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 brings her closer to Nikki, but she later returns to run the lifers' unit. New officer Karen Betts accepts the role of G-Wing governor. Zandra gives birth to a baby boy but her happiness is short-lived as her ex fiancé, Robin, applies for custody and things get worse for her as she receives devastating news. Yvonne begins to do deals with Fenner; Denny gets in contact with her estranged mother, Jessie; and Julie Johnston discovers her kids are back in England and gets in touch.

Cast

Main

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 ...

as Helen Stewart *

Claire King Jayne Claire King (born Jayne Claire Seed; 10 January 1962) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Kim Tate in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' since 1989, and as Karen Betts in '' Bad Girls'' from 2000 until 2004. She has appe ...

as Karen Betts *

Mandana Jones Jane Mandana Jones (born 26 February 1967) is a British-Iranian actress. She is known for her role as prisoner Nikki Wade in the series '' Bad Girls''. Early life From West London, Jones was born on 26 February 1967 to a Welsh father and an I ...

as Nikki Wade *

Debra Stephenson Deborah Lee Duffield (' Stephenson; born 4 June 1972), known professionally as Debra Stephenson, is an English actress, comedian, impressionist and singer, best known for her roles as Diane Powell in '' Playing the Field'' (1999–2000), Shell ...

Shell Dockley Michelle "Shell" Dockley is a fictional character from the award-winning prison drama series ''Bad Girls (TV series), Bad Girls''. She is portrayed by British actress Debra Stephenson. Shell was one of the lead characters in the series. Shell appe ...

* Jack Ellis as Jim Fenner *

Alicya Eyo Alicya Eyo (born 16 December 1975) is an English actress, best known for her roles as Denny Blood in the ITV prison drama series '' Bad Girls'' and Ruby Haswell in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Early life Eyo was born on 16 December 1975 ...

as Denny Blood * Joe Shaw as Dominic McAllister * Lara Cazalet as

Zandra Plackett 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, t ...

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 '' ...

Crystal Gordon 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, th ...

Linda Henry Linda Valiris (''née'' Henry; born 24 August 1959) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Yvonne Atkins in the ITV prison drama series '' Bad Girls'' and Shirley Carter in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. She had previously ...

Yvonne Atkins Yvonne Atkins is a fictional character from the British prison drama series '' Bad Girls'', portrayed by Linda Henry. The character Yvonne first appeared in the finale episode of Series 1. She played a prominent role in Series 2, 3, 4 and 5 as To ...

Isabelle Amyes Isabelle Amyes (born 13 June 1950) is an English actress best known for her role as Barbara Hunt in the British TV drama '' Bad Girls'' from 2000 to 2003. Another prominent role was as Fanny in '' Love in a Cold Climate'' (1980). Her various g ...

as Barbara Hunt *

Lindsey Fawcett Lindsey Fawcett (born 10 January 1979) is a retired British actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as the inmate ''Sharon 'Shaz' Wylie'' on the hit drama television series '' Bad Girls''. Biography Lindsey's first professional job was ...

as Shaz Wylie *

Nathan Constance Nathan Constance (born 7 January 1979 in London) is an English actor and voice-over artist, best known for his work as a character performer in AAA Video Games, as handyman-turned-prison officer Josh Mitchell in prison drama series ''Bad Girls (T ...

as Josh Mitchell *

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 ...

as Di Barker * Helen Fraser as

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 19 ...

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'' ...

as Julie Saunders *

Kika Mirylees Kika Mirylees (born Christina Kika Le Fleming Mirylees; 23 September 1953) is a South African-born British actress and councillor. She is best known for her roles as Fliss in ''Not Going Out'' and Julie Johnston in '' Bad Girls'', Doc Newton i ...

Julie Johnston Julie Beth Ertz (; born April 6, 1992) is an American former professional soccer player. From 2014 to 2021, she played for National Women's Soccer League club Chicago Red Stars, and in 2023 she played for Angel City FC. A member of the Unite ...

Recurring

Philip McGough Philip McGough (born ) is a British actor from Penygraig, Wales, who is a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company with many appearances on a variety of television programmes. Personal life In an interview with '' The Mirror'' in 2001, McGo ...

as Dr. Malcolm Nicholson *

Roland Oliver Roland Anthony Oliver Fellow of the British Academy, FBA (30 March 1923 – 9 February 2014) was an Indian-born English academic and Emeritus Professor of African history at the University of London. Throughout a long career he was an eminent ...

Simon Stubberfield 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, th ...

* Kim Taylforth as Marilyn Fenner * Alison Newman as Renee Williams * Gideon Turner as Robin Dunstan *

Eugene Walker Eugene may refer to: People and fictional characters * Eugene (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Gene Eugene, stage name of Canadian born actor, record producer, engineer, composer and musi ...

as Officer Blakeson *

Danielle King Danielle 'Dani' Rowe MBE (née King; born 21 November 1990) is a British former road and track cyclist. She retired from cycling in December 2018. A team pursuit gold medallist from the London Olympics in 2012, Rowe also won three consecutive ...

as Lauren Atkins *

Ivan Kaye Ivan Blakeley Kaye (born 1 July 1961) is an English actor and producer. His international fame came with roles in historical drama shows like the Duke of Milan in all three seasons of '' The Borgias'', and King Aelle in the first four Seasons o ...

as Charlie Atkins *

Geoffrey Hutchings Geoffrey Hutchings (8 June 1939 – 1 July 2010) was an English stage, film and television actor. Early life and career Hutchings was born in Dorchester, Dorset, England. After attending Hardye's School, he studied French and Physical Educat ...

as Bobby Hollamby *

Denise Black Denise Black (born 16 March 1958) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Coronation Street'' and ''Emmerdale''. Early life and career Black was born in Emsworth, Hampshire. After attending Portsmouth High School for Gir ...

as Jessie Devlin *

Helen Schlesinger Helen Schlesinger (born 1964) is a British stage and television actress. In film and on television, she has appeared in ''24 Hour Party People'' (2002), Rose and Maloney (2004), ''Sex Traffic'' and ''Dirty War'' (2004), ''Sensitive Skin'' (2005) ...

as Tessa Spall * Jade Williams as Rhiannon Dawson

Guest

Ruth Mitchell Ruth Mitchell (ca. 1889–1969) was a reporter who was the only American woman to serve with the Serbian Chetnik under Draža Mihailović in World War II. She was captured by the Gestapo and spent a year as a prisoner of war, later writing a book ...

as Midwife * Melanie Ramsey as Mel * Matthew Thomas as Tom Fenner * Frederick Warder as D.I. Williamson * Scott Charles as Martin Dawson * Emily Fairman as Nurse * Nick Barnes as Security Guard * Andy Hough as Billy *

Sian Webber Sîan Webber (born 1959) is a British actress. She is known the recurring role of Ritchie Scott in BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', which she first played in 2005, returning regularly to the role up to and including 2023. Career Webber has ap ...

as Meg Richards * Daniel James as Personal Trainer * Julie Legrand as Rita Dockley * David Case as Chaplain * Rod Culbertson as John * Celia Robertson as D C Greer * Jason Heatherington as D S Sullivan * Danielle Lydon as Claire Walker * Jennifer Luckraft as Janine *

Elizabeth Bradley Elizabeth Bradley (20 May 1922 – 30 October 2000) was an English actress. She played Maud Grimes in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Early life Bradley was born Joan Abraham in Macclesfield, Cheshire, the daughter of a senior ci ...

as Mrs. Foster

Episodes

Reception

Ratings

Awards and nominations

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(2000) – Most Popular Actress (

– Nominated) *

(2000) – Most Popular Drama (Won) *

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(2000) – Best Loved Drama (Won)

Release

The second series of ''Bad Girls'' was originally released in the UK on

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in four volumes. The DVD was released in the UK on 1 October 2001. It was re-released on 7 February 2011 in brand new packaging. On the same day it was released in a boxset along with series one. On 9 October 2006, it was released as part of a series one-four boxset. In Australia, series two was released on 26 May 2003 in the same cover packaging as the UK. The second release for series two was in the complete series one-eight boxset - "The Complete Collection", which was released on 10 November 2010. It was also released as a separate edition from the complete boxset on 12 January 2011.

References

External links

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