

Rita and the girls plot revenge on Stud and Billy for the attack on Lorelei. Alice tries to find out the truth about Harry's past.
Nov 6, 1986
Episode 684
Season 8Episode 9660 min

Episode 684

Rita and Alice are cleared of trouble in the incident with the men. Kath makes her getaway, but is forced to leave Merle behind. Angry and humiliated, Joan threatens Dwyer and bullies him into helping her.
Nov 11, 1986
Episode 685
Season 8Episode 9760 min

Episode 685

In the aftermath of the escape, a distraught Merle is sedated and committed to a mental institution. Dwyer advises Joan to swallow her pride and return to Wentworth. The women, with the help of Lisa, plan a cruel humiliation for Rodney.
Nov 13, 1986
Episode 686
Season 8Episode 9860 min

Episode 686

Spider finally succeeds in pushing Rita too far. Rodney makes plans to get back at Lisa. Kath's escape could end with her in a pine box...
Nov 18, 1986
Episode 687
Season 8Episode 9960 min

Episode 687

Rita receives some devastating news from the doctor about her ill health. Kath finally manages to escape from her minders.
Nov 25, 1986
Episode 688
Season 8Episode 10060 min

Episode 688

Rita struggles to come to terms with the news of her impending death. Returned to Wentworth and rejected by Merle, Kath feels like she has nothing left to live for and prepares to commit suicide.
Nov 27, 1986
Episode 689
Season 8Episode 10160 min

Episode 689

Rita counsels Kath and stops her killing herself. The women find a weapon to defeat Rodney with. Rita tells Alice she has some big plans that nothing - and no-one - can interfere with.
Dec 2, 1986
Episode 690
Season 8Episode 10260 min

Episode 690

Joan surprises everyone when she volunteers to be Rita's constant help. Harry makes an unexpected announcement.
Dec 4, 1986
Episode 691
Season 8Episode 10360 min

Episode 691

Rita escapes from Wentworth to carry out her robbery. Kath and Merle are reunited and the women learn of Rita's condition. The department assess Ann's reform proposals.
Dec 9, 1986
Episode 692
Season 8Episode 10460 min

Episode 692

Rita carries out the robbery but is recaptured and brought back to Wentworth in a bad way. Joan goes to pick up the cash but chickens out. Alice gets Tom to bring in his motorbike for Rita to ride in the grounds as a birthday treat. Ann is told her reforms have been accepted and Dwyer sacked. Rita announces she's standing down as Top Dog and wants Kath to take over. Harry is transferred to Barnhurst. Joan arrives at work next day to hear Rita died during the night. She finally picks up the stolen loot, but the cops are waiting for her and she arrives in Wentworth on remand overnight and is put in Solitary. Joan starts cracking up and is horrified when her meal is brought in by a very much alive Rita. She is taken away to another prison next morning as the women whoop and holler. Rita tells Alice she's ""going to be the oldest biker in the world"".
Dec 11, 1986

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