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Thornton appeared in the original Prisoner television series as Roslyn Coulson, making her the second actress to star in both Prisoner and Wentworth. [2] The character was partly inspired by Prisoner's Sonia Stevens, who was played by Tina Bursill. [2] Thornton's Sonia is "a wealthy but self-made dynamo behind a cosmetics empire."
From 2013 to 2021 she appeared in a regular role in Wentworth as Deputy Governor (later Governor) and Industries Manager Vera Bennett. Atkinson has also had regular roles in the television series Fat Cow Motel, Blue Heelers, The Cooks and Kath & Kim. Film roles include Japanese Story, The Hard Word and The Jammed.
Fiona Spence (born c.1946) [2] [3] is an English-born retired stage and television actress and drama teacher.She is known for her television roles in Australia including Prisoner (1979–81) as prison officer Vera "Vinegar Tits" Bennett and Home and Away as the unlucky-in-love spinster Celia Stewart (1988–90).
Wentworth is an Australian television drama series. It was first broadcast on SoHo on 1 May 2013, and it concluded on Fox Showcase with its 100th episode on 26 October 2021. The series serves as a contemporary reimagining of Prisoner , which ran on Network Ten from 1979 to 1986.
The first episode of Wentworth attracted 244,000 viewers, making it the most watched Australian drama series premiere in Foxtel history. [1] The complete first season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia on 18 November 2013.
The eighth season of Australian television drama series Wentworth, premiered on Fox Showcase on 28 July 2020. [1] [2] The twenty-episode final season [3] [4] has been divided into two parts; the first, titled Wentworth: Redemption, contains the first ten episodes (2020), [4] while the second, titled Wentworth: The Final Sentence, includes the remaining ten episodes and commenced broadcast on ...
As Vera Stanhope, Brenda Blethyn helped create both a revolutionary television character and one of ITV's longest-running series. ... Bethany Whelan, played by Cush Jumbo). Ashworth was replaced ...
The cut scenes, which were intended to give closure to the series, included Franky and Bridget with Vera and Baby Grace, while another scene featuring three new prisoners who have arrived at Wentworth (cameo appearances by original Prisoner cast members Val Lehman, Fiona Spence, and Colette Mann who played Bea Smith, Vera Bennett, and Doreen ...