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Bad Girls: The Musical is a musical with a book by Maureen Chadwick and Ann McManus and
music and lyrics by Kath Gotts. It is based on the popular ITV1 prison drama series, Bad Girls, also
by Chadwick and McManus.
Repartos originales
Casts
Original Leeds Production (2006)
Noreen Biggs - Tricia Deighton
Shell Dockley - Nicole Faraday
Jim Fenner - Hal Fowler
Rachel Hicks - Elaine Glover
Crystal Gordon - Dawn Hope
Sylvia 'Bodybag' Hollamby - Rachel Izen
Julie Saunders - Julie Jupp
Justin Mattison[1] - Neil McDermott
Yvonne Atkins - Ellen O'Grady
Julie Johnston - Louise Plowright
Denny Blood - Amanda Posener
Helen Stewart - Laura Rogers
Nikki Wade - Hannah Waddingham
The Number One - Michael N Harbour West End Production (2007)
Noreen Biggs - Maria Charles
Shell Dockley - Nicole Faraday
Jim Fenner - David Burt
Rachel Hicks - Emily Aston
Crystal Gordon - Camilla Beeput

 Sylvia 'Bodybag' Hollamby - Helen Fraser

Julie Saunders - Julie Jupp
Justin Mattison[2] - Chris Grierson
Yvonne Atkins - Sally Dexter
Julie Johnston - Rebecca Wheatley
Denny Blood - Amanda Posener
Helen Stewart - Laura Rogers
Nikki Wade - Caroline Head
The Number One - Michael N Harbour

Song list
Act I
I Shouldn't Be Here - Shell, Crystal, Denny, Julie S, Julie J, Nikki, Jim, Sylvia, Helen and
Prisoners.
Guardian Angel - Shell & Denny
Jailcraft - Jim, Sylvia & Number One
One Moment - Nikki
Life of Grime - Julie J, Julie S and Prisoners
A-List - Yvonne & Prisoners
The Key - Jim, Shell & Rachel
That's the Way It Is - Helen, Sylvia, Yvonne, Shell, Nikki, Julie J, Julie S, Number One, Jim,
Prisoners & Officers Act II
Freedom Road - Crystal
The Future Is Bright - Jim, Sylvia & Officers
Sorry - Julie S
Every Night - Nikki & Helen

 All Banged Up - Yvonne, Julie J, Julie S & Justin

The Baddest & the Best - Nikki, Denny, Justin, Yvonne, Julie J, Julie S, Shell, Crystal &
Prisoners
First Lady - Shell & Jim
Baddest & the Best (Reprise) - Shell
This Is My Life - Nikki, Helen & Prisoners This is the final song list for the production at the
Garrick Theatre which differs slightly to the try out at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. For
example the song "P-P-P-Please" that featured in the Leeds run was cut from the West End
Production.

Synopsis
Act 1
New inmate Rachel Hicks arrives in prison terrified not helped by the brusque manner of jaded
Senior Officer Sylvia "BodyBag" Hollamby. The new Wing Governor Helen Stewart tries to be a
more re-assuring presence as she takes Rachel through to G-Wing. We meet the women of Larkhall
in "I SHOULDN BE HERE" and Rachel is introduced to life inside. Principal Officer Jim Fenner
who believes he's been unfairly passed over for the position of Wing Governor is dismayed to see
Helen making yet another appearance on the wing. He and Sylvia both wish she would stay in her
office and stop meddling with the way they like to run things.
Fenner is quick to take Rachel under his wing. He's got her a cell on her own nice and private.
Rachel is upset about having her baby taken away, but Fenner reassures her that he could help sort
things out for her on the outside. He can see Rachel is special and he going to be keeping a very
special eye on her
Shell Dockley and her sidekick Denny Blood are quick to pay a neighbourly visit to Rachel as well.
Shell just wants to give Rachel the lowdown on how things work in prison. And if she's not carrying
any drugs, then obviously she'll be buying, won't she? Shell's in charge and wherever Rachel goes
she'll always be watching over her like a "GUARDIAN ANGEL".
Rachel rushes to tell Fenner about Shell bullying her, but he ticks her off for blabbing about their
pecial relationship Helen observes Fenner talking to Rachel and is suspicious. She tells Fenner and
Sylvia that she wants to put lifer Nikki Wade onto the Enhanced regime as encouragement to win her
appeal which has just been granted. Fenner and Sylvia think it outrageous to be giving any sort of
privileges to a known trouble-maker like Wade. Fenner even suggests that Helen may be getting a bit
too personally involved. Helen puts her foot down. It's time to stop living in the past and carry out
her orders.
Fenner looks on the bright side. If Helen insists on sticking her neck out for Nikki Wade then it won't
take much to really land her in it. If Wade kicks off, which won't be hard for them to arrange, then
Helen will be in a right mess. They congratulate themselves on their Prison Officer skills in
"JAILCRAFT", during which we see Fenner in the male staff toilets tipping off the Number One
Governing Governor about Helen lack of judgement and inexperience dealing with the inmates.
Nikki is told to pack up her bags as she is moving cells. Shell - who's been set up by Sylvia to
overhear this - is outraged. How come Nikki's getting special treatment? As predicted, she can't
resist laying into Nikki and starting a fight and when the officers come running to intervene it's Nikki
who gets the blame. Fenner sends her down to the segregation block. Nikki is used to a feeling of

injustice. She remembers what brought her to prison in the first place the night when she stabbed an
off-duty police officer who was trying to rape her then girlfriend, and her whole life was changed in
"ONE MOMENT".
Helen is determined not to be thwarted and goes to speak to Nikki in the seg block. She tells her that
she's over-ruling Fenner and putting her on Enhanced. She wants Nikki to fight for her freedom, not
just for herself but for all the other women. Nikki is taken aback by Helen's determined faith in her,
but goes along with it.
Helen has some bad news for the two Julies prostitutes who've styled themselves alike and taken the
same name. There's a problem with the arrangements Julie Saunders has made for her son David over
the school holidays and he's had to be taken into care. Julie is devastated. Why do they have to
punish the kids? It's not their fault. Julie Johnston is unsurprised - life is always going wrong for
them and nothing ever changes when you e living a "LIFE OF GRIME".
Back on the wing there's a new arrival - Yvonne Atkins - and Shell's Top Dog position is under
threat. Denny tries her usual routine of fronting up to the "new girl", but is quickly cut down to size.
Yvonne because of her gangland husband's scary reputation has managed to avoid the indignities of a
proper search. After intimidating Sylvia, she reveals a coat lining stuffed with booze and fags and
everyone's invited to have a drink and a good time. She spots little Rachel looking lost on her own,
and tells her that everyone is invited to join the party, which is strictly "A LIST".
After the party, everyone a bit giddy even Nikki. When Helen comes to see how she settling
into her new enhanced cell, Nikki risks flirting with her and telling her how gorgeous she is. Helen is
flustered and quickly leaves. When Justin asks her to go for a drink, she's grateful of the diversion.
Fenner and Sylvia look on with amusement, confident that she won't be lasting much longer in the
job.
Sylvia leaves Fenner to hand over to the night shift and Fenner starts his nightly prowl of the
landings, helping himself to what he thinks of as the perks of the job, when you have "THE KEY".
He lets himself into Shell's cell. Meanwhile Helen and Justin are relaxing off duty, Helen confident
that with Nikki Wade going for her appeal Fenner will finally be shown who boss. After his usual
quickie with Shell, Jim pays a visit to Rachel. She's scared but grateful to see him. He re-assures her
that she'll be safe now he's here. But Rachel didn realise that this was how she was going to have
to say hank you, Sir Fenner forces his way into her cell.
The next morning at unlock there is no sign of Rachel. She appears to have barricaded herself into
her cell. When there's no answer, Fenner and Justin have to break down the door. They discover that
Rachel has hanged herself. Everyone is shocked. Fenner manages to ensure that he alone goes into
the cell to cut the body down and check for a suicide note. There is growing anger amongst the other
women, especially when they hear the callous way in which Syliva refers to the incident on her
walkie-talkie. They erupt into protest in "THAT THE WAY IT IS". Helen arrives on the wing and
tries to take control of the situation by appealing to speak to Nikki on behalf of the women. But the
request backfires, with Helen and Nikki forced to their opposite sides of the bars. Tempers are rising
and Fenner deliberately stokes the situation. By the time the Governing Governor arrives on the
scene, the situation tips into an all-out riot.
Act 2
The women have been on lock down for several days following the riot. Alone in her cell Crystal
Gordon listens to the women's shouts of protest and voices their grief the way she knows best, in a
gospel song "FREEDOM ROAD".
In the POs' office, Sylvia is anxiously waiting to hear the latest news from Fenner. Justin's appalled
by both of them and still standing up for Helen. Fenner enters - smug and self-satisfied. The Number
One has as good as told him that the Wing Governor job his just as soon as Stewart can be sent
packing. He imagines how life is going to be once he in charge and "THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT"
again, with his chorus line of fantasy glamour prison officers celebrating the new regime.

Back to reality and the Number One informs Helen that after a suicide and a riot her only option is to
resign. But Helen is determined not to go quietly. She going to take her case to tribunal and do
anything she can to stop Fenner getting her job.
The women are finally let out for meal time on the wing. Accusations are flying but Fenner silences
them all. From now on, it's back to basics. The Julies make a stand and announce they are going on
strike until Fenner is sacked. Unperturbed, Fenner gives their servery jobs to Shell and Denny and
cancels the Julies' visiting rights. Shell and Denny are delighted with their new power. The women
wait to take their lead from Yvonne, who announces she rather be dead than fed by Shell. No,
they're all going on strike hunger strike! Justin is dismayed and asks Nikki to try to stop this, but she
not interested in playing Head Prefect.
Helen has arranged for Julie S to have the number of the foster home where her son is staying so that
she can call him. She doesn know what to say he thinks his mum is a top international travel
agent! Julie J insists that lying best just tell him she's abroad. But when Julie S speaks to her son
David, she finds that he already knows the truth. She tries to explain things to him - "SORRY".
Fenner meets up with the Number One in the male staff toilets. There's bad news - Helen is refusing
to fall on her sword. The Number One is clear that a head needs to roll and whatever happens it's not
going to be his. So if Fenner wants to save his neck, other influences will have to be brought to bear.
Fenner's cursing his luck as Sylvia bursts in, eager for good news. But it going to take one more
cock-up to clinch Helen's downfall such as a load of Class A drugs turning up on the wing
Nikki is called to see Helen in her office. Both women are in confrontational mood. Nikki assumes
that Helen is settling for a cushy desk job elsewhere and Helen is still angry at Nikki for kicking off a
riot. But when Helen breaks down, Nikki reminds her that they e on the same side against Fenner
and moves to comfort her. Justin bursts in and there an awkward stand off between the three of
them. When he reveals that he popping round to Helen flat later on to help work on her
tribunal case, Nikki sarcastically suggests that she l come too. When Helen is at home and Nikki
back in her cell they both struggle with their feelings for each other - "EVERY NIGHT".
Justin arrives at Helen's flat to find her in despondent mood. He tries to rally her by telling her how
much he looks up to her. When he boldly moves in for a kiss, Helen's aghast. He realises that he
overstepped the mark but she reassures him that the problem lies with her, not with him. When he
pushes for an explanation she confesses that it's Nikki who's got under her skin.
Next morning the hunger strike is taking its toll. Yvonne decides to work on the weakest link and try
to win Denny over to their side. She reaches out as a mother to a daughter and though Denny resists,
it clear there a chink in her armour beginning to show. But hunger isn't the only deprivation
they're suffering. As Yvonne watches the handsome young hunk Justin, she confesses to the Julies
that it's all she can think of most nights. Here they are in prison "ALL BANGED UP" without the
bang!
Justin takes Nikki to one side. Though it's galling to say so, he hints at Helen's feelings for her and
says that if she wants to find out for sure then they have to try to save her job. Fenner and Sylvia will
be trying every trick in the book to get rid of Helen now. Sure enough Sylvia enters and announces
there been a tip-off that a large stash of drugs is hidden on the wing. She heads straight for the
servery where Shell and Denny are working and pulls out the sugar jar. Low and behold it stuffed
full of cocaine. Shell is the obvious culprit and Sylvia tells Justin to send her down the block while
Sylvia reports to Fenner. Shell protests that she been set up. Got it in one, agrees Nikki, but it
Fenner who done the dirty on her. Justin declares that he not taking his orders from Bodybag
and all the women are amazed. It obvious to everyone else that Fenner is behind this and it
time for Shell to wise up. If Fenner out to get her, then she needs to get him first. Shell is
persuaded to join their plan to bring him down and be their secret weapon "THE BADDEST AND
THE BEST". Yvonne calls Charlie and requests a state of the art wireless minicam he immediately
obliges and sends one over the wall.
Shell waits for Fenner down the block, with the hidden camera trained on the bed and linked through

to the main security system. Justin tells her that he l be flicking the switch to over-ride in time to
catch Fenner in flagrante as the Number One looks on. Shell's stoked up and ready for action. But
when Fenner appears indifferent to her she realises that she got to work fast to seduce him into
her honey trap, and there's nothing like a bit of country and western FIRST LADY to do the trick.
Finally, with Jim down to his underpants, handcuffed to the bed and with Shell astride him, the
camera reveals all to the Number One. Alarms are sounded, police are called and suddenly the
electrics go on the blink. Shell can't resist taking the plan one step further than was intended, and sets
fire to the cell, leaving Jim begging for mercy. Once again, she asserts that if you e going to be
bad, you might as well be "THE BADDEST AND THE BEST" (REPRISE).
Next day the Number One announces that Fenner will be brought to justice, once he's out of
hospital. He hands over to the good governance of Helen and the women are delighted. But they
e got another reason to celebrate today as well. It's Denny's 21st birthday and Yvonne has arranged
for a firework display. The women are given permission to go outside and watch for few minutes.
Helen calls Nikki back. She's sure that Nikki's appeal will be plain-sailing now Fenner not around
to sabotage things. At last Helen is able to show her true feelings for Nikki and they share a kiss. But
Helen holds back she'll wait for Nikki when she free, which won't be long now. Finally Nikki can
see a future and affirms that "THIS IS MY LIFE".
Out in the prison yard all the women are sharing the joy of the fireworks and daring to be hopeful
about their own lives as well. They're not giving up on their hopes and dreams. Suddenly they are
overwhelmed by the sound of a helicopter above them. It seems that Yvonne's fireworks were more
than just a birthday gift. A ladder descends as Yvonne announces that her cab's arrived. She climbs on
and offers a ride to Denny. She off to do her time in Spain and taking Denny with her. Denny is
finally going "home".