Wentworth Magazine Issue 2

COVER STORY
gang (the Conquerors) the love she had for her brother Bongo, but most
of all the unlikely relationship she struck up with Alice 'lurch' Jenkins.
Alice, known troublemaker with the infamous Lou Kelly became
Connors Number 2 and this made me like her even more. So much
happened under Rita's tenure, the
death of Slasher, constant threats
from the freak, riots, daily battles
with Lou Kelly, a battle of wills
with Kath Maxwell but nothing
will ever compare with the period
that Rita spent at Blackmoor.
The freak got her wish, shanghied to Blackmoor Rita would see her
brother killed, then command a group of feral women and rise to top dog
status within days of arrival. This was a defining moment for me, the
rage and passion that came from Rita, developed the upmost respect for
her character and it was that moment that I made her my official
favourite top dog of the series.
I knew the freak wouldn't get
off lightly and although Rita,
made her way back to
Wentworth we would
eventually find out that she
had cancer. It was a bolt out
of the blue, she was strong
willed, hearty, but now she
was sick and becoming a shadow of her former self. With Lurch by her
side the relationship between them both was even more endearing. It was at this
point that she began scheming her elaborate plan to take down the Freak. I'm not
going to spoil it too much for you, I'm going to let you watch. Rita Connors was
a lynch pin in saving the final years of the series, without her then the show
would have faded into obscurity. Thankfully there are fans like us to keep
Prisoner Cell Block H alive. Say it with me...Wentworth Warriooooooors!
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