Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which is set in the fictional women's prison of Wentworth Detention Centre.

The storylines primarily concentrate on the lives of the prisoners and, to a lesser extent, the officers and other prison staff.

The themes of the show were often radical, including feminism, homosexuality and social reform.

Running for 692 episodes from 1979 to 1986, its massive popularity in the UK means that the series has become one of the most enduring in Australian television history.