Hollamby is determined to be a success as Wing Governor, but there are prison inspectors crawling all over G-Wing and she has Maxi’s corpse on her hands. Her solution to this problem is one that only Bodybag could ever come up with—she hides the body under the altar! During the service, Crystal makes sure that her grievances about the MBU and Larkhall’s cockroach problem are well and truly aired in front of the inspectors. But her little stunt is over-shadowed when a tussle with the POs leads to the contents of the bin-bag that Hollamby has hidden under the altar being revealed.
Having decided to forgive Maxi for murdering Virginia, Tina is devastated when she sees her sister’s body and gets another shock when her father rejects her at the funeral. The Julies taken Tina under their wing and tell her that there are some things that are more important than family…friends. Tina takes the Julies’ advice to heart and decides that it is time to make a fresh start. In front of the whole wing, she announces the death of Tina Purvis and the birth of strawberry blonde Julie O’Kane…the third Julie!
Cassie and Roisin’s relationship deteriorates even further when it becomes clear that they both have their eye on Yvonne. Yvonne steps in and forces Cassie to admit that she’s dreading the prospect of Roisin going back to Aidan after their release. She perks up dramatically when Yvonne tells her of a sure-fire way to prevent this from happening—maybe it’s about time Aidan found out about their affair. Soon, Yvonne is distracted by her own issues. She is delighted to receive a visit from her estranged son, Ritchie, and even Karen has to agree that he’s certainly a charmer.
Having discovered that they have a lot in common, Barbara and Henry begin to spend a lot of time in each other’s company. Their friendship turns into mutual attraction and before long; they are sharing a passionate kiss. However, Barbara is struggling with the guilt of knowing that Maxi committed suicide after losing a fight and decides to unburden herself on Henry. After assuring Barbara that she is in no way to blame, Henry goes straight to Neil and as a result, Shaz is placed on cellular confinement. Barbara can’t believe that Henry could betray her trust and confidence like that and tells him that she wants nothing more to do with him.
Mark is offered a transfer to another prison—just as Karen decides to accept Neil’s offer to reinstate her as Wing Governor after the damning report from the inspectors. Mark’s willing to turn down a promotion to be with Karen, but after a disappointing night between the sheets, she is forced to admit that his feelings for her just aren’t reciprocated. She doesn’t waste any time after dumping Mark and soon has a replacement in her bed…Ritchie Atkins.
Shaz is woken in the middle of the night and dragged from her bed. Hollamby takes great pleasure in telling her that she’s going to be ghosted out of Larkhall for good.
Episode Factsheet
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Find out in the fact sheet compiled by The Centre for Crime
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Episode 12 - Deaths in Prison
Memorable Moments
Fenner – “He’s second rate Karen you know he is. Cosy meals, evenings at the gym, you’ll be climbing the walls with boredom.”
Karen – “I’ll be climbing Mount Everest before I look your way again.”
Crystal, Shaz, Denny – (To the tune of ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’) “Cockroaches in the bathroom and shit upon the walls, ‘cause God hates all us sinners and puts us in Larkhall.”
Hollamby – “Still ministering Reverend?”
Henry – “I was just thanking Barbara for all of her help today.”
Hollamby – “In the University of Crime, this one’s our resident high-flyer.”
Henry – “I deal with the women in here as Christians, not criminals.”
Hollamby – “Wasn’t so Christian when she murdered her husband was she? If you’ve any thoughts of going native Vicar you’ll do well to remember that they’re all locked up for very good reasons.”
Roisin – “You could bend Bodybag your way before you’d win Yvonne. I’m not racing you to her bloody bed, and when she slaps your stupid face don’t come running back to me.”
Fenner – “Right, you know the routine.”
Ritchie – (Points at Karen) “I prefer the feminine touch mate if it’s all the same.”
Karen – “If I had a quid for every time I heard that old line.”
Ritchie – “Here (throws Karen a pound coin) how much for the one about nice legs?”
Julie S – “You wait, by the time we finish with you you’ll be a new woman.”
Tina – “I was thinking…Christina Aguilera?”
