Prisoner (TV series)

:For the 1967 UK television series, starring Patrick McGoohan, see The Prisoner.

Spin-offs

In 1979, a telemovie titled The Franky Doyle Story was produced. It was made using material edited from the first two dozen episodes of the series, with emphasis on the character of Franky Doyle (Carol Burns). It was the first of an intended series of telemovies. The plan was shelved when the cast took the matter to the industrial commission, who ruled that they were not being fairly compensated for what amounted to a "second use" of their work.

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1979 - The Franky Doyle Story - Carol Burns

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In 1981, a spin-off titled Punishment was produced. Punishment was a male version of Prisoner, set in the fictional Longridge prison. It was produced by Bruce Best and Alan Coleman. The series was a ratings and critical failure. Only 26 episodes were produced. It is noteworthy for the presence of a young Mel Gibson as inmate Rick Monroe.

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1981 - Bruce Best - Alan Coleman - Mel Gibson

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In 1986, when the series was cancelled, a spin-off titled Barnhurst was proposed. The series would have shifted the story focus to one of Wentworth's sister prisons, Barnhurst, which was mentioned frequently in the series. Although the treatment for the spin-off was in circulation for a number of years, with a number of working titles, it was never produced.

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1986 - Barnhurst

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In 1991, the series was re-versioned for the American market as Dangerous Women. The US version borrowed heavily from the Australian original for characters, but not storylines. In Dangerous Women the emphasis was shifted outside the prison, and focused on the prisoner relationships at a half-way house. It is remembered now mainly for the early appearance of actor Casper Van Dien in the role of Brad Morris.

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1991 - Re-versioned - Dangerous Women - Casper Van Dien

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In 1997, the series was re-versioned for the second time, this time for the German TV market. The German language version of Prisoner was titled Hinter Gittern (Behind Bars) and premiered in 1997 and, as of 2004, is still in production.

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1997 - Re-versioned - Hinter Gittern - As of 2004

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In 1999, a new British women's prison drama was created, entitled Bad Girls. As of 2005 it is still in production.

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1999 - British - Bad Girls - As of 2005

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