That was brilliant. Been a fan of Prisoner back when it was first shown here in the UK very late at night in the late 80s. Such a treat to listen to Ken’s stories, especially the more technical behind the scenes information. Very much looking forward to future episodes 🙂
Great interview with Ken.loved his insight to working on the set..well done.binge watching a must on the ones I haven’t seen yet.see you for future interviews.
Kent, I really enjoyed REwatching this interview. Your insight and memories have added so much more to the podcast. Matt, we watched Prisoner Cell Block H on PBS in the US, but after the first season, they never showed the rest. So thanks to UA-cam in adulthood, I got to see the other 7 seasons.
@@TalkingPrisoner hiya of course! Its heather by the way who started the david clencie archives on line 4 years ago so i was over the moon when you interviewed him X
So glad this came up on my Facebook feed. I'm a lifelong prisoner fan so to have this is fantastic. Great to hear the stories! Can't wait to watch all of these. Thank you guys!!
Absolutely brilliant. Thanks Ken for sharing such lovely memories of Carol and Mary, infact all your wonderful insight. Well done Matt for asking all the right questions many of us have always wondered.
That was phenomenally good, Matt! Going to have to binge watch the rest of the Talking Prisoner episodes now! Love Ken’s insight and memory: his experience on Prisoner was obviously a labour of love. Great job! 👍
Great interview and Kenny has an amazing memory. Is there an audio only version of these going forward - the cuts / edits every few seconds don’t work for me?
@@TalkingPrisoner Yeah , there all fantastic, can not believe Ken has the red pullover and shirt from the show. Any plans for more Crew interviews ?, Plus any original props left from the show in existence ?
Very interesting interview with Mr Mulholland and to get a perspective of the early days of Melbourne television. Also, I was at the Prisoner Silver Jubilee party that was held at the Nunawading studios in 2004 and I was the successful bidder of the prison windows mentioned by Ken at 1:00:22! I had had maybe a couple too many drinks and got a bit enthusiastic in bidding and suddenly found the other bidders had done quiet and I was suddenly the last remaining bidder. I think it was about $400 and of course I didn't have that amount of cash on me to pay for it. As luck would have it, another fan at the event must have overheard me having some regret over my inebriated purchase, and said he had that amount of cash on hand and would he be able to buy it instead. I said, sure, it's yours, so he completed the transaction and took the windows and while I missed out on that piece of memorabilia, I was somewhat relieved at not having to fulfil an unplanned purchase of $400!
Thank you for sharing that story, what was it like being at the channel 10 grounds ? I think there would be many fans now who would love to buy those bars 😀
@@TalkingPrisoner it was great to be there and have a look around and meet some of the cast, etc. Though it wasn't my first time at Nunawading. I'd been there only a couple of times before as a studio audience member for shows like The Comedy Company and years later at Rove Live, so I remember the corridor part of the building that Ken spoke about where studio audience members wait and then go through to the studio. A part of me regrets not getting the prison windows but I was limited for space and as mentioned earlier it was a cost I was not prepared for, so I hope it's gone on to be a much loved piece of memorabilia for another fan.
Top 5 Best and Worst Talking Prisoner episodes Top 5 1.Bea Smith 2. The Freak 3.Rita Connors(Wish it was longer) 4. Wally( glad we got the opportunity to see him before it was too late. Wish we could of herd from Jock Stewart). 5.Lionel Fellows ( short but interesting interview) Worst 1. All Coral Drouyn interviews( what an evil pompous individual) 2. Steve Bastoni( I thought the show was called Talking Prisoner not no Talking Prisoner) 3.Rod Hardy(couldn’t remember a damn thing about the show) 4. Barry Pullen(boring) 5.all non Prisoner actors(this is Talking Prisoner after all). Don’t erase this post Matt Batten it’s just my opinion. But feel free to debate or discuss my post to my fellow Block Heads I will love to see your on Top 5 or 10.
It’s amazing hearing Ken’s recollections of early television shows! Just wonderful!
What are your favourite tv shows from the day ?
That was brilliant. Been a fan of Prisoner back when it was first shown here in the UK very late at night in the late 80s. Such a treat to listen to Ken’s stories, especially the more technical behind the scenes information. Very much looking forward to future episodes 🙂
Thanks so much Peter
PRISONER was made between 1978-1986 it's my all time favourite Australian TV series
Great interview with Ken.loved his insight to working on the set..well done.binge watching a must on the ones I haven’t seen yet.see you for future interviews.
What are you thinking of all our interviews so far ?
What a great raconteur Ken is. Thank you.
He has an amazing memory. Are you enjoying the channel so far ?
Kent, I really enjoyed REwatching this interview. Your insight and memories have added so much more to the podcast. Matt, we watched Prisoner Cell Block H on PBS in the US, but after the first season, they never showed the rest. So thanks to UA-cam in adulthood, I got to see the other 7 seasons.
Have you had a chance to watch all our interviews now.
Awesome
Have you been enjoying the interviews ?
@@TalkingPrisoner hiya of course! Its heather by the way who started the david clencie archives on line 4 years ago so i was over the moon when you interviewed him X
I was going to watch my usual next episode of Prisoner but then I came across your fb page, now watching here. This is awesome!!!
Thanks for the support Oliver
So glad this came up on my Facebook feed. I'm a lifelong prisoner fan so to have this is fantastic. Great to hear the stories! Can't wait to watch all of these. Thank you guys!!
Thanks so much
More videos. Allow this to grow.
Thank you, we have more Videos to be uploaded
RIP to former Prisoner actor Mary Ward who played Mum Brooks..She sadly died today aged 106 😔
Very Sad news.
She lived to be 106. Good innings.
Absolutely love these videos...just thank you so much!
Thanks for the support Charlie
Absolutely brilliant. Thanks Ken for sharing such lovely memories of Carol and Mary, infact all your wonderful insight. Well done Matt for asking all the right questions many of us have always wondered.
Thanks Billy
Absolutely loved this thanks so much, I will look forward to seeing all new ones in the future thank you
Thank you so much
This is fantastic, thank you so much for such a revealing insight into the production of this iconic series. Looking forward to other videos 👍🏻
Thank you so much Phil, We have lots more amazing guests to join us, thank you for your support.
Love Bisoner
Great work!
Thank you so much
That was phenomenally good, Matt! Going to have to binge watch the rest of the Talking Prisoner episodes now! Love Ken’s insight and memory: his experience on Prisoner was obviously a labour of love. Great job! 👍
Ken is Brilliant
This is absolutely brilliant guys. Can't wait for more !
Thanks so much Aaron, we have many more to come, stay tuned.
Great interview and Kenny has an amazing memory. Is there an audio only version of these going forward - the cuts / edits every few seconds don’t work for me?
Hi, Ken is great, There will be audio-only, we need to tighten up the editing as I know what you mean.
Thanks for the new podcast!
Thanks for the support
@@TalkingPrisoner you’re welcome
Well Done Matt , really enjoying this
Thank you, Happy to hear you are enjoying, Are you enjoying all the other interviews also ?
@@TalkingPrisoner Yeah , there all fantastic, can not believe Ken has the red pullover and shirt from the show. Any plans for more Crew interviews ?, Plus any original props left from the show in existence ?
Very interesting interview with Mr Mulholland and to get a perspective of the early days of Melbourne television. Also, I was at the Prisoner Silver Jubilee party that was held at the Nunawading studios in 2004 and I was the successful bidder of the prison windows mentioned by Ken at 1:00:22! I had had maybe a couple too many drinks and got a bit enthusiastic in bidding and suddenly found the other bidders had done quiet and I was suddenly the last remaining bidder. I think it was about $400 and of course I didn't have that amount of cash on me to pay for it. As luck would have it, another fan at the event must have overheard me having some regret over my inebriated purchase, and said he had that amount of cash on hand and would he be able to buy it instead. I said, sure, it's yours, so he completed the transaction and took the windows and while I missed out on that piece of memorabilia, I was somewhat relieved at not having to fulfil an unplanned purchase of $400!
Thank you for sharing that story, what was it like being at the channel 10 grounds ? I think there would be many fans now who would love to buy those bars 😀
@@TalkingPrisoner it was great to be there and have a look around and meet some of the cast, etc. Though it wasn't my first time at Nunawading. I'd been there only a couple of times before as a studio audience member for shows like The Comedy Company and years later at Rove Live, so I remember the corridor part of the building that Ken spoke about where studio audience members wait and then go through to the studio. A part of me regrets not getting the prison windows but I was limited for space and as mentioned earlier it was a cost I was not prepared for, so I hope it's gone on to be a much loved piece of memorabilia for another fan.
Top 5 Best and Worst Talking Prisoner episodes
Top 5
1.Bea Smith
2. The Freak
3.Rita Connors(Wish it was longer)
4. Wally( glad we got the opportunity to see him before it was too late. Wish we could of herd from Jock Stewart).
5.Lionel Fellows ( short but interesting interview)
Worst
1. All Coral Drouyn interviews( what an evil pompous individual)
2. Steve Bastoni( I thought the show was called Talking Prisoner not no Talking Prisoner)
3.Rod Hardy(couldn’t remember a damn thing about the show)
4. Barry Pullen(boring)
5.all non Prisoner actors(this is Talking Prisoner after all).
Don’t erase this post Matt Batten it’s just my opinion. But feel free to debate or discuss my post to my fellow Block Heads I will love to see your on Top 5 or 10.
Where it all began before Ken was behind the red curtain.
You love the red curtain lol.
@@TalkingPrisoner 😁😁
My godfather is one talented human😊
Mark?
No Ken😊
There was a vinegar Vera in Nearest and Dearest.
Vinegar tits