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Post by Stan Butler on Nov 4, 2006 16:18:15 GMT
 Alright! Not a comedy show really, but we're struggling in the Worldwide stuff! Saying that though, Prisoner was famous for it's wobbly walls, cheap costumes and sometimes, bloody awful acting! It was always funny to see an actor turn up a few episodes later playing a totally different character (and they thought you wouldn't notice!) The main example of that being Ian Smith (Harold Bishop off Neighbours). He must have played the most roles in that! That said though, Prisoner did create some good, memorable characters, and I was sad enough to stick with it and watch it!  (how brave of me to admit it on here!) |
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Post by Lieutenant Columbo on Nov 4, 2006 19:17:15 GMT
What about Doreen - she had MASSIVE NORKS - but I reckon she looked like Bungle Bear!
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Post by Stan Butler on Nov 4, 2006 19:19:08 GMT
;D
...and one of her best mates, Lizzie Birdsworth, with her dodgy "Bladdy Ticka!"
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Post by Lieutenant Columbo on Nov 4, 2006 19:38:48 GMT
Or even her 'ticky bladder' oho!
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I liked the way she'd make homebrew overnight... and hide it in fire extinguishers etc. etc.
SHe may have looked like and inside-out monkey, but she were rum!
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Post by Stan Butler on Nov 5, 2006 1:01:39 GMT
Or even her 'ticky bladder' oho! ;D I liked the way she'd make homebrew overnight... and hide it in fire extinguishers etc. etc. N. The fire extinguishers only cropped up if there was gonna be a fire in the next episode! Until then, you never saw 'em!  |
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Post by Lieutenant Columbo on Nov 5, 2006 1:10:47 GMT
True - same everywhere though - that's a Health & Safety issue ye need to take up wi' the union!
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Post by Stan Butler on Nov 5, 2006 1:13:38 GMT
You need 'Poe face' Powell for that then!
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Post by Lieutenant Columbo on Nov 5, 2006 1:20:47 GMT
Who the fook was that?
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Post by Stan Butler on Nov 5, 2006 1:30:11 GMT
Do you not remember her?
Colleen Powell - (ole poe-face)
Her husband Patrick got blown up, then she fr*gged off to Paris!
But before that, she knocked off with that baldy officer from Woodridge!
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Post by Lieutenant Columbo on Nov 5, 2006 8:39:15 GMT
Aha! I remember now - the one who looked a bit like Chuck Norris and had the bad acne scars! ;D Another great character was Big Frankie Doyle... she had a thing for Doreen (it'll have been her baps she'll have been after... or just wanting to be with her to get closer to Zippy and George). Here's some others I remember: 'Queen Bea' Smith - Top Cow, and the only one allowed to work THE PRESS - my, they had some scuffles over that, the tykes! Lynne "Wonky" Warner - a bit unstable this lass, hence the name! 'The Governor' Erica - her with the Queen Mother's Teeth! Meg Jackson - all for prison reform etc. - until of course her hubby got stabbed by a con, then she went a bit 'ta-ta' for a bit! 'Vinegar T*ts' Vera - she was MY kind of woman! A reet snidey cow, but she had a sense of humour - it did involve eveyone suffering at her expense though. But THE BEST and THE BADDEST...  Joan Feguson was a reet frikkener... some poor lass'd be in her cell on her first night... and there'd be a key in the lock... and in would skulk 'The Freak' - she'd look on lustily... then put on a pair of black gloves and... Well, we never found out 'til morning, but put it this way, I don't reckon she discussed art therapy! Scary stuff! ;D N. |
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Post by Lieutenant Columbo on Nov 5, 2006 9:08:39 GMT
Here... I've done a compiation of me comments on this - have a look:  Not supposed to be a comedy, but this Aussie Soap deserves Comedy Status, most definitely! Started back in 1979 and going until 1986 and there were a total of 692 episodes! Shown on ITV quite some years back in the wee hours... sometimes at 1 in the morning - but thanks to insomnia, I was able to watch it! Here are some of the characters: 'Queen Bea' Smith - Top Cow, and the only one allowed to work THE PRESS - my, they had some scuffles over that, the tykes! Doreen Burns - not being sexist here, itr has to be said that she had MASSIVE NORKS - AND she looked like Bungle Bear! Lizzie Birdsworth - an 'old lag' who liked a drink or two: she'd make homebrew overnight... and hide it in fire extinguishers etc. a definite 'Health & Safety' issue! She may have looked like and inside-out monkey, but she were rum! Colleen 'Poeface' Powell - she looked a bit like Chuck Norris only less feminine and had bad acne scars! Judy Bryant - a big Yank who ends up getting inside deliberately because her girlfriend is there. I mean, you can get a bit too possessive I reckon! Big Franky Doyle... she had a thing for Doreen (it'll have been her baps she'll have been after... or just wanting to be with her to get closer to Zippy and George). Lynne "Wonky" Warner - a bit unstable this lass, hence the name! 'The Governor' Erica Davidson - her with the Queen Mother's Teeth! Meg Jackson - all for prison reform etc. - until of course her hubby got stabbed by a con, then she went a bit 'ta-ta' for a bit! 'Vinegar T*ts' Vera - she was MY kind of woman! A reet snidey cow, but she had a sense of humour - it did involve eveyone suffering at her expense though. But THE BEST and THE BADDEST... Joan Feguson was a reet frikkener... some poor lass'd be in her cell on her first night... and there'd be a key in the lock... and in would skulk 'The Freak' - she'd look on lustily... then put on a pair of black gloves and... Well, we never found out 'til morning, but put it this way, I don't reckon she discussed art therapy! The theme tune ('On The Inside') was great too: "Hee ewesd to breeng me ro-zezz, But now he breengs mee cigs..." it even got to Number 5 in the British Charts in 1989! Here are some clips for you to enjoy: End Credits/Theme Tune "Best Of" - including 'food fight' and Bea's impression of Miss Feguson for the panto!!! The Freak - First Day On The Job! Includes 'The Black Gloves'!;D N. |
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Post by Lieutenant Columbo on Nov 5, 2006 9:19:49 GMT
Another interesting snippet for you all:
A musical version followed starring Maggie Kirkpatrick reprising her role of Joan "The Freak" Ferguson and Lily Savage as an inmate. The new musical was essentially a send-up of the kitsch aspects of the original show, and again was successful during both a tour and a West End run in 1995 and 1997.
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Post by BobbyRazzle on Nov 5, 2006 13:50:02 GMT
Who remembers Noeline Burke?
Now she was a right ugly B*stard!
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Post by Stan Butler on Nov 5, 2006 16:30:43 GMT
Colleen 'Poeface' Powell - she looked a bit like Chuck Norris only less feminine and had bad acne scars! I always thought that mark was due to a game of tennis years ago. I thought someone who lost against her got fed up and cracked over the chops with their racket! Big Franky Doyle... she had a thing for Doreen (it'll have been her baps she'll have been after... or just wanting to be with her to get closer to Zippy and George). ;D Sadly Franky never got chance to meet George & Zippy because she escaped with Dor-reeeeeen, then got shot and killed by a cap-gun! Judy Bryant - a big Yank who ends up getting inside deliberately because her girlfriend is there. I mean, you can get a bit too possessive I reckon! Then nasty officer Jock Stewart turned up and chucked her girlfriend (Sharon) down the stairs and killed her. Luckily, she had timelord power and regenerated into another lesbian who got off with the Freak a few years later!  |
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Post by missfunnyfanny on Nov 5, 2006 18:43:06 GMT
It was cult viewing, eh? brilliant stuff.  |
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