Prisoner season 2

The second season of Australian drama television series Prisoner (commonly known as Prisoner: Cell Block H) premiered on Network Ten on 22 January 1980. It consists of 86 episodes and concluded on 12 November 1980.

This season's storylines include the escape of Roslyn Coulson, aided by terrorist Janet Dominguez and the subsequent shooting of Erica Davidson; Lizzie's exoneration; the bomb explosion which causes the deaths of Jim Fletcher's family; Bea Smith's feud with new prisoner Kay White; Judy Bryant's planned revenge on corrupt officer Jock Stewart for the murder of her girlfriend Sharon Gilmour; the season finale tunnel escape collapse.

Main

 * Patsy King as Governor Erica Davidson
 * Fiona Spence as Vera Bennett
 * Peta Toppano as Karen Travers
 * Val Lehman as Bea Smith
 * Elspeth Ballantyne as Meg Jackson
 * Colette Mann as Doreen Anderson
 * Sheila Florance as Lizzy Birdsworth
 * Barry Quin as Greg Miller
 * Gerard Maguire as Jim Fletcher
 * Monica Maughan as Pat O'Connell
 * George Mallaby as Paul Reid
 * Betty Bobbitt as Judy Bryant

Central supporting

 * Amanda Muggleton as Chrissie Latham
 * Sigrid Thornton as Roslyn Coulson

Recurring

 * Deidre Rubenstein as Janet Dominguez
 * Penelope Stewart as Kathleen Leach
 * Penny Ramsay as Leila Fletcher
 * Ray Meagher as Geoff Butler
 * Judith McGrath as Colleen Powell
 * Jeanie Drynan as Angela Jeffries
 * Carmel Millhouse as Mary McCauley
 * Cornelia Frances as Carmel Saunders
 * Henry Cuthbertson as Dr. Herbert
 * Lloyd Cunnington as Mr. Goodwin
 * Graham Rouse as Mal James
 * John Higginson as Tony Reid
 * Rosalind Speirs as Caroline Simpson
 * Bernadette Gibson as Vivienne Williams
 * Terry McDermott as Brian Williams
 * Ian Gilmour as Kevin Burns
 * Joan Letch as Rhonda West
 * Charmayne Lane as Shirley
 * Margot Knight as Sharon Gilmour
 * Lester Morris as Mr. Muir
 * Jane Clifton as Margot Gaffney
 * Kate Turner as Sally Blakely
 * Rob Forza as Bill Harris
 * Peter Ford as Michael Simpson
 * Carl Bleazby as Hugh Gilbertson
 * Babs Wheelton as Louisa Burns
 * Fay Mokotow as Mrs. Seymour
 * Tom Oliver as Ken Pearce
 * Nanette Wallace as Sally Nichols
 * Simon Reichelt as Andrew O'Connell
 * Jentah Sobott as Heather "Mouse" Trapp
 * Dina Mann as Debbie Pearce
 * Reylene Pearce as Phyllis Hunt
 * Kevin Summers as Det. Sgt. Parsons
 * Paul Young as Capt. Lloyd Barton
 * Penny Downie as Kerry Vincent


 * Rod Mullinor as David Austin
 * Michael Duffield as Charles Baldwin
 * Kirk Alexander as Dr. East
 * Tommy Dysart as Jock Stewart
 * Ian Smith as Ted Douglas
 * Stephen O'Rourke as Harry Bone
 * Eugene Schlusser as Mr. Westmore
 * Sidney Jackson as Det. Sgt. Teagan
 * Caroline Gillmer as Helen Smart
 * Judith Dick as Marcia/Ellen Huntley
 * Michelle Argue as Josie
 * Tracey-Jo Riley as Leanne Bourke
 * Jude Kuring as Noeline Bourke
 * Susanne Haworth as Gail Summers
 * Jeremy Higgins as Tim Summers
 * John Lee as Andrew Reynolds
 * John Larking as Vince Talbot
 * Joy Westmore as Joyce Barry
 * Jack Harris as Terry Barry
 * Rob Steele as Dr. Rupert
 * Sandy Gore as Kay White
 * Janet Lord as Mrs. Blakely
 * Anne Scott-Pendlebury as Pauline Curtis
 * Colin Vancao as Weasel
 * Maureen Edwards as Hazel Crowe
 * Lois Ramsay as Agnes Forster
 * Anne-Marie Wiles as Nancy
 * Bryon Williams as Dr. Weissman
 * Brian Moll as Mr. Spenser
 * Elaine Cusick as Linda Jones
 * Sue Devine as Tracey Morris
 * Darren Sole as Danny Jones
 * Terry Gill as Det. Insp. Grace
 * Belinda Davey as Hazel Kent
 * Anthony Hawkins as Bob Morris
 * Rowena Wallace as Anne Griffin
 * Wynn Roberts as Stuart Gillespie

Accolades

 * Sammy Award for Best Actress in a Series – Sheila Florance (1980)
 * Logie Award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series – Sheila Florance (1981)
 * Logie Award for Best Drama Series – Prisoner (1981)
 * Logie Award for Most Popular Show in Victoria – Prisoner (1981)


 * Nominated: Logie Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series – Colette Mann (1981)
 * Nominated: Logie Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series – Gerard Maguire (1981)

Home media
The following is a list of DVD sets which contain individual episodes from season two or the complete season as a whole.

Streaming
The second season of Prisoner began streaming on Channel 5's service My5 on 12 February 2024, and concluded on 10 June 2024.