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Kate Atkinson, the actress who plays tenacious Governor Vera Bennett in of prison-set TV series, Wentworth, says it best.

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After Foxtel confirmed on Dec. 5 that the series has been renewed for 20 more episodes, Atkinson tells WHO, “It just seemed criminal not to give us another two seasons together.”

With Season 7 of Wentworth already filmed, and set to hit screens next year, the extra 20 episodes will now see the series on air until 2021.

From its first episode, Wentworth – a reimagined version of long-running Aussie soap Prisoner – established the blueprint the unflinching series would follow.

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Then governor Meg Jackson (Catherine McClements) was found lying in a pool of her own blood.

By season’s end, Bea Smith (Danielle Cormack) had killed “Top Dog ” Jacs Holt (Kris McQuade), stabbing her in the neck with a pen. Brutal, brilliant television.

“At the beginning, people wondered whether we were too edgy or too hard, or whether Wentworth would be too soapy – too much like Prisoner,” Bernard Curry, who plays Jake Stewart says.

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“But this show has proven to be truly groundbreaking. It’s a series that pushes the envelope.”

Season 6 introduced fresh blood – three exceptional actresses joined the cast in Susie Porter as Marie Winter, Leah Purcell as Rita Connors and Rarriwuy Hick as Ruby Mitchell.

“We’ve always been a pretty happy family,”  Atkinson says.

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“Over the seasons, we’ve lost cast members, and we’ve gained them, and this cast right now the best ensemble actors we’ve ever had.”

In Season 6, Vera dealt with finding out she was pregnant to Jake, the very man she despised.

Next year, we find out whether Vera will have the baby – and what kind of mother she’ll be.

For more exclusive secrets from the new season, pick up the new issue of WHO.

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