Wentworth (season 3)
| Wentworth (season 3) | |
|---|---|
 Region 4 DVD Cover | |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | SoHo |
| Original release | 7 April – 23 June 2015 |
| Season chronology | |
The third season of the television drama series Wentworth premiered on SoHo in Australia on 7 April 2015. It was executively produced by FremantleMedia's Director of Drama, Jo Porter. The season comprises 12 episodes. Season three picks up four months after Bea's return to Wentworth following her escape and revenge murder of Brayden Holt.[1]
Plot
As the story resumes four months have passed since Bea Smith's bold escape and ruthless murder of Brayden Holt. Having returned to Wentworth Correctional Centre, Bea has assumed the mantle of Top Dog, hailed by all – including Franky Doyle herself – as a worthy successor. Franky may no longer be Top Dog but she's not about to forget how Liz lagged on her, and Boomer is set to make Liz pay. Doreen's baby bump is growing and Ferguson is watching her closely. While Vera's instincts are more attuned to Ferguson's scheming, Will is none the wiser despite Fletch's apparent hit and run accident.[1]
Cast
Regular
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Recurring
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Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Aus. viewers (thousands) |
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| 23 | 1 | "The Governor's Pleasure" | Kevin Carlin | Stuart Cole | 7 April 2015 | 100[2] |
| Bea is sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for the murder of Brayden Holt, and Ferguson takes the opportunity to make sure Bea toes the line. But a defiant Bea fights back. Ferguson responds by slotting Bea and releasing Liz from protection, exposing her to a brutal beating from Boomer. But Ferguson has underestimated Bea, who instigates a riot amongst the prisoners. The prison is put on lock-down, with Channing on-site, Vera is held hostage by masked prisoners and threatened with a syringe, and the inmates start a huge bonfire in the exercise yard. Ferguson has no choice but to release Bea from solitary and ask her to end the riot. Bea tells Ferguson that she controls the prison. | ||||||
| 24 | 2 | "Failing Upwards" | Kevin Carlin | Adam Todd | 14 April 2015 | 94[3] |
| After the riot, Bea and Ferguson realise that they must work with each other and broker a peace arrangement. The two enemies find some common ground in wanting to rid the prison of drugs - but Ferguson tells Bea that she wants Franky broken. Bea wonders if Ferguson is playing her in a bid to undermine her as top dog. To assert her authority, Bea doles out a harsh punishment to Boomer for her bashing of Liz, which causes Boomer to end her friendship with Franky. Liz has a difficult reunion with her daughter Sophie and is unsure when Doreen asks her to be her baby's alternate carer. Will seems to finally be able to put the past behind him, only to become the prime suspect of Harry Smith's murder. | ||||||
| 25 | 3 | "Knives Out" | Catherine Millar | Pete McTighe | 21 April 2015 | 98[4] |
| Franky is feeling the pinch as her drug supply is cut, and other prisoners demand that she settles her debts. The new psychiatrist, Bridget Westfall, identifies Franky as someone she can help but Franky refuses to engage, plotting to get away from her angry customers by deliberately trashing the Education Unit. Whilst in the slot, Franky overhears an altercation between Ferguson and Jodie Spiteri. Boomer finds a new friend in Maxine. Meanwhile, Bea is concerned at the police's interest in Will over Harry's death, and when she confronts him about it, he makes a startling confession. In an attempt to patch up their friendship, Boomer and Liz are forced to help one another. | ||||||
| 26 | 4 | "Righteous Acts" | Catherine Millar | John Ridley | 28 April 2015 | 102[5] |
| Liz is shocked when Sophie is remanded in Wentworth for a drunken hit-and-run, and must help her daughter get used to prison life. Franky has commenced her counselling sessions with Bridget and admits her anger over losing the top dog position and that she would like to get back at Bea. When Bea is shivved in the yard, Franky comes under suspicion, but Bea quickly realizes Jodie, freshly released from the slot where she was terrorised by Ferguson, was behind the attack at the Governor's behest. Kaz Proctor, a violent vigilante obsessed with women's rights, publicly declares Bea as her personal hero and requests to visit her at Wentworth. | ||||||
| 27 | 5 | "Mercy" | Steve Jodrell | Adam Todd | 5 May 2015 | 97[6] |
| As Fletch returns to work at Wentworth, Bea plans to use Jodie Spiteri to get rid of Ferguson. Bea is later visited by Kaz Proctor, who she suspects is a member of the violent vigilante group The Red Right Hand, and Bea has cause to wonder if Kaz and her group killed Harry. Doreen worries over the welfare of her unborn child but Jess offers her support. Sophie continues to idolise Franky, much to Liz's despair, and when Liz finally confronts Franky, it is revealed this is not Sophie's first offence. Jodie reveals that Ferguson physically, sexually and psychologically tortured her during her time in the slot. | ||||||
| 28 | 6 | "Evidence" | Steve Jodrell | Stuart Page | 12 May 2015 | 118[7] |
| Channing tells Vera that Ferguson refused to help her during the riot, and things look bleak for Will when Kaz Proctor plants the murder weapon on his property. Ferguson is blindsided by Jodie's complaint to the ombudsman - her accusations of abuse could be the end of her career. When Ferguson realises that Bea is behind the plan to oust her, she has Bea ambushed and drugged by her henchman Jesper. Isolated and without Bea's support, Jodie crumbles during her hearing, while Bea wakes up strapped into a bed in the psych unit. | ||||||
| 29 | 7 | "The Long Game" | Kevin Carlin | Pete McTighe & Marcia Gardner | 19 May 2015 | 104[8] |
| Bea refuses to believe that she had a psychotic episode, despite being it being filmed on CCTV. She maintains that she was attacked by a man and when her blood is found to have traces of LSD, she realises that she was deliberately drugged. She smuggles DNA evidence out of the psych unit, and begins to understand that Ferguson is a formidable opponent. Meanwhile, Liz struggles to stay sober, despite the upset it is causing those around her. Bridget tries to help Franky accept that she has an emotional block, but when she challenges Franky to talk about her mother, Franky breaks down and confesses to accidentally killing Meg Jackson. Meanwhile, Ferguson has been secretly recording the session. | ||||||
| 30 | 8 | "Goldfish" | Kevin Carlin | John Ridley | 26 May 2015 | 108[9] |
| Ferguson worries that her lack of emotion over her goldfish's death may be a weakness rather than a strength and seeks to forge connections with others. She invites Vera to dinner, only for Vera to confront her over leaving her during the riot, and reveal that she has contracted Hepatitis C from being stabbed with an infected syringe. Ferguson also reaches out to Doreen as her pregnancy reaches full term and unwittingly calls Doreen "Jianna", the name of her former inmate-lover. Bea believes that may be a way of getting Ferguson and tells Doreen to find out more. Bea also enlists Kaz Proctor's help to track down Ferguson's henchman. Doreen goes into labour and she gives birth to a boy with Ferguson present. In the aftermath, a proud Ferguson is devastated when she overhears Doreen telling Bea about Jianna and calling Ferguson a freak. Ferguson resolves to control her emotions, all humanity within her is lost. | ||||||
| 31 | 9 | "Freak Show" | Catherine Millar | Adam Todd | 2 June 2015 | 108[10] |
| Jodie Spiteri has harmed herself whilst in the psych unit and Ferguson seeks to limit any damage from further allegations, plotting against Bridget. Bridget has a conflict of interest when she admits to Franky that she has developed feelings for her. Doreen finds motherhood to be a strain, while Bea is exhausted as the cold war against Ferguson takes its toll on her friends. Vera is suspicious about Jodie and Bea's claims about Ferguson and begins to turn against her. | ||||||
| 32 | 10 | "A Higher Court" | Catherine Millar | Stuart Page | 9 June 2015 | 127[11] |
| Vera reaches out to Bridget and tells her that she believes Ferguson manipulated Jodie to self-harm and that she arranged the attack on Bea. With her parole hearing imminent, Franky is in trouble when her former lover Kim gets revenge by planting heroin balloons in her cell. Faced with an imminent cell-toss, Franky has no option but to swallow the evidence, thus facing the parole board with a gutful of heroin. Just when it seems she could be paroled, Ferguson unleashes the taped confession, letting Will know who really killed his wife. Meanwhile, Bea and Fletch team up against Ferguson. Doreen considers whether to keep her son in prison with her or give him to her sister, while Jess takes a special interest in young Joshua's welfare. | ||||||
| 33 | 11 | "The Living and the Dead" | Steve Jodrell | John Ridley | 16 June 2015 | 109[12] |
| Bea and Fletch put their plan against Ferguson into action, using the memory of Jianna to unbalance her, but Fletch unwittingly sets Vera up to take the blame. Vera confronts Ferguson, and is also out for revenge against Lucy Gambaro for infecting her with Hepatitis C. Jess schemes to discredit Liz and take her place as alternate carer for Doreen's baby. Fletch finally regains his memory and alerts Will, who is on the verge of being arrested for Harry's murder. Ferguson realises that everyone at Wentworth is now gunning for her - and she begins to unravel. | ||||||
| 34 | 12 | "Blood and Fire" | Steve Jodrell | Pete McTighe | 23 June 2015 | 113[13] |
| Ferguson is losing control as both officers and prisoners alike conspire to overthrow her. Liz helps Sophie face up to the consequences of her actions. Bea discovers the final piece of the puzzle to help solve Harry's murder. Franky prepares for her release, while Doreen is distraught when her son goes missing as Jess reveals her true agenda. Ferguson races to save baby Joshua and the prison is consumed by fire - leaving several lives hanging in the balance. | ||||||
Production
On 29 January 2014, it was announced that FremantleMedia had renewed Wentworth for a third season, set to air in 2015.[14]
Jo Porter, the Director of Drama at FremantleMedia stated, "Foxtel have been the perfect broadcast partner and have given Wentworth the ideal platform for it to achieve such success both domestically and then internationally. To have this unique Australian program now airing across the globe fills us with great pride. The commissioning of season three is such a compliment to the hard work and talent of the writers, directors, our outstanding cast and of course the crew, most of whom have been with us since season one. We look forward to continuing our success both here and overseas."[14]
Brian Walsh, the Executive Director of Television at Foxtel stated, "Wentworth's first season was a triumph with its remarkable performance and production qualities which enthralled our Australian audience and achieved such great international recognition. Since October, the cast and the production team, led by producer Amanda Crittenden, have been back on-location delivering on the promise of season two's gripping scripts and the story lines for season three are sensational."[14]
A third season was confirmed on 29 January 2014.[15] A five-month production commenced in the purpose-built set in March 2014.[14] The final table read for season three took place on 8 July 2014.[16] Filming for the third season began in March 2014 and concluded in July 2014.[14]
Former All Saints stars Pia Miranda, Libby Tanner and Tammy Macintosh joined the cast as inmate Jodie Spiteri, psychologist Bridget Westfall and vigilante Karen Proctor, respectively.[17]
Ratings
| Episode | Title | Original airdate | Overnight Viewers | Nightly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-01 | The Governor's Pleasure | 7 April 2015 | 100,000[2] | 1st[2] |
| 3-02 | Failing Upwards | 14 April 2015 | 94,000[3] | 1st[3] |
| 3-03 | Knives Out | 21 April 2015 | 98,000[4] | 1st[4] |
| 3-04 | Righteous Acts | 28 April 2015 | 102,000[5] | 1st[5] |
| 3-05 | Mercy | 5 May 2015 | 97,000[6] | 3rd[6] |
| 3-06 | Evidence | 12 May 2015 | 118,000[7] | 1st[7] |
| 3-07 | The Long Game | 19 May 2015 | 104,000[8] | 1st[8] |
| 3-08 | Goldfish | 26 May 2015 | 108,000[9] | 2nd[9] |
| 3-09 | Freak Show | 2 June 2015 | 108,000[10] | 1st[10] |
| 3-10 | A Higher Court | 9 June 2015 | 127,000[11] | 1st[11] |
| 3-11 | The Living and the Dead | 16 June 2015 | 109,000[12] | 1st[12] |
| 3-12 | Blood and Fire | 23 June 2015 | 113,000[13] | 1st[13] |
- Figures are OzTAM Data for the 5 City Metro areas.
- Overnight - Live broadcast and recordings viewed the same night.
- Consolidated - Live broadcast and recordings viewed.
References
- 1 2 "Returning: Wentworth". TV Tonight. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- 1 2 3 Knox, David (8 April 2015). "Tuesday 7 April 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- 1 2 3 Knox, David (17 April 2015). "Tuesday 14 April 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- 1 2 3 Knox, David (22 April 2015). "Tuesday 21 April 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- 1 2 3 Knox, David (29 April 2015). "Tuesday 28 April 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- 1 2 3 Knox, David (6 May 2015). "Tuesday 5 May 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Tuesday 12 May 2015". TV Tonight.
- 1 2 3 "Tuesday 19 May 2015". TV Tonight.
- 1 2 3 Knox, David (27 May 2015). "Tuesday 26 May 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 Knox, David (3 June 2015). "Tuesday 2 June 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 Knox, David (10 June 2015). "Tuesday 9 June 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 Knox, David (17 June 2015). "Tuesday 16 June 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Tuesday 23 June 2015". TV Tonight.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Renewed: Wentworth". TV Tonight. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Foxtel announces Wentworth Season 3".
- ↑ "Episode 2.8 tonight! #Wentworth #WentworthPrison We had the readthrough for the last block of S3 yesterday. No emoticons do it justice.". Pete McTighe on Twitter. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ↑ "The screen death of Alex Cook's character Lou in Love My Way still holds strong emotions for fans". News.com.au. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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