Talking Prisoner EP 58 Interview with Babs McMillan (Cass Parker)

[@rob9994]

My first time seeing Babs being interviewed, she is an absolutely lovely lady, funny and witty too. It will make me look at Cass Parker in a different light next time I watch those episodes as I was never really keen on Cass up to now. Just shows her immense talent. Great interview guys!

[@TalkingPrisoner]

Thanks so much Rob. My reason for starting this channel was to speak to cast and crew that had never been interviewed before so i am glad you are enjoying it... Have you watched our other interviews yet ?

[@rob9994]

@@TalkingPrisoner Hey guys, yes I’m working my way through them. Last one I watched about an hour ago was with Reylene Pearce. I saw the Maggie Kirkpatrick one too and Robert Summers, some great memories shared there. Love to see Amanda Muggleton and Caroline Gillmer xx

[@shaunbain4108]

Amazing pics at the end of this interview.....so sad that many have since sadly past, Judith, Delva, Betty, Annie, Sheila and Judy Mcburny......they wouldn't have imagined when those pics taken at the time we'd be reminiscing over them 40 years later....Happy Times...thanks for sharing these great photo's

[@TalkingPrisoner]

The pics are amazing and big Thank you to Tim who has them. I loved seeing them

[@lewishultman9074]

Great interview. Loved hearing babs talk about her transformation into playing Cass. Interesting as the character was introduced after the demise of Bea Smith. Some lol moments from Tim too!!! 😂Superb as usual. Lewis 🎉🎉

[@TalkingPrisoner]

Thanks for your kind words Lewis, happy to hear you enjoyed the interview. Tim is great haha. Did you enjoy Prisoner after the demise of Bea ?

[@d4nny-san130]

Omg face to face interview??? We're upgrading y'all 😍😎 loved Cass in Cell Block H. She was definitely needed when Bea left 😭 wish she was in it longer cuz I loved Minnie, Cass, Bobby and Judy all together. Felt like Family 👌

[@TalkingPrisoner]

Did you enjoy the face to face interview ?

[@sevenwilliams3485]

Babs played the role so well. i was gutted when she left. i kept expecting her to come back.

[@alonetogether78]

Been watching the channel a while now. Really enjoyed this and like the direction you’ve gone with for the conversation. Thank you.

[@TalkingPrisoner]

Thank you for your kind words. We have much more to come...Who has been your favorite interview so far ?

[@teralmiles]

Guys, what a fantastic interview. Thanks for bringing us the pleasure of Babs talking about one of my favourite characters from the show. It’s funny, how I do see Cass in some of her facial expressions. So great too with you being together for the interview. As apposed to having the time delay of zoom. So mad at myself for not getting a question in on time. Thanks again. Greeting from Cyprus 💙

[@TalkingPrisoner]

It was fantastic to be in the studio..We have more planned for the studio which i am really excited about :-)

[@terencemccarthy8615]

“We had to keep our heads”!😂😂…great interview…Babs is always engaging…

[@TalkingPrisoner]

It was amazing to talk to Babs...Did you enjoy the interview ?

[@terencemccarthy8615]

Yes…I’ve only come across your podcasts in the last week or so and of course some of them are over a year old….I did notice a difference though with this interview(and I acknowledge that it’s perhaps easier when the person is sitting in front of you rather than on zoom)…there is less of what we used to call at my workplace…”twilight time”..that is…the time gap between when the question was answered and the next question was asked…the conversation flowed more easily this time….btw..I’ve met Babs a few times….it was many many years ago when I was with my then partner who was in the “business”…I remember her as being as engaging and funny as she was in your interview…..cheers! @@TalkingPrisoner

[@2008giles]

Wonderful interview gents, and what a humble, intelligent and thoroughly interesting actress. I could have listened for hours to Babs!

[@TalkingPrisoner]

I wish we had all day to speak to Babs...

[@frazzleface753]

Great and versatile actress. What a unique character Cass was!

[@lesleyhall110]

What an interesting life Babs has had. Hearing her talk about how she created the character of Cass was fascinating 🙂

[@RadioFirestage558]

Fantastic interview. Babs was the perfect guest, and to have my comment read out too!

[@TalkingPrisoner]

Babs was amazing to interview. Favourite Cass Parker moment ?

[@deanodeano8604]

What a great interview and a very lovely, warm person. Was really interesting to listen to Babs childhood memories and her thoughts. Keep up the good work 👏

[@TalkingPrisoner]

I love learning about an actors entire life not just Prisoner...Did you enjoy the whole Babs Era ?

[@jaynemurray9853]

Been waiting ages to see this interview xx thanks Matt xx

[@alanleggate5770]

these interviews are amazing; especially for fans who can’t make the events. Thank you!

[@TalkingPrisoner]

Thank you...You are going to love what we have upcoming next :-) Are you following us on Facebook ?

[@alanleggate5770]

I am now!@@TalkingPrisoner

[@laurimustoe5841]

I ❤️ Babs McMillian. One of my top ten favorite Cell Block H actresses. 😊

[@TalkingPrisoner]

Babs is great. What is your number 1 ?

[@laurimustoe5841]

@@TalkingPrisoner My number one is sheila Florence. .. Lizzy. 😊❤️

[@TheMartinDuggan]

Fantastic interview, I thoroughly enjoyed this 😊

[@CelestialWriter01]

She’s iconic.

[@philiphayes6733]

This was brilliant. Top notch as always!

[@TalkingPrisoner]

Thank you...

[@chrisw9643]

Sooooo excited to see this. Thank you ❤😊

[@gregshanley7742]

Lovely talented lady.

[@TalkingPrisoner]

Did you enjoy the interview ?

[@gregshanley7742]

@@TalkingPrisoner oh yes very much so .

[@leejohnson6448]

I love this channel. This is truly archiving some of the greatest australian actors and actresses. The interviews are always so interesting. One question: When are we going to get Rowena Wallace? 😃 Unless I have missed her

[@TalkingPrisoner]

Thank you so much for your kind words. We are still yet to interview Rowena but it is happening. Are you a Sons and Daughters fan ?

[@leejohnson6448]

I certainly am. From the UK but love quite a few Aussie shows@@TalkingPrisoner

[@jimmorrison3756]

Babs Mcmillan (Cass Parker) was one of PCBH best ever actresses. I truly thought she was fully Australian. Is she from England or is she a true Aussie? Either way, Goes to show how much of an immense actress she was on PCBH. Loved how she could switch from caring happy go lucky to manic and sadistic in an instant. A truly magnifcent actress glad to see you well Babs, From Liverpool UK.

[@lamontbradford4630]

She was born in Australia but grew up around the world.

[@JockStrop]

So much better having face 2 face. Also, having these interviews really are awesome for us fans of these shows and the cast. Hearing all their stories of their lives and working on these shows.

[@TalkingPrisoner]

So happy that you are enjoying them...Who are you looking forward to next ?

[@johnwalters4792]

This lady is class. Especially in Young doctors wearing the nurse uniform 😍 oh suit you sir.

[@SteveSmith-of1uf]

Absolutely amazing interview, Babs was trully amazing, well done Matt again and Tim you were awesome, a great input from you, Talking Prisoner goes onwards and upwards, a new dimension, may it long continue :) Once again I loved this, Babs was just fantastic. Would be good though to have some info on Tim, maybe a short vid on where he fits in to this and background. Thank you, it was so worth the watch xx

[@TalkingPrisoner]

Thank you for your kind words. We uploaded a video a few weeks ago chatting to Tim about his life and career. Who are you looking forward to next ?

[@baileye10]

@@TalkingPrisonerCan we have Meg Morris?

[@TalkingPrisoner]

@@baileye10 Unfortunately we cant....

[@baileye10]

@@TalkingPrisoner Oh no! 😢What about Patsy?

[@TalkingPrisoner]

@@baileye10 Hopefully

[@chrisreynolds3700]

I enjoyed this very much. Nice to see Cass Parker again. I enjoy this channel 😀😀👍.

[@dieselgav]

Excellent interview, Babs is charming to listen to, and I also enjoyed her talking about The Young Doctors, another favourite soapie of mine. I just wish ViaVision would release the rest of the series. I loved her talking about, in Prisoner, always having to handle the "live stock" because Cass was a country bumpkin! Snakes, cats, mice... Also, it was intriguing listening to Babs detailed account of the beheading of David Bridges and how it was shot. It's a shame the final shot of his head on the shed floor was cut at the last minute after all the work that went into making it. I always leave these interviews feeling that they had an absolute ball making Prisoner, and put 110% into it. Floor Manager Top Up shaving his arms to shuffle Minnie's playing cards! Brilliant. They worked hard and played hard. Btw, I like the studio setup. It adds to the intimacy, you all in the same studio. Best channel on KZbin! I'd love for you interview Tina Bursill, who Babs mentions. She's a fab actress.

[@TalkingPrisoner]

Thank you for your kind words and encouragement. We hope to speak to Tina as that would be an amazing interview. So happy you enjoy our channel. Have you watched the other interviews yet ?

[@dieselgav]

Hiya, yes I've seen them all ! They're all great, but my favourite ones, including this one with Babs, are with Louise Siversen, who is, wow, such a fascinating and passionate lady - I loved listening to her talking about her development of Lou... Lisa Crittenden is also fantastic to listen to, and I also thoroughly enjoyed Anne Lucas and Coral Drouyn's insightful stories about how the show was written, and storylines planned. I am a "peripheral Prisoner fanatic". Probably on my eighth run now (it's back in the UK, streaming on "My5") ! What I love about this channel is that I know exactly what your guests are talking about - you can journey back into the memories of your guests along with them, and you can remember the storylines they're referring too, and that's a dream for Prisoner fanatics like me who want to know more! I really hope you can meet Tina Bursill, she's a favourite of mine, from Skyways, through Prisoner, and all the way to Wentworth. That's the ultimate for me guys! 😊

[@johnwalters4792]

I will watch when I wake up 😁

[@TalkingPrisoner]

Have you woken up yet ?

[@johnwalters4792]

​@@TalkingPrisonerJust now. Had a long sleep after drinking beers with my brother 🍻

[@2008giles]

Any chance of interviewing Rosanne Hull Brown???

[@TalkingPrisoner]

I am still trying 🙂

[@frankbrodie5168]

"Act better!" was a brilliant comment/note towards the end.. Method actors can be best summed up with one word.. "knobheads.." It's a job guys.. (gals) You're not reinventing the wheel. Or indeed even inventing a newer better telephone. Which was a far bigger achievement than anything any actor has managed in the entire history of TV and film.

[@TalkingPrisoner]

Can i ask are you an actor ?

[@sarahcarter824]

The episode where Cass Parker attacks Officer Cruickshank is a sad one for me as she played the part so well. Have you been able to interview Nigel Bradshaw who played the part of Officer Cruickshank?

[@TalkingPrisoner]

Are you following our Facebook Page ? we have some exciting announcements coming up

[@dixienormous2440]

' Good to see the character get a bit of dick'. That was funny. I wasn't expecting that. 😂

[@TalkingPrisoner]

We love Tim :-)

[@gavc6442]

Great job Matt and Tim, where is Ken, hope he is well. Being from just outside Edinburgh in a rural ex mining community on the Forth estuary I was gasping to find out where she lived here but she sadly never said exactly. What another lovely lady, very based and friendly, could easily have sat at listened for another hour. Loving the studio setting, makes u look more handsome than ever mate lol Seriously though great fresh new look for the show there, looking forward to you next instalment, and I hope you are still going to return to the Wentworth building too? Appreciate your hard work.

[@lamontbradford4630]

The Mouse was called Snoopy.

[@JockStrop]

How much? Haha Tim is hilarious

[@TalkingPrisoner]

Tim is Fantastic...Did you enjoy the interview ?

[@kentzu1975]

Will you or have you interviewed Tina Bursill who played Sonia Stevens? Loving these interviews guys good job.

[@Beckford4000]

I'd like to see Tina being interviewed too. Sad Prisoner news: Janet Andrewartha (Reb Keane) has passed away.

[@kentzu1975]

@@Beckford4000 Ohh no she was awesome as Reb Keane 😥😥😥

[@diemti1808]

The pet mouse Cass had was named Snoopy

[@frankbrodie5168]

The bit about Babs being beaten by a teacher at school reminds me of the time in about 1978 or so when my own younger sister was walloped by a teacher at school. (This would have been just about the time that teachers hitting kids was being pretty much outlawed completely. Years too late for me sadly lol.) Well my mum was a broad Glaswegian, though we lived in South Yorkshire where mum had moved to in the late 1950's for work. Mum marched my sister back to school and confronted the teacher with a very forthright "Don't do that again lassie.. or else.." Haha.. Poor woman probably had her life flash before her.

[@TalkingPrisoner]

I cant believe it happened to kids and it even happened to me at school when i was younger.

[@TFOOS]

Was Ray Proctor's reference to himself as "Uncle Rabies" a nod to floor manager Ray then?

[@dollyrawlins5470]

Great interview! When will you be doing Rowena Wallace?

[@TalkingPrisoner]

What did you like about the interview ? We hope to have Rowena come on really soon.

[@frankbrodie5168]

Oh good Lord please yes. Rowena Wallace was my absolute older woman guilt crush when I was a young man watching her first in PCBH then later throughout her time time on Sons and Daughters.

[@dollyrawlins5470]

@@TalkingPrisoner hearing how she was raised and how different she speaks to her prisoner character. Liked everything about it.

[@Ostlan]

Babs did wonders with Cass. what a wonderful actor. Can I just ask for the first time when the actors worked with Shelia, you guys never asked the question. was it they didn't get on because Shelia was leaving & she didn't appove of the new top dogs as Wendy said Shelia didn't like her. Just wondered that's all. I would be interesed if Babs said don't mention Shelia.

[@2008giles]

1:41:00 - didn't Delva Hunter leave the show around the same time as Judith? I seem to remember seeing her in a staff room scene before the fete, but not again.

[@TalkingPrisoner]

I am going to have to research that unless someone can tell us...

[@JockStrop]

How do you find which interviews are coming up and where/when to send in a question?

[@TalkingPrisoner]

We make all our announcements on the Talking Prisoner Facebook page, are you on Facebook ?

[@JockStrop]

Yes I'll check it out!

[@faystalker9851]

She was a gd actress liked cass didn't know she lived in scotland

[@TalkingPrisoner]

Did you enjoy that era of Prisoner ?

[@msl381]

she thinks the Atlantic sea is around Edinburgh 😂 wrong side luv 😊

[@teralmiles]

I think it’s hilarious that David still has that head. 😂

[@TalkingPrisoner]

I dont think it was David, I think a fan ended up with the head lol.

[@teralmiles]

@@TalkingPrisoner Oh. Even funnier!

[@2008giles]

Does anyone have any info on the actress who played Helen o Shea - 1:14:12 - I don't think she actually ever had any lines

[@TalkingPrisoner]

I am sure someone here will...I will try and find out for you...

[@shaunbain4108]

Maybe that means we will see an interview with Nigel Bradshaw then who of course played Dennis Cruikshank.....do we also know RE the interview with the Polish actress who played Hanna, and if this is pending??

[@TalkingPrisoner]

I had lunch with Nigel several weeks ago when he was here from the UK. Stay Tuned 🙂

[@shaunbain4108]

@@TalkingPrisoner Hi, Has Talking Prisoner finished now or just on hiatus?

[@79Paulie]

❤

[@richardbatty1979]

It'd be great to get Douglas, the make up artist, on... all those stories he could tell!

[@lynfordcasting7461]

She's a dream. But who's that camp Johnny Depp?

[@TalkingPrisoner]

Johnny Depp is my co host...

[@nickjanides6591]

I would live next door to Lizzie anyday...not a good example, lol

[@TalkingPrisoner]

She would have been a fun Neighbour lol

[@nickjanides6591]

@@dddayesq5061 lol...a good point

[@robertomoi2044]

How about interviewing Louise Ne Nay?

[@TalkingPrisoner]

We have, check our channel 😀

[@robertomoi2044]

@TalkingPrisoner oh I looked. I couldn't find it. I'll look again. 😆

[@JockStrop]

I asked a question when the DVDs came out for Amanda Muggleton which is answered on the DVD interview spot before the episode. Pcbhfan.

[@TalkingPrisoner]

Fantastic