PRISONER CELL BLOCK H SPECIAL: VAL LEHMAN REMEMBERING BEA SMITH

Archive footage presented in a new way celebrating the character of Bea Smith as played by Val Lehman in the cult Australian soap Prisoner Cell Block H

[@jezt42]

A lovely collection of interviews there! 👍

[@trishfisher7748]

I still watch prisoner today best series I've ever seen loved bea and rita and myra

[@derekhorne8076]

Thanks for a brilliant video. I really enjoyed it. I love Prisoner Cell Block H and Bea (along with Lizzie) is my favourite prisoner (although Erica is my favourite character over all). I hadn't seen the interview with Parky either so thanks for something new as well. If you had plans to make similar videos about any of the other characters/actors, that would be great!

[@RadioFirestage558]

Wow, that Parky interview was absolute gold!

[@teralmiles]

Especially as she mentioned Nola.

[@JayArgonauts]

Interviewing this woman must have been a low point in Parkinson’s career after having interviewed Hollywood A listers such as Betty Davis.

[@RadioFirestage558]

@ what was good about Parky was he wasn’t an entertainment snob and paid equal respect to actors, regardless of their country of origin or entertainment medium.

[@stacey8896]

Iconic episodes by my favorite Top Dog 👊🏾 Bea Smith 💛

[@teralmiles]

Hey Stacey. I knew you’d “Bea” here. 😂 Love Tezzy ❤

[@jamberni]

BEA Rules!!!

[@andrewxirakis3242]

Val Leaman such a beautiful woman. Prisoner was so popular. A great Grundy Production. Well done Val!

[@garycollinson-4976]

Bea come back 😢

[@xadrikxaulxu]

Legend.

[@TheFireflycam]

She is a national treasure, we luv ya, bea😊🙂

[@123billydog]

great video and the show really struggled when Val quit. Even despite her protests though I feel she could have continued had she wanted to but perhaps her strong personality off screen went against her with the powers that existed in the organisation at that time. Prisoner really wasnt the same once Val and Sheila had gone, it almost lost its heartbeat.

[@laminage]

They do a similar thing in the US on a series of Interviews called American Archive Of TV. They do alot of Interviews with folks who were groundbreakers on TV.

[@kerrijohnstone7588]

Agree with her on not teaching any child how to make any type of weapon well done

[@sean5990]

Val telling a British TV host about Bea's character was a bit strange to me. Prisoner was more successful in the UK than it was in Australia.

[@xr6lad]

No it wasn’t. It was very successful in Australia.

[@bostonblackie9503]

Prisoner: Cell Bloch H was the beginning of the Australia invasion. They produced shows and movies that were shown all over the world at the time.

[@gerrardkeegan3677]

Lizzie was my favourite.

[@laminage]

Boy did Bea get her comeuppance. Franky died and Bea died at Barnhust in a Riot.

[@teralmiles]

I’d like to genuinely know what happened to Val’s voice and mouth later on in life. As she sounds like she’d had a stroke. Does anyone happen to know ?

[@Arcradia]

Brilliant Actress was shocked seeing she was Dressed in this talk with Parkinson

[@damiencrowley2506]

I don't ever remember that scene of bea strangling a hairdresser.

[@teralmiles]

Me neither, and I’ve watched the show all the way through on quite a few occasions. Maybe it was just an out take?

[@damiencrowley2506]

@teralmiles possibly but I would like to see it now 🤣

[@teralmiles]

@@damiencrowley2506 Me too

[@JockStrop]

Queen Bea!!!!! I agree the slip letting a man in was terrible, they should have had a man hide in the shed or something not actually be insducted into the prison lol - now it would be more ok as surgeries happen. However agree with Val here at the time this wouldbe stupid.

[@kerrijohnstone7588]

Wentworth kinda must’ve ripped that off. Can anyone remember what episode that was or episodes? I don’t remember that at all and I’m in period sorry I mean period

[@JockStrop]

@@kerrijohnstone7588 354 i think

[@JayArgonauts]

This interview must have been small fry for Parkinson when one considers the A listers he has interviewed over the years

[@DerhamPaul]

Shes 88 now

[@fanmael1]

WRONG! Val is 81.

[@phillip2921]

The series went down the toilet after Val left. Only Miss Ferguson kept it interesting.

[@Robert-g7q5d]

LOVE Prisoner, HATED PRISON. That's no life.🥱