Jianna Riley died on [Tuesday] 12th June 2001, according to her Blackmoore file.
Kate Atkinson (Vera Bennett) & Damien Richardson (Detective Michael Mears) also worked together on Jack Irish (2016) as Simone & Drew Greer respectively.
Joan's vodka of choice is Stolichnaya.
Joan inspects a list of Wentworth's male officers, which includes Jess Green. Parent series Prisoner (1979) had a seldom-glimpsed background officer named Green (played by John Allan), though his forename was never revealed.