S8 E1 • Episode 589

Wentworth is in chaos following David Adams' suicide. Dwyer demands answers from Ann. A note left by David for Ann reveals the truth about Eve and she is taken to Solitary. She demands a new solicitor, and is sent a woman from Legal Aid as nobody else would take on her case. Cleared of the attack on Joyce, Reb is released. Joyce regains consciousness and accepts Mervin's proposal. Lou pays Lexie to tell Rita it was Joan who ruined her jacket. Joan wants Lou to stir the women up about May's death. Julie gets a bashing from Lou after thwarting her plans. Two old prostitutes, Jessie Windom and Mabel, reminisce about the past, and it emerges that Jessie is in fact Lexie's real mother. And in a new story, we meet abused wife Nancy McCormack and her loving son Peter, both tormented by her nasty husband Joe.

Première diffusion : 9 janvier 1986

S8 E2 • Episode 590

Lou and Alice knock Joan unconscious, intending to frame Rita for it. The women embark on a hunger strike, forcing Ann to resign as Governor. Jessie gets herself put inside to meet her long-lost daughter. Is Eve cracking up or is she just trying to fool everyone?

Première diffusion : 16 janvier 1986

S8 E3 • Episode 591

Joan is rescued from the drier and her life is saved by a mysterious stranger. The Phantom Lagger strikes again, forcing Julie to reveal the truth about Nora's disappearance. A blow of fate changes Nancy McCormack's life forever.

Première diffusion : 21 janvier 1986

S8 E4 • Episode 592

Eve offers to help Lou catch the Phantom Lagger - and all the evidence seems to point towards Lexie being the culprit. Rita has a CB radio smuggled into the prison to communicate with Slasher. Nancy is arrested for her husband's murder.

Première diffusion : 23 janvier 1986

S8 E5 • Episode 593

Joan takes great pleasure in destroying Rita's leather jacket in front of her. Lexie is sent to coventry by the other inmates, as Lou plots to have her killed as punishment for lagging. Ettie turns up unexpectedly with a proposition for Ann.

Première diffusion : 28 janvier 1986

S8 E6 • Episode 594

Lexie's life is still in danger from Lou and her gang's attempts to kill her. Rita arranges a nasty surprise for Joan to get back at her for cutting up her jacket. Ann agrees to go and help Ettie out with her girls.

Première diffusion : 30 janvier 1986

S8 E7 • Episode 595

A tough new male governor arrives at Wentworth, out to show both the inmates and officers who's in charge. Jessie tells everyone Lexie is pregnant in a bid to save her life. Joan is devastated in the aftermath of the attack on her home.

Première diffusion : 4 février 1986

S8 E8 • Episode 596

Joan carries out the ultimate act of revenge on the Conquerors, setting fire to their bikes. Bob introduces strict new rules and procedures to crack down on trouble in the prison. Lexie attempts to get herself pregnant for real with the garbage man.

Première diffusion : 6 février 1986

S8 E9 • Episode 597

Gang war breaks out after the Conquerors' hut and bikes are destroyed. Nora's mutilated body is dumped in the prison grounds, accompanied by a note from the psychopath who killed her. Lexie's latest way of evading Lou's murderous advances is to escape.

Première diffusion : 13 février 1986

S8 E10 • Episode 598

Just as Rita prepares to go to court, the devastating news comes through that Slasher has been killed. Lexie escapes from Wentworth by crawling through the air-conditioning. Several of the inmates choose to break Lou's hunger strike, thanks to Bob's cunning.

Première diffusion : 18 février 1986

S8 E11 • Episode 599

Lexie's life is still in danger, this time from the maniac who murdered Nora Flynn. Lou makes plans to take over the prison, just as Alice overhears Eve and Joan talking and realises that she is the Phantom Lagger.

Première diffusion : 18 février 1986

S8 E12 • Episode 600

Lou starts a full-scale riot in the prison, taking Joan, Mervin and Steve hostage and tying up Rita and her cronies in the dining room. Eve faces a kangaroo court and is hanged as punishment, as Lou finally gets revenge on the Phantom Lagger. As Bob tries to regain control of his prison, Lou forces Joan and Rita into a fight to the death...

Première diffusion : 20 février 1986

S8 E13 • Episode 601

The officers and inmates attempt to get back on track in the aftermath of Lou's riot as Eve's murder is made to look like suicide and Julie is rushed to hospital in a critical condition. Bob vows to make Lou's life a misery as punishment for her actions. Meanwhile, it looks like the prisoners are about to get a new Top Dog...

Première diffusion : 25 février 1986

S8 E14 • Episode 602

Rita declares Wentworth a party zone as she takes over as Top Dog and enlists Barbie's help to smuggle booze in. Tension manages to thoroughly ruin Ann's camping trip with Dan, Bongo and Roach. Jessie tries to arrange for Lexie to leave the country, unaware Bassinger is closing in on her with a rather big knife.

Première diffusion : 27 février 1986

S8 E15 • Episode 603

Lou and Alice face their punishment for the riot, at the hands of Rita and her bloodthirsty band of prisoners. Bob counsels an old friend whose daughter is dying of a terminal illness. Lexie and Jessie overpower Bassinger and tie him up, but they're sent back to Wentworth charged with his assault when the police don't believe their story.

Première diffusion : 4 mars 1986

S8 E16 • Episode 604

When Ann decides to return to work, the Department make a decision about Bob's future, which could have serious repercussions. Lou finds she has no friends left, not even her once-loyal henchwoman Alice, and has nowhere left to turn. Pippa makes it clear she disapproves of Ann's relationship with Dan.

Première diffusion : 6 mars 1986

S8 E17 • Episode 605

Meg learns she is to be demoted from Deputy Governor to make way for Bob. Rita and the girls begin making their own booze and let Alice out of coventry when she saves their necks from Joan. Joan threatens to have Lou sent to Blackmoor; Lou steals some caustic soda to poison the home brew.

Première diffusion : 11 mars 1986

S8 E18 • Episode 606

Lou slashes her wrists, then sets Rita and Alice up for it, causing them to be sent to Solitary, as she is rushed to hospital. Rita and Lexie plot to have drugs smuggled into the prison. Joan uses the situation with Meg and Bob to try and get rid of him, and decides to call in the union to fight on Meg's behalf.

Première diffusion : 13 mars 1986

S8 E19 • Episode 607

Lou knocks out her guard and escapes from hospital dressed as a nurse, hitching a ride with a passing truckie. Back at Wentworth, it looks like Rita is to be blamed for slashing Lou's wrists, despite the girls' attempts to clear her. The prisoners shun Mervin, blaming him for the whole mess. Jessie thinks Lou's escape will help them catch Bassinger.

Première diffusion : 18 mars 1986

S8 E20 • Episode 608

Rita and Alice are finally cleared of the attack on Lou while Lou turns up at Alice's family's farm and hides out with her mother. The officers, spurred on by Joan, go out on strike to have Meg reinstated. Lexie falls ill and confides in Julie that she thinks she is really pregnant after all.

Première diffusion : 20 mars 1986

S8 E21 • Episode 609

Lou continues to hide out on the Jenkins' farm and is raped by Alice's brother, Sean. Jessie finally tells Lexie the truth, that she is her real mother. Lexie announces she is pregnant, but she is determined to get rid of the child. The women play skittles and with a box of broken toys, which gives Rita an idea.

Première diffusion : 25 mars 1986

S8 E22 • Episode 610

Lexie rejects Jessie and refuses to have anything to do with her, after which Jessie is poisoned by the home brew that Lou spiked with caustic soda. Bob learns that Kath has euthanised her ill daughter. Pocco the dog turns up at the prison while, on the farm, Lou makes plans to get revenge on Sean Jenkins.

Première diffusion : 27 mars 1986

S8 E23 • Episode 611

Jessie is rushed to hospital in a critical condition, but Lexie is unconcerned. Lou holds Flora and Sean hostage at gunpoint, before shooting them both dead at point-blank range. Dan's involvement with the bikies causes problems in his relationship with Ann. Pocco roams the prison under the oblivious officers' noses.

Première diffusion : 1 avril 1986

S8 E24 • Episode 612

With Lou on her way back to Wentworth after murdering Flora and Sean Jenkins, a grieving Alice quietly vows to kill Lou when she returns. Brought back to the infirmary, Lou finds a threatening message in her food. Bob learns Kath is on her way to the prison. Steve warns Joan that she is heading for a breakdown.

Première diffusion : 3 avril 1986

S8 E25 • Episode 613

Kath Maxwell looks set to have a hard time in Wentworth, as the women react angrily to the ""kid killer"". Rita has drugs smuggled into the prison in a remote-controlled car and throws a party, which ends in disaster after Steve flushes the dope down the loo and Rita knocks him out. Joan goes golfing.

Première diffusion : 8 avril 1986

S8 E26 • Episode 614

Lots of bullying going on as Joan bullies Lou and everyone else bullies Kath. Janet tries to ingratiate herself with both Kath and Lou, telling Lou she knows something about Bob Moran that they can use against him. Rita tells the other girls that drugs are a no-no from now on, to their disgust and surprise.

Première diffusion : 10 avril 1986

S8 E27 • Episode 615

The women throw Joyce and Mervin a slap-up wedding breakfast, but the festivities are shattered with the news that Lou has been found murdered in solitary. Bob and Kath desperately try to keep their friendship a secret from everyone in Wentworth, as Kath is systematically bullied by the other prisoners.

Première diffusion : 15 avril 1986

S8 E28 • Episode 616

The hunt is on for the person who murdered Lou Kelly, and almost everyone in Wentworth - on both sides of the bars - is a suspect. Kath resolves to not let anyone push her around any more. Bongo plots to bust Rita out of jail and Steve's mother decides to tell Ann the truth about her son.

Première diffusion : 17 avril 1986

S8 E29 • Episode 617

Bongo's attempt to spring Rita from jail ends in disaster when he knocks down Dan with his motorbike. The truth about Lou's murder is revealed, as is the truth about Steve and his true vocation, prompting Julie to break off their relationship. Joyce and Mervin's friends and family gather to witness their wedding ceremony.

Première diffusion : 22 avril 1986

S8 E30 • Episode 618

Jessie escapes from hospital with the help of the police, in a bid to trap Harry Bassinger and reveal his guilt as Nora Flynn's killer. Joan plots with the Minister to sabotage Julie's parole and her engagement to Steve. Kath stands up to the other women's bullying after her relationship to Bob is revealed.

Première diffusion : 24 avril 1986

S8 E31 • Episode 619

Meg is demoted and replaced as Deputy Governor by a gleeful Joan, who also ruins Julie's chance of parole and future happiness. Is there a lagger among the women? Rita and co think it's Kath and vow revenge. The prisoners rollerskate round the corridors and take on the officers in a volleyball game.

Première diffusion : 29 avril 1986

S8 E32 • Episode 620

Jessie's life is in threat as she makes a final bid to ensnare Bassinger and put him behind bars. Bob announces he is leaving Wentworth in order to ensure Kath's safety. Kath tells Nancy that Rita and her friends better watch out - because now she has nothing to lose. Joan throws her weight around in the aftermath of her appointment as Deputy.

Première diffusion : 1 mai 1986

S8 E33 • Episode 621

Kath and Janet team up and arm themselves with knives in a bid to usurp Rita as Top Dog. Roach and Ida decide to rob a newsagency to get money for Bongo. Joan makes a new friend and Kath is punished for destroying Joyce and Mervin's wedding video.

Première diffusion : 6 mai 1986

S8 E34 • Episode 622

Joan is offered $10,000 by Mrs Ryan if she will agree to help get Julie's sentence extended. Roach and Ida find themselves behind bars for robbing the newsagency and Roach realises she saw Joan the night the Conquerors' bikes were burned. Rita plots her revenge on Joan for the fire and, subsequently, Slasher's death, by arranging a nasty surprise at her home. Kath says goodbye to her husband.

Première diffusion : 8 mai 1986

S8 E35 • Episode 623

Joan's house is burned down by the bikies at Rita's request, after which Rita and Alice dangle her off the roof of the prison. Incensed, Joan agrees to Mrs Ryan's request to get Julie's sentence extended. An old acquaintance of Joan's from Queensland is arrested and sent to Wentworth. Janet and Kath arrange a drugs drop and Meg suspects the women know something about the fire at Joan's place.

Première diffusion : 13 mai 1986

S8 E36 • Episode 624

Joan enlists Kath's help to have Julie's sentence extended, resulting in Kath knocking Julie out and feeding her LSD. Nancy's son visits to announce he's getting married and Jessie sends a surprise for the girls in the form of a male stripper. The women grow suspicious of Joan's antics but don't realise she is reading Nancy's diary. Drugs are smuggled into the prison and Lorelei settles in with her new friends.

Première diffusion : 15 mai 1986

S8 E37 • Episode 625

Julie suffers a nightmarish trip thanks to Joan and Kath, accidentally stabs Nancy and ends up almost being crushed in the garbage compactor. Troublesome prisoner Merle Jones is transferred to H Block to act as muscle for Kath and Janet, and they soon find her childish exterior hides a nasty temper. Mrs Ryan realises her plan to split Steve and Julie up has failed. Meg is concerned about why Marty has left the navy.

Première diffusion : 20 mai 1986

S8 E38 • Episode 626

Merle is stirred up by Janet and Kath to get Rita, by ripping her comics up, but Lexie gets caught in the crossfire when she goes on the rampage. Joan clashes with Mrs Ryan over her non-payment of the money she is owed. Julie realises that Joan has been reading Nancy's diary. Someone is keeping tabs on Joan's out of work activities, while Kath starts dipping into her own stash of coke in a bid to escape her misery.

Première diffusion : 22 mai 1986

S8 E39 • Episode 627

Joan instructs Kath and Janet to ruin the wedding, resulting in them kidnapping Julie in her wedding dress and tying her up in the boiler room. They also set Rita and Alice up in a fight and make it look like they were to blame. Lexie recovers from her mishap with a stint in Maternity. Nancy and Julie cook up a plan to get back at Joan for reading the diary. Joan is forced to continue smuggling drugs into Wentworth.

Première diffusion : 27 mai 1986

S8 E40 • Episode 628

Despite several people's best efforts to ruin it, Julie and Steve finally tie the knot in the prison. Next day, Lexie and the girls say a tearful goodbye to Chook as she is transferred back to Barnhurst. Ann faces the wrath of Dwyer for letting the wedding go ahead, and quite possibly the sack. Merle finds Roach's stash of coke inside a toy robot and decides to steal the robot, thinking the coke is plutonium.

Première diffusion : 3 juin 1986

S8 E41 • Episode 629

Ann discovers the truth about Marty Jackson's odd behaviour. The girls try to get the robot - and the coke - back from Merle. Roach is growing further and further apart from Rita and her gang. In a bid to get back at Joan for reading Nancy's diary, the inmates go along with Nancy and Julie's plan to set the Freak up, with Kath inadvertantly helping them along.

Première diffusion : 5 juin 1986

S8 E42 • Episode 630

Marty and his two new fellow trainees - Rodney Adams and Delia Stout - discover the highs and lows of working at Wentworth. The women plot to make the Freak pay for reading Nancy's diary and carry out a cunning plan to humiliate her - one that involves a bomb planted in the prison garden and an escape attempt...

Première diffusion : 10 juin 1986

S8 E43 • Episode 631

The women play with the video camera and make their movie, as Rodney remains hidden in a cell clad only in his underwear. Joan delivers a message to Rita from Parker, telling her that Bongo will be killed if she causes any more trouble. Merle plays dress-up, leading to fights with both Rodney and Rita. Joan tries to let Andrew down gently and begins looking for a place of her own. Roach's attitude to prison life deteriorates further.

Première diffusion : 12 juin 1986

S8 E44 • Episode 632

Rita is gutted and becomes disillusioned when Merle knocks her out in a dispute stirred up by Kath and Janet. Rodney holds an aerobics class for the prisoners, which ends in him being made a fool of. Janet plays silly buggers and messes around with the video tapes in an attempt to get Rita's girls into trouble. Joan and Andrew have a talk and try to reach a new understanding. Tension flares up between the three trainees.

Première diffusion : 17 juin 1986

S8 E45 • Episode 633

Following some plotting from the prisoners and some fake flirting from Lexie, Rodney is able to catch Janet's sister making a drug drop. The women tease Alice about her obvious crush on Marty. Joan gets a driving lesson and is ordered by Parker to increase the drug trafficking, Delia is made a fool of when she finds the tape of the women's film and reports it to Ann. Lorelei worries about what will happen to Zoe as her mother's health deteriorates.

Première diffusion : 19 juin 1986

S8 E46 • Episode 634

The arrest of Janet's sister prompts Parker to take action against Joan and she is devastated when he has Andrew knocked down and killed in a hit-and-run accident. Incensed, she takes a gun from the prison armoury to protect herself and goes to Inspector Grace to spill the beans and trap Parker. Back at Wentworth, Kath becomes hysterical and has to be sedated while the Warriors are reunited and welcome Roach back to the fold.

Première diffusion : 24 juin 1986

S8 E47 • Episode 635

Joan goes undercover for the police in an attempt to trap Harry Parker and bring him to justice, but it's a dangerous plan that could leave her life in danger. The women try to befriend Merle in a bid to undermine Kath and Janet's influence over her. Roach and Lexie try to come up with ways to make money in Wentworth. Rita and her gang give Janet a makeover, driving her to drastic measures.

Première diffusion : 26 juin 1986

S8 E48 • Episode 636

The knives are out as Nancy and Rita finally clash over her intention to kill Joan. Janet rips up Merle's comics and tells her Rita was responsible, but Kath and Marty persuade Merle otherwise. Lexie and Roach plot to set up Rodney with a bag of herbs masquerading as drugs, and a video tape. Joan learns that Parker has gotten his comeuppance in jail. The Pringles return from their honeymoon, regaling the women with their fascinating stories.

Première diffusion : 1 juillet 1986

S8 E49 • Episode 637

Nancy manages to stop Rita doing anything silly and gets the knife from her. However, Rita tells her she still intends to kill Joan as soon as she possibly can. Joyce and Mervin invite Joan to move in with them since she has nowhere else to go. Kath prepares for her trial, with the news that Bob is coming to testify on her behalf. The girls have a practical test in the rec room to see who will get to go on work release.

Première diffusion : 3 juillet 1986

S8 E50 • Episode 638

Kath, Roach and Ida finally face their trials, where Kath is devastated at the outcome and her sentence. The inmates to go on the work experience scheme are picked, to Lexie's annoyance. Janet witholds Merle's pills in an attempt to control her, telling her Kath didn't want her to take them. Nancy tries to have Rita set up in an attempt to stop her getting to go on work release.

Première diffusion : 8 juillet 1986