Scrubbers
IT'S A CRIME WHAT PRISON CAN DO TO A GIRL!
1982 | 93m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Mai Zetterling |
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| Writer: | Roy Minton, Jeremy Watt, Mai Zetterling, Susannah Buxton |
| Staring: |
| Inmates fight, pair off, try suicide and attempt escape at a British reform school for girls. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 24, 1982 |
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| Director: | Mai Zetterling |
| Writer: | Roy Minton, Jeremy Watt, Mai Zetterling, Susannah Buxton |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | prison, nun, prisoner, juvenile prison, lorry, black humor, women's prison, prison escape, lesbian relationship, repentance, teenage girl, punishment, monastery, woman director, small time crook, borstal, abbey |
| Production Companies | Handmade Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Amanda York | Carol Howden |
| Chrissie Cotterill | Annetta Brady |
| Elizabeth Edmonds | Kathleen |
| Kate Ingram | Eddie |
| Amanda Symonds | Mac |
| Kathy Burke | Glennis |
| Debby Bishop | Doreen |
| Eva Mottley | Pam |
| Imogen Bain | Sandy |
| Honey Bane | Molly |
| Camille Davis | Sharon |
| Rachael Weaver | Gwen |
| Dawn Archibald | Mary |
| Faith Tingle | Hilary |
| Lilian Rostkowska | Phyllis |
| Anna Mackeown | Eva |
| Dana Gillespie | Budd |
| Miriam Margolyes | Jones |
| Pauline Melville | Crow |
| Pam St. Clement | Strapper |
| Jacqueline Holborough | Daly |
| Caroline Needs | Shaw |
| Olwen Griffiths | Mrs Paddy |
| Carol Gillies | Miss Holly |
| Richard Butler | Governor |
| Brian Croucher | Leo |
| Timothy Kightley | Dr Siles |
| Robbie Coltrane | Puff Guts |
| Jane Freeman | Sister |
| Steve Alder | Terry |
| Ken Shorter | Rex |
| Bradley Hardiman | Gary |
| Gemma Murphy | Alice |
| Valerie Lilley | Nun |
| Finola Keogh | Nun |
| Maggie Wright | Open Borstal Officer |
| Yvonne D'Alpra | Open Borstal Officer |
| Jemma Churchill | Tattooed Punk |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Celia Barnett | Art Direction |
| Roy Minton | Writer |
| Jeremy Watt | Writer |
| Michael Hurd | Original Music Composer |
| Rodney Holland | Editor |
| Mai Zetterling | Writer, Director |
| Susannah Buxton | Writer, Costume Design |
| Ernest Vincze | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Don Boyd | Producer |
| David Barber | Associate Producer |
| Jilly Gutteridge | Associate Producer |
| Denis O'Brien | Executive Producer |
| George Harrison | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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