Prisoner: Cell Block H Prisoner is an Australian soap opera that is set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. Details Casts Galleries Posters Season Lists Title Prisoner: Cell Block H Genres Soap Drama First Air Date 1979-02-27 Last Air Date 1997-07-02 Episode Runtime 00 Hours 50 Minutes Total Season(s) 8 Total Episode(s) on All Seasons 692 Runtime 50 Production Companies The Grundy Organization, Grundy Television Productions, Network Ten Gerda Nicolson... Ann Reynolds... Maggie Kirkpatrick... Joan "The Freak" Ferguson... Janet Andrewartha... Reb Kean... Elspeth Ballantyne... Meg Morris / Meg Jackson... Louise Siversen... Lou Kelly... Glenda Linscott... Rita Connors... Lois Collinder... Alice "Lurch" Jenkins... Julia Blake... Nancy McCormack... Gerard Maguire... Jim Fletcher... Pepe Trevor... Lexie Patterson... Joy Westmore... Joyce Barry / Joyce Pring... Peter Adams... Bob Moran... Kylie Belling... Sarah West... Terry Gill... Jack Grace... Bryon Williams... Dr Eric Weissman... Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (720x1092) Original Size (680x1000) Original Size (680x1000) Season 1 79 Episode(s) 1979-02-27 Season 2 86 Episode(s) 1980-01-22 Season 3 81 Episode(s) 1981-02-04 Season 4 80 Episode(s) 1982-02-09 Season 5 90 Episode(s) 1983-02-01 Season 6 89 Episode(s) 1984-01-17 Season 7 83 Episode(s) 1985-01-24 Season 8 104 Episode(s) 1986-01-09