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| · The character of Rita was acted by Glenda Linscott, who also made appearances in other Aussie shows such as, A country practice, Criminal Justice, murder call and soldier soldier. · Rita “The Beater” was 6foot2. · She joined the show in 1985 and made her first appearance in Prisoner at the end of episode 585. · She was part of the Cell Block H cast for a total of 110 episodes. · Rita was Top Dog twice throughout her stay at Wentworth. She became Top Dog for the first time after the Lou Kelly Riot at episode 602. Then lost the position to Kath when she was on a boat outing and could do nothing about it. She got the position back after returning form Blackmoor. Rita remained Top Dog till the final episode when she handed the position to Kath because of her illness. · Rita spoke the last line in all 692 Episodes of Prisoner. “I’ll be the oldest bikie in the world.” · Rita’s nickname as you know was “The Beater” but her mates inside called her Reet. · Reet wasn’t a smoker, although she almost but never took a fag during Lexie’s pregnancy. · Rita was only ever in the infirmary for illnesses three times, once when Craven and three of his screws bashed her, when she was poisoned and the last of the three when she had Cancer. · Rita was involved in two Riots, Lou Kelly’s, which she helped stop, and Blackmoor when she was the ringleader and won. · Rita was in Fights with Lou Kelly and Lurch together, The Freak, Kath Maxwell and Roo Morgan (Blackmoors Top Dog.) Rita was never beaten. · We get to know three of Rita’s relations, her Auntie Ida, Brother Bongo and her boy friend Slasher. Both Slasher and Bongo got killed. · Rita escaped from prison three times in her stay at Wentworth but comes back over the wall unnoticed in one occasion. She goes over the wall for the first time by accident on the top of a truck when she is stopping Roach from escaping and returns unnoticed. Her second escape only lasted one night on the outside when she visited Bongos grave and was caught. Her third and final escape was part of the plan that set Ferguson up. · Rita appeared in the Prisoner mug shots from episode 627 to the final episode 692. · Reet’s auntie Ida was 82 years old. |
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