Foxtel this week announced season 8 of critically acclaimed Australian drama Wentworth has commenced production with three heritage characters from the original Prisoner series entering the compound. Fans were left reeling at the end of season 7 after the death of two much loved inmates and the staggering reveal that Joan ‘The Freak’ Ferguson is very much alive.
We welcome special guest co-hosts Wentworth star Sally-Anne Upton and local singer/songwriter Michael Burrows. There’s non-stop #ThrowbackThursday tunes plus Michael Burrows performs his new single live. It’s all laughter, song and great conversation in our 100th episode celebration.
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This week, guest co-host and Australian singer/songwriter MAXO joins in the fun for 2 whole hours of music and special guest interviews. We hear about his start in music plus take a listen to his hot new tracks. Canadian pop/soul singer/songwriter Maggie Szabo joins us on the phone from Los Angeles to premiere her latest single ‘Don’t Give Up’ to Australia. If that wasn’t enough… in the second hour, Sally-Anne Upton – actress, civil celebrant, singer and Wentworth superstar joins the boys live in studio for a whole heap of laughs plus a special preview of her upcoming tour of the UK. There’s a bunch of new tunes plus a #ThrowbackThursday nod to the late Tom Petty.
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Foxtel today announced Tuesday May 10 as the premiere date for the fourth season of its internationally acclaimed Australian drama series Wentworth.
The story resumes four months after the events seen in the fiery season three finale. The women of H block are returning to Wentworth Correctional Centre to find a new dynamic is in play which will have immediate ramifications for Bea as Kaz Proctor has established a power base. On the outside, Franky is trying hard to be a productive member of society.
As always, no-one should underestimate “the Freak”.
Notions of love and obsession will underpin the 12 episode season.
Wentworth is a FremantleMedia Australia production for Foxtel and has been sold to more than 90 countries.
Last year Wentworth was honoured as the Most Outstanding Drama Series at the 2015 TV WEEK Logie Awards, Danielle Cormack won the Silver Logie and the ASTRA Award for Most Outstanding Actress, and Pamela Rabe won the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama.
Wentworth S4 stars Danielle Cormack as Bea Smith, Nicole da Silva as Franky Doyle, Pamela Rabe as Joan Ferguson,Kate Atkinson as Vera Bennett, Celia Ireland as Liz Birdsworth, Shareena Clanton as Doreen Anderson, Katrina Milosevic as Sue “Boomer” Jenkins, Robbie Magasiva as Will Jackson, Socratis Otto as Maxine Conway, Tammy MacIntosh as Karen ‘Kaz” Proctor. New castmembers this season are Kate Jenkinson as Allie Novak, who appears from episode one, and Bernard Curry as Jake Stewart and Sigrid Thornton as Sonia Stevens, who are introduced later in the season. Support cast includes Libby Tanner as Bridget Westfall, Jacquie Brennan as Linda Miles, Martin Sacks as Derek Channing, Sally-Anne Upton as Lucy Gambaro, Charlie Tjoe as Tina Mercado and Ra Chapman as Kim Chang.
Wentworth Season 4 starts May 10, episodes will premiere Tuesdays at 8.30pm EST on Foxtel’s SoHo channel. Following the premiere broadcast each week, Wentworth will be available to watch when you want, on demand, via Foxtel Anytime on internet connected iQ boxes. You can also stream the series on demand on Foxtel Play or Foxtel Go. Foxtel Go is included with all Foxtel residential and Foxtel Play subscriptions at no extra cost.
