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The Best Episodes of Prisoner Season 8

Every episode of Prisoner Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Prisoner Season 8!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Prisoner Season 8 Episode 101 - Episode 689
    9.7/10(63 votes)

    S8:E101

    Rita counsels Kath and stops her killing herself. The women find a weapon to defeat Rodney with. Rita tells Alice she has some big plans that nothing - and no-one - can interfere with.

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  2. Prisoner Season 8 Episode 102 - Episode 690
    9.7/10(66 votes)

    S8:E102

    Joan surprises everyone when she volunteers to be Rita's constant help. Harry makes an unexpected announcement.

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  3. Prisoner Season 8 Episode 104 - Episode 692
    9.6/10(65 votes)

    S8:E104

    Rita carries out the robbery but is recaptured and brought back to Wentworth in a bad way. Joan goes to pick up the cash but chickens out. Alice gets Tom to bring in his motorbike for Rita to ride in the grounds as a birthday treat. Ann is told her reforms have been accepted and Dwyer sacked. Rita announces she's standing down as Top Dog and wants Kath to take over. Harry is transferred to Barnhurst. Joan arrives at work next day to hear Rita died during the night. She finally picks up the stolen loot, but the cops are waiting for her and she arrives in Wentworth on remand overnight and is put in Solitary. Joan starts cracking up and is horrified when her meal is brought in by a very much alive Rita. She is taken away to another prison next morning as the women whoop and holler. Rita tells Alice she's ""going to be the oldest biker in the world"".

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  4. Prisoner Season 8 Episode 100 - Episode 688
    9.5/10(35 votes)

    S8:E100

    Rita struggles to come to terms with the news of her impending death. Returned to Wentworth and rejected by Merle, Kath feels like she has nothing left to live for and prepares to commit suicide.

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  5. Prisoner Season 8 Episode 103 - Episode 691
    9.5/10(44 votes)

    S8:E103

    Rita escapes from Wentworth to carry out her robbery. Kath and Merle are reunited and the women learn of Rita's condition. The department assess Ann's reform proposals.

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  6. Prisoner Season 8 Episode 98 - Episode 686
    9.4/10(31 votes)

    S8:E98

    Spider finally succeeds in pushing Rita too far. Rodney makes plans to get back at Lisa. Kath's escape could end with her in a pine box...

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  7. Prisoner Season 8 Episode 99 - Episode 687
    9.4/10(32 votes)

    S8:E99

    Rita receives some devastating news from the doctor about her ill health. Kath finally manages to escape from her minders.

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  8. Prisoner Season 8 Episode 97 - Episode 685
    9.3/10(31 votes)

    S8:E97

    In the aftermath of the escape, a distraught Merle is sedated and committed to a mental institution. Dwyer advises Joan to swallow her pride and return to Wentworth. The women, with the help of Lisa, plan a cruel humiliation for Rodney.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Prisoner Season 8 Episode 31 - Episode 619
    9.2/10(21 votes)

    S8:E31

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  10. Prisoner Season 8 Episode 73 - Episode 661
    9.2/10(23 votes)

    S8:E73

    Spider tries to burn down the shop and is worried that Joan will bash her to punish her. When her attacker comes in the middle of the night, though, it's not Joan... Kath is made trustee in charge of the shop. Rita is reluctantly appointed to try and keep Sarah in line. Spider's confession about Lester prompts Lisa to get her voice back.

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  11. Prisoner Season 8 Episode 55 - Episode 643
    9.1/10(21 votes)

    S8:E55

    Stranded at sea, Joan decides to head for a nearby island to try and get help, and is pursued by Rita, intent on killing her as revenge for Slasher's death. However, Nancy is determined to stop her - and Joan turns out to be the one who has to save Rita's life in the end. On the boat, Roach is falling for Mick and decides that she isn't going back with the others. Back in Wentworth, Kath throws her weight around with the other girls.

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  12. Prisoner Season 8 Episode 91 - Episode 679
    9.1/10(25 votes)

    S8:E91

    Brumby's bashers are revealed and punished for their misdeeds. Marty places himself in considerable danger as he continues his attempts to help Spike.

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  13. Prisoner Season 8 Episode 88 - Episode 676
    8.9/10(19 votes)

    S8:E88

    Rita is back but Joan is determined to break the hold she has over the women. A television news team arrives at Wentworth to investigate Meg's claims of a cover-up.

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  14. Prisoner Season 8 Episode 94 - Episode 682
    8.9/10(20 votes)

    S8:E94

    Joan gets a nasty shock on her first day in her new job. Kath contemplates an offer from Ron Willis to get Marty and Spike. Rita arranges a meeting for Alice and Harry to discuss his past.

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  15. Prisoner Season 8 Episode 95 - Episode 683
    8.9/10(21 votes)

    S8:E95

    Rita and the girls plot revenge on Stud and Billy for the attack on Lorelei. Alice tries to find out the truth about Harry's past.

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  16. Prisoner Season 8 Episode 96 - Episode 684
    8.9/10(20 votes)

    S8:E96

    Rita and Alice are cleared of trouble in the incident with the men. Kath makes her getaway, but is forced to leave Merle behind. Angry and humiliated, Joan threatens Dwyer and bullies him into helping her.

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  17. Prisoner Season 8 Episode 62 - Episode 650
    8.8/10(25 votes)

    S8:E62

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  18. Prisoner Season 8 Episode 75 - Episode 663
    8.8/10(15 votes)

    S8:E75

    Rita forces Sarah to face some home truths. Kath, Merle and Rodney go on a day out to buy contraband for the shop.

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  19. Prisoner Season 8 Episode 89 - Episode 677
    8.8/10(19 votes)

    S8:E89

    Kath and Rita do a deal and reach a compromise. Ann is reinstated as Governor by the Department, prompting Joan to make a surprise decision.

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  20. Prisoner Season 8 Episode 83 - Episode 671
    8.7/10(16 votes)

    S8:E83

    Rita attempts to lure Craven into a fight to the death, intent on avenging the attack on Lorelei. Merle makes the most of her new-found freedom and has a ball with her new pal Tommy.

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  21. Prisoner Season 8 Episode 12 - Episode 600
    8.6/10(14 votes)

    S8:E12

    Lou starts a full-scale riot in the prison, taking Joan, Mervin and Steve hostage and tying up Rita and her cronies in the dining room. Eve faces a kangaroo court and is hanged as punishment, as Lou finally gets revenge on the Phantom Lagger. As Bob tries to regain control of his prison, Lou forces Joan and Rita into a fight to the death...

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  22. Prisoner Season 8 Episode 15 - Episode 603
    8.6/10(15 votes)

    S8:E15

    Lou and Alice face their punishment for the riot, at the hands of Rita and her bloodthirsty band of prisoners. Bob counsels an old friend whose daughter is dying of a terminal illness. Lexie and Jessie overpower Bassinger and tie him up, but they're sent back to Wentworth charged with his assault when the police don't believe their story.

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  23. Prisoner Season 8 Episode 25 - Episode 613
    8.6/10(15 votes)

    S8:E25

    Kath Maxwell looks set to have a hard time in Wentworth, as the women react angrily to the ""kid killer"". Rita has drugs smuggled into the prison in a remote-controlled car and throws a party, which ends in disaster after Steve flushes the dope down the loo and Rita knocks him out. Joan goes golfing.

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  24. Prisoner Season 8 Episode 52 - Episode 640
    8.6/10(16 votes)

    S8:E52

    The prisoners grow excited about the impending work release on the boat, despite Rodney's efforts to have the scheme cancelled. Lexie tries to come up with a way to prevent being transferred to Maternity - but a potentially deadly disease was something she hadn't counted on. Roach makes plans to escape and enlists Vicki's help, until Rita puts a spoke in the wheels. Joyce and Mervin get some bad news and find themselves homeless.

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  25. Prisoner Season 8 Episode 78 - Episode 666
    8.6/10(14 votes)

    S8:E78

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Episode 689" is the best rated episode of "Prisoner" season 8. It scored 9.7/10 based on 63 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/2/1986. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 690".