BAD GIRLS 1999 - Season 1 - (Crime/Drama, UK, 10 Episodes, 500 min)

An innovative, award winning British television drama series introduces you to the closed world of a women's prison. It was set in the fictional women's prison of Larkhall, and featured a mixture of serious and light storylines focusing on the prisoners and staff of G Wing."Bad Girls" is a powerful drama series, it features central, strong Lesbian characters, and features one of the best Lesbian storylines ever written for prime time television, between Nikki Wade, a prisoner serving a life sentence for the murder of a policeman who attempted to rape her girlfriend, and Helen Stewart, the Wing Governor.

Nicola (Nikki) Wade is a prisoner at HMP Larkhall serving life for killing the police officer who was trying to rape her partner, Trisha Harris. Nikki considers her case to be an injustice because the police never fully investigated her victim's attempted rape of Trisha. Her conviction for murdering a cop has earned her the respect of many fellow inmates, making her life on G-Wing a bit easier, but she refuses the title of "top dog." A highly intelligent and extremely political woman, Nikki stands up against abuse from prison officials and inmates alike, often at personal risk. She has a contemptuous relationship with the prison officers and is initially reluctant to help Helen with inmate problems

Helen Stewart, the new Wing Governor on Larkhall's G-Wing, is a young, educated, and idealistic fast tracker trying to implement reform in the prison system. Empowered with a strong belief in justice and a sense of empathy for the victimized women in her charge, Helen is seen as a "prisoner's friend" by the majority of the prison officers under her command. Her attempts to curb corruption among her staff and the prisoners often fail as she finds herself fighting the "old boys network."

...Nikki eventually falls for Helen, who here, struggles with not only her sexuality, but also her duty to the women in her care, considering herself a highly principled officer, she strives to maintain her professional integrity at Larkhall, especially with Nikki, even when it results in personal loss. Her professional and personal problems often result from her fiery temperament, naivety, and tendency to allow her emotions to overwhelm her intuition even when evidence suggest otherwise. ..and though they share a commitment to prisoner rights and reform, Nikki's quick temper and sharp tongue contrast sharply with Helen's suppressed emotions and rule-abiding ways. The increasing tension and chemistry between them builds over three seasons, creating one of the most remarkable slow burns in lesbian TV history.

"Bad Girls" was also the first mainstream series to feature two women who fell in love with each other as the main heroines! Despite BG being a strong ensemble show, Nikki and Helen's saga of two soul mates on opposite sides of the fence (with both actually fighting for the 'good cause') was a vital part of it. The series has featured more bisexual and lesbian characters, if not as prominently as Nikki and Helen. Still, Bad Girls remains a landmark in the depiction of love between women on tv.

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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

BAD GIRLS 1999 - Season 1 - (Crime/Drama, UK, 10 Episodes, 500 min)

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