There were other members of staff. The gate guards had their own uniforms. We also had cooks, doctors, handymen, receptionists, sisters, social workers, teachers.
My careful investigations gave the result of 55 uniformed officers that were named during the series. As usual when investigating things like this in Prisoner there are questions of definition. Depending on how you count, for instance some of the officers I have given a double surname below, the number of named uniformed officers can vary a little.
There were 5 more uniformed Wentworth officers that had dialogue and 3 of them were credited with actresses' names but without character names.
There were also some uniformed officers seen which I have not been able to identify at all.
We saw more uniformed officers during scenes at other prisons too, at Barnhurst, Blackmoor, Pentridge and Woodridge, but they are not included in this page.
Below I briefly describe the 55 named uniformed officers and list the episodes they appeared in both with and without dialogue. With dialogue, I mean to say something more than just "Yes", "No", "Hello" or "Goodbye", but the exact limit is difficult to decide. Further below I also mention the 5 uniformed officers that had dialogue but no character names.
Officer Adams
Rodney Adams, played by Philip Hyde, started working as a prison officer at Wentworth in episode 630 together with Marty Jackson and Delia Stout. It was their first job as newly trained prison officers. Rodney had high ambitions and was prepared to do almost anything to promote his career. He was however unusually incompetent and soon become a tool for Deputy Governor Joan Ferguson and the prisoners in their power struggles. Rodney managed to keep his job to the end of the series. Perhaps when liberated from the influence of Joan Ferguson and having learnt by his experiences, he may have had a chance to become a more normal working prison officer.
Officer Adams was seen and had dialogue in 56 episodes: 630-637, 639-642, 644-649, 651-657, 659-671, 673-679, 682-692.
Officer Adams was seen without dialogue in 1 episode: 658.
In all Officer Adams was seen in 57 episodes.
Officer Bailey
Sue Bailey, played by Maureen Edwards, was a Wentworth officer who didn't appear very often but when appearing she always had dialogue. In episode 617 she was credited as Officer Dixon, but in the episode she was called Bailey so I didn't count Officer Dixon as a separate character.
Officer Bailey was seen and had dialogue in 28 episodes: 151-152, 208, 219, 242, 244, 250, 266-267, 277, 280-282, 326-327, 330, 419-420, 431, 460, 478, 498, 500, 502, 509, 617, 623, 629.
Officer Bailey was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Bailey was seen in 28 episodes.
Officer Baker
Officer Baker began appearing from episode 281 and lasted for a while. She did never have any dialogue and was never credited.
Officer Baker was not seen with dialogue in any episode.
Officer Baker was seen without dialogue in 15 episodes: 281, 285-286, 289-290, 293-294, 297-298, 300, 303, 307, 313-314, 320.
In all Officer Baker was seen in 15 episodes.
Officer Barfield-Watson
Officer Barfield-Watson, played by Kate Fell, is surrounded by some question marks. She was a background officer that lasted quite long and had dialogue at a few times. When first appearing she was called Officer Barfield and was credited as this in episodes 56 and 59. In episode 61 she was credited as Officer Owen and I regard this as an error. Still in episode 112 she was called Barfield. Now followed a period when four officers seemed to swap names with each other. The officer so far called Barfield was called Watson in episode 156 and again in episode 178. At the same time, the officer, played by Delva Hunter, being called Watson before had now become Barfield. Also during this period Officers Knox and Meadows swapped names. It is confusing and was never explained. On this officer page I decided to call the character played by Kate Fell for Officer Barfield-Watson and count her as one character. The character played by Delva Hunter I decided to call Watson-Barfield and also count as one character. Not a perfect solution since the character played by Delva Hunter is, I think, most well-known as Officer Barfield as she lasted the longest of them. Finally to mention something more about the first Officer Barfield, the one played by Kate Fell, I think her most memorable moment was in episode 56 when she asked Officer Meg Jackson about prices and wages rising and Meg explained the phenomenon of inflation. Then Barfield followed up saying she also never had understood the theory of relativity. Unfortunately they were interrupted, I would have loved to hear Meg's explanation of this theory.
Officer Barfield-Watson was seen and had dialogue in 4 episodes: 56, 59, 61, 160.
Officer Barfield-Watson was seen without dialogue in 54 episodes: 14-16, 18, 21-24, 26-29, 32, 34, 36-37, 39-42, 46-47, 51-52, 104-105, 110-113, 116, 122, 130, 133, 138-139, 142, 147-148, 150-151, 156-157, 164-166, 169-170, 177-180, 182-183.
In all Officer Barfield-Watson was seen in 58 episodes.
Officer Barry-Pringle
Joyce Barry, played by Joy Westmore, started to appear in episode 29. In the beginning she was a semi-regular character, not appearing so often but mostly with dialogue. She was one of the few officer characters who was first credited with title when appearing, Officer Barry, but from episode 471 being credited as Joyce. She was an officer with no deep characteristics for a long time. In episode 470 Joyce was elected Union Representative succeeding Meg Morris in that capacity. I would say Joyce's real breakthrough as a character came in episode 491 when she was taken hostage during prisoner Lou Kelly's escape from Wentworth. Soon after that she was appointed Acting Governor of Wentworth for a while, when Governor Ann Reynolds and Deputy Meg Morris were kidnapped. It was during this time Joyce's character as a dizzy and incompetent officer took shape. Nice and sympathetic, but a riddle how she got employed as a prison officer. From now Joyce was one of the main characters of Prisoner. Well remembered is the strong scene in episode 586 when she was almost beaten to death by prisoner Eve Wilder. Joyce's family life is surrounded by some question marks. In episode 125 we saw her with her husband Terry Barry and in episode 195 she mentioned having two children aged 15 and 12. Episode 456 was the next episode we saw Joyce with a husband, it was another actor and he was called Norm Barry now. Joyce mentioned in episode 508 that she had an abortion at young age and couldn't have children of her own so she and Norm had to adopt. In episode 537 Joyce and Norm decided to separate. Joyce began romancing with prison cook Mervin Pringle and they moved in together. Norm died in episode 580. Joyce's and Norm's son Jim Barry showed up now, but there were no signs of the second child. Joyce and Mervin married in episode 617, from now on she was known as Joyce Pringle and stayed in the series to the end.
Officer Barry-Pringle was seen and had dialogue in 253 episodes: 29, 43, 63-66, 69, 74-75, 90, 113, 121, 125, 127-128, 130, 133, 157, 159-160, 174, 177, 195-196, 223, 225, 227-229, 231-233, 237, 239, 241, 243, 245, 249, 252, 260, 262, 275, 283, 285, 297, 303, 350, 358, 362, 365, 370, 386, 388, 390-391, 396, 401-402, 405-407, 410, 414, 417, 419, 434-435, 455-459, 461, 463, 465-468, 470-471, 473-483, 485-486, 488-489, 491, 494-495, 498-510, 512-514, 517-524, 526-540, 542-555, 557-572, 574-575, 577-580, 582-583, 585-587, 589-590, 592-596, 599-601, 603-613, 615-619, 621-625, 627-628, 636-641, 643, 645-651, 654-655, 657-660, 662-663, 665-666, 668, 670-675, 677, 679-681, 683-686, 689-690, 692.
Officer Barry-Pringle was seen without dialogue in 2 episodes: 230, 253.
In all Officer Barry-Pringle was seen in 255 episodes.
Officer Bennett
Vera Bennett, played by Fiona Spence, was one of the Wentworth officers when the series began. She is one of the most iconic characters to Prisoner fans. Nasty but not evil. Vera was the Deputy Governor under Erica Davidson in the beginning. Critical of Erica's liberal methods, Vera thought she would be appointed new Governor after a lot of trouble in the prison. Instead Vera was made the scapegoat, degraded and replaced as Deputy by Jim Fletcher who arrived in episode 40. Vera would never forget and forgive this, she and Jim became enemies for almost 200 episodes. Vera continued her war against Erica and Jim, but not with much success. At least she remained number three in the prison hierarchy, as Chief Prison Officer. Vera's mother died already in episode 7 and from now on Vera lived a very empty private life, mostly focusing on her work. She could always rely on fellow officer Meg Jackson as a friend even if they had times of animosity too. Vera had some short and failed relations with different men during the series. The most promising was with Officer Terry Harrison. They were going to marry, but Terry was shot dead by a gangster in episode 223. In the next episode, 224, Vera was appointed Governor of the Barnhurst prison and left Wentworth and the series.
Officer Bennett was seen and had dialogue in 221 episodes: 1-49, 51-174, 177-224.
Officer Bennett was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Bennett was seen in 221 episodes.
Officer Bridges
David Bridges, played by David Waters, had a very short but memorable career at Wentworth. Arrived to start working as a new officer in episode 408, he made a good impression on both colleagues and prisoners. Seemed nice, caring and helpful. It seemed he helped prisoners Mary Adler and Tracy Dixon to escape. In episode 414 he offered to help prisoner Randi Goodlove to escape. At the end of the episode we watched one of the most surprising, shocking and scary scenes of Prisoner with Randi's lifeless body lying in the boiler room. Now the viewers, but not the other characers, knew David was a mad killer. At the end of episode 416, prisoner Lizzie Birdsworth discovered the dead bodies of Mary Adler and Tracy Dixon in the prison garden. David showed up and prepared to kill Lizzie too. What a cliffhanger! In the beginning of episode 417 prisoner Cass Parker saved Lizzie and killed David with a spade.
Officer Bridges was seen and had dialogue in 10 episodes: 408-417.
Officer Bridges was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Bridges was seen in 10 episodes.
Officer Brown
Gail Brown, played by Geraldine Girvan, began appearing from episode 323. She was a background officer that lasted quite long and had dialogue at a few times. Officer Brown was not involved in any remarkable scenes, perhaps her most memorable characteristic was that she was lefthanded. Also noted for being the officer doing the locking-up round during the end credit sequences of Prisoner episodes 482-692.
Officer Brown was seen and had dialogue in 5 episodes: 466, 474, 488, 491, 496.
Officer Brown was seen without dialogue in 90 episodes: 323-324, 326-328, 341-342, 356, 359-361, 366, 389, 397-398, 404, 407-408, 415-425, 429-434, 437-438, 441-442, 445-446, 449, 453, 455-456, 461-462, 467-470, 473, 475, 478-482, 485, 487, 493-494, 499-501, 504-506, 509-510, 513-514, 516, 519-520, 522-525, 535, 545, 548, 553-554, 556, 558, 562-565.
In all Officer Brown was seen in 95 episodes.
Officer Carter
Officer Carter, played by Dawn Klingberg, was an officer who only appeared 4 times and had dialogue in all. Although not credited for it, I think it was Dawn Klingberg who also played Officer Edwards earlier in the series. So this is one of the cases where the question is whether to count it as one character or two. I decided to count them as two separate characters.
Officer Carter was seen and had dialogue in 4 episodes: 152, 156, 158, 160.
Officer Carter was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Carter was seen in 4 episodes.
Officer Conway
Janet Conway, played by Kate Sheil, started working as a prison officer at Wentworth in episode 232. It was her first job as newly trained prison officer. She arrived at a chaotic time when Governor Erica Davidson was kidnapped. At first no one had any time to introduce Janet to her job properly. However, soon Deputy Governor Jim Fletcher made her his protegee and it didn't take long before they also started a romance. Janet had an idealistic view to her job in the beginning. She had one dark cloud hanging over her, namely that she earlier had been a remand prisoner in Wentworth although never sentenced for anything. Janet, together with Officer Steve Fawkner, was taken hostage by the women during the riot organized by top dog Sandy Edwards in episodes 246-249. This experience made Janet loose her idealistic view to being a prisoner officer. She became harder with the prisoners. Her unstable personality also showed when Jim broke off their private relation and she took this very badly. After a while, Janet found a new romance with Ian Mahoney who temporarily worked as printing press instructor at the prison. They planned to marry, Janet also became pregnant, and in episode 274 they left to begin a new life in Queensland.
Officer Conway was seen and had dialogue in 43 episodes: 232-274.
Officer Conway was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Conway was seen in 43 episodes.
Officer Cruickshank
Dennis Cruickshank, played by Nigel Bradshaw, started working as a prison officer at Wentworth in episode 457. He had earlier worked in youth prisons and replaced Rick Manning as male prison officer. A few episodes later another new officer began working at Wentworth, Heather Rodgers. Dennis soon began dating her outside work. He had a bad start in Wentworth, being involved in the fight which made prisoner Bobbie Mitchell loose her expected baby. Dennis was an honest but stubborn character and despite the shaky start soon won the respect of most colleagues and prisoners. However the Union managed to have him suspended in episode 479 after he had kept working during the officers' strike. His relation with Heather broke up and she was also fired in episode 484. Dennis returned from his suspension in episode 511 and started working at Wentworth again. In episode 514 Dennis was elected Union Representative. He began dating Officer Meg Morris, they moved in together and planned to marry. Dennis and Meg were taken hostage by escaped male prisoner Frank Burke in episode 554. Dennis was shot in the legs and had to be confined to wheelchair with an unsure prognosis whether to be able to ever walk again. Dennis didn't want to be a burden for Meg so he broke up their relation and disappeared from the series.
Officer Cruickshank was seen and had dialogue in 75 episodes: 457-481, 511-560.
Officer Cruickshank was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Cruickshank was seen in 75 episodes.
Officer Davies
Margaret Davies, played by Cheryl Ballantine, began appearing from episode 557. She was a background officer that lasted quite long and had dialogue at a few times. Not involved in any remarkable scenes and had no significant characteristics.
Officer Davies was seen and had dialogue in 2 episodes: 557, 591.
Officer Davies was seen without dialogue in 51 episodes: 561, 563, 569-572, 579, 583-584, 589-590, 592-598, 600, 606, 609, 613, 615, 617-619, 621-622, 624, 629-630, 640, 647, 651-652, 654, 658-664, 667, 669, 672-674, 676-678.
In all Officer Davies was seen in 53 episodes.
Officer Dean
Sally Dean, played by Debra Lawrance, started working as a prison officer at Wentworth in episode 184. It was her first job as newly trained prison officer. Unfortunately she became a protegee of nasty Chief Prison Officer Vera Bennett, tried to act like her and completely failed. Had to resign already in episode 186. Actress Debra Lawrance later returned playing prisoner Daphne Graham.
Officer Dean was seen and had dialogue in 3 episodes: 184-186.
Officer Dean was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Dean was seen in 3 episodes.
Officer Dobson
Stanley Dobson, played by Brian James, started working as a prison officer at Wentworth in episode 425. He was an experienced prison officer near his retirement. With a true feeling for justice this gentleman became popular with most prisoners, especially young Bobbie Mitchell who saw him as a father type. His deteriorating health (heart problems) made it difficult for him to conduct his work properly and he retired in episode 433. Made a surprising comeback in episode 483 when Wentworth needed to hire a handyman and he got the job. Did a good job but found himself caught in a blackmail story. Suffered a heart attack in episode 492 and had to resign again. Made one last appearance in episode 513 when he secured the release of Bobbie Mitchell.
Officer Dobson was seen and had dialogue in 21 episodes: 425-433, 483-493, 513.
Officer Dobson was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Dobson was seen in 21 episodes.
Officer Edwards
Officer Edwards is surrounded by some question marks. She was an officer who didn't appear so many times, mostly had dialogue but was never credited. (In section Characters, dialogue by a character without known actor name is not counted.) I think the actress was Dawn Klingberg who a little later in series played and was credited as Officer Carter. So this is one of the cases where the question is whether to count it as one character or two. I decided to count them as two separate characters.
Officer Edwards was seen and had dialogue in 7 episodes: 82-83, 87, 91, 93, 115, 123.
Officer Edwards was seen without dialogue in 1 episode: 112.
In all Officer Edwards was seen in 8 episodes.
Officer Fawkner
Steve Fawkner, played by Wayne Jarratt, started working as a prison officer at Wentworth in episode 245. From the beginning only interested in earning as much money as possible, but later developed a strong sympathy with the prisoners. Taken hostage by the women during the riot organized by top dog Sandy Edwards. Later developed a sexual relation with Sandy inside the prison. After Sandy's mysterious disappearance, Steve started dating prison receptionist Wendy Scott instead. Steve's sympathetic attitude to the prisoners made him an enemy of new evil officer Joan Ferguson. He took part in a failed plan to get rid of her and had to resign himself in episode 316.
Officer Fawkner was seen and had dialogue in 71 episodes: 245-299, 301-316.
Officer Fawkner was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Fawkner was seen in 71 episodes.
Officer Ferguson
Joan Ferguson, played by Maggie Kirkpatrick, started working as a prison officer at Wentworth in episode 287. Probably the most iconic of the officers and maybe of all Prisoner characters for the fans. Added a new dimension to the series with her entry. Genuinely evil and on a self-imposed mission to suppress all prisoners. Her storylines and adventures are too many to mention all here. Only some examples: overcame an early plot by prisoners and other officers to get rid of her, had her first dog killed, almost killed during the Great Fire of Wentworth in episodes 326-327, survived the Lassa Fever disease that struck Wentworth, survived a hanging by the prisoners, had her second dog killed, had her father being kidnapped by prisoner Reb Kean's accomplices, survived attempted murders by prisoners Lou Kelly and Frank Burke, taken hostage during the Ballinger siege at Wentworth and also during Lou Kelly's riot, had her house vandalized and burned several times and much more. Joan had ambitions to become Governor of Wentworth. Her career had big ups and downs. Sometimes fired/suspended and sometimes promoted. Appointed Acting Governor in episode 422 but not able to keep the position for long. In episode 557 Joan was elected Union Representative succeeding Dennis Cruickshank in that capacity. Appointed Deputy Governor in episode 619. Once again appointed Acting Governor in episode 669 and her future looked good, but also this time she was forced to leave the position soon and was degraded to a common officer. Took leave of absence to search for a new career in episode 678. Failed and returned to Wentworth in episode 685. Now completely isolated by her colleagues she fell victim to a plot instagated by top dog Rita Connors. Joan was arrested in episode 692 and had to spend one night as a prisoner in Wentworth before being transferred in the last scene of the series. Joan was usually portrayed as an evil character during the series, but there were also moments when she showed a more human and true warm side. Some examples: when taking care of Jilly Coulson - the little daughter of prisoner Carol Coulson, taking care of young homeless boy Shane Munroe, spending time with her father - Major Ferguson, having a romance with Officer Terri Malone and when she helped ex-prisoner Lorelei Wilkinson.
Officer Ferguson was seen and had dialogue in 390 episodes: 287-327, 333-430, 435-488, 491-522, 525-616, 618-678, 681-692.
Officer Ferguson was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Ferguson was seen in 390 episodes.
Officer Fletcher
Jim Fletcher, played by Gerard Maguire, started working as a prison officer at Wentworth in episode 40. Replaced Vera Bennett as Deputy Governor, something Vera would never forget and forgive, she and Jim became enemies for almost 200 episodes. Jim was an army officer from the beginning and had also worked in men's prison before but never in a women's. Had problems adjusting at first, but in the long run his harsh but fair style won him the respect of most colleagues and prisoners. Went through a big personal tragedy when his wife, Leila, and their two children were killed by a bomb planted by Jim's former mate Geoff Butler. Later Jim began a romance with a new woman, Sarah Forrest, only to find out she was an escaped prisoner, Jacki Nolan, who was arrested and spent some time in Wentworth before being released. Jim also had a romance with Officer Janet Conway but also this was ended. In the job, Jim worked good as Deputy Governor. Often disagreeing with Governor Erica Davidson but always remaining loyal to her. However when appointed Acting Governor a couple of times, it was more than he could handle and he always returned as Deputy. Finally left the series in episode 256 to take up the position as Governor of Beachmount prison.
Officer Fletcher was seen and had dialogue in 207 episodes: 40-50, 52-58, 63-75, 77-86, 89-240, 243-256.
Officer Fletcher was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Fletcher was seen in 207 episodes.
Officer Gorman
Officer Gorman began appearing from episode 527. She was a background officer that lasted quite long. The actress was never credited although at least in episode 647 she had something like dialogue. (In section Characters, dialogue by a character without known actor name is not counted.)
Officer Gorman was seen with dialogue in 1 episode: 647.
Officer Gorman was seen without dialogue in 32 episodes: 527, 533-534, 596-597, 601, 607-608, 610-612, 615-616, 618-620, 627-628, 645, 661, 663-664, 674, 678-680, 684-686, 689, 691-692.
In all Officer Gorman was seen in 33 episodes.
Officer Grahame
Officer Grahame, played by Susan Arnold, only appeared in 2 episodes. In episode 6 she escorted prisoner Franky Doyle to the visiting room. In episode 47 she objected to being searched with metal detector at the entrance to the prison. Also noted for being the officer doing the locking-up round during the end credit sequences of Prisoner episodes 5-294.
Officer Grahame was seen and had dialogue in 2 episodes: 6, 47.
Officer Grahame was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Grahame was seen in 2 episodes.
Officer Green
Officer Green, played by John Allen, first appeared with the three male prisoners from Woodridge and remained at Wentworth even after they had left. Had dialogue at a few times. First time when escorting prisoner Frank Burke away from Wentworth in episode 533. In episode 615 he was seen in a gate guard's uniform. Had dialogue (and the normal uniform) again in episode 618 although the actor was credited as Bill Tisdall in that episode, an error I think.
Officer Green was seen and had dialogue in 2 episodes: 533, 618.
Officer Green was seen without dialogue in 31 episodes: 508-509, 513-514, 516-519, 521, 535, 600, 615, 652, 654, 657-658, 660-663, 669, 673-674, 676-678, 684, 687-690.
In all Officer Green was seen in 33 episodes.
Officer Hagen
Di Hagen, played by Christine Andrew, began appearing from episode 492 and lasted to the end of the series. She had dialogue quite often for being a background officer.
Officer Hagen was seen and had dialogue in 15 episodes: 501, 506, 524, 530, 534, 538, 553, 557, 593-594, 598, 612, 616, 646, 684.
Officer Hagen was seen without dialogue in 66 episodes: 492-494, 497-499, 503-504, 507-508, 511-512, 514-516, 531-533, 559-560, 563-564, 569, 586, 588, 591, 596, 600, 603, 606-607, 609-610, 613-614, 617-619, 621-622, 624, 626, 629-630, 643-644, 650-652, 654-655, 658-660, 668-669, 673-676, 681-682, 689-692.
In all Officer Hagen was seen in 81 episodes.
Officer Hall
Officer Hall began appearing from episode 279 and lasted for a while. She did never have any dialogue and was never credited.
Officer Hall was not seen with dialogue in any episode.
Officer Hall was seen without dialogue in 15 episodes: 279-280, 315-317, 319, 321-322, 325, 334-335, 351, 361, 366, 369.
In all Officer Hall was seen in 15 episodes.
Officer Harrison
Terry Harrison, played by Brian Hannan, started working as a prison officer at Wentworth in episode 199. He knew Deputy Governor Jim Fletcher from their time working at the Pentridge prison. Terry did not hesitate to make dubious deals with the prisoners. Still he seemed to be a decent enough person. Terry began dating Officer Vera Bennett, first as a joke, but soon a romance developed between them. Everything looked fine, he was planning to marry Vera. Then in episode 213 it all changed when new prisoner Kathy Hall arrived to Wentworth. She showed to be Terry's ex-wife and from now on he was, against his will, dragged into a mess of criminal activities. His relation with Vera seemed to be breaking up and Vera was looking for a new job. Kathy was killed by gangsters upon her release in episode 220. Terry himself was shot dead by gangsters in episode 223.
Officer Harrison was seen and had dialogue in 25 episodes: 199-223.
Officer Harrison was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Harrison was seen in 25 episodes.
Officer Hill
Officer Hill began appearing from episode 189 and lasted for a while. She did never have any dialogue and was never credited.
Officer Hill was not seen with dialogue in any episode.
Officer Hill was seen without dialogue in 25 episodes: 189-190, 205-207, 210, 219, 221, 226, 228-229, 234, 239, 241, 243-244, 246-250, 252-253, 261-262.
In all Officer Hill was seen in 25 episodes.
Officer Hooper
Officer Hooper, played by John Mortimore, was only ever seen in episode 607. John Mortimore was also an episode writer and storyliner of Prisoner.
Officer Hooper was seen and had dialogue in 1 episode: 607.
Officer Hooper was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Hooper was seen in 1 episode.
Officer Jackson
Marty Jackson, played by Michael Winchester, started working as a prison officer at Wentworth in episode 630 together with Rodney Adams and Delia Stout. It was their first job as newly trained prison officers. Marty was the son of Officer Meg Morris. He was played by three different actors during the series. Marty appeared a little now and then during the series having joined the navy at young age. In episode 625 he returned to live with his mother. She was shocked and sceptical when Marty was employed to work at Wentworth. Marty soon proved to be an honest and good prison officer. Got on well with colleague Delia but not with the other new officer Rodney. Marty's fear of fire gave him some problems. Later he was one of the officers transferred from Wentworth in episode 673 during the short rule of Acting Governor Joan Ferguson. Upon Ferguson's downfall Marty returned. Engaged in prisoner Spike Marsh' case since he knew her from school. This gave him problems and he was even suspended for a while, but could return and managed to have Spike released in episode 691.
Officer Jackson was seen and had dialogue in 58 episodes: 625-626, 629-642, 644-647, 649-656, 658, 660, 662-664, 666-669, 671-675, 677-692.
Officer Jackson was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Jackson was seen in 58 episodes.
Officer Jackson-Morris
Meg Jackson, played by Elspeth Ballantyne, was one of the Wentworth officers when the series began. A unique Prisoner character by appearing through all the series, from the beginning to the end. Meg was a nice and caring person. She was married to prison social worker Bill Jackson who was killed by prisoner Chrissie Latham during the riot in episode 3. Meg and Bill had a son, Marty Jackson. Meg later married Bob Morris, the father of prisoner Tracey Morris, and became known as Meg Morris. Like most longterm officers in Prisoner Meg had her ups and downs in the career. Sometimes even fired/suspended and sometimes promoted. In episode 189 Meg took off her uniform to begin a new career as a social worker but in episode 239 she put on the uniform again and returned to work as a prison officer. In episode 246 Meg was elected Union Representative succeeding Colleen Powell in that capacity. Had to spend 3 days as a prisoner in Wentworth in episodes 309-310 after refusing to give evidence in court against halfway house manager Judy Bryant. In episode 456 Meg was promoted to Deputy Governor, a post she held till episode 619 when she was degraded again. However in episode 677 once again promoted to Deputy. Meg is well-known for the many personal tragedies she went through during the series. Some examples: her husband being killed, her son moving out at 16, the murderer of her husband being prisoner where she worked, bashed by madman Geoff Butler, being shot by a sniper, divorced her second husband, stalked by Dennis Quinn, her son being engaged to ex-prisoner and prostitute Randi Goodlove, hypnotized by evil psychiatrist Jonathan Edmunds, being held hostage by stepdaughter Tracey Morris and her boyfriend, raped by Peter Wright, being held hostage by Brian Lowe and later by Frank Burke and much more. Still she was never broken for long and always came back to her nice and caring personality.
Officer Jackson-Morris was seen and had dialogue in 669 episodes: 1-75, 77-165, 167-218, 221-274, 277-316, 319-398, 401-458, 461-514, 519-598, 601-652, 654-658, 663-692.
Officer Jackson-Morris was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Jackson-Morris was seen in 669 episodes.
Officer Knox-Meadows
Officer Knox-Meadows is surrounded by some question marks. She was a background officer that lasted quite long. The actress was never credited although at least in episode 128 she had something like dialogue. (In section Characters, dialogue by a character without known actor name is not counted.) When beginning to appear from episode 37 she was first called Officer Knox. Later followed a period when four officers seemed to swap names with each other. The officer so far called Knox was called Meadows from episode 132. At the same time, the officer being called Meadows before had now become Knox. Also during this period Officers Barfield and Watson swapped names. It is confusing and was never explained. On this officer page I decided to call the character first called Knox for Officer Knox-Meadows and count her as one character. The character first called Meadows, I decided to call Meadows-Knox and also count as one character.
Officer Knox-Meadows was seen and had dialogue in 1 episode: 128.
Officer Knox-Meadows was seen without dialogue in 43 episodes: 37-40, 52, 56, 58-59, 61, 63-66, 68-70, 72, 80-84, 87-91, 94-98, 101, 113-114, 121-122, 130-132, 134-136.
In all Officer Knox-Meadows was seen in 44 episodes.
Officer Maguire
Officer Maguire began appearing from episode 3. Didn't appear so often, but usually with dialogue. She was one of the lefthanded characters of Prisoner and probably had the biggest eye-glasses in the history of the series.
Officer Maguire was seen and had dialogue in 15 episodes: 8, 15, 23, 25, 28, 30, 33, 39, 47, 59, 64, 91, 144-145, 149.
Officer Maguire was seen without dialogue in 3 episodes: 3-4, 10.
In all Officer Maguire was seen in 18 episodes.
Officer Malone
Terri Malone, played by Margot Knight, came into the story in episode 540 although it seems she had already been working at Wentworth for some time. She and Officer Joan Ferguson soon found each other both on a professional and a romantic level. They moved in together, but in the work Terri could not accept Joan's methods for long. Terri resigned from Wentworth in episode 567 after her private relation to Joan had been revealed and soon after the relation broke up too. Actress Margot Knight had been playing prisoner Sharon Gilmour earlier in the series.
Officer Malone was seen and had dialogue in 25 episodes: 540-543, 546-547, 549, 554-555, 559-568, 570, 572-576.
Officer Malone was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Malone was seen in 25 episodes.
Officer Manning
Rick Manning, played by Andy Anderson, started working as a prison officer at Wentworth in episode 421. He was a former police, having quitted the force when his fiancée was killed during unclear circumstances with eventual police involvement. Had a rather unusual introduction into the series. He came by bus in civilian clothes to his first day working at Wentworth. On the bus was also prisoner Pixie Mason returning from work release. They talked and Pixie began dreaming about a wedding with this wonderful man, only to a little later discover he was the new prison officer. Rick was an honest and sympathetic character trying to do a good job. His past darkened him and prisoner Sonia Stevens dragged him into a mess of police corruption and violent killings. Sonia's husband, police officer Eddie Stevens, saved Rick from being killed by gangsters. Later a bomb aimed at Rick killed the family of Officer Colleen Powell. He also survived an attempt to poison him by Sonia and prisoner Gloria Payne. In episode 448 Rick was kidnapped by corrupt police officers Les Birmingham and Fred Mears, but in a shoot-out in the following episode he managed to neutralize them. Rick began dating the daughter of his newspaper seller, Rachel Milsom. Unfortunately Rachel's father was killed by a drunk driver, Trevor Priest. Rachel took revenge and killed Priest and ended up in Wentworth. Soon after this, Rick left his job at Wentworth.
Officer Manning was seen and had dialogue in 37 episodes: 421-441, 443-458.
Officer Manning was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Manning was seen in 37 episodes.
Officer Manson
Officer Manson, played by Anne Phelan, was only seen in episode 17. Actress Anne Phelan later returned playing prisoner Myra Desmond.
Officer Manson was seen and had dialogue in 1 episode: 17.
Officer Manson was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Manson was seen in 1 episode.
Officer Meadows-Knox
Officer Meadows-Knox is surrounded by some question marks. She was a background officer that lasted quite long. The actress was never credited although at least in episode 125 she had something like dialogue. (In section Characters, dialogue by a character without known actor name is not counted.) When beginning to appear from episode 37 she was first called Officer Meadows. Later followed a period when four officers seemed to swap names with each other. The officer so far called Meadows was called Knox from episode 119. At the same time, the officer being called Knox before had now become Meadows. Also during this period Officers Barfield and Watson swapped names. It is confusing and was never explained. On this officer page I decided to call the character first called Meadows for Officer Meadows-Knox and count her as one character. The character first called Knox, I decided to call Knox-Meadows and also count as one character.
Officer Meadows-Knox was seen with dialogue in 1 episode: 125.
Officer Meadows-Knox was seen without dialogue in 72 episodes: 37-40, 52, 58, 62, 64-66, 68, 70-72, 75, 78, 81-84, 86-87, 95, 97, 103-104, 104, 108-109, 111-112, 115-116, 119-120, 122-123, 127, 129-131, 133-134, 138, 141-142, 153-154, 160, 162-163, 165-169, 174-180, 182-183, 186, 190-192, 195-196, 207.
In all Officer Meadows-Knox was seen in 73 episodes.
Officer Moran
Bob Moran, played by Peter Adams, arrived as the new Acting Governor in episode 595 during Ann Reynolds' leave of absence. Did a good job almost singlehandedly putting down the violent riot instagated by top dog Lou Kelly in episode 600. Demoted to Deputy Governor upon Ann's return. Further degraded to a common officer in favour of Meg Morris after Union Representative Joan Ferguson led an officers' strike. Bob was good friend with new prisoner Kath Maxwell who was brought to Wentworth as prisoner in episode 613 after having killed her incurably sick daughter. He tried to protect Kath from the other women, but not with much success. Bob resigned in episode 620. He had a strangley downgoing career despite doing a really good job.
Officer Moran was seen and had dialogue in 26 episodes: 595-620.
Officer Moran was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Moran was seen in 26 episodes.
Officer Morgan
Officer Morgan, played by Betty Hargrave, began appearing from episode 12. No special characteristics. Didn't appear so often, but usually with dialogue.
Officer Morgan was seen and had dialogue in 7 episodes: 17, 19, 62, 68, 74, 83, 92.
Officer Morgan was seen without dialogue in 4 episodes: 12, 15-16, 65.
In all Officer Morgan was seen in 11 episodes.
Officer Murphy
Len Murphy, played by Maurie Fields, started working as a prison officer at Wentworth in episode 493. Did a good impression at first, but soon emerged as a corrupt and sadistic officer with a frightening record from earlier work in men's prisons. Appointed Acting Governor in episode 507 during Ann Reynolds' sick leave. Rival and enemy of Officer Joan Ferguson. Joan collaborated with the prisoners to get rid of him and they managed to blame Frank Burke's rape of Pixie Mason on Len. He was forced to resign and got arrested in episode 511.
Officer Murphy was seen and had dialogue in 18 episodes: 493-504, 506-511.
Officer Murphy was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Murphy was seen in 18 episodes.
Officer O'Shea
Helen O'Shea began appearing from episode 323. She was a background officer that lasted quite long. She did never have any dialogue and was never credited.
Officer O'Shea was not seen with dialogue in any episode.
Officer O'Shea was seen without dialogue in 69 episodes: 323-324, 329-330, 333-334, 338, 341-342, 345, 350, 353-354, 357-358, 361-362, 366, 370, 373, 380-382, 386-387, 389-390, 398, 405, 409-410, 413, 415-428, 435-436, 439-440, 444, 447-450, 452-454, 457-460, 464, 467-468, 470, 474-475, 478.
In all Officer O'Shea was seen in 69 episodes.
Officer Owen
Officer Owen, played by Sue Silver, began appearing from episode 3. No special characteristics. Didn't appear so often, but usually with dialogue.
Officer Owen was seen and had dialogue in 7 episodes: 31, 37, 39, 42, 60, 91, 93.
Officer Owen was seen without dialogue in 4 episodes: 3, 6-7, 21.
In all Officer Owen was seen in 11 episodes.
Officer Parsons
Officer Parsons, played by Margo McLennan, was an officer who only appeared 4 times and had dialogue in all. Margo McLennan had played a prisoner, Catherine Roberts, earlier in the series.
Officer Parsons was seen and had dialogue in 4 episodes: 235, 255, 264, 270.
Officer Parsons was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Parsons was seen in 4 episodes.
Officer Perry
Jan Perry began appearing from episode 208. She was a background officer that lasted for a while. The actress was never credited although at least in episode 218 she had something like dialogue. (In section Characters, dialogue by a character without known actor name is not counted.) Officer Perry was one of the officers seen armed with rifles during the riot organized by top dog Sandy Edwards in episodes 246-249.
Officer Perry was seen with dialogue in 1 episode: 218.
Officer Perry was seen without dialogue in 25 episodes: 208, 210, 215, 219, 224, 227-229, 234-235, 237, 239-244, 246-248, 251, 255-256, 258, 262.
In all Officer Perry was seen in 26 episodes.
Officer Phillip
Officer Phillip, played by Lise Rodgers, was a Wentworth officer who didn't appear very often but when appearing she always had dialogue.
Officer Phillip was seen and had dialogue in 18 episodes: 50-51, 53, 55, 60, 67, 69, 72, 77, 80, 84-86, 88, 105, 108, 132, 161.
Officer Phillip was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Phillip was seen in 18 episodes.
Officer Powell
Colleen Powell, played by Judith McGrath, started to appear in episode 48. In the beginning she was a semi-regular character, not appearing so often but always with dialogue. She was one of the few officer characters who was first credited with title when appearing, Officer Powell, but from episode 349 being credited as Colleen. She was an officer with no deep characteristics for a long time. From episode 193 we saw her in the role as aggressive Union Representative. I would say Colleen's real breakthrough as a character came after the Departure of Chief Prison Officer Vera Bennett. Colleen was appointed her successor in episode 225 and had even higher ambitions. During this period Colleen appeared as a very aggressive and unsympathetic character. Appointed Deputy Governor in episode 261 after the departure of Jim Fletcher. Following this, Colleen began to calm down and became a firm but fair officer. Took some kind of mother-daughter liking to young prisoner Susie Driscoll. Colleen's own daughter, Jennifer, was kidnapped and raped by bank robbers in episode 275. Colleen lived through some traumatic episodes before Jennifer was set free. Strong scenes also followed when Colleen inducted Carol Lewis, the female accomplice of the bank robbers, as a prisoner in Wentworth. So far in the series, Colleen had been a career rival to Officer Meg Morris, but from now they became close friends. Colleen moved in with Meg for a while when she had marital problems with her husband, Patrick Powell, although the family re-united again. Colleen suffered the most horrible personal tragedy when her husband and their two children were killed in a bomb explosion aimed at Officer Rick Manning in episode 433. Following this Colleen soon retired from Wentworth to try and begin a new life in episode 456.
Officer Powell was seen and had dialogue in 263 episodes: 48, 65, 71, 76-77, 80, 111, 121, 133, 155, 161, 165-166, 168-169, 174, 193-200, 202-203, 211-213, 223-456.
Officer Powell was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Powell was seen in 263 episodes.
Officer Radcliffe
Andrea Radcliffe, played by Marion Dimmick, began appearing from episode 249 and lasted almost to the end of the series. She had dialogue quite often for being a background officer. She is remembered for being the officer knocked down by prisoner Janet Williams when she killed prisoner Lou Kelly in her cell in episode 615. Earlier Officer Radcliffe was also one of the officers supervising the singing group when six prisoners escaped in episode 434.
Officer Radcliffe was seen and had dialogue in 48 episodes: 416, 418, 420-421, 423, 426, 428, 431, 467, 474, 476-477, 500, 502-503, 512, 515-518, 524, 543, 554, 557, 559, 564, 572, 584, 589, 592-593, 596-597, 600-601, 608-609, 612, 615, 617, 633, 648-649, 651, 654, 660, 688-689.
Officer Radcliffe was seen without dialogue in 116 episodes: 249-251, 266, 272, 291-292, 301, 303-304, 309-310, 320, 325-326, 338, 341, 343-344, 355-356, 359-360, 363, 366-367, 378, 382, 387-388, 391, 395, 399, 403-404, 407-408, 410, 412, 432, 434, 439-440, 443-444, 448, 451-453, 457, 459-460, 463-465, 470, 472-473, 482, 484, 487, 491-492, 495, 497-498, 505-506, 509-510, 514, 527, 529, 533, 537-539, 541-542, 561, 568-569, 574, 579-582, 623-626, 630, 632, 638-643, 646, 655, 658, 662, 665, 667-669, 671-672, 674, 676, 679-680, 683-685.
In all Officer Radcliffe was seen in 164 episodes.
Officer Riley
Joanne Riley, played by Kathy Gordon, began appearing from episode 347. Not seen so often, but mostly with dialogue. She was usually credited as Junior Officer Riley, an unusual title in the episode credits of Prisoner.
Officer Riley was seen and had dialogue in 14 episodes: 347, 355, 410, 417, 419, 422, 424, 427, 436, 456, 460, 475, 491, 493.
Officer Riley was seen without dialogue in 1 episode: 499.
In all Officer Riley was seen in 15 episodes.
Officer Rodgers
Heather Rodgers, played by Victoria Nicolls, started working as a prison officer at Wentworth in episode 461. It was her first job as a newly trained prison officer. She soon began dating Officer Dennis Cruickshank. Heather was an idealistic prison officer. She showed some good qualities, but was often more ruled by her heart than her brain. Heather had to resign in episode 484 after having collaborated with the prisoners to get rid of Officer Joan Ferguson.
Officer Rodgers was seen and had dialogue in 24 episodes: 461-484.
Officer Rodgers was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Rodgers was seen in 24 episodes.
Officer Russell
Officer Russell began appearing from episode 557. She was a background officer that lasted quite long. She did never have any dialogue and was never credited.
Officer Russell was not seen with dialogue in any episode.
Officer Russell was seen without dialogue in 41 episodes: 557-558, 607-608, 611-612, 614-616, 619-620, 624, 627-628, 630-634, 639, 646-648, 652, 654, 658-660, 667-669, 671-674, 676, 680, 683-684, 687-688.
In all Officer Russell was seen in 41 episodes.
Officer Sharpe
Wendy Sharpe, played by Carolyn Quist, began appearing from episode 245. She was a background officer that lasted quite long and had dialogue at a few times. Had no significant characteristics. She died in the Lassa Fever disease that struck Wentworth.
Officer Sharpe was seen and had dialogue in 2 episodes: 368, 393.
Officer Sharpe was seen without dialogue in 63 episodes: 245-246, 249-250, 252-253, 256-257, 263-266, 269-280, 283-284, 287-288, 294, 298-299, 302-303, 307-310, 313-314, 317-319, 321-323, 325, 327-330, 334, 351-353, 355-356, 361-362, 365-367, 375-376.
In all Officer Sharpe was seen in 65 episodes.
Officer Slattery
Pat Slattery, played by Dorothy Cutts, began appearing from episode 467. A semi-regular character, appearing quite often and mostly with dialogue. She was one of the few officer characters who was first credited with title when appearing, Officer Slattery, but from around episode 500 being credited as Pat Slattery. Her most memorable storyline was probably when she was suspended in episode 564, falsely accused for an economic scandal and later re-instated. She is also remembered for being the officer knocked down by prisoner Lexie Patterson when she made her escape in episode 598. Earlier Pat Slattery was also the officer supervising May Collins and Willie Beecham when they made their escape in episode 582.
Officer Slattery was seen and had dialogue in 78 episodes: 473, 475, 477, 486, 488, 490, 492-493, 495-497, 499-501, 503-505, 511, 514-515, 517-518, 523, 525, 533-534, 537-539, 546-547, 556, 558-559, 562-566, 569, 571, 575, 577, 582-583, 586-599, 606-607, 609, 611, 615-616, 624, 628, 631-633, 654, 674-675, 683, 685-687, 690.
Officer Slattery was seen without dialogue in 14 episodes: 467, 470, 479-480, 484, 531-532, 536, 541, 544, 549, 614, 647-648.
In all Officer Slattery was seen in 92 episodes.
Officer Stewart
Jock Stewart, played by Tommy Dysart, started working as a prison officer at Wentworth in episode 114. Did a good impression at first, but soon emerged as a corrupt and sadistic officer. Tried to blackmail prisoner Doreen Anderson-Burns and killed prisoner Sharon Gilmour. Had to resign after this. Prisoner Judy Bryant, Sharon's lover, became Jock's arch enemy. When Judy was on the run in episode 171 she found Jock and made the police arrest them both. In episode 255 they were both released again. Jock was out for revenge. He raped and bashed Judy. She did however make him fall down some stairs and he became paralyzed.
Officer Stewart was seen and had dialogue in 12 episodes: 114-119, 171-172, 255-258.
Officer Stewart was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Stewart was seen in 12 episodes.
Officer Stout
Delia Stout, played by Desiree Smith, started working as a prison officer at Wentworth in episode 630 together with Rodney Adams and Marty Jackson. It was their first job as newly trained prison officers. Delia didn't have too good self-confidence, but did a fairly good job. Became good friend with Marty, although no romance developed between them. Delia was last seen in episode 679 and there was no explanation what happened to her.
Officer Stout was seen and had dialogue in 42 episodes: 630-634, 636-642, 644-647, 649-654, 656-664, 666-667, 669-670, 672-673, 675-679.
Officer Stout was not seen without dialogue in any episode.
In all Officer Stout was seen in 42 episodes.
Officer Ward
Officer Ward, played by Jacqui Jackson, began appearing from episode 245. She was a background officer that lasted quite long and had dialogue at a few times.
Officer Ward was seen and had dialogue in 5 episodes: 474, 569, 590, 593, 597.
Officer Ward was seen without dialogue in 143 episodes: 245-246, 249-250, 252-257, 260-262, 267-268, 270, 273-274, 283-284, 287-288, 291-292, 297, 301-302, 312, 314-316, 319-320, 331-332, 334-336, 339-340, 347-348, 372, 380, 386-388, 417-418, 422-423, 425-434, 437-438, 441, 445-446, 448, 451-453, 455-456, 459, 461-462, 465, 467-468, 471-473, 477-478, 485-487, 489-490, 494-497, 499-504, 507-508, 512, 515-516, 519-520, 522-523, 529-530, 533-535, 537-540, 543-544, 546, 548-549, 553-558, 563-564, 567, 570, 578, 581, 583, 587-588, 592, 595-596, 599-600, 603-604.
In all Officer Ward was seen in 148 episodes.
Officer Watson-Barfield
Officer Watson-Barfield, played by Delva Hunter, is surrounded by some question marks. She began appearing as a silent background officer from episode 59 and was first called Officer Watson. Later followed a period when four officers seemed to swap names with each other. The officer so far called Watson was called Barfield from episode 142. At the same time, the officer, played by Kate Fell, being called Barfield before had now become Watson. Also during this period Officers Knox and Meadows swapped names. It is confusing and was never explained. On this officer page I decided to call the character played by Delva Hunter for Officer Watson-Barfield and count her as one character. The character played by Kate Fell I decided to call Barfield-Watson and also count as one character. Not a perfect solution since the character played by Delva Hunter is, I think, most well-known as Officer Barfield as she lasted the longest of them. She was also frequently called with a first name from now, Joan Barfield. She continued as a silent background officer for a long time. From episode 384 she began having a few episodes with dialogue also. I think her most memorable moment was in episode 364. It was in the short period when Wentworth didn't have a Governor. She was actually not seen in the episode, but it was mentioned that Joan Barfield was put in charge of the prison when Senior Officers Powell, Morris and Ferguson went to the Department for interviews about the Governor job. Officer Watson-Barfield was last seen during the disastrous party in Wentworth's garden in episodes 459-460 when top dog Myra Desmond managed to escape. Also noted for being the officer doing the locking-up round during the end credit sequences of Prisoner episodes 295-481.
Officer Watson-Barfield was seen and had dialogue in 10 episodes: 384, 394, 400, 408, 418-419, 422, 441, 446, 456.
Officer Watson-Barfield was seen without dialogue in 148 episodes: 59, 63-66, 71-72, 75, 78, 80-83, 85-87, 90-91, 93, 97-98, 100, 102, 104-106, 108, 111, 113, 137, 142-143, 149-150, 155, 159-162, 165-166, 175, 177, 179, 189, 195, 198, 200-201, 203, 213, 215-217, 219-222, 224-225, 228-230, 232, 234-238, 240-248, 256, 258, 260, 262-268, 275-278, 281-282, 285-286, 289, 296, 301-302, 305, 308, 311, 317-318, 322-324, 327-330, 332-335, 339-340, 343-345, 348, 353-354, 357-358, 363, 365-366, 370, 373, 379-380, 383, 385-387, 390, 395, 401-404, 409-410, 413, 459-460.
In all Officer Watson-Barfield was seen in 158 episodes.
Officer Williams
Officer Williams, played by Anne Sutherland, was one of the Wentworth officers when the series began. She was seen photographing and taking fingerprints from new prisoners Lynn Warner and Karen Travers in the first episode. Officer Williams lasted for a while, not appearing so often but usually with dialogue. In episode 63 she was credited as Officer Owen and I regard this as an error. Was one of the officers being drugged and falling asleep during the Janet Dominguez-Roslyn Coulson escape in episode 82.
Officer Williams was seen and had dialogue in 16 episodes: 1, 23, 27, 31, 33, 36-37, 40-41, 61, 63, 68, 82, 87, 96-97.
Officer Williams was seen without dialogue in 3 episodes: 13, 65, 118.
In all Officer Williams was seen in 19 episodes.
Officer Yates
Anne Yates, played by Kirsty Child, was one of the Wentworth officers when the series began. We soon discovered she was corrupt. In episode 1 she let top dog Bea Smith out of her cell during the night to threaten newly arrived prisoner Lynn Warner. Suspended and resigned in episode 5 after being suspected of bringing drugs into the prison. Made a sensational return in episode 26 when privately resuming friendship with Officer Vera Bennett. Arrested on drug charges in episode 27 and brought to Wentworth as a prisoner in 28. As an ex-officer given a hard time by the other prisoners. Suffocated to death in a laundry drier when hiding from the other prisoners. Officer Yates was also noted for being the first officer to do the locking-up round during the end credit sequences in the first 3 Prisoner episodes. Actress Kirsty Child later returned playing prisoner Willie Beecham.
Officer Yates was seen and had dialogue in 8 episodes: 2-5, 26-29.
Officer Yates was seen without dialogue in 1 episode: 1.
In all Officer Yates was seen in 9 episodes.
Uniformed officers that had dialogue but no character names
In episode 4 an unnamed officer played by Jan Friedl was credited.
In episode 9 an unnamed officer played by Margaret Younger was credited.
In episode 10 two unnamed officers had dialogue but were not credited.
In episode 462 an unnamed officer played by Lorraine Kindler was credited.