I am trying to obtain information on a 1980s TV drama/soap opera that
I believe was produced by Australian television. The name of the show
is Prisoner Cell Block H. It is about a women's prison. It ran in the
US in the early 1980s, so I believe it was produced at the same time.
Is it possible to purchase VHS of the series?

zyberklutwa...

Ah! The fabled Prisoner series...

Here's a review from DigiGuide:

"Prisoner, or Prisoner Cell Block H as it's known as in 
the UK and USA, is an Australian drama series that began
showing in Australia in 1979. Initially only 16 episodes
were planned, but the series became so popular that as 
many as 692 episodes were made before the series was 
cancelled in the end of 1986."

"Prisoner takes place behind the walls of Wentworth 
Detention Centre, a fictional high-security female 
prison in Melbourne. In real life Wentworth Detention 
Centre was actually the old Channel 10 building located 
in Nunawading a suburb of Melbourne. We get to follow 
both the staff and the prisoners trying to cope with 
life both inside the walls of Wentworth and on the 
outside."
http://www.digiguide.com/pdb/p_7537.shtml

"Prisoner was produced by Grundy, the company behind 
long-running dramas such as 'Neighbours', 'Sons and 
Daughters' and 'The Young Doctors'."


Many episodes are indeed available! The following site,
based in the UK, sells both VHS and DVD sets:

http://www.prisoner-cellblockh.co.uk/buyup.html


They are also available from Amazon.com, on VHS:

Volume 1: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/6302786843/103-0907771-3250263

Volume 2: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/6302786851/103-0907771-3250263

Volume 3: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/630278686X/103-0907771-3250263

Volume 4: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/6302786878/103-0907771-3250263

Volume 5: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/6302787092/103-0907771-3250263

Volume 6: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/6302787106/103-0907771-3250263


Searches, via Google:

"Prisoner Cell Block H" + VHS
://www.google.com/search?num=50&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22Prisoner+Cell+Block+H%22+%2B+VHS


Happy viewing, and if you need further assistance before
rating this answer, please feel free to post a clarification,

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