McBurney, Judy

A long-term member of the Young Doctors cast as Tania Livingstone. Popped up again as Don Fisher's cleaning lady in Home & Away.

Soap of the Century! - Prisoner and Young Doctors on Sale of the Century.
Young Doctors Farewell First 'Super Lover' - Tony Alvarez dies (Includes interview with Judy McBurney).

Prisoner ..... Pixie Mason
Celebrity Sale of the Century ..... Celebrity Contestant
Home & Away ..... Dating Agency Rep (Guest)
Young Doctors ..... Tania Livingstone (Regular)

McColl, Neil

Played Bill Todd in episode 19, who Franky and Doreen met while on the run. In that whole circle of plotlines, this character is not to be confused with the Bill Todd (a murderer) in Sons & Daughters (which Neil McColl also appeared in) played by Andrew McKaige (see further down the page - he also appeared in Prisoner). Confused - you should be! Also appeared as a heavy sent to see Tracey Morris' boyfriend and Kath Leech in 146-147.

Prisoner ..... Bill Todd, Heavy
Sons & Daughters ..... Andrew Fuller

McConchie, Lindy

Played one of the guests at the party that Phil takes Meg to to help her get over her rape (episode 495).

Prisoner ..... Veronica
Cry in the Dark ..... Conrad Grey's Guest

McDermott, Terry

In Prisoner was the husband that Vivienne Williams killed (89), Laura Gardiner's father (381), and the Father who came with Anita Selby's Mother Superior to visit her (531-536).

Prisoner ..... Brian Williams, Mr Gardiner, Father Lennon
Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, The ..... unnamed

McDermottroe, Conor

Has as many different spellings of his name as characters he played in Prisoner! Was one of the fake policemen for the transfer of the male prisoners (episode 518), one of the terrorists who broke in to free Ruth Balllinger (549-550), and one of the three boring men on the date for Ann and Meg arranged by Pamela Madigan (656).

Prisoner ..... Billy Vinton, Jay, Teddy Penn
Outback ..... Peagrum
Quigley (Down Under) ..... Hobb
Spotswood ..... Salesman 2

McDonald, Lachlan

John Maxwell was the teacher appointed to Wentworth to help Dianne Henley (356-357).

Prisoner ..... John Maxwell
Sea Change ..... Announcer (V/O) ('The Official Story')

McFayden, Ian

Played another of the men who replied to Pixie Mason's personal ad (402). Returned about four months later as the corrupt cop Fred Mears who tried to kill Rick Manning (438-449). The ex-husband of Maryanne Fahey (Kelly Fraser).

Prisoner ..... Joe Timmons, Det Fred Mears
Comedy Company, The ..... Comedian
Cry in the Dark ..... Attorney General
Malcolm ..... Model Shop Salesman

McGrath, Alethea

Seems to specialise playing dotty old ladies - appeared in the film Dallas Doll as Aunt Mary, and in Neighbours as a mistreated old lady whom Joe Mangel looked after - also called Mary. She has recently returned to Neighbours for another guest role, that of Lily Madigan, an old dear who Ann Wilkinson visits.

Prisoner ..... Dot Farrar
Dead Letter Office ..... Gardening Woman
Dallas (Doll) ..... Aunt Mary
Neighbours ..... Mary (Guest)
Neighbours ..... Lily Madigan (Guest)

McGrath, Judith

Spotted as Matron Gribble in the first series of Round the Twist. A regular in A Country Practice as Bernice Hudson but left just before the end of the original series. Currently appearing in the new soapy series All Saints.

Easy Does It! But All Saints' Judith McGrath won't serve up hospital food - a chat about food - and a recipe!
The ladies of Prisoner reunite and celebrate their freedom.

Prisoner ..... Colleen Powell
All Saints ..... Nurse Yvonne Ryan
Country Practice ..... Bernice Hudson
Neighbours ..... Movie Star
Round the Twist ..... Matron Gribble (1st series)
Sword of Honor ..... Dietician

COMMENT - "I can't remember the episode name of All Saints as I've already taped over it. Sorry! But it's the episode where a bad smell in the hospital is worked out to be a patient giving off toxic fumes. Von Ryan (Judith McGrath) drops a file and when she leans over to pick it up the name of the patient is revealed. The first name of the said patient is Colleen. Coincidence?" - Peter Criddle

McGregor, Robbie

Prosecuted Catherine Roberts (22) and Michelle Parks (212-213). Was also Mikki Wallaces boyfriend (369-376).

Prisoner ..... Mr Prior, Prosecutor, Cliff Morrison
Water Rats ..... Steve Murphy (Guest)

McGuire, Kerry

Played the absurdly accented and wigged Swedish woman - the daughter of a Swedish furniture manufacturer who came to flirt with Bob Morris and threaten Meg a bit in episodes 206-207. Also played Lachlan Fraser's interfering mother in Home & Away.

Prisoner ..... Arna Johannsen
Heatwave ..... Female TV Reporter
Home & Away ..... Diana Fraser

McKaige, Andrew

Played the second version of Marty Jackson, who came back from the Navy with a friend in tow who turned out to be a killer (381-406). Perhaps should have been in Pentridge in his role of Bill Todd in Sons & Daughters, who killed his boss in an argument after being sacked, then let his future brother-in-law be suspected. Appeared in 1998 episodes of Neighbours as Ben Atkins' real father.

Weird facts - 'There was also a character called Bill Todd in episode 19 of Prisoner'.

Prisoner ..... Marty Jackson
All Saints ..... Dr Peter Morrison
Man From Snowy River, The ..... Harry Finch
Neighbours ..... Geoff Burke
Skyways ..... NK
Sons & Daughters ..... Bill Todd

MacKenzie, Sally

Was Roo Morgan, top dog at Blackmoor at the time of Rita Connor's transfer (666-667). Had one scene as the woman greeting the children as they arrived in Australia in the miniseries 'The Leaving of Liverpool'.

Prisoner ..... Roo Morgan
Leaving of Liverpool, The ..... Official Woman
Redheads ..... Warden Zelda
Undercover ..... Shop Assistant

McKenzie, Tim

Played Tom Rowlands in Prisoner, yet another of the men who visited Pixie Mason after replying to her personal ad in episode 402.

Prisoner ..... Tom Rowlands
Gallipoli ..... Barney
Lighthorsemen, The ..... Chiller
Police Rescue ..... Snr Sgt Peter 'Ridgy' Ridgeway

McLean, David

Played the bank teller in episode 303 where Barbara Fields goes to exchange her stolen money for a bank cheque. Appeared in a 1998 episode of Neighbours as Mervyn Bush, a Scout Leader.

Prisoner ..... Bank Teller
Blue Heelers ('Moving House') ..... Graham Foster
Neighbours ..... Mervyn Bush
Neighbours ..... Peter Hicks (Late 1998)
Sons & Daughters ..... Cake Shop Customer (107)

McLennan, Margo

Played Catherine Roberts from 18 to 24, who ran over her daughter's rapist. Appeared as an officer in two later episodes 235 and 255.

Prisoner ..... Catherine Roberts, Officer Parsons
Getting of Wisdom, The ..... unnamed
More Things Change, The ..... Barbara

McMillan, Babs

Was the final cast of The Young Doctors as Sister Erin Cosgrove, before joining Prisoner as Cass Parker. Also made a much earlier appearance in Prisoner as Miss Vaughan, the counsellor sent to talk to Doreen about her divorce. Was also in the miniseries Secrets. Very briefly spotted in the preamble to the film Deadly as a Coroner.

Prisoner ..... Cass Parker, Miss Vaughan
Babe 2 - Pig in the City ..... Matriarch
Deadly ..... Coroner
Eureka Stockade ..... Lady Hotham (non-speaking)
Oscar and Lucinda ..... Mrs Judd
Secrets ..... NK
Young Doctors ..... Erin Cosgrove

McPhan, Eric

As a policeman was seen after Sally Dempster ran over her husband (317), when Harry Bassinger tried to kill Lexie (603) and listened to Nancy McCormack talking to Peter when she decided to tell them he was the murderer (650). Also guarded Cass after her attack on David Bridges (417) and took Reb Kean to hospital after her forced overdose by Myra Desmond (451). Played an unnamed character in the film Hotel Sorrento.

Prisoner ..... Federal Policeman, Prison Guard, Ambulanceman 1, Detective 2, Det Neil
Hotel Sorrento ..... unnamed

McTernan, John

Not to be confused with the man who directed Die Hard :) Played the teacher appointed to the prison in the last few episodes who reconciled Kath Maxwell and Merle Jones and (SPOILER) helped Rita come to terms with her cancer.

8 Great Years at Ross Street - Article about 8 years of GP, mentioning loads of guest stars.

Prisoner ..... Tom Lucas
Born Yesterday (stage) ..... (with the Melbourne Theatre Company, March 1999)
Cop Shop ..... Tom Shannon
GP ..... Dr Robert Sharp