Prison Life In Fremantle, Australia | Tony Robinson

[@daneight6]

You were in Fremantle! That's awesome and welcome!

[@DawsonMakes]

Wonder if he met up with Ben Elton who also lives there!

[@PerthLuxury]

Tony, I should be telling you about the stories at Freo Prison involving ACDC's Bon Scott being an inmate and the legendary Brendan James Abbott escaping during the fire, dressed as a prison guard, then having the audacity, whilst on the run, to come back to Freo Prison and sign the visitors log as; Name: B. Abbott Address: Nowhere you'd find. Comments: Nice to come back and not have to escape again. When WA Police discovered the entry the next day, the Commissioner and the Police Minister were absolutely livid.

[@RJP1900]

I live near Fremantle & went to the night time tour of the Fremantle Prison a few months ago. What a good atmosphere that was.

[@-GhostofZion-]

Fuck I wish I knew he was here. Would of loved to meet Tony.

[@JamesG89]

I've done all the tours of Fremantle prison, it's an amazing building

[@conorlydon6531]

It's really fantastic, the underground canoe was a treat too.... get stories throughout the history of the building.

[@Feline_Frenzy53]

I love everything Tony does. OMG, those drawings are incredible. Thank you !

[@davidjeffery3532]

I’ve just arrived in freo for Christmas! So this is a nice surprise :)

[@spateri728]

This prison was running till 1991 without any sewerage or power so to speak. Basically people had to do their business in a bucket and their was no heating or air conditioning of any sort. I worked with a guy that was there in the late 80's till it closed. 40 degree days are not uncommon in Perth so you might get an idea of what the prisoners had to deal with. Hence why it closed. The heat mixed with the smell was the most horrible thing he'd ever experienced. Sorry i didnt ask him what he was in for but he was a respectful albeit odd person. No need to ask. He did his time hard!

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

"Let's give Tony the clap" 😜🤣🤣

[@HomeGrowEngineering]

The cannon was louder before, but someone complained and so they made the load smaller.

[@moniquedennis9687]

I live in Perth and Fremantle is one of my favourite places here. Love your work tony

[@Matt-hp3ld]

I live in Perth and I love these tours

[@mattvjmeasures]

Me too

[@poppacapnurass2608]

Great to have you in our home town. I've seen this canon fire many times and am astonished they don't put hearing protection on you before that button press!!!

[@davidc9441]

OMG- Baldrick is in WA!! Tony, I know you have done so much of note in the years since, but you made me laugh so much watching and rewatching BA. The thought of accidentally bumping into Baldrick in Freo is hilarious in itself. Welcome to WA.

[@mattvjmeasures]

Welcome to Freo ! I hope you visited Ben Elton whilst you were here 🙂👍

[@oggyoggy1299]

Why?

[@michaelmccullagh2241]

I lived in freo for 5 years. Loved it

[@leelou1981]

Omg are you still in Perth? My sister was a volunteer tourist guide there for about a year in 2016. So much horror was endured there 😢

[@kyleb6236]

I never thought you would be doing history in my local Freo!

[@growdaddy4281]

Cheers Tony and Merry Christmas

[@Makeaustraliagreatagain-h8u]

Welcome Tony !

[@Dylanoma-d9k]

Oh wow I’ll have to go check it out.

[@edwardhenseleit5887]

1:55 it be more funnier if she asked him asked baldrick

[@oggyoggy1299]

What?

[@Rob-mg4nh]

Nice you came over to Perth

[@Emily_Charley]

Let's give Tony a clap for pressing a button...... 😂😂😂

[@ayylmao1558]

Aww he didnt do the underground water tunnel tour

[@carimasterson3863]

I know people that were prisoners here. One of them was there when they had the last hanging.

[@PerthLuxury]

Erik Edgar Cooke. Who has now been found not guilty and wrongly executed.

[@JaimeBird-n8m]

My grandad Dennis Richard bird did a few stints in Freo jail.

[@scottbates100]

Classic freo while your filming for somone to be "oi what ya doin up there"

[@Muffin_Masher]

Brenden Abbott's escape was far more interesting and successful

[@KurtLynch-qw4iw]

😂 The Postcard Bandit 🇦🇺

[@PerthLuxury]

I know of a lot of coppers that had a begrudging admiration for Abbott because a lot of them saw him as ahead of his time, like a surveillance unit on steroids and someone with the precision of an SAS scalpel.

[@Jumbo-k4t]

What a stupid thing to say

[@ElGringoRule.303]

Didn’t mention the Catalpa rescue.

[@nuberiffic]

Surprised you didn't talk about Moondyne Joe's cell

[@huwgrossmith9555]

A prison crims feared being sent to. Shouldnt have been shut down.

[@samuelfawell9159]

My god, prison being used to scare people? How radical.

[@gwynbetts29]

Most prisoners were abused as kids.

[@huwgrossmith9555]

@gwynbetts29 doesn't excuse them.

[@nickk5731]

hello Baldrick :)

[@Saturn-5-t4s]

These are old i watched these years ago

[@Matt-hp3ld]

These as in Tony coming here?

[@oggyoggy1299]

What?

[@kylewaddington1983]

Hello my name is Kyle from Australia what is the man name talking and is a girls jail or boys thankyou for takeing the time to answer my question ❓

[@Jim.Thunda]

He's already got it.

[@maclfc6880]

Great tours, just make sure you get a better guide. Some are excellent, few are arrogant. The ex Screws can be very rude.

[@nicholasbryce1810]

Oldest surviving building in WA ? Fort built by dutch soldiers on West Walaby island WA oldest building built by Europeans.1629.

[@Jumbo-k4t]

Apparently my Mother's relatives had a lot to do with building the jail

[@petershoobridge6476]

Someone please inform Tony that in Australia if you’re “in the nick” you are naked 🤪🇦🇺

[@LazyEyes174]

Not all went to jail for serious crimes.

[@andrewlerdard-dickson5201]

I arrived here in 1854 ! If you don't believe me go to the Freo Museum and look at those plaques of early arrival's of the area....my name and it is the exact same spelling and ot is on there and claim's that l arrived in 1854 !

[@davewatson2124]

Not much of a video.

[@frenchprovincial9602]

I know it's history, but I think it needs to be bulldozed and a beautiful hotel with lovely grounds could be there. Not that many people are interested in prisons.

[@crystalclear8358]

You'd be wrong.

[@benfoo-collyer3958]

You've not been to the prison unless you went to the hanging room, or the tunnels. Disappointed Tony as a Freo local