demeanor, Linda does favours for prisoners and during season 7 is promoted to acting deputy governor as Will is promoted to acting governor as Vera steps back from her duties. Linda racks up debt of $20,000 and is taken hostage during the Wentworth Siege. In series 8 Linda suffers from PTSD after the siege. Derek Channing Derek Channing (Martin Sacks) (seasons 1–6) is the regional director for Wentworth. He is a member of the board of directors who regularly checks in on the facility. Rose Atkins Rose Atkins (Maggie Naouri) (seasons 2–3) is a nurse who works in the medical centre at Wentworth. Has a relationship with Will Jackson. Disappears after season 3, for unknown reasons. Lee Radcliffe Nurse Lee Radcliffe (Maddy Jevic) (seasons 4–6) is another nurse. Her nickname is "Nurse Ratshit". She appears after Rose Atkins leaves. She isn't sympathetic toward the prisoners unlike her predecessor. She has a brief relationship with Jake Stewart, which information is later used to blackmail her. Vera discovers this in Season 6, and later fires her for this. She uses the excuse that some drugs were missing and she couldn't account for them. These drugs were discreetly given to Jake because he had "trouble sleeping". Jake lied to her, the drugs were actually for Will due to his guilt over having buried Ferguson alive. Sean Brody Sean Brody (Rick Donald) (season 7) was a former officer of Walford Prison who shared a sexual relationship with guard Jake Stewart. Brody comes to Wentworth and when he does he brings trouble with him. He manages to manipulate everyone, he puts Linda into debt, lets Kosta take the fall for Kaz's death and gets Jake suspended. Brody takes the prison hostage in order to get Marie Winter out but his plan fails and he is shot and killed by Allie Novak. Other characters Vinnie Holt Vinnie Holt (John Bach) (season 1) is Jacs Holt's husband and Brayden Holt's father. Before her death he asks Jacs for a divorce shortly before her death in order to marry one of his mistresses. He later orders a "hit" on Bea Smith, which isn't seen through. It is later discovered that he has died of a heart attack after his son's funeral. Rita Bennett Rita Bennett (Lynette Curran) (seasons 1–2) is Vera Bennett’s mother, who is later killed by Vera via morphine overdose. Debbie Smith Debbie Smith (Georgia Flood)