It worked for Wentworth

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WENTWORTH is kinda like the same thing and a good example of something that worked really well with fans of the original and also brought in new fans.

It created a new show based on the original characters from PRISONER CELL BLOCK H and even used many stories from the original, but with a new twist that suited the current timeline.

Original fans can see many similarities between the two shows. You can almost feel like the current writers were big fans of PCBH and it's fun trying to connect the dots, while at the same time not confusing new fans that never watched the original.


It can work.
 

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WENTWORTH is kinda like the same thing and a good example of something that worked really well with fans of the original and also brought in new fans.

It created a new show based on the original characters from PRISONER CELL BLOCK H and even used many stories from the original, but with a new twist that suited the current timeline.

Original fans can see many similarities between the two shows. You can almost feel like the current writers were big fans of PCBH and it's fun trying to connect the dots, while at the same time not confusing new fans that never watched the original.


It can work.
I'm not sure where I read this or if it's true, but have any of the original PRISONER CELL BLOCK H cast appeared in WENTWORTH?
 

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have any of the original PRISONER CELL BLOCK H cast appeared in WENTWORTH?


This last season (4) saw an original character 'Sonia Stevens' appear. She is played by an original actress who played the role of Roslyn Coulson in PCBH


Sigrid Thornton as Roslyn (then) & Sonia (now)

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The original Sonia Stevens was played by Tina Bursill

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You can almost feel like the current writers were big fans of PCBH

And this is the vital point - the writers need to be fans of the original show, but I'm just not sure they are. It'll be interesting to see for sure and of course it could end up working. There are some things appearing right now that makes me go "hmmm".
 
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