Bad Girls series 4
| Bad Girls | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
| File:Badgirlsuk4dvd.jpeg Re-release Region 2 DVD | |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 28 February – 13 June 2002 |
| Series chronology | |
The fourth series of Bad Girls was broadcast on ITV from 28 February 2002, concluded on 13 June 2002 and featured 16 episodes.
Storylines
Yvonne Atkins (Linda Henry) is being framed for Virginia O'Kane's (Kate O'Mara) murder, there is a game of cat and mouse between her and Jim Fenner (Jack Ellis) while the real culprits - Maxi Purvis (Kerry Norton) and Al McKenzie (Pauline Campbell) continue their reign over G-Wing. But it's not long before Yvonne is ruling the roost again, when Denny Blood (Alicya Eyo) returns and tricks Al into confessing to Virginia's murder.
New inmates Roisin Connor and Cassie Tyler are imprisoned for fraud and in a lesbian relationship complicated not only by their being behind bars, but by Roisin's being a married mother-of-two. The stress of G-Wing mounts for Karen Betts (Claire King), especially when she and Fenner split, but the stress is no longer her problem when she is demoted to basic officer and he is promoted to Wing Governor by Neil Grayling (James Gaddas), the new Governing Governor of Larkhall, who developed an attraction to Fenner. Grayling is trying to keep his sexuality a secret, so he and desperate Di Barker (Tracey Wilkinson) participate in a sham marriage, although Di believes she can change his sexuality, which pushes Grayling away.
The bitter hatred between Maxi and Shaz Wiley (Lindsey Fawcett) grows and ends in tragedy following a brutal fight. Crystal Gordon (Sharon Duncan Brewster) gives birth in the four bed dorm to a daughter but soon loses her faith in religion when another baby in the prison dies. Rhiannon Dawson, Julie Johnston's (Kika Mirylees) daughter arrives on the wing and the Julies are soon facing an additional sentence when the truth about Rhiannon's relationship with her boyfriend, Damion, is revealed. The series tackled domestic violence within the relationship of Di and Barry Pearce and teenage junkie Buki's battle for the right to see her disabled son, Lennox.
Yvonne and Karen find themselves at war when Yvonne's son, Ritchie, is revealed to be having a relationship with Karen. This is later revealed as a decoy, as his real girlfriend is new devious inmate, Snowball Merriman (Nicole Faraday), whom Ritchie is helping to escape from Larkhall. The fourth series ended with the prison library being obliterated as part of an escape plan by Snowball, resulting in a fire that left several inmates trapped and fighting for their lives.
Main cast
Guest cast
Recurring cast:
- Alex King as Ritchie Atkins
- Michael Elwyn as Rev. Henry Mills
- Andrew Lancel as Barry Pearce
- Jade Williams as Rhiannon Dawson
- Maria Charles as Noreen Biggs
- Eugene Walker as Officer Blakeson
Guest cast:
- Owen Oakeshott as DC O'Leary
- Graham Turner as Curtis
- Lucy Alexander as Newsreader
- Petia Pavlova as Prison Inmate
- David Cann as Francis Cowan
- Susannah Saary as Receptionist
- Mike Dowling as Aidan Connor
- Richard Dixon as Graham Hutton
- Patrick Cremin as DS Davidson
- Adam Leese as Damian Morrison
- Sarah Hadland as Spike
- Vanessa Earl as Nurse Kitt
- Rosemary Smith as Officer Lightfoot
- Lisa Krelset as Nessie
- Alice Kennedy as WPC Lowry
- Martin Milman as Inspector Simms
- Mathilda Thorpe as Inspector Shaw
- Tom Keller as Vince Purvis
- Sarah Winman as Susan Franklin
- David Roper as Mr. Adams
- Bill Wallis as Judge Bradshaw
- Annoushka Le Gallois as Jillian Tyler
- Charis Thomas as Lisa Bell
- Glyn Lewis as Sean Wilson
- Ryan Prygodzicz as Michael Connor
- Polly Kissock as Niamh Connor
- Irene Rambota as Nurse Moss
- Elizabeth Rider as Ms. Green
- Chook Sibtain as Naj Khan Din
- Doyne Byrd as Businessman
- Fenella Norman as PO Harrington
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | "Fight or Flight" | Jo Johnson | Jaden Clark | 28 February 2002 | 7.56 |
| 41 | 2 | "Unholy Alliances" | Jo Johnson | Phil Ford | 7 March 2002 | 6.83 |
| 42 | 3 | "Behind Closed Doors" | Jo Johnson | Nick Malmholt & Miranda Wilson | 14 March 2002 | 7.30 |
| 43 | 4 | "Fait Accompli" | David Holroyd | Maureen Chadwick | 21 March 2002 | 7.33 |
| 44 | 5 | "Only the Lonely" | David Holroyd | Martin Allen | 28 March 2002 | 6.82 |
| 45 | 6 | "Sweet Sixteen" | Craig Lines | Jaden Clark | 4 April 2002 | 6.99 |
| 46 | 7 | "Pillow Talk" | Craig Lines | Phil Ford | 11 April 2002 | 6.92 |
| 47 | 8 | "Prison Issue" | Brett Fallis | Jayne Hollinson | 18 April 2002 | 7.10 |
| 48 | 9 | "Baby On Board" | Brett Fallis | Martin Allen | 25 April 2002 | 7.12 |
| 49 | 10 | "Family Matters" | Brett Fallis | Tim Hyndman | 2 May 2002 | 6.90 |
| 50 | 11 | "Battle Lines" | David Holroyd | Jamie Caruana | 9 May 2002 | 7.43 |
| 51 | 12 | "Appearances Sake" | David Holroyd | Jaden Clark | 16 May 2002 | 7.12 |
| 52 | 13 | "True Colours" | Di Patrick | Jamie Caruana | 23 May 2002 | 7.35 |
| 53 | 14 | "Hard Knock Life" | Di Patrick | Jaden Clark | 30 May 2002 | 6.59 |
| 54 | 15 | "Marriage of Inconvenience" | Jim O'Hanlon | Liz Lake | 6 June 2002 | 6.33 |
| 55 | 16 | "Curtain Call" | Jim O'Hanlon | Ann McManus & Maureen Chadwick | 13 June 2002 | 7.13 |
References
- http://www.tv.com/shows/bad-girls/episodes/
- http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s25/bad-girls/#~p6cA7BQMvw596u
External links
- Bad Girls at IMDb
- List of Bad Girls episodes at Epguides