The second season of the crime drama television series " Wentworth" premiered on May 20, 2014, on the Australian network

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. The season consisted of 12 episodes and was executive produced by Fremantle Media's drama director, Jo Porter. The storyline continued three months after Bea Smith's actions in the previous season, including the murder of Jacs Holt and the rise of Franky Doyle as the top dog among the inmates. The introduction of a new

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, Joan Ferguson, brought further complexity to the season's events. The season gained several nominations and awards.

Cast

Regular

Danielle Cormack Danielle Cormack (born 26 December 1970 )is a New Zealand stage and screen actress. She was one of the original cast members of the long-running soap opera ''Shortland Street'', though she is also known for her role as the Amazon Ephiny in th ...

as Bea Smith *

Nicole da Silva Nicole da Silva is an Australian stage, film and television actress, best known for her roles as Stella Dagostino in the series '' Rush'' (2008–2011), and as Franky Doyle in the show ''Wentworth'' (2013–2018, 2019). She has made appearance ...

as Franky Doyle * Kate Atkinson as Deputy Governor Vera Bennett * Celia Ireland as Liz Birdsworth * Shareena Clanton as Doreen Anderson *

Aaron Jeffery Aaron C. Jeffery is a Logie Award-winning New Zealand-Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Terry Watson in '' Water Rats'', as Alex Ryan in '' McLeod's Daughters'', and as Matt "Fletch" Fletcher in '' Wentworth''. Personal life ...

as Matthew "Fletch" Fletcher *

Robbie Magasiva Robbie Joseph Magasiva (born 26 August 1972) is a Samoan-New Zealand actor who has starred in several films and as a member of the Naked Samoans comedy troupe. He has also appeared on television and in theatre, and was the co-presenter of New ...

as Will Jackson *

Katrina Milosevic Katrina Milosevic (born 25 April 1976) is an Australian actress who has appeared in many television programs and theatre productions, including a starring role in the prison drama series '' Wentworth as Sue 'Boomer' Jenkins''. and as Sophie Nov ...

as Sue "Boomer" Jenkins *

Pamela Rabe Pamela Rabe (born Pamela June Koropatnick; 30 April 1959) is a Canadian–Australian actress and theatre director. A graduate of the Playhouse Acting School in Vancouver, Rabe is best known for her appearances in the Australian films '' Sirens ...

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Joan Ferguson

Recurring

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Maxine Conway Maxine Conway (formerly Max) is a recurring character from '' Wentworth'', portrayed by actor Socratis Otto. Maxine is notable for being Bea Smith's ( Danielle Cormack) bodyguard and also for being transgender within the series. She was dating ...

* Georgia Chara as Jess Warner *

Ally Fowler Alexandra Fowler (born 6 December 1961) is an Australian actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Angela Hamilton in ''Sons and Daughters (Australian TV series), Sons and Daughters'' (1982–1984), Zoe Davis in ''Neighbours'' (1986) an ...

as Simone "Simmo" Slater *

Kathryn Beck Kathryn Beck (born 1 March 1986) is an Australian television and theatre actress. In 2007, she played Lily Nelson in the soap opera ''Home and Away'' and the following year, she appeared in ''East of Everything''. In 2013, Beck began appearing i ...

as Sky Pierson *

Jacquie Brennan Jacquie Brennan is an Australian stage, television and film actress Brennan has appeared in television, film, theatre and voice-over roles. Brennan is known for her roles in '' Bullpitt!,'' ''The Hollowmen,'' and her most known role in Austral ...

as Linda Miles * Reef Ireland as

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as Kim Chang * Luke McKenzie as Nash Taylor *

Maggie Naouri Maggie Naouri is an Australian actress, known for her roles as Rose Atkins in '' Wentworth'' and Anu Singh in '' Joe Cinque's Consolation'' (2016). Early life Naouri is of Armenian and Jordanian ancestry. She was educated at Trinity Lutheran ...

as Rose Atkins *

Steve Le Marquand Steve Le Marquand (born 26 December 1967) is an Australian-born actor, known both locally and internationally for his film and stage work. Personal life Born in Perth, Western Australia in 1967, his family moved to Sydney when he was quite ...

as Colin Bates *

Tony Briggs Tony Briggs (born 3 July 1967) is an Aboriginal Australian actor. He is best known for creating the stage play '' The Sapphires'' (later a 2012 film), which tells the true story of an Aboriginal singing girl group who toured Vietnam during th ...

as Steve Faulkner * Kasia Kaczmarek as Lindsay Coulter * Katherine Halliday as Sarah Briggs *

Alex Menglet Alex Menglet, born ''Alexei Menglet'' in Moscow, USSR, is an actor who has found success working in Australia. Early life Menglet was born in Moscow, USSR to parents Maya Menglet and Leonid Satanovskiy. He came from a theatrical family. As a ...

as Fencing Master * Marta Kaczmarek as Marge Plymouth

Episodes

Production

'' Wentworth'' was commissioned for a second season on 5 June 2013. The executive director of Foxtel Television, Brian Walsh, stated of the renewal, "''Wentworth's'' bold storytelling has attracted a record-breaking response from our Foxtel customers. This drama, tailor-made for Australian subscription television, is capturing local and international attention sparked by its prisoner heritage." The director of production company,

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Australia, and executive producer of ''Wentworth'', Jo Porter, stated, "We have assembled an extraordinary team of writers who can't wait to get started on season two. We have so many more stories to tell."

Filming

Filming for the 12-part second season began on a purposely built set in

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on 23 September 2013 and wrapped on 13 February 2014.

Crew

Amanda Crittenden stayed on as ''Wentworth'''s producer. Kevin Carlin and Catherine Millar will return as directors and will be joined by Pino Amenta, Steve Jodrell, and Dee McLachlan. Marcia Gardner will become the script producer and be a part of the writing team alongside Tim Hobart,

Pete McTighe Pete McTighe is a British screenwriter and executive producer. He wrote several episodes of '' Wentworth'', an Australian prison drama series that won Most Outstanding and Most Popular Drama at the Logie Awards. He is the creator and writer of t ...

, and John Ridley.

Casting

It was revealed that iconic ''Prisoner'' character Joan "The Freak" Ferguson, a sinister prison officer, would be introduced in the second season. Porter commented, "''Prisoner'' offered up a very rich well of amazing characters to draw upon, and the ''Wentworth'' writers are very excited about revisiting the character of prison officer Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson in our second season." On 21 September 2013, it was confirmed that

had been cast as Joan Ferguson.

Kris McQuade Kris McQuade (born 1952) is an Australian actress who has had many film, television and theatre roles. Career McQuade's film credits include '' The Love Letters from Teralba Road'', '' Kostas'', '' Fighting Back'', '' Lonely Hearts'', '' Goodby ...

(Jacs Holt),

Catherine McClements Catherine McClements is an Australian stage, film, and television actress, and television presenter. She is known for her TV roles in '' Water Rats'' and '' Tangle'', for which she won Logie Awards, and has performed in stage productions for th ...

(Meg Jackson), and

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(Erica Davidson) did not reprise their respective roles for the second season.

, who portrays Sue "Boomer" Jenkins, was upgraded to the main cast, as was Rabe.

Reception

Ratings

Accolades

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) * Nominated:

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— Danielle Cormack (Episode 11: "Into the Night") ;

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(2015) * Won: Most Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor — Danielle CormackLallo, MichaelKnox, David * Nominated: Most Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor — Celia Ireland * Nominated: Most Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor — Nicole da Silva * Nominated: Most Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor — Pamela Rabe * Nominated: Most Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor — Aaron Jeffery * Nominated: Most Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor — Robbie Magasiva * Won: Most Outstanding Drama — ''Wentworth'' ;

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(2015) * Nominated: Best Direction in a TV Drama Series — Kevin Carlin (Episode 11: "Into the Night") ; Australian Writers' Guild Awards (2015) * Nominated: Best Script for a Television Series — Pete McTighe (Episode 12: "Fear Her")Knox, David ;

Logie Awards The TV Week Logie Awards (known colloquially as The Logies) is an annual ceremony celebrating and honouring the best shows and stars in Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine ''TV Week''. The event is telecast live and ...

(2015) * Won: Most Outstanding Drama Series — ''Wentworth'' * Won: Most Outstanding Actress — Danielle Cormack * Nominated: Most Outstanding Actress — Nicole da Silva

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