The BEST Episodes of Wentworth
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Oct 22, 2021
Network: Showcase (AU)
Fans of the iconic Prisoner series which pushed boundaries over three decades ago and still today boasts a loyal following worldwide, will remember Bea Smith as gutsy and fearless, ruling Wentworth Correctional Center with an iron fist. But who was Bea Smith before prison? How did a wife and mother from the suburbs become a top dog without rival? Wentworth is a dynamic, often confronting, drama series that begins with Bea’s early days in prison. Set in the present day, it is a modern adaptation of Prisoner contemporising legendary characters and their stories for today’s audience. This ten-part series takes the viewer inside to an uncompromising environment exploring the politics of women in a world without men, and how such a threatening experience both challenges and often changes those confined and working behind the razor wire.
#1 - Seeing Red
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired Jul 26, 2016
Bea awakes blissfully happy after a night with Allie but it is the eve of Ferguson's trial and the Freak has been relentless in putting the final touches to her scheme for freedom and exoneration. Liz becomes convinced of Sonia's innocence and then Don puts an offer to Liz which could change her life. Maxine is committed to the chemotherapy and her prison family rallies around her.
8.70 
#2 - Under Siege (2)
Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired Jul 30, 2019
The siege continues, and not everyone will make it out alive.
8.70 
#3 - Hell Bent
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired Jun 20, 2017
Franky and Allie put their escape plan into action. Liz takes desperate measures to protect herself. Ferguson suspects she's living on borrowed time.
8.59 
#4 - Blood and Fire
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired Jun 23, 2015
Ferguson is losing control, and the walls are closing in. Fletch and Vera band together in an attempt to overthrow the Governor, while Bea discovers the final piece of the puzzle to help solve Harry's murder. Meanwhile, Franky is preparing for her release. But when Jess makes a sudden, drastic move, all plans are thrown out the window and the stage is set for a dramatic showdown.
8.57 
#5 - The Unknown Terrorist
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired Sep 21, 2021
Finally exposed as Allie's attacker, a desperate Judy makes an audacious play for Lou's protection, while Ferguson fuels Eve's obsession with Jake.
8.50 
#6 - One Eye Open
Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired Sep 28, 2021
Ferguson continues to manipulate Eve in her revenge plan on Jake, and Marie discovers Rita is a cop.
8.49 
#7 - Plan Bea
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired Jun 28, 2016
As Bea and Allie take their illicit affair further, Bea finds herself uncharacteristically tentative and vulnerable. Neither is aware that Ferguson is tracking them carefully. Meanwhile, Maxine leaves the prison to undergo a double mastectomy leaving Boomer distraught.
8.49 
#8 - Under Siege (1)
Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired Jul 23, 2019
Marie enacts her plan to bust out of Wentworth, while Liz spirals into a psychotic meltdown.
8.47 
#9 - Collateral
Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired Oct 5, 2021
Allie makes a pact with Vera and Will that has devastating personal consequences, while a crucial step in Boomer's quest for motherhood is achieved.
8.46 
#10 - Last Stand
Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired Oct 19, 2021
Joan faces her long awaited committal hearing but shocks everyone with what she pleads. Judy asks Lou to cancel the plan to bring down the prison, but it falls on deaf ears as Lou prefers the day of reckoning.
8.45 
#11 - Showdown
Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired Sep 4, 2018
A shocked Vera finally discovers the identity of her stalker, who has one last ultimatum. Liz has a daunting favour to ask of Kaz.
8.40 
#12 - Will and Testament
Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired Oct 12, 2021
Evidence comes back to haunt Joan when the passports in her plan are found by the police. While tensions with the inmates reach an all time high when Rita's past is finally exposed to all the women
8.32 
#13 - The Enemy Within
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired Sep 29, 2020
Lou discovers her phone is missing and all the money for Reb's transition surgery has been stolen.
8.28 
#14 - Judas Kiss
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired Sep 14, 2021
Allie pretends to be suicidal as part of a revenge plot against Lou, a new inmate arrives at Wentworth, and Rita and Ruby are accused of Morelli's murder by the police.
8.28 
#15 - Rogue
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired Aug 24, 2021
The season begins three weeks after the shivving of Allie. Marie enlists Sheila’s help to take out Lou, with tragic unforeseen consequences.
8.23 
#16 - Scars
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired Apr 4, 2017
Vera and Ferguson must deal with the fallout from the attack on Bea and Franky's past comes back to haunt her.
8.23 
#17 - Karen
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired Jun 18, 2019
Rita faces an impossible dilemma, while Kaz gets the better of Marie, and Vera learns the gender of her baby, casting doubt over her mothering skills.
8.22 
#18 - Afterlife
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired Jul 5, 2016
Bea struggles to recover in the wake of her attack. Ferguson returns from the burns unit and is placed in a medical hold under the supervision of Jake. Maxine is back after surgery and finds herself in the crossfire of huge tension between Boomer, Liz and Sonia.
8.21 
#19 - Eleventh Hour
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired Jul 19, 2016
With Bea and Allie finally out as a couple, Kaz forms an alliance with Tina's Asian crew to help take Bea down. But when Jake smuggles a new batch of drugs into the prison for Tina, Bea gets wind of the stash and orders Tina to flush the gear. Tina refuses, citing Bea's weakening power-base, and her alliance with the RRH.
8.21 
#20 - Indelible Ink
Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired Aug 28, 2018
Allie learns that Marie is getting surveillance photographs smuggled in that show the attack on her son, and Ruby panics.
8.20 
#21 - Coup De Grace
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired Jun 13, 2017
Ferguson delivers Vera her coup de grace, unleashing unforeseen consequences. Franky's escape plans are waylaid when Kaz persuades her to join forces to bring down the freak
8.20 
#22 - Fear Her
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired Aug 5, 2014
The extent of Bea’s plan is revealed as she makes the final moves to avenge Debbie’s death. Meanwhile Franky realises she is losing the support of the women and is forced to consider a deal.
8.19 
#23 - The Edge
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired Jul 31, 2018
When Sonia is refused a move into protection, she sets up a plan to discredit Kaz and invalidate her position as top dog. With Marie onside, the plan is underway - but may have terrible repercussions for Allie.
8.19 
#24 - Bleed Out
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired Jul 3, 2018
After being shot Franky seeks Bridget’s help, but the police net is tightening. Meanwhile Kaz faces her toughest challenge when she warns Hutch to stop fight club.
8.18 
#25 - The Governor's Pleasure
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired Apr 7, 2015
When Bea is sentenced to life without parole for the killing of Brayden Holt, Ferguson makes it very clear - she owns Bea now. So when Bea uses her standing as Top Dog to hit back, Ferguson takes revenge - she slots Bea and releases Liz from Protection, exposing Liz to a brutal bashing from Boomer. But Ferguson has underestimated Bea, who starts a riot amongst the prisoners. With the prison in lock-down Ferguson has to turn to Bea to quell the riot. Wentworth isn't Ferguson's prison - it's Bea's. Battle lines are drawn.
8.18