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Rough Justice (Bad Girls)
The second series of '' Bad Girls'' began on ITV on 4 April 2000. The first episode, "Tug of Love", opened with 9.44 million viewers. The ninth episode of series two, "The Leaving", was the highest-rated episode of the entire run of the series between 1999 and 2006, with 9.49 million viewers. The second series ended on 4 July 2000; it consists of 13 episodes. Storylines The second series picks up several weeks after the last. Helen Stewart is long overdue to return to work after taking leave, and Fenner is acting wing governor until her return. Shell and Fenner's affair reaches a head when he discovers Shell has been writing and phoning his wife and told her of their affair. Helen discovers Nikki is innocent of contacting Fenner's wife, as Shell originally had Fenner believing it was Nikki. Fenner attacks Shell for deceiving him, which causes conflict between Helen and Mr. Stubberfield, as Helen believes that Fenner did attack Shell. The conflict causes Helen to resign and bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Lahbib
Simone Nicole Jean Lahbib Ould Cheikl (; born 6 February 1965) is a Scottish actress. She is known for her roles as Helen Stewart in the ITV drama series '' Bad Girls'', DCI Alex Fielding in the ITV crime series '' Wire in the Blood'' and Katy Lewis in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. Life and career Lahbib was born in Stirling to a Scottish poet and artist mother and a French-Algerian chef father. Lahbib trained in Drama at Edinburgh’s Queen Margaret University. She then commenced her on-screen career in 1985 when she was cast in '' The Girl in the Picture'', a film set in Glasgow directed by Cary Parker. She also sang on the soundtrack. Lahbib has worked extensively in television and film, after starting her career predominantly in theatre. Following guest appearances on well-known television dramas such as ''Taggart'' and '' Dangerfield'', she received her first leading role when she was cast in the ITV daytime drama ''London Bridge'' as Mary O'Connor, from 1996 to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Duncan Brewster
Sharon Duncan-Brewster (born 8 February 1976) is a British actress. She is known for her role as Imperial Planetologist Dr. Liet-Kynes in Denis Villeneuve's 2021 adaptation of Frank Herbert's ''Dune'', and before that as Crystal Gordon in '' Bad Girls'' during the first four series (1999–2002); her role as Trina Johnson on ''EastEnders'' (2009); and her role as Maggie Cain in the autumn 2009 ''Doctor Who'' special, " The Waters of Mars". More recently, she has played Weyland-Yutani scientist Albrecht in '' Alien: Containment'' (2019), Senator Tynnra Pamlo across the ''Star Wars'' franchise, and a version of Professor Moriarty in '' Enola Holmes 2'' (2022). Career From 1999–2002, Duncan-Brewster portrayed the role of Crystal Gordon in the first four series of ITV prison drama series '' Bad Girls''. After leaving the programme at the end of its fourth series, she guest-starred in ''Holby City'', '' Waking the Dead'', '' Babyfather'' and daytime soap opera ''Doctors''. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Alcock
Victoria Alcock (born 13 May 1968) is a British actress. Notable roles Alcock played the prisoner Julie Saunders in all eight series of the television drama series, ''Bad Girls (TV series), Bad Girls'' and Agnes Clarke in ''The House of Eliott''. In January 2012, Alcock was cast as Lorraine Salter, Lorraine Stevens (née Salter), the ex-prostitute mother of Mandy Salter (Nicola Stapleton), in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', reviving the role from Linda Henry, who starred as Salter until 1992. Her first episode was broadcast on 1 March. Alcock appeared in the 2009 Easter Special ''Doctor Who'' episode titled ''Planet of the Dead'', playing Angela Whittaker alongside the Tenth Doctor (played by David Tennant). She also appeared alongside the Sixth Doctor (played by Colin Baker) on the Doctor Who: The Lost Stories#Series 3 (2011–12), Doctor Who Lost Story audio titled ''Power Play (audio drama), Power Play'', playing Marion Tudor (who disliked being called "Mary"), a leading pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvia Hollamby
Sylvia Violet Hollamby (previously Nicholson; often referred to as BodyBag by the prisoners) is one of the longest-running characters in the award-winning prison drama series '' Bad Girls''. Portrayed by Helen Fraser from the first episode in 1999 until the last in 2006, Hollamby was the longest-serving prison officer on the show with convicts Julie Johnston and Julie Saunders (Kika Mirylees and Victoria Alcock) being the only other characters to remain for all eight series. Personality While Sylvia is usually the most law-abiding of the generally corrupt prison staff, she is racist and intolerant of homosexuality. She constantly complains about her job and is usually most happy if sitting down with a cup of tea or reading a magazine rather than working. She hates almost all of the wing governors, usually the younger female ones, with her friend Jim Fenner being her favourite choice to hold the position. She hates all of the prisoners and treats them with contempt, regardles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Fraser (actress)
Helen Fraser (born Helen Margaret Stronach; born 15 June 1942) is a retired English actress, who has appeared in many television series since the early 1960s. For international audiences, she may be best known for her roles in ''Billy Liar'' (1963) and '' Repulsion'' (1965). She is also well known in Britain for portraying the role of miserable warder Sylvia Hollamby in the prison drama series '' Bad Girls''. She appeared in the series from the first episode in 1999 until the last in 2006. Career She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art alongside Tom Courtenay and John Thaw, among others. She gained her breakthrough role alongside Courtenay in ''Billy Liar'' (1963). They later played the parents of character Dave Best in the Christmas special of ''The Royle Family'' (2008). She is best known to television viewers for her long-running role in the ITV women's prison drama '' Bad Girls'' as unpleasant prison officer Sylvia Hollamby from the first episode in 1999 to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracey Wilkinson
Tracey Wilkinson is an English actress primarily known for her role as Di Barker in the series '' Bad Girls''. She joined the prison drama in Series 2 as a caring prison officer new to G-Wing, but by the end of her time on the programme in Series 7 Di was herself behind bars in the prison in which she had served as an officer, accused of murdering her second husband, corrupt Wing Governor, Jim Fenner ( Jack Ellis) - though she was in fact innocent of the crime. Tracey Wilkinson left '' Bad Girls'' in between the filming of the 2005 Christmas Special (now established as an additional episode to Series 7) and the beginning of Series 8 and the fate of Di (last seen on remand for Jim's murder) remained unresolved, though she had presumably been transferred from G-Wing. Wilkinson is from the North East England and her acting CV includes a number of productions set in and filmed in the region, including the films ''Billy Elliot'' and '' Purely Belter'' (both 2000) and the BBC drama ''O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Mitchell (Bad Girls)
Overview ;Notes Series 1 Helen Stewart *Portrayed by Simone Lahbib *Appears in: Series 1–3 Helen Stewart is Wing Governor of G-Wing, whose authority is seldom respected by the prisoners. After a personal struggle with her sexuality, the battle to stand as an authority figure in Larkhall, and the breakup from her fiancé Sean, she goes on holiday to clear her head. After a delay in her flight, Helen is replaced by Jim Fenner. She returns shortly after but leaves. She returns to work with prisoners serving life sentences, is sexually assaulted by Jim, and struggles with coming to terms with her sexuality. She falls in love with prisoner Nikki Wade. When Simon is demoted after Shell Dockley, Denny Blood, and Shaz Wylie escape, Helen becomes the new acting governor of Larkhall. Her feud with Jim comes to a head and she resigns before she is sacked. Nikki Wade *Portrayed by Mandana Jones *Appears in: Series 1–3 Nikki Wade is serving a life sentence for killing a policema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |