The WORST episodes of Wentworth
Every episode of Wentworth ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Wentworth!
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 - The Things We Do
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/22/2013
After Toni forces her daughter Kaiya to smuggle heroin into the prison, she is harassed by the women and her daughter goes into cardiac arrest. Doreen and Boomer conspire over home brew that has been fermenting for months. Bea begins to doubt whether she can take on Jacs after Jacs threatens the life of Debbie. Liz is told that her parole is being looked over and she organises an afternoon for the ladies to talk about their problems. We discover that Liz is an alcoholic and after drinking all the home brew and reveals her story - she killed her mother-in-law. Erica and Vera butt heads over the running of the prison. Will continues his search for Meg's killer and discovers Matt and Meg had a peculiar relationship.
#2 - No Place Like Home
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/1/2013
Bea Smith is taken to gaol after attempting to murder her violent, rapist husband and is immediately taken in by the lesbian, drug-dealer, Franky Doyle. Liz Birdsworth and Doreen Anderson also befriend Bea, however a slip of the tongue turns Doreen against her. Governor Meg Jackson is becoming increasingly suspicious about the ladies and their ways of bringing crystal meth into the gaol. Deputy Governor Vera Bennett makes Meg look incompetent towards lawyer, Erica Davidson. Jacs Holt is released from solitary and reignites her rivalry with Franky. After making up, Doreen leaves her daughter Kaiya with Bea during a riot caused by Jacs and Franky. When Kaiya runs off, Bea follows after her. After Matt Fletcher and Will Jackson - Meg's husband - break up the riot, they find a lifeless Meg lying in the hallway, stabbed with a blood-soaked Bea standing over her.
#3 - Fly Me Away
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/8/2013
In the aftermath of the riot, Will blackmails Doreen into helping him and Bea is given no choice but to continue to lie.
#4 - Captive
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/5/2013
Vera's attempt to impress Fletch backfires and her domineering mother reveals a humiliating secret to her peers, while Erica betrays Franky.
#5 - The Girl Who Waited
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/15/2013
Bea is caught up in the brutal rivalry between Franky and Jacs while Erica struggles to gain the support of the officers.
#6 - Born Again
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/20/2014
Three months after Jacs Holt’s death, new arrival Governor Joan Ferguson instantly makes an enemy of Franky, while Bea finds a new purpose.
#7 - Sins of the Mother
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/8/2014
Following Ferguson’s shock revelation that she has an informer amongst the inmates, an isolated Franky sets out to expose the snitch. But in her growing paranoia, it seems just about everyone has motive and opportunity. When jail-wide drug tests are instigated, following the discovery of a discarded pregnancy test, Franky uses the bedlam to try and force a confession.
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#8 - Jail Birds
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/22/2014
Liz is finally released and attempts to contact her estranged children, but her reintroduction to life outside is far from easy. Added to her troubles is Boomer’s lust for revenge, which will not stop at the walls of Wentworth. Meanwhile Derek Channing tries to build his case against Ferguson, but soon realises that she will not be taken down easily.
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#9 - Twist the Knife
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/17/2014
When Bea hears that Simmo’s daughter is working for the Holts, she plants paranoia in Simmo’s mind and fuels it to further her own plans. Meanwhile, Boomer’s position as Franky’s muscle is under threat. When she goes missing a search of the prison turns violent for Will and Fletch.
#10 - Enemy of the State
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/11/2020
Young British ‘Wikileaker’, Judy Bryant, is remanded to Wentworth facing charges of stealing secrets from the Australian government. Is she a hero of the people, or an enemy of the state.
#11 - Whatever It Takes
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/27/2014
Bea attempts to get revenge on Brayden by goading Harry into an act of violence, whilst Franky’s determination to maintain power pushes her to extreme lengths.
#12 - The Velvet Curtain
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/29/2013
Erica can’t escape her feelings for Franky and Bea reveals to Liz the truth about her marriage.
#14 - Battle Lines
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/8/2020
A desperate Judy seeks her father's help, but his callous rejection pushes Judy to commit a vicious act.
#15 - Fugitive
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/1/2020
Rita sacrifices her hope of exoneration to rescue Ruby.
#16 - Goldfish, Part 2
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/15/2020
With the prison in lockdown, tensions reach crisis point.
#17 - The Pink Dragon
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/24/2014
Simmo’s attempt to kill Bea ends in tragedy, while Liz faces her greatest dilemma – to snitch or not to snitch.
#18 - Evidence
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/12/2015
Ferguson is blindsided by Jodie's complaint to the ombudsman. Channing attempts damage control, but Jodie's accusations of brutality promise to be very damaging for the Governor. When Ferguson realises Bea is the driving force behind the complaint her revenge is swift and brutal, leaving Jodie isolated and without support during the hearing.
#19 - To the Moon
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/26/2013
Fletch reacts badly to Bea's grief triggering his memories of a horrific experience in East Timor. Bea is dealt another devastating blow but is buoyed by the inmate's support, while Jacs's power further diminishes.
#20 - Something Dies
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/12/2013
Bea pays a high price for crossing Jacs while Franky gets her revenge, and Will reverts to his old ways.
#21 - The Fixer
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/15/2014
When the lab results point to Doreen being pregnant, Ferguson threatens to have Doreen’s lover, Nash’s, parole revoked unless she lies about the father. After being publicly accused by Harry Smith of an inappropriate relationship with Bea, Will comes to believe that Harry is behind his campaign of harassment.
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#22 - The Danger Within
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/10/2014
Simmo warns Bea of an impending hit against her by the Holts, in retaliation for her attack on Brayden. With the induction of three new prisoners into Wentworth, Bea is jumping at shadows, not sure from which of them will attack.
#23 - Righteous Acts
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/28/2015
After being slotted for an aggressive confrontation with Ferguson, Liz's world is rocked with the arrival of a new prisoner. Franky has commenced her sessions with Bridget, and in a candid moment admits to a desire for revenge against Bea. When Bea is shivved in the yard, Franky comes under suspicion, but Bea quickly realises Jodie, freshly released from the Slot where she was terrorised by Ferguson, was behind the attack at the Governor's behest.
#24 - Boys in the Yard
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/3/2014
Following the failure of Harry to avenge their daughter’s death, Bea hatches a daring plot to lure Brayden Holt to the jail.
