: ▁Cell ▁Block ▁H , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁screen ed ▁on ▁I TV , ▁Bad ▁Girls ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁network ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁real istic , ▁modern ▁port ray al ▁of ▁life ▁in ▁a ▁women ' s ▁prison . ▁The ▁series ▁featured ▁a ▁large ▁ensemble ▁cast , ▁including ▁L inda ▁Henry , ▁Cla ire ▁King , ▁Sim one ▁L ah bib , ▁Mand ana ▁Jones , ▁Deb ra ▁Steph enson , ▁Jack ▁Ell is , ▁A lic ya ▁E yo , ▁Helen ▁F ras er , ▁K ika ▁Mir yle es ▁and ▁Victoria ▁Al cock . ▁ ▁Un like ▁past ▁prison ▁series , ▁Bad ▁Girls ▁story lines ▁were ▁port rayed ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁graph ic ▁manner ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁violence , ▁language , ▁and ▁sexual ▁content , ▁as ▁prior ▁shows ▁were ▁somewhat ▁more ▁restrict ive ▁in ▁content . ▁Common ▁them es ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁include ▁separation ▁from ▁families , ▁rec id iv ism ▁and ▁adjust ment ▁to ▁prison ▁life , ▁while ▁story lines ▁concern ▁the ▁friend ships ▁and ▁relationships ▁between ▁the ▁in m ates ▁and ▁staff ▁al ike , ▁and ▁to ▁a ▁more ▁serious ▁extent , ▁the ▁series ▁focused ▁on ▁sensitive ▁issues ▁such ▁as ▁bul lying , ▁ra pe , ▁suic ide , ▁mis car riage , ▁drug ▁use ▁and ▁violence ▁against ▁women , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁was ▁screen ed ▁past ▁the ▁waters hed . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁notable ▁in ▁that ▁les bian , ▁gay , ▁bis ex ual ▁and ▁trans gender ▁characters ▁are ▁port rayed ▁in ▁a ▁more