Bad Girls (series 3)


Bad Girls returned to ITV1 with its third series on 20 March 2001 and ended on 3 July 2001. It consists of 16 episodes.
The third series picks up directly from the series two finale. Shell has led Fenner into her trap by luring him into her cell and stabbing him with a broken bottle she smuggled back from Bodybag's anniversary party. Fenner almost loses his life, while Hollamby has Shell transferred to the mental health wing where she comes face-to-face with an old enemy. Helen manages to get Nikki back into Larkhall where Helen puts an end to their relationship. Shell and Denny escape and wreak havoc in London, as they pay Hollamby a surprise visit at her home. Things seem to be going well for Crystal, who has recently been released from prison and is now engaged to Josh, but things are set to get worse as Shell and Denny arrive at her house. Maxi & Tina Purvis and Al MacKenzie arrive on G-Wing and make their presence known to the prisoners and officers alike. Josh has just become a prison officer, but he's in for a shock when he sees that Crystal is back on the wing. Nikki is set for her appeal, and if she wins will she find Helen waiting for her?

Main cast

CastCharacter
Simone LahbibHelen Stewart
Mandana JonesNikki Wade
Debra StephensonShell Dockley
Claire KingKaren Betts
Jack EllisJim Fenner
Alicya EyoDenny Blood
Sharon Duncan-BrewsterCrystal Gordon
Linda HenryYvonne Atkins
Helen FraserSylvia Hollamby
Nathan ConstanceJosh Mitchell
Victoria AlcockJulie Saunders
Kika MiryleesJulie Johnston
Lindsey FawcettShaz Wylie
Kim OliverBuki Lester
Kerry NortonMaxi Purvis
Victoria BushTina Purvis
Pauline CampbellAl McKenzie
Tracey WilkinsonDi Barker
Lisa TurnerGina Rossi
Paul OpacicMark Waddle

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Release

The third series of Bad Girls was originally released on VHS format in the UK, consisting of 5 volumes. The DVD was released on 25 March 2002. A re-release DVD is expected to be released in 2011, both as a single and also in a boxset along with series four. Series three was released in the series one-four boxset on 9 October 2006.
In Australia, series three was released on 8 September 2003 in the same cover packaging as the UK DVD. A second release was made when it was released in the series one-eight boxset, "The Complete Collection", on 10 November 2010. It was also released separate for the complete boxset on 9 March 2011.