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Punishment

Punishment

Description: Punishment is an Australian television soap opera made by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the Ten Network in 1981. Set in a fictional men's prison, the series attempted to present a male version of the internationally successful cult soap Prisoner, which was set in a woman's prison. Wikipedia
Genre: Drama
Year Released: 1981
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 26
First episode air date: February 20, 1981
Network: Network 10
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