Country of origin United Kingdom Original network ITV | No. of episodes 12 | |
Original release April 14 (2004-04-14) – August 23, 2004 (2004-08-23) | ||
The sixth series of British drama series Bad Girls premiered on 14 April 2004. It consists of twelve episodes. The first four episodes were broadcast on Wednesday nights, with episode five moved to Monday and episodes six to eight broadcast over consecutive nights beginning the following Monday. After a 12-week hiatus, the remaining episodes of the series were screened Monday nights and concluded on 23 August 2004.
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This series introduces Eva Pope (Frances Myers), Dannielle Brent (Natalie Buxton) and Antonia Okonma (Darlene Cake), while Pauline Campbell (Al McKenzie), Charlotte Lucas (Selena Geeson) and Jennifer Ness (Kris Yates) depart the series. Special guest appearances include Claire King, returning for the final time as Karen Betts, and Zöe Lucker appearing as Tanya Turner in a crossover from Footballers Wives.
Cast
Main cast
Special guest appearances
Guest cast
Recurring cast:
Guest cast:
Storylines
The story picks up six weeks following Yvonne's death. Fenner is having recurring nightmares of Yvonne suffocating and struggling to get out of the hanging cell. The inmates are finally off lock down, restless, yet happy, believing that Yvonne have escaped. Kris, still determined to follow Yvonne's route to the hanging cell, needs the help of Selena if she is to make a successful escape. Meanwhile, two new prisoners arrive on G-wing; Frances Allen is in for prostitution, while Natalie Buxton claims she was sentenced for income tax fraud. When the other inmates discover that Natalie is in fact a sex trafficker, they are determined to make her suffer, despite telling them that she is innocent. Natalie enlists the help of Frances to protect her for a favor in return. It is later discovered that Natalie is in fact guilty and that Frances is undercover police officer, France Myers and was sent to Larkhall expose her guilt. Natalie is transferred and Frances is made governor of G-Wing. The new position of wing governor causes friction between Di and Neil, as Di is forced to return to basic grade officer. Kris manages to find her way to the hanging cell only to make a shocking discovery. Now realising that there is no possible means of escape, she inform Selena that she has found Yvonne's body. Upon the news of Yvonne's death, the inmates, especially Julie Saunders, know that Fenner was behind it. Hell-bent on making him pay, Fenner becomes unstable, attacking inmates such as Kris Yates and exposing himself to the entire wing and is placed under the mental health act.
Awards and nominations
Home media
Other media
On 23 August 2004, following the Series Six finale on ITV, a special, Bad Girls: Most Wanted was aired on ITV2 and hosted by Jack Ellis. The special counted down the top 10 most popular bad girls from the first six series. It also featured scenes from Bad Girls: The Musical and bloopers.
The top 10 bad girls are listed as follows: