Mel Gibson
Rick Monroe
Punishment (1981)
Season 1
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.
Released Feb. 20, 1981
Episode 50 min
None+
Keywords: imdb.prison
Network: Network Ten
S1E1 - Pilot
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Feb. 20, 1981, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
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Feb. 27, 1981, midnight
S1E3 - Episode 3
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March 6, 1981, midnight
S1E4 - Episode 4
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March 13, 1981, midnight
S1E5 - Episode 5
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March 20, 1981, midnight
S1E6 - Episode 6
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March 27, 1981, midnight
S1E7 - Episode 7
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April 3, 1981, midnight
S1E8 - Episode 8
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April 10, 1981, midnight
S1E9 - Episode 9
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April 17, 1981, midnight
S1E10 - Episode 10
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April 24, 1981, midnight
S1E11 - Episode 11
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May 1, 1981, midnight
S1E12 - Episode 12
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May 8, 1981, midnight
S1E13 - Episode 13
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May 15, 1981, midnight
S1E14 - Episode 14
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May 22, 1981, midnight
S1E15 - Episode 15
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May 29, 1981, midnight
S1E16 - Episode 16
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June 5, 1981, midnight
S1E17 - Episode 17
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June 12, 1981, midnight
S1E18 - Episode 18
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June 19, 1981, midnight
S1E19 - Episode 19
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June 26, 1981, midnight
S1E20 - Episode 20
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July 3, 1981, midnight
S1E21 - Episode 21
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July 10, 1981, midnight
S1E22 - Episode 22
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July 17, 1981, midnight
S1E23 - Episode 23
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July 24, 1981, midnight
S1E24 - Episode 24
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July 31, 1981, midnight
S1E25 - Episode 25
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Aug. 7, 1981, midnight
S1E26 - Episode 26
None
Aug. 14, 1981, midnight
Network: Network Ten
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Season Runtime: 1300 min.
Released: Feb. 20, 1981
Last Air Date: Aug. 14, 1981, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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