Prisoner season 3

The third season of Australian drama television series Prisoner (commonly known as Prisoner: Cell Block H) premiered on Network Ten on 4 February 1981. It consists of 81 episodes and concluded on 11 November 1981.

The season is notable for the conclusion to the tunnel escape storyline which ended the previous season; the departure of Vera Bennett ("Vinegar Tits") when she accepts the position of governor of Barnhurst; the kidnapping of Erica Davidson; the arrival of new prisoners Sandy Edwards, Kate Peterson and former inmate and top dog of H Block – Marie Winter; Bea Smith's amnesia, and later, her mysterious illness which sees her step down as top dog, only to be replaced by Sandy Edwards.

Main

 * Patsy King as Governor Erica Davidson
 * Fiona Spence as Vera Bennett
 * Val Lehman as Bea Smith
 * Elspeth Ballantyne as Meg Morris
 * Colette Mann as Doreen Burns
 * Sheila Florance as Lizzy Birdsworth
 * Gerard Maguire as Jim Fletcher
 * Betty Bobbitt as Judy Bryant
 * Judith McGrath as Colleen Powell

Special guest

 * Mary Ward as Jeanette "Mum" Brooks

Central supporting

 * Amanda Muggleton as Chrissie Latham
 * Serge Lazareff as David Andrews
 * Olivia Hamnett as Kate Petersen
 * Louise Le Nay as Sandy Edwards
 * Kate Sheil as Janet Conway
 * Wayne Jarratt as Steve Falkner
 * Maggie Millar as Marie Winter

Recurring

 * Julia Blake as Evelyn Randall
 * Mary Charleston as Linda Golman
 * Jane Clifton as Margo Gaffney
 * Tommy Dysart as Jock Stewart
 * Susannah Fowle as Lori Young
 * Caroline Gillmer as Helen Smart
 * Brian Hannan as Terry Harrison
 * Anthony Hawkins as Bob Morris
 * Leila Hayes as Jeannie Baxter
 * Edward Hepple as Sid Humphrey
 * Bethany Lee as Andrea Hennessy
 * Alan Hopgood as Albert "Wally" Wallace
 * Sue Jones as Kathy Hall
 * Fay Kelton as Alison Page
 * Nina Landis as Michelle Parks
 * Michael Long as Mick O'Brien
 * Tracey Mann as Georgie Baxter
 * Ned Manning as Nick Clarke
 * Tom Oliver as Ken Pearce
 * Candy Raymond as Sandra Hamilton
 * Wynn Roberts as Stuart Gillespie
 * Gael Andrews as Sister Johnson
 * Paul Bertram as Mr. Williamson
 * Ernie Bourne as Peter Hope
 * John Bowman as Henry
 * Aileen Britton as Florence Marne
 * Christine Calcutt as Mrs. O'Reagan
 * Paul Colombani as Martin Richards
 * Deborah Coulls as Micki Wallace
 * Peter Cummins as Hartman
 * Belinda Davey as Hazel Kent
 * Peter De Salis as Mr. Martin
 * Stefan Dennis as Peter Richards
 * Rod Densley as Gerry
 * Sue Devine as Tracey Morris
 * Laurie Dobson as Paul Tranter
 * Beverly Dunn as Mrs. Mitchell
 * Marion Edwards as Mrs. Reid
 * Maureen Edwards as Officer Bailey
 * Jennifer Finch as Susan Page
 * Simon Finch as Chris Page
 * Stuart Finch as Don Page
 * John Frawley as James Marne


 * Bill Garner as Det. Sgt. Ross
 * Jon Geros as Mike the Bike
 * Terry Gill as Det. Insp. Grace
 * Vince Gill as Wayne Bradshaw
 * Paul Glen as John Fitzwater
 * Hannah Govan as Mrs. Dyson
 * Kirsty Grant as Samantha
 * Gary Gray as Dr. Marsden
 * Diane Greentree as Sister Franklin
 * Liddy Holloway as Sister Hainer
 * Denzil Howson as Mr. Muirhead
 * Tim Hughes as Bazza
 * Amanda Irving as Janet
 * Brian James as Dr. Kennedy
 * Barbara Jungwirth as Lorna Young
 * Paul Karo as Det. Sgt. Rouse
 * Jackie Kelleher as Gwen Hill
 * Bruce Kerr as Gorgon Humphrey
 * Debra Lawrence as Sally Dean
 * Alix Longman as Janie Chapman
 * Dina Mann as Debbie Pearce
 * Kerry McGuire as Arna Johannsen
 * Joan Millar as Brenda Latham
 * Chris Milne as Tony Morton
 * David Nettheim as Mr. Carter
 * Gerda Nicolson as Mrs. Roberts
 * Helen Noonan as Wendy Scott
 * Reylene Pearce as Phyllis Hunt
 * Anne Phelan as Myra Desmond
 * Valma Pratt as Matron Swartz
 * Peter Regan as Dr. Granger
 * Ian Smith as Ted Douglas
 * Jon Sidney as Colin Lester
 * Trudy Simms as Dinah Walford
 * Jentah Sobott as Heather "Mouse" Trapp
 * Kate Turner as Ricky
 * Joy Westmore as Joyce Barry
 * Bryon Williams as Dr. Weissman
 * Myrtle Woods as Amelia Humber
 * John Wregg as Mr. Golman
 * Paul Young as Captain Barton
 * William Zappa as Del Latham

Accolades

 * Logie Award for Best Lead Actress in a series – Val Lehman (1982)
 * Logie Award for Most Popular Actress – Val Lehman (1982)
 * Logie Award for Most Popular Drama Series – Prisoner (1982)

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