Scrubbers DVD Report

Its 1980s Britain, what happens when a young girl is sentenced to Borstal and locked away from the everyday world? In Scrubbers you find out.

Well acted by a cast including Pam St Clement, Kathy Burke, Robbie Coltrane, Miriam Margoyles, and many others, some of whom had actually done time (including Honey Bane!), Scrubbers exposes a brutal society in which the strong survive and the weak are no match for the cruelties of the system.

Through the hatred of Carol by teenage mother Annetta, we follow the endless rounds of violence, bitching and brawling that have made the UKs borstals notorious breeding grounds for crime and violence, and shows why they where eventually abolished in 1982. Scrubbers is still worth watching, plus there are so many actresses in this who have gone on to have a successful career!

There is at least one Doctor Who connection, Miriam Margoyles was in the Big Finish audio drama The Beast Of Orlok, I'm sure there are more if you dig :)

Here is the trailer...