<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related shows </Th> <Td> Wentworth </Td> </Tr> <P> Prisoner is an Australian soap opera set in a women's prison, Wentworth Detention Centre, which was located in the fictitious Melbourne suburb of Wentworth . In the United States and the United Kingdom, due to a copyright injunction, it was titled Prisoner: Cell Block H, and in Canada Caged Women . The series, produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation, aired on Network Ten for 692 episodes between 1979 and 1986 . Originally, it was planned as a 16 - part stand - alone series . The show had a cult following in numerous countries, particularly in the United Kingdom and Sweden, and launched various spin - offs including a stage play, tie - in novels and other merchandise . </P> <P> The show was inspired by the British television drama Within These Walls . Prisoner was "re-imagined" on Foxtel in a new version, Wentworth, which debuted in 2013 . </P>

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