Within These Walls
{{Short description|British television series (1974–1978)}}
{{For|the 1945 American drama|Within These Walls (film)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}
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| genre = Drama
| creator = David Butler
| director = John Reardon
Peter Moffatt
Paul Annett
Tony Wharmby
Jim Goddard
Christopher Hodson
Bill Bain
Philip Casson
| creative_director =
| developer =
| presenter =
| starring = Googie Withers
Jerome Willis
Denys Hawthorne
Beth Harris
Mona Bruce
Sonia Graham
Joan Benham
Janet Lees Price
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| theme_music_composer = Denis King
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| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 5
| num_episodes = 72
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| executive_producer = Rex Firkin
| producer = Jack Williams
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| location = London, England
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| runtime = 52 minutes
| network = ITV
| company = London Weekend
| first_aired = {{Start date|1974|01|4|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1978|04|15|df=y}}
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Within These Walls is a British television drama programme made by London Weekend Television for ITV and shown between 1974 and 1978. It portrayed life in HMP Stone Park, a fictional women's prison. Unlike later women-in-prison TV series, Bad Girls (ITV, 1999–2006), and Australian series, Prisoner (aka Prisoner: Cell Block H, Grundy Organisation, original run: 1979–1986), and Wentworth (2013–2021), Within These Walls tended to centre its story-lines around the prison staff rather than the inmates.
The lead character was played by British film actor Googie Withers who played the well-groomed, genteel governor Faye Boswell and episodes revolved around her attempts to liberalise the prison regime while managing her personal life at home.
Another prominent character was her Chief Officer, Mrs. Armitage (Mona Bruce).
Googie Withers left after three series; in Series Four her character was replaced as governor by Helen Forrester (Katharine Blake), who in turn left to be replaced in the final Series Five by Susan Marshall (Sarah Lawson).
Creator and screenwriter of the programme, David Butler, appeared in some episodes as prison chaplain, Rev. Henry Prentice.[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/david-butler-481453.html Hayward, Anthony. "David Butler—Writer of TV historical dramas" (The Independent, 8 June 2006)]
DVD release
As of November 2011, Network have released all five series on DVD in the UK,[http://www.networkdvd.net/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=within+these+walls&x=27&y=7 Network DVD Series 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 sets] with the exception of "Nowhere for the Kids", an episode from Series Two which appears to be missing from the archives.
Screening
The programme was broadcast around 9:00 p.m. (although exact times varied around the ITV regions), but prisoners were locked in their cells 30 minutes before 9:00pm.
Cast
- Googie Withers as Prison Governor - Faye Boswell
- Katharine Blake as Prison Governor - Helen Forrester
- Sarah Lawson as Prison Governor - Sarah Marshall
- Mona Bruce as Chief Officer Mrs. Armitage
- Jerome Willis as Prison Deputy Governor Charles Radley
- Denys Hawthorne as Dr. Peter Mayes
- Beth Harris as Miss Clarke
- Elaine Wells as Principal Prison Officer Spencer
- Sonia Graham as Assistant Governor Martha Parrish
- Miranda Forbes as Prison Officer Parsons
- Janet Lees Price as Assistant Governor Janet Harker
Successful alumnae from the series included Helen Worth, later widely known for her role of Gail Platt on Coronation Street. Worth appeared in an episode of season 1 alongside Cheryl Murray. The two would be reunited as flatmates in Coronation Street in 1977, when Murray joined the cast as Suzie Birchall. Shirley Cheriton and Anna Wing both appeared in the season 2 episode "Skivers", long before becoming original cast members of EastEnders together.
Episodes
=Series overview=
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| end1 = {{End date|1974|03|29|df=y}}
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| start2 = {{Start date|1975|01|10|df=y}}
| end2 = {{End date|1975|04|11|df=y}}
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| episodes3 = 16
| start3 = {{Start date|1975|09|6|df=y}}
| end3 = {{End date|1975|12|20|df=y}}
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| episodes4 = 17
| start4 = {{Start date|1976|09|4|df=y}}
| end4 = {{End date|1976|12|24|df=y}}
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| link5 = #Series 5 (1978)
| episodes5 = 13
| start5 = {{Start date|1978|01|21|df=y}}
| end5 = {{End date|1978|04|15|df=y}}
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=Series 1 (1974)=
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber=1
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=Cause for Concern
|WrittenBy=David Butler
|DirectedBy=John Reardon
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1974|01|4|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Governor Faye Boswell has been in charge at Stone Park women's prison for one month when a prisoner on remand, Martha Kyle, starts to spread stories in the newspaper about her mistreatment by prison officers. As it turns out, Martha is a political activist who is taking any opportunity she can to gain publicity. Meanwhile, another prisoner, Peggy Abbot, screams whenever she's near prison officers, afraid they might beat her just for being black. Is this simply her misconception of the prison system, or is there more to it?
}}
{{Episode List
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|EpisodeNumber=2
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=Lesson Number One
|WrittenBy=David Butler
|DirectedBy=Peter Moffatt
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1974|01|11|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Peggy Abbot is put to work in the prison's nursery to help her cope with her children when she gets out. Initially, things go well until Peggy starts to show signs of slipping back into her old bad habits. Elsewhere, worry arises over the friendship between Lily, a domineering prison veteran, and Nora, a simple-minded first offender. Meanwhile, Faye has to decide how to spend new funding for improvements within the prison itself.
}}
{{Episode List
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|EpisodeNumber=3
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=The Walls Came Tumbling Down
|WrittenBy=David Butler
|DirectedBy=Paul Annett
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1974|01|18|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Construction has begun in Stone Park on filling in the floors of the upper wings to give the prisoners more space. Trouble first starts over the issue of the crowded temporary conditions. Then, the work starts to slow down; it seems that the laborers, male prisoners from another institution, are in no hurry to leave. Meanwhile, Faye's son, Paul, brings a girl home with him, Sally, whose views on the prison system clash with Faye's. A few days later, when a prisoner brought to Stone Park on remand for drug offenses asks to see the governor, Faye is surprised to discover the prisoner is Sally.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=909A7E
|EpisodeNumber=4
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=In Her Own Right
|WrittenBy=Adele Rose
|DirectedBy=Tony Wharmby
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1974|01|25|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Stone Park's Deputy Governor, Charles Radley, deals with a prisoner who threatens suicide.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=909A7E
|EpisodeNumber=5
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=Prisoner by Marriage
|WrittenBy=Tony Hoare
|DirectedBy=Paul Annett
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1974|02|1|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Jane Brogan is transferred to Stone Park so that she can be near her husband and children. However, Jane wants out and intends to use her husband anyway she can to achieve this goal. Meanwhile, a 16-year-old borstal escapee is sent to Stone Park to await trial. Doctor Mayes is incensed by the girl's treatment by the system, which he feels has failed her. He tries to help her, but her distrust of authority figures threatens to hinder his attempts.
}}
{{Episode List
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|EpisodeNumber=6
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=The Group
|WrittenBy=Terence Feely
|DirectedBy=Jim Goddard
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1974|02|8|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Stone Park's drugs unit is one of Faye's main concerns, believing there must be a better way of treating drug addicts than imprisoning them and doping them up with legal substitutes. Dr. Mayes introduces Faye to a friend of his, Dr. Ormonde, who has tried to deal with drug addiction by using group therapy to a degree of success. Though the prison staff expresses concern because the addicts must be kept off all drugs for the therapy to work, Faye allows Dr. Mayes to set up a group. Things go reasonably well until Magda (Cheryl Hall), a hardcore addict, starts to cause trouble.
}}
{{Episode List
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|EpisodeNumber=7
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
|WrittenBy=Tony Parker
|DirectedBy=Tony Wharmby
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1974|02|15|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Marilyn Hunter has been in mental hospitals since being convicted of murdering two babies left in her care 12 years earlier. Now, having been given a clean bill of health, she has been transferred to Stone Park. Faye persuades the authorities to allow her to transfer Marilyn without a guard, but her idea of stopping for tea on the way back could cost Faye her job. Meanwhile, prisoner Joan Harrison is due to be moved to a semi-open prison within days. However, Joan doesn't want to leave Stone Park; in particular, she doesn't want to leave Martha Parrish behind.
}}
{{Episode List
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|EpisodeNumber=8
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=Failing to Report
|WrittenBy=Rosemary Anne Sisson
|DirectedBy= Christopher Hodson
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1974|02|22|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=After attending a conference as a representative of Stone Park, Charles Radley receives a summons to court over a motoring incident in which he was involved. Charles decides against telling Faye about the incident, but then the papers get hold of the story. Meanwhile, Claire Staines, a usually passive, if distant prisoner, begins to show signs of descent for no good reason.
}}
{{Episode List
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|EpisodeNumber=9
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=Tea on St. Pancras Station
|WrittenBy=Susan Pleat
|DirectedBy=Paul Annett
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1974|03|1|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Shirley, a prisoner with mental problems who has previously passed through other institutions run by Faye, is due for release from Stone Park. With professionals dismissing Shirley as a hopeless case, Faye begins to worry about what will become of her once she's on the outside. Faye resolves to help Shirley and make sure that she doesn't end up in prison again.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=909A7E
|EpisodeNumber=10
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=Guessing Game
|WrittenBy=Peter J. Hammond
|DirectedBy=Bill Bain
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1974|03|8|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Faye has to put up with George, an ex-magistrate (and old friend) who has unique thoughts regarding the adaptability of women in prison.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=909A7E
|EpisodeNumber=11
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|Title=When the Bough Breaks
|WrittenBy=Felicity Douglas
|DirectedBy=Christopher Hodson
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1974|03|15|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=The sentencing of a baby-snatcher creates tension between the prisoners and the staff.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=909A7E
|EpisodeNumber=12
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|Title=Labour of Love
|WrittenBy=Peter Wildeblood
|DirectedBy=Paul Annett
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1974|03|22|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=A problem arises for Faye when a prisoner begins making paperweights.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=909A7E
|EpisodeNumber=13
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|Title=A Sense of Duty
|WrittenBy=David Butler
|DirectedBy=Bill Bain
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1974|03|29|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=The staff of Stone Park disapproves of the sentencing of a prisoner who poisoned her dying father.
}}
}}
= Series 2 (1975) =
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{{Episode List
|LineColor=769CA6
|EpisodeNumber=14
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=When the Door Opens
|WrittenBy=David Butler
|DirectedBy=Philip Casson
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1975|01|10|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=An old enemy awaits a prisoner who leaves solitary confinement.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=769CA6
|EpisodeNumber=15
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=Remand Wing
|WrittenBy=Susan Pleat
|DirectedBy=Paul Annett
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1975|01|17|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=An elderly prisoner causes problems in the remand wing.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=769CA6
|EpisodeNumber=16
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=Nowhere for the Kids
|WrittenBy=Adele Rose
|DirectedBy=Richard Doubleday
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1975|01|24|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Missing Episode
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=769CA6
|EpisodeNumber=17
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=The Slap
|WrittenBy=Kathleen J. Smith
|DirectedBy=Malcolm Taylor
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1975|01|31|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=A child-murderer faces a very cold reception from both the inmates and the guards of Stone Park prison.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=769CA6
|EpisodeNumber=18
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=Playground
|WrittenBy=P.J. Hammond
|DirectedBy=John Reardon
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1975|02|7|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=A woman sentenced for child neglect perplexes all when she continues to disown the child.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=769CA6
|EpisodeNumber=19
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=The Truth Game
|WrittenBy=Rosemary Anne Sisson
|DirectedBy=Jim Goddard
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1975|02|14|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=The two new prison officers who join the staff seem to display very different attitudes about their jobs.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=769CA6
|EpisodeNumber=20
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Debate
|WrittenBy=Tony Parker
|DirectedBy=Tony Wharmby
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1975|02|21|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=The Governor and her staff must find a way to deal with a constant troublemaker.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=769CA6
|EpisodeNumber=21
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=Protest
|WrittenBy=Tony Hoare
|DirectedBy=Brian Izzard
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1975|02|28|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=The death of a prisoner leads inmate Kane to organize a protest about the COD verdict.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=769CA6
|EpisodeNumber=22
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=Let the People See
|WrittenBy=Peter Wildeblood
|DirectedBy=Philip Casson
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1975|03|7|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=As bad publicity continues to rise, Governor Boswell invites a film crew to make a Stone Park documentary.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=769CA6
|EpisodeNumber=23
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=Skivers
|WrittenBy=David Butler
|DirectedBy=Bryan Izzard
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1975|03|14|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Dr. Mayes discovers that an inmate has a serious condition after investigating her acute indigestion.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=769CA6
|EpisodeNumber=24
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|Title=Coming Home
|WrittenBy=Terence Feely
|DirectedBy=Philip Casson
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1975|03|21|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Boswell and Radley have a disagreement about her radical plan in confronting Stone Park's drug issues.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=769CA6
|EpisodeNumber=25
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|Title=The Good Life
|WrittenBy=Victor Pemberton
|DirectedBy=James Ormerod
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1975|04|4|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=An upper class woman on a murder charge arrives at Stone Park.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=769CA6
|EpisodeNumber=26
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|Title=For Life
|WrittenBy=David Butler
|DirectedBy=Philip Casson
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1975|04|11|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=
}}
}}
= Series 3 (1975) =
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{{Episode List
|LineColor=C0877D
|EpisodeNumber=27
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=To Reason Why
|WrittenBy=David Butler
|DirectedBy=Philip Casson
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1975|09|6|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Governor Boswell's resolve is tested as more unrest plagues Stone Park.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=C0877D
|EpisodeNumber=28
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=Prison Cat
|WrittenBy=Kathleen J. Smith
|DirectedBy=Paddy Russell
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1975|09|13|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=C0877D
|EpisodeNumber=29
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=Deception
|WrittenBy=Tony Hoare
|DirectedBy=Philip Casson
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1975|09|20|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Officer White becomes involved with a young inmate.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=C0877D
|EpisodeNumber=30
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=Babyface
|WrittenBy=David Butler
|DirectedBy=Malcolm Taylor
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1975|09|27|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Governor Boswell searches for a way to stop the campaign of violence that is continuing at Stone Park.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=C0877D
|EpisodeNumber=31
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=Long Shadows
|WrittenBy=Stuart Douglass
|DirectedBy=Derrick Goodwin
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1975|10|4|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=C0877D
|EpisodeNumber=32
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=The Keys
|WrittenBy=Susan Pleat
|DirectedBy=John Reardon
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1975|10|11|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=The inmates at Stone Park find themselves the target of Officer Pinner's personal misfortunes.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=C0877D
|EpisodeNumber=33
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=A Lurking Doubt
|WrittenBy=Felicity Douglas
|DirectedBy=Mike Gibbon
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1975|10|18|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=An inmate convinces Governor Boswell that she is innocent of her crime.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=C0877D
|EpisodeNumber=34
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=Mother's Girl
|WrittenBy=Terence Feely
|DirectedBy=John Gorrie
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1975|10|25|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Stone Park's latest problem is a prisoner guilty of fraud and smuggling.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=C0877D
|EpisodeNumber=35
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=A Free Woman
|WrittenBy=Julia Jones
|DirectedBy=John Gorrie
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1975|11|1|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Stone Park receives an inmate who was intentionally caught shoplifting as a way to escape her husband.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=C0877D
|EpisodeNumber=36
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=Getting Out
|WrittenBy=David Butler
|DirectedBy=Bill Bain
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1975|11|8|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Problems abound when an inmate arrives who can't speak English and the only option is to let another prisoner act as interpreter.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=C0877D
|EpisodeNumber=37
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|Title=Windows
|WrittenBy=P.J. Hammond
|DirectedBy=Christopher Hodson
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1975|11|15|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=C0877D
|EpisodeNumber=38
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|Title=Get the Glory Down
|WrittenBy=Peter Wildeblood
|DirectedBy=Bryan Izzard
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1975|11|22|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Prisoner Baines starts to believe she has special powers after her curse on a fellow inmate has surprising results.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=C0877D
|EpisodeNumber=39
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|Title=My Dad was Called Charlie
|WrittenBy=Adele Rose
|DirectedBy=Bryan Izzard
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1975|11|29|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=C0877D
|EpisodeNumber=40
|EpisodeNumber2=14
|Title=Inside Out
|WrittenBy=Mona Bruce and Robert James
|DirectedBy=Mike Gibbon
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1975|12|6|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=A petty theft inmate asks for an abortion from Dr. Mayes.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=C0877D
|EpisodeNumber=41
|EpisodeNumber2=15
|Title=The Animals Went in Two By Two
|WrittenBy=Susan Pleat
|DirectedBy=Tony Wharmby
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1975|12|13|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=A nurse serving time for murder becomes emotionally attached to a pair of inmates.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=C0877D
|EpisodeNumber=42
|EpisodeNumber2=16
|Title=On the Second Day of Christmas
|WrittenBy=David Butler
|DirectedBy=Bill Bain
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1975|12|20|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=
}}
}}
= Series 4 (1976) =
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{{Episode List
|LineColor=9C90AE
|EpisodeNumber=43
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=Catalyst
|WrittenBy=David Butler
|DirectedBy=Christopher Hodson
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|09|4|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Helen Forrester is appointed as the new governor of Stone Park, and quickly finds herself tested with the discipline of the inmates.
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{{Episode List
|LineColor=9C90AE
|EpisodeNumber=44
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=The Man With the Magic Touch
|WrittenBy=Terence Feely
|DirectedBy=Christopher Hodson
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|09|11|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Governor Forrester is concerned with the privileges extended to inmates undergoing treatment for drug addiction.
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{{Episode List
|LineColor=9C90AE
|EpisodeNumber=45
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=The Complaint
|WrittenBy=Tony Hoare
|DirectedBy=Paul Annett
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|09|18|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Mavis Smith accuses Officer Spencer of theft after her cell is ransacked.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=9C90AE
|EpisodeNumber=46
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=The Line of Duty
|WrittenBy=David Butler
|DirectedBy=Paddy Russell
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|09|25|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=The prison officers take another look at the rules after being reprimanded by Governor Forrester.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=9C90AE
|EpisodeNumber=47
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=K Block
|WrittenBy=David Butler
|DirectedBy=Bryan Izzard
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|10|2|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode List
|LineColor=9C90AE
|EpisodeNumber=48
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=A Way of Loving
|WrittenBy=John Gorrie
|DirectedBy=John Gorrie
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|10|9|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=The prison chef kills himself when rejected by one of the prisoner's he has become obsessed with.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=9C90AE
|EpisodeNumber=49
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Love and the Chaplain
|WrittenBy=Kathleen J. Smith
|DirectedBy=Paddy Russell
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|10|16|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=9C90AE
|EpisodeNumber=50
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=The Mystery
|WrittenBy=Tony Hoare
|DirectedBy=Bryan Izzard
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|10|23|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=A new prisoner refuses to speak about her family and takes a strange interest in a child-murderer.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=9C90AE
|EpisodeNumber=51
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=A Sentence of Death
|WrittenBy=Peter Wildeblood
|DirectedBy=Bryan Izzard
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|10|30|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=A gypsy, convicted of contempt of court, finds that being locked up is difficult after her lifetime in the open.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=9C90AE
|EpisodeNumber=52
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=Vacuum
|WrittenBy=P.J. Hammond
|DirectedBy=Paul Annett
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1976|11|6|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Mr. Radley proposes special treatment for a new prisoner who refuses to speak.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=9C90AE
|EpisodeNumber=53
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|Title=On Trial
|WrittenBy=Susan Pleat
|DirectedBy=Marek Kanievska
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1976|11|13|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=9C90AE
|EpisodeNumber=54
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|Title=Visitors
|WrittenBy=Terence Feely
|DirectedBy=Peter Moffatt
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1976|11|20|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=The Governor expresses concern about Radley's proposal to try a new visitation system.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=9C90AE
|EpisodeNumber=55
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|Title=Transfer
|WrittenBy=Tony Parker
|DirectedBy=Christopher Hodson
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1976|11|27|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=A mystery appears when a transfer from Rugely Prison arrives with an incomplete file.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=9C90AE
|EpisodeNumber=56
|EpisodeNumber2=14
|Title=Someone's Got to Do It
|WrittenBy=[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0115551/ Mona Bruce] and Robert James
|DirectedBy=Mike Gibbon
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1976|12|4|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Mrs. Armitage confronts the Governor about the continual problem of violence among the prisoners.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=9C90AE
|EpisodeNumber=57
|EpisodeNumber2=15
|Title=Islands in the Heartline
|WrittenBy=Susan Pleat
|DirectedBy=Marek Kanievska
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1976|12|11|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Miss Clarke helps Sarah after she becomes obsessed with Dr. Mayes.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=9C90AE
|EpisodeNumber=58
|EpisodeNumber2=16
|Title=Invasion of Privacy
|WrittenBy=David Butler
|DirectedBy=Bill Bain
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1976|12|18|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Mrs. Weeks, an elderly alcoholic, is back at Stone Park; The Governor's sister pays a visit.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=9C90AE
|EpisodeNumber=59
|EpisodeNumber2=17
|Title=Silent Night
|WrittenBy=David Butler
|DirectedBy=Phillip Casson
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1976|12|24|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Stone Park does its best to celebrate Christmas.
}}
}}
= Series 5 (1978) =
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{{Episode List
|LineColor=B38F6C
|EpisodeNumber=60
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=Mixer
|WrittenBy=David Butler
|DirectedBy=Christopher Hodson
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1978|01|21|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=B38F6C
|EpisodeNumber=61
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=Arrivals, Departures
|WrittenBy=David Butler
|DirectedBy=Paul Annett
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1978|01|28|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=B38F6C
|EpisodeNumber=62
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title="Raft"
|WrittenBy=P.J. Hammond
|DirectedBy=Christphoer Hodson
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1978|02|4|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=B38F6C
|EpisodeNumber=63
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=Public Opinion
|WrittenBy=[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0115551/ Mona Bruce] and Robert James
|DirectedBy=Marek Kanievska
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1978|02|11|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=B38F6C
|EpisodeNumber=64
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=Sisters
|WrittenBy=John Gorrie
|DirectedBy=John Gorrie
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1978|02|18|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=B38F6C
|EpisodeNumber=65
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Love Me, Love My Bear
|WrittenBy=Terence Feely
|DirectedBy=Bryan Izzard
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1978|02|25|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=B38F6C
|EpisodeNumber=66
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=The Inquest
|WrittenBy=Tony Hoare
|DirectedBy=Bryan Izzard
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1978|03|4|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=B38F6C
|EpisodeNumber=67
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=The Governor
|WrittenBy=Susan Pleat
|DirectedBy=Marek Kanievska
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1978|03|11|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=The governor is accused of being too distant by a prison officer.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=B38F6C
|EpisodeNumber=68
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=Freedom
|WrittenBy=Tony Parker
|DirectedBy=Tony Wharmby
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1978|03|18|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=B38F6C
|EpisodeNumber=69
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=New Girls
|WrittenBy=Kathleen J. Smith
|DirectedBy=Michael E. Briant
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1978|03|25|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=B38F6C
|EpisodeNumber=70
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|Title=One for the Road
|WrittenBy=Peter Wildeblood
|DirectedBy=Peter Moffatt
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1978|04|1|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=B38F6C
|EpisodeNumber=71
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|Title=Nemesis
|WrittenBy=[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0115551/ Mona Bruce] and Robert James
|DirectedBy=Christopher Hodson
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1978|04|8|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Jennifer Rawlings begins serving her life sentence for killing her son's murderer.
}}
{{Episode List
|LineColor=B38F6C
|EpisodeNumber=72
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|Title=Is There Anyone There?
|WrittenBy=David Butler
|DirectedBy=John Gorrie
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1978|04|15|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Tottie Dowd stirs up more trouble in Stone Park.
}}
}}
The Lost Episode
Episode three from series 2, "Nowhere for the Kids", no longer exists in any format, but its script is included in PDF format on Series Two, Disc One. The script is located in the root directory of the DVD and is called "Within These Walls-N#149129.pdf" The script lists [http://www.stjohnswaterloo.co.uk/ St. John's Waterloo] church as the rehearsal hall for read-through for the shows.
Despite indications that this episode is unofficially available on the video-sharing website YouTube, this is not the case. 'The Slap' (series 2 episode 4) is incorrectly labelled ‘Nowhere For The Kids' on YouTube.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0159226|title=Within These Walls}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/@withinthesewalls Stone Park Shenanigans] at YouTube
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