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TV consumption has changed dramatically since the premiere of Prisoner in 1979, with the rise of 'quality TV', and audience engagement via social media. These changing methods of engagement have also heightened the tension between fan and industry desires for fictional characters and texts. At the same time, traditional script development practices have been disrupted by the rise of online content and a 'bottom- up approach to development' (Christian 2018), whereby audiences have - conceivably - an increased sense of participation. This chapter will examine these new writing practices, drawing on screenwriting practice research alongside the ongoing stereotyping and policing behaviour of TV fans. Using a case study of Prisoner remake Wentworth (2013- 21), of one of its unruliest women - Karen 'Kaz' Proctor, this chapter considers how a balance between fan desires and industrial concerns might be negotiated. The portrayal of Proctor as a feminist vigilante/