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"Prisoner Cell Block H remake Wentworth is to air on Channel 5 in the UK. Based on the classic Australian soap opera, the ten-part Wentworth will premiere later this year.  Set in the violent, dangerous environment of a modern prison, the series is described as a &amp;quot;graphic, edgy reboot&amp;quot; of the original Prisoner. Danielle Cormack and Nicole da Silva will star as lead inmates Bea Smith and Franky Doyle. Katie Keenan, Head of Acquisitions at Channel 5, said: &amp;quot;Wentworth will be a great addition to Channel 5&amp;#039;s drama output this autumn. &amp;quot;This compelling cast of female characters packs an emotional punch and will appeal to the Channel 5 viewers who love our range of crime output from dramas to factual series.&amp;quot; Initially devised as a 16-part mini-series, the original Prisoner Cell Block H ultimately ran for 692 episodes between February 1979 and December 1986. &amp;gt; Prisoner&amp;#039;s Val Lehman wants to make comeback for show&amp;#039;s remake &amp;gt; Prisoner Cell Block H remake &amp;#039;will be provocative&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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