Jim Fenner
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James Graham "Jim" Fenner is a fictional character
in the British
television series Bad Girls
, portrayed by Jack Ellis.
Fenner is the Principal Prison Officer, working on 'G wing' at HMP Larkhall Women's Prison, and is a regular major character during seven out of eight series of Bad Girls. The character is an antagonist through much of the series, working the system and manipulating
prisoners and staff alike. He was the longest serving male character in the series.
Throughout the show's run, Jim Fenner regularly abuses his authority and is seen committing several crimes, including sexual assault
, rape
and murder
.
In series three, he is stabbed with a broken bottle by Shell Dockley
, who is seeking retribution for Fenner's past misdeeds against her.
During series four, Fenner finds himself the subject of (unwanted) sexual advances from Grayling;
After Fenner succeeds in having Neil fired, he takes over as The 40th Acting Governing Governor of Larkhall, putting him in charge of the entire prison. True to form, Fenner abuses the power granted to him in his new position and uses it to further his own ends, rather than to assist with the rehabilitation of inmates.
However, none of these methods succeed in their purpose and Fenner clambers to the doorway of the hanging cell, where he is met by Julie Johnston, who plunges an ice dagger into his neck. He dies in front of the hanging cell where he murdered Yvonne.
Fictional character
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in the British
United Kingdom
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television series Bad Girls
Bad Girls (TV series)
Bad Girls is an award-winning British television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1999 to 2006. It is produced by Shed Productions, the company which later produced Footballers' Wives and Waterloo Road...
, portrayed by Jack Ellis.
Fenner is the Principal Prison Officer, working on 'G wing' at HMP Larkhall Women's Prison, and is a regular major character during seven out of eight series of Bad Girls. The character is an antagonist through much of the series, working the system and manipulating
Psychological manipulation
Psychological manipulation is a type of social influence that aims to change the perception or behavior of others through underhanded, deceptive, or even abusive tactics. By advancing the interests of the manipulator, often at the other's expense, such methods could be considered exploitative,...
prisoners and staff alike. He was the longest serving male character in the series.
Throughout the show's run, Jim Fenner regularly abuses his authority and is seen committing several crimes, including sexual assault
Sexual assault
Sexual assault is an assault of a sexual nature on another person, or any sexual act committed without consent. Although sexual assaults most frequently are by a man on a woman, it may involve any combination of two or more men, women and children....
, rape
Rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The...
and murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
.
In series three, he is stabbed with a broken bottle by Shell Dockley
Shell Dockley
Michelle "Shell" Dockley is a fictional character in the television drama series Bad Girls. She is portrayed by British actress Debra Stephenson. Shell Dockley was a lead character on the series, she was top dog on G-Wing in Larkhall prison...
, who is seeking retribution for Fenner's past misdeeds against her.
Career at Larkhall
Fenner is initially introduced to the series as a Principal Officer, ranking him above both Senior and Prison Officers. During Neil Grayling's reign as Larkhall's 43rd Governing Governor, Fenner is promoted to Governor of G Wing making him 43rd in a line 0f 42 others.During series four, Fenner finds himself the subject of (unwanted) sexual advances from Grayling;
After Fenner succeeds in having Neil fired, he takes over as The 40th Acting Governing Governor of Larkhall, putting him in charge of the entire prison. True to form, Fenner abuses the power granted to him in his new position and uses it to further his own ends, rather than to assist with the rehabilitation of inmates.
Murder of Yvonne Atkins
His main enemy within Larkhall is Yvonne Atkins. Fenner continually attempts to use his authority to punish Yvonne for various 'rule-breaking', although she is often not at fault. In turn, Yvonne would use the respect she had earned among the inmates to work against Fenner. Eventually, it becomes clear that Yvonne and Fenner couldn't co-exist within Larkhall for much longer and Yvonne arranges for a hitman to dispatch him. Unfortunately for her this was unsuccessful (due to a tip off from officer Colin Hedges) and ultimately, Yvonne and Fenner's long 'contest' of one-upmanship culminates in Fenner locking Yvonne in a disused hanging cell on a redundant wing at the prison. During the first episode of series six, inmate Kris discovers Yvonne's decomposing corpse.Death
Fenner is murdered in the same hanging cell that Yvonne met her end. He was beginning to feel the effects of a couple of previous assassination attempts from inmates and staff.- Julie Saunders poisoned some candles using bleach
- Neil Grayling spiked his drink during his farewell party
- Tina O'Kane appeared to give him a poisoned cheese straw during that same party
- Darlene Cake and Janine Nebeski used a crude blowpipeBlowpipeBlowpipe can refer to:*The Blowpipe missile*Blowgun, a weapon*Blowpipe *Blowpipe , several Transformers characters....
to fire a poisoned thorn at him
However, none of these methods succeed in their purpose and Fenner clambers to the doorway of the hanging cell, where he is met by Julie Johnston, who plunges an ice dagger into his neck. He dies in front of the hanging cell where he murdered Yvonne.
Other
External links
- Jim Fenner (Jack Ellis) - tvnz.co.nz
- Jim Fenner - Badgirls.co.uk