Punishment (1981)
Punishment is an Australian television soap opera made by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the Ten Network in 1981. Set in a fictional men's prison, the series attempted to present a male version of the successful soap Prisoner. Attempts by the show's makers to differentiate the series from Prisoner saw Punishment imbued with greater realism; however, the formula did not attract high viewing figures. Network Ten deemed the new series a failure after only three episodes had gone to air, and it was quickly removed from the schedules. The remainder of the 26 episodes produced were shown out-of-ratings later that year. Unusually for a soap opera, the series was taped using the single camera technique. The regular cast featured many notable Australian actors including Brian Wenzel, Barry Crocker, Michael Preston, Ross Thompson, Anne Haddy, George Spartels, Cornelia Frances, Lisa Peers and Julie McGregor. Mel Gibson played a prisoner in the first episode. Kris McQuade played the girlfriend of Gibson's character and was phased out of the series after the first few episodes due to Gibson's departure. The programme was produced and directed by Alan Coleman.
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Episode 1 - Pilot
Release Date: 1981-02-20 -
Episode 2 - Episode 2
Release Date: 1981-02-27 -
Episode 3 - Episode 3
Release Date: 1981-03-06 -
Episode 4 - Episode 4
Release Date: 1981-03-13 -
Episode 5 - Episode 5
Release Date: 1981-03-20 -
Episode 6 - Episode 6
Release Date: 1981-03-27 -
Episode 7 - Episode 7
Release Date: 1981-04-03 -
Episode 8 - Episode 8
Release Date: 1981-04-10 -
Episode 9 - Episode 9
Release Date: 1981-04-17 -
Episode 10 - Episode 10
Release Date: 1981-04-24 -
Episode 11 - Episode 11
Release Date: 1981-05-01 -
Episode 12 - Episode 12
Release Date: 1981-05-08 -
Episode 13 - Episode 13
Release Date: 1981-05-15 -
Episode 14 - Episode 14
Release Date: 1981-05-22 -
Episode 15 - Episode 15
Release Date: 1981-05-29 -
Episode 16 - Episode 16
Release Date: 1981-06-05 -
Episode 17 - Episode 17
Release Date: 1981-06-12 -
Episode 18 - Episode 18
Release Date: 1981-06-19 -
Episode 19 - Episode 19
Release Date: 1981-06-26 -
Episode 20 - Episode 20
Release Date: 1981-07-03 -
Episode 21 - Episode 21
Release Date: 1981-07-10 -
Episode 22 - Episode 22
Release Date: 1981-07-17 -
Episode 23 - Episode 23
Release Date: 1981-07-24 -
Episode 24 - Episode 24
Release Date: 1981-07-31 -
Episode 25 - Episode 25
Release Date: 1981-08-07 -
Episode 26 - Episode 26
Release Date: 1981-08-14