Willow B: Women in Prison

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Willow B: Women in Prison
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Elizabeth Hartman in Willow B: Women in Prison
GenreDrama
Teleplay by Gerry Day
Directed by Jeff Bleckner
Starring Elizabeth Hartman
Ruth Roman
Virginia Capers
Carol Lynley
Sally Kirkland
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production company Lorimar
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseJune 29, 1980 (1980-06-29)
Related
Prison
Wentworth

Willow B: Women in Prison (also known as A Matter of Survival) is a 1980 television pilot. [1]

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Plot

A formerly rich socialite is convicted of driving under the influence and vehicular manslaughter and now spends her life in a frightening section of the El Camino Women's Detention Center.

Spinoff

Willow B: Women in Prison was a spinoff for an unproduced American version of Prison , an Australian television series. [1]

Critical reception

The Washington Post wrote "Whoooo -- hot stuff! ABC, which has always had sleaze at the bottom of its heart, unloads an unsold serial pilot Sunday night called "Willow B: Women in Prison" that makes "Dallas" look like "Little House on the Prairie."" [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Shales, Tom (June 27, 1980). "Waxing Sleazy in the Slammer". The Washington Post .