"Bad Girls" (1999) TV series 1999-2006

Creators:

Maureen Chadwick
Eileen Gallagher
Ann McManus

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Release Date:

1 June 1999 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Behind bars, anything can happen!

Plot:

Drama about the staff and inmates of a women's prison.

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Women's Prison | Inmate | Suicide | Cult Favorite

Awards:

9 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Victoria Alcock	...	Julie Saunders (96 episodes, 1999-2006)
Kika Mirylees	...	Julie Johnston / ... (96 episodes, 1999-2006)
Helen Fraser	...	Sylvia Hollamby / ... (92 episodes, 1999-2006)
Jack Ellis	...	Jim Fenner (88 episodes, 1999-2005)
Tracey Wilkinson	...	Di Barker / ... (76 episodes, 2000-2005)
Victoria Bush	...	Tina O'Kane / ... (73 episodes, 2001-2006)
Alicia Eyo	...	Denny Blood (59 episodes, 1999-2003)
Linda Henry	...	Yvonne Atkins (58 episodes, 1999-2003)
Claire King	...	Karen Betts (56 episodes, 2000-2004)
Isabelle Amyes	...	Barbara Hunt (52 episodes, 2000-2003)
James Gaddas	...	Neil Grayling (52 episodes, 2002-2006)
Sharon Duncan-Brewster	...	Crystal Gordon (44 episodes, 1999-2002)
Pauline Campbell	...	Al Mackenzie (42 episodes, 2001-2004)
Amanda Barrie	...	Beverley Tull (41 episodes, 2003-2006)
Jeanie Gold	...	Prisoner (41 episodes, 2003-2006)
Stephanie Beacham	...	Phyllida Oswyn (40 episodes, 2003-2006)

Also Known As:

Jail Birds (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

90 min (including commercials; eight episodes) | 75 min (including commercials; one episode) | UK:60 min (including commercials; ninety eight episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:MA (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes) | UK:15 | UK:18 (two episodes)

Filming Locations:

Oxford Prison, New Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Shed Productions

Trivia:

Jack Ellis originally left Bad Girls in the final episode of the sixth series when justice finally caught up with his character, Jim Fenner. However, Shed Productions persuaded Ellis to sign on for one further series and Fenner came back in the first episode of the following series.

Quotes:

Julie j: What are you going to call yourself Yvonne?
Yvonne Atkins: Oh, it's gotta be a name with discipline for me, girls. Call me Sylvia Hollamby, the stern screw that likes strictness and spanking. Disobedience will be severely dealt with.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Drama Connections: Tenko (#1.3)" (2005)

great tv series

I like bad girls and its been going five years now and I still enjoy it even the fifth series with Stephanie beacham and amanda barrie as con artists are great, anyone who has not seen it yet will be in for a treat great British stuff. I hope they make a sixth series as its getting better everytime a series is made.