BBC Prisoners Wives Disappointment

There have been many arguments over this drama on BBC 1, but the last episode proved it was just simply a drama! It actually spoiled it for me as Andy chased Gemma through the market like the character out of Terminator 2! Awful! The birth on the floor of the public loo's? Beautiful baby though. Sorry guys, but the last episode was rubbish and I loved the series and looked forward to watching it every Tuesday as many of you did. Apart from the last episode though, I do hope they knock another series out because I did like it a lot!

Prisoners Wives Episode 5

I haven't been active for a few days due to the dreadful flu but I am feeling much better today.
What did you all think of last weeks Prisoners Wives? Wasn't it just brilliant!!! I enjoyed every minute of it.
My friend said that Gemma should have used the gun to shoot the peado headmaster of the school! He is a creep I must admit. I wasn't expecting Gemma's husband to sell her out though and ring his mate telling him that she is the grass. And Harriet is still as manic as ever and she's just super dooper. She reminds me a bit of Jean Slater off Eastenders but not as batty. A friend of mine who is a member of a prisoners families forum told me that there is going to be a second series of Prisoners Wives so that's brilliant. There are loads of things they can cover in this situation so it could be an ongoing drama hopefully. Sorry this is only a short post but I am a bit weak and recovering but on the mend. I don't have much news on the recall side of things so I will post more later in the week.

The Anxiety Of Release

If there is anything I can advise you on it will be the dreaded prison recall. Prison visiting and writing letters was a breeze compared to the anxiety of my partners release.
It starts on day 1. maybe day 2 or 3 actually, because day 1 is 2nd honeymoon and pleasantries, along with a bottle of Vodka and a new Ann Summers outfit. Women prepare their partners release from prison to perfection. Everything seems to going well but the first days of release do. We fall in love all over again but in my case, and in my hearts of hearts, I knew that change was just a word. I hung on to his promise that he would change but I was doubting Thomas on that score. For the first 4 weeks he was actively seeking work and looking in the Job Centre everyday. I was warming to the prospect that he was going on the right path for once. After 2 months though, cracks appeared and he started socialising with someone I warned him not to. I suffer from anxiety and take meds for it, but I felt the horrible sensations coming back because he started to take the piss by coming home in the early hours of the morning. Its a shit feeling and if any of you have been through the anxiety of prison release and hoping your partner won't go back inside, then you will know what I am talking about. It's like having a kid all over again waiting for the key to go in the door and breathing a sigh of relief when it does. When the key goes in the door, it means they are not locked up in the nick. Am I on my own with this? Is anyone else paranoid every time their ex prisoner partner goes out alone? I wished he was released from prison on a tag because seriously that is a safer bet. We get used to knowing where our prison partner's are. At 8.00pm every night they are banged up. It's a bit of a shock to the system when they get out thats for sure. Give me a normal relationship any day of week. Do our men know what normal means?

Prisoners Wives

The drama which features on BBC 1, every Tuesday at 9.00pm, has caused rather a stir amongst some of the real prisoners families. Some love it, some don't, some think it's educational, some think it paints prisoners families in a bad light. I enjoy it. I think first and foremost, it is cleverly written and well balanced. Words I have read before written on other websites that cover prisoners families and issues surrounding their circumstances.

I think the drama is a constructive project. Many would say that it raises depressing stories to the surface. That was inevitable and those who thought it wouldn't, must be somewhat naive. The drama, for many of us, acts out real situations and covers topics that some of us prefer to keep in the closet. Once that door opens, a whole lot of chapters come tumbling out and the truth hits us face on. But those depressing stories - as some people refer to them as - are stories that charities and organisations want to read about. They want to hear about how prisoners families are finding it hard to cope. Or whether children don't want to attend school because they are being picked on because their Dad is in prison. If these so called depressing stories do not swim to the surface, then how in heaven's name can the charities and organisations campaign for us? It's called knowledge. Knowledge that will assist charities and enable them to progress and move forward. Naturally I do not enjoy reading those particular type of stories. They sadden me and I think children in particular suffer the most in this situation. If families are affected by the BBC drama, then those that support prisoners families need to hear about it.