Prisoner (TV Series)

Episode #6.13 (1984)

Maggie Kirkpatrick: Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson

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• Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson : It's Stevens, Governor, I'm a little concerned about her attitude.

  Colleen Powell : Her attitude to what?

  Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson : Me. She seems to think I mean to harm her in some way.

  Colleen Powell : I wonder what gave her that idea?

• Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson : You seem very tense, Stevens? Something troubling you?

  Sonia Stevens : Look, someone did turn those lights out in the library when Johns tried to murder me. It's not a lot of comfort.

  Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson : Oh well, you know how things are around this place.

  Sonia Stevens : Yeah sure.

  Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson : Anyway, Mrs Reynolds is back; she's been very helpful in getting me reinstated.

  Sonia Stevens : It's final?

  Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson : It will be. And there'll be no-one around to put a spoke in the wheel; no-one who counts that is.

• Ann Reynolds : Naturally, being back for five minutes the departmen's dropped a king size problem in my lap: we are about to receive a celebrity. Camilla Wells is to be our guest for two weeks.

  Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson : How are we to treat her, Governor?

  Colleen Powell : Same way we treat everyone else, presumably.

  Ann Reynolds : Not quite. She'll mix with the other women during normal recreation periods but she wont be put on the work roster. In fact we're going to make her stay her as informal and... relaxed as possible.

  Colleen Powell : Ooo, that'll have a teriffic effect on the other women.

  Ann Reynolds : Yes, well, Mrs Davidson and the department have pointed out that Miss Wells has her own newspaper column and her own radio programme; she has the opportunity to be very vocal about Wentworth when she gets out of here.

  Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson : Yes. Well, it's only a minor offence. Seems common sense to treat her accordingly.

  Colleen Powell : There shouldn't be two sets of rules; it was her choice to ignore her fines and come to prison. Mind you I suppose it will supply her with very good mileage.

  Ann Reynolds : The department wants to make sure Miss Wells gets a good impression of Wentworth, Colleen. In short, she is to be treated as a VIP. And frankly I think the less contact she has with the other women, the best for all of us.

  Colleen Powell : Well, personally, I'm against the idea. Then it's your decision.

  Ann Reynolds : It's the department's decision. And as Governor I intend to carry out their instructions.