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| Vera Bennett | |
|---|---|
| Wentworth character | |
| First appearance | "No Place Like Home" |
| Created by | Reg Watson Lara Radulovich |
| Portrayed by | Kate Atkinson |
| Duration | 2013- |
| In-universe information | |
| Nickname | "Vinegar Tits" |
| Occupation | Deputy Governor (season 1-3) Governor (season 4-) |
| Affiliation | Wentworth Prison Erica Davidson (formerly) Joan Ferguson (formerly) |
| Family | Rita Bennett (mother; deceased) |
| Nationality | Australian |
Vera Bennett is a character in the TV series "Wentworth". Vera made her first appearance in the show's debut episode. Vera is portrayed by Australian actress Kate Atkinson. Vera's main storylines within the series have seen her have a relationship with fellow officer Matthew Fletcher (Aaron Jeffery), get manipulated by Joan Ferguson (Pamela Rabe), murder her ill, abusive mother (Lynette Curran) and receive Hepatitis C during a prison riot caused by Bea Smith (Danielle Cormack).
Storylines[edit]
Reception[edit]
Kate Atkinson has been described in her role as Vera as "achieving an uncannily familiar portrait of a still-innocent Vera Bennett."[1]
When writing about the first episode, Elaine Atwell of AfterEllen described Vera as "soon to be your favorite guard on earth"[2]
Ian Hollingshead of The Telegraph said about Vera "Unusually for a prison drama, the wardens were more than psychopathic ciphers. Miss Bennett (Kate Atkinson), the deputy governor, even tried to make friends with the prisoners."[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Pobjie, Ben (4 April 2013). "Prisoner remake set to be a cell-out". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ Atwell, Elaine (29 August 2013). ""Wentworth" recap (1.1): Teal is the new orange". AfterEllen. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ Hollingshead, Ian (29 August 2013). "Wentworth Prison, Channel 5, review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
External links[edit]
Category:Wentworth (TV series) characters
Category:Fictional characters introduced in 2013
Category:Fictional prison officers and governors