The second season of Australian drama television series Prisoner (commonly known as Prisoner: Cell Block H) premiered on Network Ten on 22 January 1980. It consists of 86 episodes and concluded on 12 November 1980.
This season's storylines include the escape of Roslyn Coulson, aided by terrorist Janet Dominguez and the subsequent shooting of Erica Davidson; Lizzie's exoneration; the bomb explosion which causes the deaths of Jim Fletcher's family; Bea Smith's feud with new prisoner Kay White; Judy Bryant's planned revenge on corrupt officer Jock Stewart for the murder of her girlfriend Sharon Gilmour; the season finale tunnel escape collapse.
Cast
Main
Patsy King as Governor Erica Davidson
Fiona Spence as Vera Bennett
Peta Toppano as Karen Travers
Val Lehman as Bea Smith
Elspeth Ballantyne as Meg Jackson
Colette Mann as Doreen Anderson
Sheila Florance as Lizzy Birdsworth
Barry Quin as Greg Miller
Gerard Maguire as Jim Fletcher
Monica Maughan as Pat O'Connell
George Mallaby as Paul Reid
Betty Bobbitt as Judy Bryant
Central supporting
Amanda Muggleton as Chrissie Latham
Sigrid Thornton as Roslyn Coulson
Recurring
Deidre Rubenstein as Janet Dominguez
Penelope Stewart as Kathleen Leach
Penny Ramsay as Leila Fletcher
Ray Meagher as Geoff Butler
Judith McGrath as Colleen Powell
Jeanie Drynan as Angela Jeffries
Carmel Millhouse as Mary McCauley
Cornelia Frances as Carmel Saunders
Henry Cuthbertson as Dr. Herbert
Lloyd Cunnington as Mr. Goodwin
Graham Rouse as Mal James
John Higginson as Tony Reid
Rosalind Speirs as Caroline Simpson
Bernadette Gibson as Vivienne Williams
Terry McDermott as Brian Williams
Ian Gilmour as Kevin Burns
Joan Letch as Rhonda West
Charmayne Lane as Shirley
Margot Knight as Sharon Gilmour
Lester Morris as Mr. Muir
Jane Clifton as Margot Gaffney
Kate Turner as Sally Blakely
Rob Forza as Bill Harris
Peter Ford as Michael Simpson
Carl Bleazby as Hugh Gilbertson
Babs Wheelton as Louisa Burns
Fay Mokotow as Mrs. Seymour
Tom Oliver as Ken Pearce
Nanette Wallace as Sally Nichols
Simon Reichelt as Andrew O'Connell
Jentah Sobott as Heather "Mouse" Trapp
Dina Mann as Debbie Pearce
Reylene Pearce as Phyllis Hunt
Kevin Summers as Det. Sgt. Parsons
Paul Young as Capt. Lloyd Barton
Penny Downie as Kerry Vincent
Rod Mullinor as David Austin
Michael Duffield as Charles Baldwin
Kirk Alexander as Dr. East
Tommy Dysart as Jock Stewart
Ian Smith as Ted Douglas
Stephen O'Rourke as Harry Bone
Eugene Schlusser as Mr. Westmore
Sidney Jackson as Det. Sgt. Teagan
Caroline Gillmer as Helen Smart
Judith Dick as Marcia/Ellen Huntley
Michelle Argue as Josie
Tracey-Jo Riley as Leanne Bourke
Jude Kuring as Noeline Bourke
Susanne Haworth as Gail Summers
Jeremy Higgins as Tim Summers
John Lee as Andrew Reynolds
John Larking as Vince Talbot
Joy Westmore as Joyce Barry
Jack Harris as Terry Barry
Rob Steele as Dr. Rupert
Sandy Gore as Kay White
Janet Lord as Mrs. Blakely
Anne Scott-Pendlebury as Pauline Curtis
Colin Vancao as Weasel
Maureen Edwards as Hazel Crowe
Lois Ramsay as Agnes Forster
Anne-Marie Wiles as Nancy
Bryon Williams as Dr. Weissman
Brian Moll as Mr. Spenser
Elaine Cusick as Linda Jones
Sue Devine as Tracey Morris
Darren Sole as Danny Jones
Terry Gill as Det. Insp. Grace
Belinda Davey as Hazel Kent
Anthony Hawkins as Bob Morris
Rowena Wallace as Anne Griffin
Wynn Roberts as Stuart Gillespie
Episodes
Accolades
Sammy Award for Best Actress in a Series – Sheila Florance (1980) Logie Award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series – Sheila Florance (1981) Logie Award for Best Drama Series – Prisoner (1981) Logie Award for Most Popular Show in Victoria – Prisoner (1981)
Nominated: Logie Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series – Colette Mann (1981) Nominated: Logie Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series – Gerard Maguire (1981)
Home media
The following is a list of DVD sets which contain individual episodes from season two or the complete season as a whole.