The Worst Episodes of Bad Girls
Every episode of Bad Girls ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Bad Girls!
Bad Girls is a British television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1 June 1999 to 20 December 2006 and starred Simone Lahbib, Mandana Jones, Debra Stephenson, Linda Henry, Jack Ellis and many more throughout the eight-year run. The series was broadcast in 17 countries and was produced by Shed Productions, the company which later produced Footballers' Wives and Waterloo Road. It is set in the fictional women's prison of Larkhall, and features a mixture of serious and light storylines focusing on the prisoners and staff of G Wing. From 2010, the UK broadcast rights were bought by CBS Drama, and is repeated regularly – as of September 2012, the channel is re-running the series again in a late-night time slot.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Bad Girls" is "Christmas Special", rated 6.9/10 from 38 user votes. It was directed by Martin Hutchings and written by Paul Mousley. "Christmas Special" aired on 1/1/2006 and is rated 0.1 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Christmas Special 2006".
6.9/10 38 votes#1 - Christmas Special
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 1/1/2006
A storm cuts the prison off. The two Julies are re-united and a mystery prisoner is left at reception without any papers to identify her or her crimes.
Director: Martin Hutchings
Writer: Paul Mousley
7.0/10 35 votes#2 - Christmas Special 2006
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 12/20/2006
Christmas is not Sylvia Hollamby’s favourite time of year and this year isn’t going to be any different. With all the drains on G Wing overflowing, everyone’s wondering what’s causing it and when a decomposed hand rises to the surface could Natalie have been found? Hollamby gets a surprise visit from a face from the past ...
Director: Laurence Moody
Writer: Phil Ford
7.3/10 32 votes#3 - Series 7 - Episode 5
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 6/7/2005
Arun has a dark secret she is desperate to keep under wraps. The Costa Cons' buns and booze scam is about to be exposed. An elderly nun arrives at Larkhall and gets thumped by Natalie Buxton - but Sister Thomas seems to win the other girls round with her plans to help children in Africa. A codicil in Sylvia's aunt's will bars her from marrying if she is to inherit the house.
Director: Laurence Moody
Writer: Liz Lake
7.3/10 32 votes#4 - Series 7 - Episode 8
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 6/28/2005
Jim opposes Di's ambition to adopt an inmates child.
Director: S.J. Clarkson
Writer: Jane Marlow
7.3/10 32 votes#5 - Series 7 - Episode 11
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 7/19/2005
The atmosphere at Larkhall is euphoric – Jim Fenner (Jack Ellis) is dead! He was brutally killed in the hanging cell – and his wife Di (Tracey Wilkinson) is the first to discover his bloody body. It is not long before two earnest detectives are at the scene of the crime, DS Hook (Lucy O’Connell) and DI Hayes (Tony Slattery). They will leave no stone unturned until they find the murderer within the walls of this prison. Soon all the fingers are pointing to his wife Di Barker (Tracey Wilkinson), as it seems she has the most obvious motive and has been caught red handed with some damning evidence. But when all the inmates suddenly step forward and confess to being the murderer, the detectives become confused. Who did kill Jim Fenner? Sheena (Laura Rogers) is due to be let out on an electronic tag – but her freedom has lost some of its buzz now she has fallen for Pat Kerrigan (Liz May Brice). The attraction is mutual but Pat is scared of being hurt and pushing Sheena away. How can she fall
Director: Declan O'Dwyer
Writer: Phil Ford
7.4/10 35 votes#6 - Series 6 - Episode 9
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 8/2/2004
Selena Geeson returns from Canada with Kris's sister Milly, together they intend to prove Kris's innocence. Natalie Buxton is suspicious when Kris refuses another night of passion with her. Wing Governor Frances Myers reluctantly drops the poisoning case, and Sylvia Hollamby is back after her combating racism course. Julie Johnston is smitten with prison guard Colin. Governor Neil Grayling is worried about his impending tribunal.
Director: Nigel Douglas
Writer: Di Burrows
7.5/10 31 votes#7 - Series 5 - Episode 10
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 7/10/2003
Julie S, after having her mastectomy, decided to return to Larkhall for the duration of her recovery so that she could be with her friends. Yvonne sent Lauren to lok around Colin's flat... but what did Lauren find?! Sylvia returned from holidays and, as usual, seemed delighted to be back. Yvonne told Karen that in return for her parole and enhanced status, she would stop the other girls harming Snowball... but has she got an ulterior motive? Snowball was finally reunited with Ritchie...
Director: Laurence Moody
Writer: Jo O'Keefe
7.5/10 25 votes#8 - Series 8 - Episode 9
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 9/7/2006
Janine has permission to visit her mother's grave with Donny as escort. Lou has a surprise proposal from Doctor Rowan - unaware that he has no intention of divorcing his wife. The Costa Cons spot that Vicky is high and blackmail her. During her day out, Janine implores Donny to join her on the run. Will he throw in his job for love? Vicky reveals the truth about Rowan to Lou. Lou loses her temper and Governor Joy Masterton dismisses her. Body Bag gets a promotion to Wing Governor!
Director: Lance Kneeshaw
Writer: Roxanne Harvey
7.6/10 30 votes#9 - Series 5 - Episode 9
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 7/3/2003
Colin finally tells the truth about Fenner to Karen...who promises not to reveal her source until absolutely neccessary. Julie S begins her cancer treatment, with Julie J by ther side. Tina decides that she is no longer 'a Julie' and changes her name back to Tina. Colin takes a drugs test to prove to Fenner that the sryinge is for his 'diabetes' and it comes out clean. Di didn't have her abortion but led Neil and Tony, who had just moved in, to think that she did. Colin and Yvonne finally kissed!
Director: Julie Edwards
Writer: Liz Lake
7.6/10 31 votes#10 - Series 6 - Episode 4
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 5/5/2004
A Muslim woman convicted of murdering a relative protests her innocence and ends up climbing onto the roof of G Wing to continue her protest... but who will end up critically injured? The inmates are still shocked at Jim's strange behaviour, but they soon discover that it is only the beginning! Sylvia is sent on a racism course after being reported for making racist remarks by a colleague. Dr. Nicholson finally makes a correct diagnosis !!
Director: Ian Knox
Writer: Di Burrows
- 7.6/10 36 votes
#11 - Series 6 - Episode 10
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 8/9/2004
It is the day of the tribunal and governing governor Neil Grayling faces the music - as damning evidence of his supposed sexual misconduct is thrown at him. Could this be the end of his career? But Neil remains calm, and determined to find ex-wing governor Karen Betts!! She is his only chance if he is going to bring Jim Fenner down. But will she help him in his fight? Selena plans her departure from Larkhall, how can she stay around now she has been so betrayed by Kris?! But Kris is devastated and soon takes out her revenge on Natalie Buxton in the laundry room. Natalie is rushed to the hospital wing with alleged injuries from the brawl; she wants to press assault charges against Kris. But when wing governor Frances Myers (Eva Pope) hears her story Natalie is pulled from her hospital bed and sent to solitary confinement. She has one last stab of revenge when she drops the bombshell of Kris and Selena's affair, but will anyone believe her? Handy man Benjamin (Richard Mylan) gets flirt
Director: Nigel Douglas
Writer: Paul Mousley
7.6/10 32 votes#12 - Series 7 - Episode 3
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 5/24/2005
Jim is desperately trying to avoid sex with Di - but how long can he hold her off and what lengths will he go to not to have children?! Natalie Buxton seems to have everyone at Larkhall in her debt, she has even scored a cushy job in the library - the perfect place to attend to Jim's needs. She is far from discreet though, which infuriates Di! The two Julies get permission to open the G-Wing hair and beauty salon but aren't very optimistic about the idea. Naive Arun walks into a violent trap set by Natalie and Janine. Dr Nicholson is still fawning over Sylvia Hollamby.
Director: Lance Kneeshaw
Writer: Polly Eden
- 7.6/10 36 votes
#13 - Series 7 - Episode 7
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 6/21/2005
Everyone knows that Arun is a transexual, and the knives of G-Wing are out together. And when Arun's thoughts turn suicidal, will there be a saviour for her? New officer Kevin is determined to make a good impression with Inmates and Officers alike, but when there's a case of ""Them and Us"" how will he handle it? Pat's attempted murder charge is taken with a pinch of salt by Neil when Pat tells him that a Vicar assaulted her while Sister Thomas watched. Di can't believe her bad luck when she finds out Jim has a low sperm count. When a new inmate, Sheena arrives, Di goes in to proceedings with her to adopt her child who would've been in care.
Director: S.J. Clarkson
Writer: Paul Mousley
7.6/10 29 votes#14 - Series 8 - Episode 2
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 7/20/2006
Janine Nebeski's father gives Janine a surprise visit and blames her for her mother's death. Lou Stoke manages to convince him to allow Janine to attend her mother's funeral. However, Natalie Buxton seizes the opportunity to force Janine to smuggle drugs into Larkhall. Phyl is sent to hospital with a bullet wound but soon starts to blackmail her psychiatrist. Lou goes to a strip club followed by Joy Masterton. Donny is pressurised to find Emira's husband who is in hiding.
Director: Barnaby Southcombe
Writer: Ann McManus, Maureen Chadwick
7.6/10 36 votes#15 - Series 8 - Episode 3
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 7/27/2006
Natalie Buxton is under the influence of drugs, but even so is determined to get revenge on Pat Kerrigan. Angela Robbins, a new inmate, arrives on G-Wing and she becomes Bev's cellmate. Janine Nebeski has been caught smuggling drugs and has lost her family. Matters are made worse for her as Joy Masterton intends to make an example of her. PO Donny Kimber is pressurised by D.I. Thackeray to find out where Emira's husband, a terrorist suspect, is hiding.
Director: Lance Kneeshaw
Writer: Jodi Reynolds
7.6/10 31 votes#16 - Series 8 - Episode 4
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 8/3/2006
A new inmate, Stella Gough wants to join the army when she gets out of prison. Governor Joy Masterton is attracted by her ambition, but is Stella being completely honest? Janine is relying on drugs which worries Donny Kimber who gradually gets her to stop taking them. Lou deliberately avoids Dr Rowan Dunlop which confuses the doctor. What the doctor doesn't know is that Lou is leading a double life at a local lap dancing club.
Director: Lance Kneeshaw
Writer: Phil Ford
7.7/10 46 votes#17 - Unholy Alliances
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 3/7/2002
Yvonne's escape bid was foiled by Jim, Karen and PO Blakeson so she spent the week down the block. New PO Barry Pearce arrives on G-Wing, along with new Governor Neil Grayling, who seems to have big ideas for Larkhall...ones that dont involve Karen! Barry caught Di's eye and made such an impression that she asked him to move in with her. Karen tore up Helen Stewart's sexual harassment report against Jim. Sylvia was put in charge of the newly privatised canteen and got off to a bad start by selling out-of-date items. Neil demoted Karen to uniform and promoted Jim to the Wing-governor position! Shaz and PO Blakeson were on the receiving end of Barry's violent temper - are we seeing his true colours?
Director: Jo Johnson
Writer: Phil Ford
- 7.7/10 37 votes
#18 - Sweet Sixteen
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 4/4/2002
Sylvia and Mark managed to save Buki's life after the tunnel collapse. Roisin told Cassie that she had withdrawn the statement and so was staying at Larkhall. Rhiannon asked Buki to get her drugs but Buki was scared off by the Julies. Jim tried harder to split Karen and Mark up, this time by banning them acting like a couple at work. Roisin asked Buki for ""something to help her sleep"". The Julies took painful revenge on Rhiannon's boyfriend/pimp by tipping boiling water all over him in the visiting room - they were put on report and were devastated to discover that they would have been released in a few days because without Virginia, the case against them collapsed!
Director: Craig Lines
Writer: Jaden Clark
7.7/10 33 votes#19 - Series 5 - Episode 6
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 6/12/2003
Di comes up with a bizarre artificial insemination plan when Neil refuses to sleep with her. Phyl and Bev's latest scam is the production of Chateau Larkhall. Neil takes a risk by appointing Snowball as his orderly, Hedges steals some confiscated drugs and Karen tries to scupper Jim's chances of promotion after larkhall is privatised. Also, Yvonne discovers Colin's secret.
Director: A.J. Quinn
Writer: Liz Lake
- 7.7/10 30 votes
#20 - Series 5 - Episode 8
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 6/26/2003
Yvonne attended Ritchie's funeral with Colin, who showed her support... but Colin showed less support when Jim 'found' drugs in Yvonne's possessions! Everyone's favourite Doctor, Dr. Nicholson, returned. Julie S found a lump in her breast which tests showed were cancerous! Neil and Di argued some more about their baby...especially when Neil told her to get out of his house!
Director: Julie Edwards
Writer: Ann McManus, Maureen Chadwick
7.7/10 31 votes#21 - Series 5 - Episode 11
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 7/17/2003
The fallout from Snowball's suicide begins, with both Jim and Karen finding themselves in a precarious position. Jim gives Tina a camera. Neil bribes Di with a wing-governor's job in order for her to keep the baby. Julie S returns from hospital and is eventually cheered up by the party that her friends have organised. Yvonne believes Colin, regarding the woman in his bed, and they kiss.. only to be captured on camera by Tina! Neil told Karen what we'd all been dreading... ""You're Sacked!""
Director: Laurence Moody
Writer: Di Burrows
- 7.7/10 30 votes
#22 - Series 6 - Episode 11
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 8/16/2004
The plans for Di and Jim's wedding go ahead with bride and groom unaware that Neil Grayling and Karen Betts are secretly planning to ruin Jim's life. Karen finally finds a piece of evidence, while Sylvia tries to find a ""plus one"" for Di's wedding. Milly is about to confess to the murder of her father - for which Kris was put away for life... But will a tragedy and a serious accident change events?!
Director: Jim Loach
Writer: Liz Lake
- 7.8/10 59 votes
#23 - Love Rivals
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/15/1999
Jim Fenner's anger got the better of him when Rachel wrote him love letters - that's not the way to keep an affair secret! Zandra asked Helen if she could marry her fiance, Robin, at Larkhall; Helen said she'd consider it and put Zandra on a detox programme. Nikki warned Rachel about Jim Fenner, telling her that he had also slept with Shell - Rachel asked him this and of course, he denied it! New inmate Crystal Gordon arrived, complete with her guitar. Shell continued to intimidate Rachel. Zandra was distraught to discover that Robin was going to marry someone else!
Director: Laurence Moody
Writer: Phil Ford
7.8/10 41 votes#24 - False Identity
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 4/10/2001
Barbara Hunt was shocked to hear that she'd been accused of bigamy by her step-children, a crime she later admitted was true! A new officer, Gina Rossi arrived on G-Wing, setting male temperatures soaring and getting right up the nose of Sylvia, Karen and inmates alike! Yvonne Atkins got quite a few visits from male 'lawyers' - Sylvia tried to catch her but, to her embarassment, when a real lawyer was there! Charlie's lawyer told Yvonne that he needed her help to get him off his charges. Josh offered the secretly obsessed Di Barker some friendly advice in the wake of Dominic's departure: 'Find someone else'!...If only he knew...
Director: Laurence Moody
Writer: Martin Allen
7.8/10 35 votes#25 - Appearances Sake
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 5/16/2002
Sylvia's attempt to hide Maxi's corpse in the chapel is exposed when it rolls out of it's hiding place during a church service! Mark was offered a promotion at a prison in the North but didn't want to go because of Karen...until she told him that she didn't love him! Yvonne's estranged son, Ritchie, came to visit Yvonne but ended the day in Karen's newly empty bed! At Maxi's funeral, Tina was distraught when her father told her that he would never love her as much as Maxi! Tina later decided to transform herself into Julie O'Kane, with the 2 Julies' help. Sylvia was told that due to her horrendous mistakes, the wing governor post would be re-advertised. Babs told the vicar about the fight but was horrified when she learned that he had told Neil - because of this, Shaz was shipped out of Larkhall, never to be seen again...!
Director: David Holroyd
Writer: Jaden Clark