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Scrubbers (1982)88 minDramaRating 54/100

Escaping from their open borstal, Annetta plans to visit her baby in a convent, while Carol is happy to be caught and locked up again, this time in a closed borstal with her former lover Doreen. When Annetta is arrested and sent to the same borstal, she assumes it was Carol who grassed her up and plans violent revenge. Lonely and vulnerable, Carol is offered protection by fellow inmate Eddie.

Cast: Amanda York, Chrissie Cotterill, Elizabeth Edmonds, Kate Ingram, Amanda Symonds, Kathy Burke, Debby Bishop

Director: Mai Zetterling