Bad Girls series 1
| Bad Girls | |
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| Season 1 | |
| File:Bad girls series 1 new dvd.jpg Re-release DVD | |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 1 June – 3 August 1999 |
| Series chronology | |
The first series of Bad Girls premiered on ITV1 on 1 June 1999, and ended on 3 August 1999. It consists of ten episodes. The show was produced by Shed Productions as part of Shed Media. After the first episode aired, the show became an instant hit in Britain. The show also became successful in several countries including America, Australia and Ireland.
The first series focuses on the growing relationship between new G-Wing governor, Helen Stewart and prisoner, Nikki Wade. Helen tries to show the prisoners that she on their side by taking matters such as miscarriage, bullying and drugs seriously, whereas the other officers, like Sylvia Hollamby, don't take any interest in the prisoners' problems. Helen doesn't get the support she needs from her officers and tries to convince Nikki that she needs her help in running an orderly wing. This is when Nikki's attraction for Helen begins to grow. Other major storylines in the first series is top dog, Shell Dockley's bullying against new prisoner Rachel Hicks, her drug dealing and her affair with senior officer Jim Fenner who also begins an affair with Rachel, as three become involved in a love triangle, Shell and her sidekick Denny Blood torture Rachel to the point where she commits suicide. New prisoner Zandra Plackett struggles to kick her drug habit, and things get worse when she discovers she's pregnant, and Monica Lindsey, another new prisoner on G-Wing, finds it hard to cope when she worries about her son, Spencer, who has down's syndrome, she worries about how he will cope and react to his mother's wrongful imprisonment.
Main cast
Guest cast
Recurring cast:
- Oliver Fox as Sean Parr
- Roland Oliver as Simon Stubberfield
- Eugene Walker as Officer Blakeson
- Timmy Lang as Spencer Lindsay
- Gideon Turner as Robin Dunstan
- Denise Black as Jessie Devlin
- Victoria Pritchard as Trisha
Guest cast:
- Ashley Miller as Carol Byatt
- Penny Ryder as Nellie Snape
- Shelley Longworth as Ms Wall
- Susan Aderin as Ms Carter
- Pauline Whitaker as Nun
- Daryl Fisher as Mrs Hicks
- Vinny Dhillon as Clinic Nurse
- Sheila Ruskin as Mrs Dunstan
- David Case as Chaplain
- Jean Ainslie as Sister Jill
- Ian Flintoff as Vicar
- Jane Galloway as Mary
- Andrew Frame as Officer Donegan
- Alistair Stewart as Newsreader/Himself
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | 1 | "Them and Us" | Mike Adams | Maureen Chadwick | 1 June 1999 | 7.99 |
| 2 | 2 | "Drug Wars" | Mike Adams | Maureen Chadwick | 8 June 1999 | 7.39 |
| 3 | 3 | "Love Rival" | Laurence Moody | Phil Ford | 15 June 1999 | 6.36 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Victim" | Laurence Moody | Martin Allen | 22 June 1999 | 6.86 |
| 5 | 5 | "Tangled Web" | Laurence Moody | Louise Page | 29 June 1999 | 7.05 |
| 6 | 6 | "A Big Mistake" | Jim O'Hanlon | Tom Higgins | 6 July 1999 | 7.02 |
| 7 | 7 | "Playing with Fire" | Jim O'Hanlon | Ann McManus | 13 July 1999 | 7.67 |
| 8 | 8 | "Falling Apart" | Mike Adams | Sally Wainwright | 20 July 1999 | 7.60 |
| 9 | 9 | "Pay Back Time" | Mike Adams | Martin Allen | 27 July 1999 | 7.32 |
| 10 | 10 | "Love Hurts" | Mike Adams | Maureen Chadwick | 3 August 1999 | 7.66 |
Release
In the UK, series one was originally released in VHS format in three volumes. The DVD was released in the UK on 18 June 2001. It was re-released in the UK on 7 February 2011 by Acorn Media UK, with brand new packaging.[1] The re-release was also released in a boxset along with series two on 7 February 2011.[2] Series one was also released as part of a series one-four boxset on 9 October 2006.
In Australia, series one has been released three times on DVD, the first being on 24 March 2003 containing the same packaging as the first UK DVD release. The second release was part of the complete boxset consisting of all eight series which was released on 10 November 2010.[3] The third was released on 12 January 2011, as a separate edition from the complete boxset.[4]
The DVD was released in America on 7 June 2011 containing its own style of cover packaging. It was released as "The Complete First Season", and was the only series of Bad Girls to be released in America.
| Bad Girls: Series One | ||||
| Set Details | Special Features | |||
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| Release dates | ||||
| United States | United Kingdom | Australia | ||
| 7 June 2005 | 18 June 2001 7 February 2011 (re-release) |
24 March 2003 12 January 2011 (re-release) | ||
Note: Special features marked * are not available on the re-release DVD
References
- ^ "Bad Girls Series 1". acornmediauk.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ^ "Bad Girls: Series 1 & 2: Box Set: Hmv Exclusive". hmv.com. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ^ "Bad Girls (1999) - The Complete Collection: Uncut (32 Disc Box Set)". ezydvd.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 April 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ^ "Bad Girls (1999) - Series 1: Uncut (4 Disc Set)". ezydvd.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 December 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
External links
- Bad Girls at IMDb
- List of Bad Girls episodes at Epguides