Last Wave, The

Australia, Film, 1977

Early Australian film. A defence lawyer investigates for his Aboriginal clients and becomes more involved than he bargains for. John Frawley and Vivean Gray make brief appearances as a policeman and historical expert respectively. Olivia Hamnett plays the man's wife.

Prisoner Actor/Actress Spottings
Michael Duffield ..... Andrew Potter
John Frawley ..... Policeman
Vivean Gray ..... Dr Whitburn
Olivia Hamnett ..... Annie Burton

Law of the Land

Australia, TV Series, 1993

In her episode, Val Lehman played the mother of an escaped prisoner. All these sightings are from Peter Criddle in Australia.

Prisoner Actor/Actress Spottings
Olivia Hamnett ..... Visiting Judge ('Death or Glory')
Val Lehman ..... Fran Weber ('Line of Duty')
Richard Moir ..... Clive O'Connor
Peter O'Brien ..... Worked in a Law Firm
Wynn Roberts ..... Hamilton Chalmers
Louise Siversen ..... Lyn Raynor ('Leader of the Pack')
Fiona Spence ..... Judge
Norman Yemm ..... NK

Leaving of Liverpool, The

UK/Australia, TV Miniseries, 1992

British - Australian co-production about the shipping of orphans to Australia. Sally McKenzie (Roo Morgan in Prisoner) was 'Official Woman' in one scene.

Prisoner Actor/Actress Spottings
Bob Baines ..... Senior Brother
Frankie J Holden ..... Bunger
Bill Hunter ..... Father O'Neill
John Lee ..... Patron
Sally MacKenzie ..... Official Woman
Linden Wilkinson ..... Mrs Hawkins

Les Patterson Saves the World

Australia, 1987, (Very bad) Film

At the special request of David Miller, this film is included before I've got as far as the credits because it features the lovely Joy Westmore as Les Patterson's wife. I am only managing to watch this film in 5 minute blocks as it is so excruciatingly bad I can only watch for that long before having to go away and recover. It may be some time before the rest of the spottings appear here!

Prisoner Actor/Actress Spottings
Joy Westmore ..... Mrs Patterson

Let the Blood Run Free

Australia, TV, 1990

Brendan Delaney tells me that Christine Keogh has guested twice in this series, in episode 8 as a stripper, and in episode 13 as the Princess of Wales - tasteful!

Prisoner Actor/Actress Spottings
Christine Keogh ..... Esmeralda the Stripper
Christine Keogh ..... Princess of Wales
David Swann ..... Dr Richard Lovechild

COMMENT - "The prison [Wentworth] also turned up on Let the Blood Run Free (episodes 14-18), when Nurse Pam Sandwich and Matron Dorothy Conniving-Bitch were both sent there for murder, their sentences being 125 years. However, they were paroled after four weeks." - Brendan Delaney

Lift-Off

Australia, TV Series, 1992

Sighting courtesy of Louise in Australia.

Prisoner Actor/Actress Spottings
Mark Mitchell ..... Weird Fatman

Lighthorsemen, The

Australia, Film, 1987

Another one of a crop of rather good Australian war films. There are many spottings to be had in this film, but most are in the minor characters. Sigrid Thornton is a nurse that our main character (played by Sons & Daughters' Peter Phelps) falls for, while many others - Anthony Hawkins, Serge Lazareff, Nick Waters etc are soldiers. Steve Bastoni and Gerard Kennedy form part of the Turkish opposition - OK hands up those who think it wasn't actually shot in Turkey .....

Prisoner Actor/Actress Spottings
Steve Bastoni ..... Turkish Demolition Soldier
Terry Brittingham ..... Ambulance Officer
Graham Dow ..... Hodgeson
Anthony Hawkins ..... Allenby
John Heywood ..... Dave's Dad
John Kelly ..... British Major
Gerard Kennedy ..... Ismet Bey
John Larking ..... Station master
Serge Lazareff ..... Rankin
Tony Mack ..... Allenby's SIGs officer
Tim McKenzie ..... Chiller
Di O'Connor ..... Dave's Mum
Anne Scott-Pendlebury ..... Sister
John Sidney ..... Grant
Sigrid Thornton ..... Anne
Nick Waters ..... Lighthorse Sergeant
Adrian Wright ..... Lawson
James Wright ..... Fitzgerald

Little Hotel on the Side, A

Scotland, Stage, 1998

Spotted by a couple of members of the Prisoner Cell Block H mailing list!

Prisoner Actor/Actress Spottings
Bruce Kerr ..... NK

Living Daylights, The

USA/UK, Film, 198?

A Bond film - say no more. Virginia Hey was in - I think - just one scene, and wasn't wearing very many clothes.

Prisoner Actor/Actress Spottings
Virginia Hey ..... Rubavitch

Lost for Words

UK, TV Drama, 1999

Penny Downie is the wife of a man whose elderly mother (played by Thora Hird) is ill.

Prisoner Actor/Actress Spottings
Penny Downie ..... Aileen

Love Letters (stage)

Prisoner Actor/Actress Spottings
Amanda Muggleton