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Wentworth
Season 3
Region 4 DVD Cover
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkSoHo
Original release7 April (2015-04-07) –
23 June 2015 (2015-06-23)
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List of episodes

The third season of the television drama series Wentworth premiered on SoHo in Australia on 7 April 2015. It was executively produced by FremantleMedia's Director of Drama, Jo Porter. The season comprises 12 episodes. Season three picks up four months after Bea's return to Wentworth following her escape and revenge murder of Brayden Holt.[1]

Plot

Four months have passed since Bea Smith's bold escape and ruthless murder of Brayden Holt. Having returned to Wentworth Correctional Centre, Bea has assumed the mantle of Top Dog, hailed by all – including Franky Doyle herself – as a worthy successor. Franky may no longer be Top Dog but she's not about to forget how Liz lagged on her, and Boomer is set to make Liz pay. Doreen's baby bump is growing and Ferguson is watching her closely. While Vera's instincts are more attuned to Ferguson's scheming, Will is none the wiser despite Fletch's apparent hit and run accident.[1]

Cast

Episodes

See also: List of Wentworth episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateAus. viewers
231"The Governor's Pleasure"Kevin CarlinStuart Page7 April 2015 (2015-04-07)100,000[2]
242"Failing Upwards"Kevin CarlinAdam Todd14 April 2015 (2015-04-14)94,000[3]
253"Knives Out"Catherine MillarPete McTighe21 April 2015 (2015-04-21)98,000[4]
264"Righteous Acts"Catherine MillarJohn Ridley28 April 2015 (2015-04-28)102,000[5]
275"Mercy"Steve JodrellAdam Todd5 May 2015 (2015-05-05)97,000[6]
286"Evidence"Steve JodrellStuart Page12 May 2015 (2015-05-12)118,000[7]
297"The Long Game"Kevin CarlinPete McTighe & Marcia Gardner19 May 2015 (2015-05-19)104,000[8]
308"Goldfish"Kevin CarlinJohn Ridley26 May 2015 (2015-05-26)108,000[9]
319"Freak Show"Catherine MillarAdam Todd2 June 2015 (2015-06-02)108,000[10]
3210"A Higher Court"Catherine MillarStuart Page9 June 2015 (2015-06-09)127,000[11]
3311"The Living and the Dead"Steve JodrellJohn Ridley16 June 2015 (2015-06-16)109,000[12]
3412"Blood and Fire"Steve JodrellPete McTighe23 June 2015 (2015-06-23)113,000[13]

Production

On 29 January 2014, it was announced that FremantleMedia had renewed Wentworth for a third season, set to air in 2015.[14]

Jo Porter, the Director of Drama at FremantleMedia stated, "Foxtel have been the perfect broadcast partner and have given Wentworth the ideal platform for it to achieve such success both domestically and then internationally. To have this unique Australian program now airing across the globe fills us with great pride. The commissioning of season three is such a compliment to the hard work and talent of the writers, directors, our outstanding cast and of course the crew, most of whom have been with us since season one. We look forward to continuing our success both here and overseas."[14]

Brian Walsh, the Executive Director of Television at Foxtel stated, "Wentworth's first season was a triumph with its remarkable performance and production qualities which enthralled our Australian audience and achieved such great international recognition. Since October, the cast and the production team, led by producer Amanda Crittenden, have been back on-location delivering on the promise of season two's gripping scripts and the story lines for season three are sensational."[14]

A third season was confirmed on 29 January 2014.[15] A five-month production commenced in the purpose-built set in March 2014.[14] The final table read for season three took place on 8 July 2014.[16] Filming for the third season began in March 2014 and concluded in July 2014.[14]

Former All Saints stars Pia Miranda, Libby Tanner and Tammy Macintosh joined the cast as inmate Jodie Spiteri, psychologist Bridget Westfall and vigilante Karen Proctor, respectively.[17]

Reception

Ratings

Episode Title Original airdate Overnight Viewers Nightly Rank
3-01 The Governor's Pleasure 7 April 2015 100,000[2] 1[2]
3-02 Failing Upwards 14 April 2015 94,000[3] 1[3]
3-03 Knives Out 21 April 2015 98,000[4] 1[4]
3-04 Righteous Acts 28 April 2015 102,000[5] 1[5]
3-05 Mercy 5 May 2015 97,000[6] 3[6]
3-06 Evidence 12 May 2015 118,000[7] 1[7]
3-07 The Long Game 19 May 2015 104,000[8] 1[8]
3-08 Goldfish 26 May 2015 108,000[9] 2[9]
3-09 Freak Show 2 June 2015 108,000[10] 1[10]
3-10 A Higher Court 9 June 2015 127,000[11] 1[11]
3-11 The Living and the Dead 16 June 2015 109,000[12] 1[12]
3-12 Blood and Fire 23 June 2015 113,000[13] 1[13]
  • Figures are OzTAM Data for the 5 City Metro areas.
  • Overnight - Live broadcast and recordings viewed the same night.
  • Consolidated - Live broadcast and recordings viewed.

Accolades

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Wentworth

AACTA Awards (2015)

Australian Writers' Guild Awards (2015 & 2016)

  • Won: Best Script for a Television Series — Stuart Page (Episode 1: "The Governor's Pleasure")[20]
  • Nominated: Best Script for a Television Series — Pete McTighe (Episode 12: "Blood and Fire")[21]

Logie Awards (2016)

Home media

The third season of Wentworth is available on both DVD and Blu-ray formats in Australia and Germany, and on DVD-only format in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Set title Release date Additional
Region 1[24] Region 2 (UK)[25] Region 2/B (DE)[26] Region 4/B[27]
Wentworth: The Complete Season 3 (Australia)
Wentworth Prison: Season Three (United Kingdom)
Wentworth: Season 3 (United States)
Wentworth: Die Komplette Dritte Staffel (Germany) 		6 June 2017 12 October 2015 30 June 2017 14 October 2015


Set details

DVD Audio

  • English: Dolby Digital 5.1 (regions 1, 2 & 4)
  • English: Dolby Digital 2.0 (region 2 Germany)
  • Deutsch: Dolby Digital 2.0 (region 2 Germany)

Blu-ray Audio

  • English: DTS-HD 2.0 (region B Germany)
  • Deutsch: DTS-HD 2.0 (region B Germany)
  • English: DTS-Master Audio 5.1 (Region B Australia)

Subtitles

  • Deutsch (DVD & Blu-ray Germany)
  • English SDH (DVD & Blu-ray Australia)

Discs

  • 4-DVD set (region 1)
  • 4-DVD Deluxe Edition set (region 2 UK)
  • 4-DVD set (region 2 Germany)
  • 3-Blu-ray set (Region B Germany)
  • 4-DVD set (Region 4)
  • 3-Blu-ray set (Region B Australia)

Rating

Special Features:

References

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  2. ^ a b c Knox, David (8 April 2015). "Tuesday 7 April 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Knox, David (17 April 2015). "Tuesday 14 April 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Knox, David (22 April 2015). "Tuesday 21 April 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  5. ^ a b c Knox, David (29 April 2015). "Tuesday 28 April 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  6. ^ a b c Knox, David (6 May 2015). "Tuesday 5 May 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  7. ^ a b c "Tuesday 12 May 2015". TV Tonight.
  8. ^ a b c "Tuesday 19 May 2015". TV Tonight.
  9. ^ a b c Knox, David (27 May 2015). "Tuesday 26 May 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  10. ^ a b c Knox, David (3 June 2015). "Tuesday 2 June 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  11. ^ a b c Knox, David (10 June 2015). "Tuesday 9 June 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  12. ^ a b c Knox, David (17 June 2015). "Tuesday 16 June 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  13. ^ a b c "Tuesday 23 June 2015". TV Tonight.
  14. ^ a b c d e "Renewed: Wentworth". TV Tonight. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  15. ^ "Foxtel announces Wentworth Season 3".
  16. ^ "Episode 2.8 tonight! #Wentworth #WentworthPrison We had the readthrough for the last block of S3 yesterday. No emoticons do it justice". Pete McTighe on Twitter. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  17. ^ "The screen death of Alex Cook's character Lou in Love My Way still holds strong emotions for fans". News.com.au. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  18. ^ "Aacta awards 2015: Mad Max and The Dressmaker win big – as it happened". The Guardian. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  19. ^ a b c "5th AACTA Awards Presented By Presto Noninees & Winners − By Production" (PDF). aacta.org. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  20. ^ Knox, David"AWGIE Awards 2015: nominees". TV Tonight. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  21. ^ Knox, David"AWGIE Awards 2016: nominees". TV Tonight. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  22. ^ a b c Knox, David"Logie Awards 2016: nominations". TV Tonight. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  23. ^ "Live blog: all the action from the 2016 TV Week Logie Awards". news.com.au. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  24. ^ Region 1:
  25. ^ Region 2 (UK):
  26. ^ Region 2/B (Germany):
  27. ^ Region 4/B:
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