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.
“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.
“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.
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