On the Inside: 40 Years of Prisoner (Cell Block H) at the St Kilda Film Festival, Melbourne

Tessa Dwyer; Stayci Taylor; Radha O'Meara; Craig Batty

On the Inside: 40 Years of Prisoner (Cell Block H) at the St Kilda Film Festival, Melbourne

Tessa Dwyer
, Stayci Taylor
, Radha O'Meara
, Craig Batty

Film Screen & Culture

Research output: Other contribution › Other

Abstract

On June 25 a capacity crowd met at the St Kilda Town Hall in Melbourne – the city that is the home of iconic Australian television series Prisoner (1979-1986) – to celebrate 40 years since the show made its debut on Australia’s Network 10. Prisoner’s extraordinary 692-episode run is made more remarkable by the fact that it was commissioned as a 16-part standalone series. It has since spawned international remakes and reimaginings, perhaps most notably Wentworth (2013-), now in its seventh season.

Original language	English
Type	CST Online Blog
Media of output	Online journal
Publication status	Published - 16 Jul 2019

Keywords

Australian television
Prisoner
NFSA
Wentworth
Grundys
TV Industry
Queer Representation
Women and television

Access to Document

https://cstonline.net/on-the-inside-40-years-of-prisoner-cell-block-h-at-the-2019-st-kilda-film-festival-melbourne-by-stayci-taylor-tessa-dwyer-radha-omeara-and-craig-batty/Licence: Unspecified

1 Edited Book
1 Article
1 Other contribution

TV Transformations and Transgressive Women: From Prisoner: Cell Block H to Wentworth
Dwyer, T. (Editor), O’Meara, R. (Editor), Taylor, S. (Editor) & Batty, C. (Editor), 2022, Oxford UK: Peter Lang Publishing. 471 p. (Australian Studies: Interdisciplinary Perspectives; vol. 4)
Research output: Book/Report › Edited Book › peer-review
Prisons and picnics: tough talk and accent in Australian TV drama
Dwyer, T., 1 Feb 2020, In: Media International Australia. 174, 1, p. 59-71 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

1 Link opens in a new tab Citation (Scopus)
Inside the Story: Writing the powerful female world of Wentworth
Dwyer, T., O'Meara, R., Batty, C. & Taylor, S., 11 Jul 2019, 3 p. The Conversation.
Research output: Other contribution › Other

Open Access
File

TV Transformations & Transgressive Women Book Launch
Dwyer, T. (Contributor), O’Meara, R. (Contributor), Taylor, S. (Contributor) & Batty, C. (Contributor)
11 Nov 2022
Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event

Wentworth and Prisoner: 40 years of fandom
Dwyer, T.
30/12/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment

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On the Inside: 40 Years of Prisoner (Cell Block H) at the St Kilda Film Festival, Melbourne

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Research output

TV Transformations and Transgressive Women: From Prisoner: Cell Block H to Wentworth

Prisons and picnics: tough talk and accent in Australian TV drama

Inside the Story: Writing the powerful female world of Wentworth

Activities

TV Transformations & Transgressive Women Book Launch

Press/Media

Wentworth and Prisoner: 40 years of fandom

Cite this