Welcome to Episode 47 of Talking Prisoner. Host Matt Batten sat down with Patrea Smallacombe. Patrea has worked as a Script Writer, Script Editor, Story Editor and Storyliner. She wrote and co-wrote 10 episodes of Prisoner and was a part of the Storyline team from 1982-1983. She has worked on other Australian TV shows, including The Young Doctors, Neighbours and A Country Practice. Patrea moved to the UK in 1987 where she continued to work on high profile shows, such as Emmerdale, Children's...

Talking Prisoner Cell Block H EP 46 Interview with Nicki Paull Inmate Lisa Mullins and Doris Cruickshank Welcome to Episode 46 of Talking Prisoner. Hosts Ken Mulholland and Matt Batten sat down with Nicki Paull who played two roles on Prisoner, Doris Cruickshank and Lisa Mullins. Nicki is an Author, Voice Over artist and Counsellor. Nicki has appeared in many Australian classic TV shows and Movies including, A Thousand Skies, Return to Eden, Prisoner, Raw Silk, The Flying Doctors, Cluedo,...

New Segment Talking Prisoner We are excited to announce a new monthly segment called Corals Soapbox. Coral Drouyn is an actress, singer and screenwriter/story editor best known for her work in television, including Prisoner, Arcade, Neighbours, Blue Heelers, Pacific Drive and Home and Away. Coral is a huge part of the Australian TV Industry and has many more stories to share. Every month we are going to discuss all the shows Coral has worked on, Story Ideas, Script Writing, Character...

Talking Prisoner Cell Block H EP 45 Part 1 Interview with Pepe Trevor Inmate Lexie Patterson Welcome to EP 45 of Talking Prisoner. Hosts Ken Mulholland and Matt Batten sat down with Pepe Trevor who played inmate Lexie Patterson. Pepe is an actress, journalist, award winning author and artist and has appeared in many Australian classic TV shows and Movies including, The Sullivans, Skyways, All the Green Years, I can jump puddles, Cop Shop, Every move she makes, Kelly, Colin Carpenter, Say a...

Talking Prisoner Cell Block H EP 44 Interview with Casting Director Jan Russ Welcome to episode 44 of Talking Prisoner. Hosts Ken Mulholland and Matt Batten sat down with Legendary casting director Jan Russ. Jan is a highly respected Australian Casting Director known for her work on Prisoner and Neighbours. She is responsible for kick-starting the careers of some of Australia's best-known faces, such as Guy Pearce, Craig McLachlan, Stefan Dennis, Peter O'Brien, Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan,...

Talking Prisoner Cell Block H EP 43 Interview with Wendy Playfair Inmate Minnie Donovan Welcome to Episode 43 of Talking Prisoner. Hosts Ken Mulholland and Matt Batten sat down with Wendy Playfair who played Minnie Donovan. Ken and Matt spoke with Wendy about her childhood growing up and her love for her parents and what it was like for Wendy at school and her love for Chocolate. Wendy spoke about where her love for acting came from and why she loves and adore acting and gave some amazing...

Talking Prisoner Cell Block H EP 42 Part 2 Interview with Desiree Smith Officer Delia Stout Welcome to Episode 42 Part 2 of Talking Prisoner. Hosts Ken Mulholland and Matt Batten sat down with Desiree Smith who played Officer Delia Stout. Desiree appeared in forty two episodes of Prisoner and also appeared in Neighbours and in Australian movie the Delinquents alongside Kylie Minogue. In part 2 Ken and Matt talked more about Prisoner including some of the funny places that Desiree was...

Talking Prisoner Cell Block H EP 42 Interview with Desiree Smith Officer Delia Stout Welcome to Episode 42 of Talking Prisoner. Hosts Ken Mulholland and Matt Batten sat down with Desiree Smith who played Officer Delia Stout in the final year of Prisoner. Desiree appeared in forty two episodes of Prisoner and also appeared in Neighbours and in Australian movie the Delinquents alongside Kylie Minogue. Ken and Matt discussed with Desiree her life growing up, everything from home life and school...

Welcome to EP 41 of Talking Prisoner. Hosts Ken Mulholland and Matt Batten sat down with Glenda Linscott who played inmate Rita Connors. Glenda graduated from NIDA and has worked in all aspects of the performing arts industry. Alongside her considerable acting credits, she has not only been in theatre shows, but also directed them as well. Glenda is also a performance coach, actor trainer and voice-over artist. Her TV credits include: Mennotti, The Sullivans, Patrol Boat, The Cowra Breakout,...

Talking Prisoner Cell Block H EP 40 Interview with Colette Mann Inmate Doreen Anderson Welcome to EP 40 of Talking Prisoner. Hosts Ken Mulholland and Matt Batten sat down with Colette Mann who played inmate Doreen Anderson. Colette has also been in many Australian TV shows and films, including The Champion, Between Wars, Cop Shop, Kitty and the Bagman, Always Afternoon, Outback Bound, The Flying Doctors, Stark, Snowy River: The McGregor Saga, The Client, JAG, Party of Five, The Dish, MDA,...

Welcome to Episode 39 of Talking Prisoner. Hosts Ken Mulholland and Matt Batten sat down with the amazingly talented Anna Hruby who played inmate Paddy Lawson. Anna has appeared in many Australian TV shows and Movies including Seven Little Australians, The Evil Touch, The Outsiders, The Sullivans, The Young Doctors, Chopper Squad, Case for the Defence, Skyways, Cathy's Child, The Journalist, The Restless Years, Cop Shop, Sporting Chance, Bellamy, Sons and Daughters, Rafferty's Rules, The Harp...

Welcome to Episode 39 of Talking Prisoner. Hosts Ken Mulholland and Matt Batten sat down with the amazingly talented Anna Hruby who played inmate Paddy Lawson. Anna has appeared in many Australian TV shows and Movies including Seven Little Australians, The Evil Touch, The Outsiders, The Sullivans, The Young Doctors, Chopper Squad, Case for the Defence, Skyways, Cathy's Child, The Journalist, The Restless Years, Cop Shop, Sporting Chance, Bellamy, Sons and Daughters, Rafferty's Rules, The Harp...

Welcome to Episode 34 of Talking Prisoner. Hosts Ken Mulholland and Matt Batten sat down with the talented Script Writer/Script Editor/Storyliner and Story Editor Coral Drouyn. In this final episode with Coral we discussed why Coral was really sacked from Prisoner, this has never been public knowledge and we broke it first on Talking Prisoner. We also broke down episode 399 (The Death of Hazel Kent) and why Coral came up with that storyline and what the reason for it was to have Hazel written...

Welcome to Episode 38 of Talking Prisoner.  Hosts Ken Mulholland and Matt Batten sat down with Terrie Waddell who played inmate Lisa Mullins. Terri was in the final year of Prisoner and in the very last episode 692. Terrie has also appeared in Neighbours, A Country Practice, A Cry in the Dark, Golden Braid, Wedlocked, The Dame was loaded and Prisoner. We discussed Terries life growing up as a child and where her love for acting came from. Terrie told us about her time on Neighbours and her...

Talking Prisoner “Presents” Neighbours Interview with Morgana O’Reilly (Bonus Easter Episode) Welcome to our bonus Easter Episode of Talking Prisoner “Presents” EP 9. Host Matt Batten sat down with Morgana O’Reilly who is a Television and Film actress, Stand up Comedian and Playwright. Morgana is well known for her role in Neighbours playing Naomi Canning and Narelle Stang in Wentworth, she has also appeared in The Jaquie Brown Diaries, A Thousand Apologies, Piece of my heart, Sunny Skies,...

Talking Prisoner Cell Block H EP 37 Interview with Linda Hartley (Inmate Roach Waters) Welcome to Episode 37 of Talking Prisoner. Hosts Ken Mulholland and Matt Batten sat down with the talented Linda Harley who played inmate Rachel “Roach” Waters. Linda has never publicly spoken about her time on Prisoner so it was great to get her insight about the show and her character. Linda has appeared in many well known Aussie TV shows and Movies such as The Bush Gang, Cornflakes for Tea, Home, The...

Talking Prisoner Cell Block H EP 36 Interview with Tottie Goldsmith (Inmate Gloria Payne) Welcome to Episode 36 of Talking Prisoner Cell Blok H. Hosts Ken Mulholland and Matt Batten sat down the talented Tottie Goldsmith who played inmate Gloria Payne in Prisoner. Tottie is an icon of Australian Tv and theatre and has appeared in many TV shows such as The Young Doctors, The Henderson Kids, GP, All together Now, Fire, Stingers, Blue Heelers, Neighbours The Secret life of Us, Underbelly and so...

Talking Prisoner Cell Block H EP 35 Interview with Kate Hood (Kath Maxwell) Welcome to Episode 35 of Talking Prisoner. Hosts Ken Mulholland and Matt Batten sat down with the talented Kate Hood who played Inmate Kath Maxwell. Kate has appeared in many Tv shows and Movies including Constance, Mesmerized, Takeover, The Flood: Who will save our Children ?, Blue Heelers and Neighbours. Kate Spoke with us about those shows she has appeared in and also about her writing, directing and voice over...

Talking Prisoner Cell Block H EP 34 Part 2 Interview with Coral Drouyn (Script Writer/Story Editor) Welcome to Episode 34 of Talking Prisoner. Hosts Ken Mulholland and Matt Batten sat down with the talented Script Writer/Script Editor/Storyliner and Story Editor Coral Drouyn. In part 1 we covered Corals time on Prisoner, Coral worked on prisoner for over 224 episodes and at one stage was running the entire writing office. Coral discussed with us how she began her time on Prisoner and her...

Talking Prisoner Cell Block H EP 34 Part 2 Interview with Coral Drouyn (Script Writer/Story Editor) Welcome to Episode 34 of Talking Prisoner. Hosts Ken Mulholland and Matt Batten sat down with the talented Script Writer/Script Editor/Storyliner and Story Editor Coral Drouyn. In part 1 we covered Corals time on Prisoner, Coral worked on prisoner for over 224 episodes and at one stage was running the entire writing office. Coral discussed with us how she began her time on Prisoner and her...

Welcome to Episode 34  of Talking Prisoner. Hosts Ken Mulholland and Matt Batten sat down with the talented Script Writer/Script Editor/Storyliner and Story Editor Coral Drouyn. Coral has been involved in the entertainment industry since a young child and is also an actress and singer. Coral is a huge part of the Australian TV industry working on shows such as Neighbours, Home and Away, Blue Heelers, Streetsmartz, Pacific Drive, Chuck Finn and is also responsible for saving the career of a...

Welcome to Episode 34  of Talking Prisoner. Hosts Ken Mulholland and Matt Batten sat down with the talented Script Writer/Script Editor/Storyliner and Story Editor Coral Drouyn. Coral has been involved in the entertainment industry since a young child and is also an actress and singer. Coral is a huge part of the Australian TV industry working on shows such as Neighbours, Home and Away, Blue Heelers, Streetsmartz, Pacific Drive, Chuck Finn and is also responsible for saving the career of a...

Talking Prisoner Cell Block H EP 33 Interview with Lynda Stoner (Eve Wilder) Welcome to Episode 33 of Talking Prisoner. Hosts Ken Mulholland and Matt Batten sat down with the amazingly talented Lynda Stoner. Lynda played vindictive inmate Eve Wilder who turned out to be the phantom lagger. Lynda appeared between episodes 574-600, Lynda has also appeared on other iconic Australian TV shows such as The Young Doctors (Kim Barrington), Cop Shop (Const. Amanda King) and many other shows. We...

Talking Prisoner “Presents” Neighbours EP 2 Interview with Lucinda Cowden (Melanie Pearson) Welcome to Episode 2 of Talking Prisoner “Presents” Neighbours. Hosts Ken Mulholland and Matt Batten sat down in this special episode and spoke with Lucinda Cowden who plays Melanie Pearson in Australia’s longest running drama Neighbours. Lucinda also appeared in two episodes of Prisoner Cell Block H and many other well known Australian TV shows. We spoke with Lucinda about her life growing up and what...

Talking Prisoner “Presents” Neighbours EP 2 Interview with Lucinda Cowden (Melanie Pearson) Welcome to Episode 2 of Talking Prisoner “Presents” Neighbours. Hosts Ken Mulholland and Matt Batten sat down in this special episode and spoke with Lucinda Cowden who plays Melanie Pearson in Australia’s longest running drama Neighbours. Lucinda also appeared in two episodes of Prisoner Cell Block H and many other well known Australian TV shows. We spoke with Lucinda about her life growing up and what...