Roving reporter Pete Smith here with a question. What is your favorite 7 o'clock TV show? Let's ask a few people.
Excuse me sir, what is your favorite...
Damn this war, Grace. Damn this war.
What's your favorite 7 o'clock TV show?
Speak when you're spoken to, Smith.
Talk about the young doctors. Excuse me, what's your favorite 7 o'clock...
Oh, never mind that. Open wide.
Excuse me sir, what's your favorite 7 o'clock TV show?
Look what I'm doing to you, my delicate lesson. It will be the greatest thing ever. It will change people's lives.
What are you going to do?
I'm going to have the sale of this century.
Tonight we proudly present the battle of the TV classics on Sale of the Century.
And now for Heat 3, welcome Glen Rich.
Thank you, Peter.
Hi. Hi.
Hello and welcome to Sale, the battle of the TV classics and we've got an all time classic for you tonight.
We'll keep you in suspense for a little while but please welcome Nick, Nick, Nick, Nicky Buckley.
Oh, you're getting all excited. I have Nick, Nick, Nick, I have Nick Buckley.
I can... Yeah, that's sort of alright.
I can remember, it was only a couple of weeks back that I was sitting up at Laguna Keys.
Yeah, and Prisoner was on.
And we're all watching Prisoner, so it's still being seen all the way around the world too.
And that's who's here tonight and who in particular is playing?
Well, one of our toughest women to ever hit Prisoner, our first contestant,
was dubbed the freak in her role as the bitter prison warder, Miss Ferguson.
Tonight she certainly won't take any cheek from her inmate opponents.
Please welcome Maggie Kirkpatrick.
Hello Maggie. Hi, Glen.
Now best known for her betrayal of the Top Dog of Wentworth, Bea Smith,
our second contestant is determined to show the freak a thing or two about trivia.
Watch out for that ironing press, Glen, because she's ready to break out on the buzzer.
Please welcome Val Lamon. Hello, Val.
Well, she's out on parole tonight.
Our next contestant is well loved for her performance
as one of the more innocent inmates at Wentworth, Doreen.
We're sure she's got that teddy bear hidden there somewhere.
Please welcome the cheeky grin of Collette Mann.
Hello, Collette. Hi, Glen.
And finally, most to remember her as the angry warder of Wentworth,
Vera Vinegar...no, sorry, Miss Bennet, a role she played for three years.
Please give her a fair go tonight, Glen, or she might just put you in solitary confinement.
Let's welcome Fiona Spence. Hello, Fiona.
Nice to have you with us also. Hi, Glen.
I don't get intimidated anyhow.
How are you, Maggie? I'm very well.
Oh, that's all right. Just thought I'd check.
Hey, what are you up to at the moment? You're very busy, I believe.
Well, yes. I'm about to go into rehearsal for a rather wonderful project.
It's a play called Shoehorn Sonata,
and it's been written by John Mistow, who wrote The Damnation of Harvey McHugh,
as you might know. It's a two-woman part, a two-woman play,
and it's a reunion of two women who 50 years ago were prisoners of the Japanese.
Oh, really? And it's very timely for this 50th anniversary.
That sounds exciting. Yes, very.
Do people still remember you as the Freak?
Mm. Do they?
Mm, they do. They just move aside.
Well, nice to have you with us, Maggie, and good luck tonight.
Thank you very much. Good luck.
Now, Val, I believe you've just got home from overseas,
living in London for about five years?
Yes, I've been in...well, not right in London, but in the UK for five and a half years.
And what were you doing over there?
I was on the stage mostly.
I didn't crack up for any television work whilst I was there,
but I've done a law of the land since I've been back.
Oh, yes, you have, too.
And nothing much else, unfortunately.
So I haven't got any to flog, unlike Maggie.
Is that all right? I'll have fun tonight.
It'll be interesting to see how you two get on, sitting side by side.
I'll do it. You'll be surprised.
Good luck tonight, Val. Thank you.
Where is that teddy bear, Colette?
Oh, everybody asks me that, Glenn,
but unfortunately he lost his head in about episode 210, I think.
We haven't seen him since.
Oh, dear. And your life's never been the same since then?
No, it hasn't. No.
What are you up to at the moment? Doing some radio?
I'm doing some radio in Melbourne,
and I'm also just about to open in One Small Step,
which is the one-woman show I did last year,
and I'm doing it for the Paul Dainty Corporation
at the Comedy Theatre, opening at the end of July.
Well, it's nice to have you back again, Colette.
Of course, Colette's been with us
for a variety of specials here on sale for a while,
so you've got the inner running at the moment.
Good luck, though. Good luck tonight, Colette.
And so, Fiona, what have you been up to
since your days at Prisoner?
Oh, that was 17 years ago. Yeah, I know.
We take up the half hour talking about that.
Home and away for two and a half days.
And you did some Law of the Land, too?
Yes, I was in that doing series, I think, two and three,
and I've got to go to location tomorrow morning
at Sparrows to do Starter Feds.
Oh, we won't take you too late tonight.
And has anyone stopped you in the street and said,
G'day, Vinnie...
No, no, no, they're not game enough to.
Well, they were never game enough to.
Were they? No, they might say it and run.
Well, nice to have you with us, Fiona.
And good luck to all of our players.
We're in for a lot of fun. $20 starting money.
Watch out for all the girls, Gwen. Yes.
I'm scared. Good luck, everyone.
We'll see you in the gift shop. Here we go.
And, of course, the winner is going to go
into the grand final representing Prisoner.
So, question one, according to the well-known nursery rhyme
from the Doc, the mouse ran up the...
Bell. Clock. Yes.
Made between 1976 and 82 were the more than 500 episodes
of which Australian family drama set...
Colette. The Salivans.
During World War II. Yes. Good one.
Oh, thanks. Here's a visual question.
Take a look at your monitor.
Seen here with the local doctor is which animal star
of a country... Maggie. Grand Odwool.
Uh, unfortunately... Oh, the animal star!
LAUGHTER
Are you watching that?
We needed the animal star of a country in practice.
Oh, it was smelly or snuffy or something.
Or fatso. Fatso.
You're fat too, mate.
Getting back to the questions.
According to a saying reflecting the drug use at the time,
you weren't really there, if you can remember...
Maggie. The 60s.
The 60s. You've recouped that $5, Maggie.
Six degrees of separation and IQ are the two...
Maggie. Fred Skepsy.
That's right. Latest film from Australian director Fred Who.
And a good start on everyone's behalf, Fiona.
Still got a long way to go, but Colette, Val and Maggie,
all on $25, all $5 ahead of Fiona,
which means the first person with their buzzer,
when Nicky says the low price,
can buy for their viewer right here.
Well, girls, when Esme Watson isn't hard at it,
being the town busybody,
she's resting easy with this king-style rocker recliner.
Oh, Ms Barclay, there's been a terrible crisis.
There's an epidemic of smallpox in the Valley
and all the doctors, well, they've gone off to Murrigan
for the...for the Peek-a-Row Day.
Well, look, this beautiful velvet recliner
should certainly be of comfort to Esme.
It's normally $1,090, but tonight we could go on and on,
couldn't we? But it's just $6 from Jason Lazyboy
and Sale of the Century.
Oh, Esme, nice to have you with us again.
You're wearing the same frock you had on last time you were with us.
Well, it's my party frock, Claire. Oh, is it?
I've only got one.
Put your hands together for Joyce Jacobs
for helping us out, too, Joyce. Nice to have you with us.
It's been a lot of fun. Lovely to be here.
Oh, that sounded a lot like Esme, then.
Well, you see, the character's sort of taken over through the years.
I mean, my husband says I've grown more like her
as 13 years, you see.
Now, we've asked everyone else what they're up to.
What are you up to at the moment?
Well, I'm what they call resting at the moment,
but I'm available, people.
Great dramatic roles, yes.
Good to have you with us, Joyce. It's been great.
Now, Maggie Vallancolet,
you have the opportunity to buy for your viewer
this great recliner.
We want $6. We'll bring it down to $5.
It's very comfortable, isn't it, Joyce?
Yes, you can have me as well, if you like.
$4. Going once, going twice, going thr...
And Collette's forward at $4.
Well done, Collette.
I know.
Let us not forget that we are playing for people at home, ladies.
Yes, I am. And they'd like something from this.
And you've done it before. Exactly.
The animosity creeps into the game here
as we continue with the questions.
Serving as a hazard in golf,
the game is a solo excavation,
partly filled... Collette.
The bunker. With sand, yes.
Which character in the Addams Family
shares her name with the day of the week?
Oh, Tuesday. That's not right, Fiona.
Oh!
It was no second chance at all, Maggie.
What was the question again? Wednesday.
Oh, Tuesday. I knew, well...
I can't have $10 to be placed
behind one of our famous faces.
Who am I?
Born in London in the late 1940s,
played guitar in an R&B band
before backpacking around Australia.
One of the stars of the Sydney production of Hair,
my first... Maggie. John Waters.
I am John Waters. Yes. Well...
Well answered.
Now, Maggie, you're trailing by a dollar.
You can go into the lead, though, because $10 is behind
one of our famous faces, and tonight those faces are...
Joe comes from North Gosford in New South Wales,
and Joe's hobbies include fighting new jokes
to tell his eight grandchildren.
Great grandchildren. Yeah.
Judy McBurney.
Tanya Livingston from The Young Doctors
playing on their team tomorrow night.
Alwyn Kurtz.
Inspector from the legendary Homicide Squad.
The late Sheila Florence.
Played the lovable Lizzie Birdsworth in Prisoner.
And Tony Ward. Played Hunter in Hunter.
That's a choice, Maggie. Who would you like?
I think I might go for the home viewer
because he has the same name as that dreadful person,
doesn't he?
Ferguson.
Don't look puzzled, Maggie.
Your viewers won this fun-filled collection
of books and puzzles.
They're valued at $180 from Rowland Harvey Studios.
And we'll be back shortly with Round 2 on the sale.
Oh, my God!
APPLAUSE
The sale is defined to be a viewer on tonight's show.
Maggie and Val, your viewers' names
are on the screen at the moment.
So, who knows? They could win some great prizes.
Collette, you're leading on 26 as we get into Round 2.
Oh, no! Isn't that fabulous, Glean?
No. No, not at all.
Four mining which precious metal is Calgoorlie famous?
Val. Del.
Yes. Starring Anthony Edwards is which new nine...
Collette. ER.
Nine network series set in a hospital. Yes.
They engage $15 being added to the board.
Who are we?
A vocal group whose members were born in the United States
between 1915 and 1920,
we started on the RKO theatre circuit as youngsters
and in 1937 made our first record,
Why Talk About Love?
Six years later, we recorded Pistol, Pack and Mumma
with Bing Crosby
and today we're still collecting
the biggest girl group ever.
Maggie.
You said girl group. I was going to say the Millstone.
No. With sales of some 60.
Collette. The Andrew Sisters.
The Andrew Sisters is correct. Yes.
Boogie woogie. Beautiful boy.
That's the answer we needed, Collette.
Who would you like from our famous faces?
Oh, I'd like the late Sheila Florence.
The late, great Sheila Florence.
Thank you. Played Lizzie.
Collette, your viewer can make the most of their mornings
with his marvellous espresso, coffee maker and grinder.
Perfect for that freshly brewed pick me up.
Valued at $449 from Moolinex.
I got really excited.
I thought that was mine.
Now your viewers got two prizes.
Nice prize, Collette.
You're still leading though by $1 as we put 30 seconds
up on the clock for fast money
and your time starts now.
According to the saying, man cannot live by what alone?
Collette. Bread.
Yes. A world swimming champion is Australian Kieran who?
Collette. Perkins.
Yes. Which consonant is silent in the word sack?
Collette. Have no idea.
Elle. An Indian Prime Minister
was Rajiv who?
Yes. In which Irish city is the Abbey Theatre?
Collette. Dublin.
Yes. Name Australian crickets war twins.
Fiona.
Steve War and Mark War.
Yes. Each infotainment program is hosted by Don Burke.
Maggie.
Yes. Wow, it's happening.
Collette, you're still leading.
Collette, you're on $41.
Oh, yes.
Can you bring her into line, Maggie?
Yeah, I will.
Collette, you can both be a viewer.
We're here with Nicky.
Well, please welcome our Mr Sullivan
turned Mr Handyman, Paul Cronan.
Thank you, Nicky. Thank you.
So tell us, Paul, how good is this 205-piece toolkit?
Nicky, it's as tough as nails.
There's no Spanish in the works here, let me tell you.
You'll be added hammer and tongs
without wrenching an inch.
Oh, well, I think you've hit the nail on the head there, Paul.
It's normally $1,702,
but tonight it's just $9 from Supercraft
and, of course, Sale of the Century.
Thanks for joining us again, Paul.
Pleasure, Glenn. Pleasure.
This can be picked up at night at 10 and all that sort of stuff, can't it?
Absolutely. Absolutely.
This is a great prize for your viewer at home. Collette, are you listening to me?
Oh, sorry, I was just chatting.
How many am I ahead?
At the moment, you're $6 ahead of Maggie.
$6? And I tell you what, I don't often do this,
but I'll bring it down to $6.
For a tied game, if you buy for your viewer at home.
$6, going once...
Yes, well done, Collette.
You have a tie for the lead.
Thank you very much for joining us again, Paul.
Good luck with everything. Thank you.
Viewers' question for tonight, get your Bibles out.
What is the shortest verse in the Bible?
We'll tell you after this break.
Viewers' question, what is the shortest verse in the Bible?
It is John 11.35,
and it's simply Jesus wept.
That's a viewers' question.
If you're a viewer, who knows you could be in amongst the prizes?
Because Fiona and Collette,
your viewers' names are on the screen at the moment.
That's who you're playing for.
Mine are that happy, aren't they?
Well, they should be, Collette, because you're leading on 35.
You and Maggie both on 35.
Val, 30, and Fiona on 20.
Carmen Duncan and Tony Bonner were two of the cast members of which...?
Fiona.
Cop Shop?
No, Crawford Soapy said it, an airport, Skyways.
Ah.
Sold at auction in London for $195,000 in 1987,
were which two familiar props used by
Charlie Chaplin's Tramp character?
Val.
His hat and his cane.
That's correct, the bowl of hat and cane.
Time to play the poties and Collette, Val and Maggie.
You're all on $35,
so you all have the opportunity to possibly pick up $5,000
for your viewer at home.
It will be an auction, but firstly, let's have a look at the prize,
which is up for grabs.
Now, the girls from Wentworth knew they were on to a good thing
when they got this fantastic front loader washing machine
and sensor dryer.
More time for top dog power struggles
and sneaking away from the screws for a smokeo.
Now, this fabulous laundry set
won't make you a prisoner in your own home
because it's going to do all of the dirty work for you.
It's valued at $2,650
from Bendex Home Laundry
and Sale of the Century.
So, Collette, Val and Maggie, that's the prize.
We have $5,000, which is there as well.
Take five card and also $15
to go back on your score.
So, the first person with their buzzer. When I say a prize,
we'll start at 15, we'll go down to 14,
we'll go down to 13, 12.
Who wants to play? 11.
You're going to play, Val? Yes.
$11? Oh, good stuff.
You would have gone there to play. Hearts, Bades,
Clubs or Diamonds? You could have buzzed in first
if you'd gone down to five.
Val, which machine would you want?
I'm a romantic. I'll go for hearts.
It's going to go for hearts up this end. Let's see how we go.
For your viewer, let's hope it's a $5,000, Val.
Everything's crossed and it is...
Whoa!
$5,000.
You know how happy I think my viewer is, madam.
Thank you, Al.
$5,000.
Oh, look, he was like,
I'd know it.
Well done, Val. You're now back to 24,
but your viewer's wrapped. And much happier
than Colette's viewer.
They've got a copy machine and they've got other things
and yours has got nothing. Ladies, please.
Oh, sorry. Gosh.
Are there any ladies in here?
A famous Danish author was Hans Christian Who?
Maggie. Anderson.
You're in the lead in your own right, Maggie.
Name either of Prince Rainier's daughters.
Maggie. Caroline and Stephanie.
Yes. Fame gained $25 in the wildcard.
Last chance to pick some money from the board.
Who am I?
Born in 1922 in London, I left school at 14
and began an apprenticeship,
but at the outbreak of war, volunteered for the RAF,
where I learned far more about stagecraft
than planes.
Performing in over 1,000 shows,
at the end of the war I returned to carpentry,
but soon became a regular singer on the BBC.
My big break was at the London Palladium
and I toured the US with Judy Garland
from 1950 to 52.
The songs I've written have won many awards
and my sing-along albums have all gone gold.
Colette.
Mitch Miller.
No.
Known by the first name of Matt... Maggie.
Max Bygraves. Max Bygraves, yes.
Ladies and gentlemen,
leading by $10, Maggie,
you could lead by $35 if you pick correctly,
so good luck. Which of our famous faces would you like?
Hmm.
Well, Judy McBurnie's up there in the green room.
I think I might, um...
Yeah, Judy.
Judy from Yundy...
Oh!
...unless $25. Up to $70 and leading.
So well done, Maggie. Where was the rest of the money, then?
Well, the wild card was with Linda Stoner.
Jared Maguire had the $10 and Ed Devereaux had the $15.
That's where the money was.
Everything's happening here with the prisoners' crew.
Maggie leading on $70.
We'll be back shortly with the Mad Minutes.
We'll be right back.
Thank you.
We'll present Prisoner in the Grand Final
starting Friday night.
Let's find out. Maggie leading on $70.
Good luck, ladies, though.
60 seconds up on the clock, and your time starts now.
An ABC comedy police series is funky.
Maggie. Squad.
Yes. Associated with Bugs Bunny is Alma Who.
Phelan. Fudd.
Yes. What is the Aboriginal name for Air's Rock?
Collette. Uluru.
Yes. Which company is Australia's largest retailer?
Maggie.
Grace Brothers?
Mya?
Colesmire.
What is the first name of American late show host Letterman?
David.
Yes. The recent federal budget includes the sale of which bank?
Maggie. Commonwealth.
Yes. Who directed the film Hannah and Her Sisters?
Collette. Woody Allen.
Yes. What type of reptile is a puff adder? Collette.
A snake. Yes. On what did Evil Knievel perform his stunts?
Collette. Motorbike.
Yes. Which country is Kruger National Park? Collette.
Oh, I don't know. South Africa.
Yes. How many companies make up a duopoly?
Collette. Two.
Yes. Which officials feature in TV's Blue Heelers?
Collette. Police.
Yes. Which word beginning with E means the day before an event?
Collette. Eve.
Yes. Which Australian soapy featured the characters Herb and Dory Evans?
Collette. Number 96.
That's right. And, Collette, you've won the game.
Boy, oh, boy.
There you go.
Well done, Collette.
Congratulations.
And, Maggie, sorry, I couldn't accept it.
It had to be Coles Mayer was the only answer we could take there.
But well done.
Great game, Collette.
She just ignores us. Go on.
Maggie, you've won for your home viewer the $1,000
and the books and puzzles, $1,180
in total, so well done there.
Thank you, Maggie. And, Phil, you've won $6,000 cash
for your home viewer, so they're going to love you.
Can I have their phone number?
And, Fiona, you've won $1,000 cash for your home viewer too.
So thanks for joining us.
You're on $15, Fiona.
Sorry about that, but thank you very much for being a part of it.
And, Fiona, Val and Maggie, you've won
for your viewers this great prize too.
Looks like Ada's kiosk has really
expanded with the years.
Your viewers have won this classic video
and CD collection, Chalk-A-Block
with movie and music greats like the swinging
sounds of the 70s in the classic
Carpenters. It's from Polygram.
So that's a great prize.
And, as I say, Fiona, Val and Maggie, thank you
very, very much for being a part of it all.
And I'd like you to accept these gifts on Abbey Heart.
Our classic TV celebrities
will never be pressed for time when they're wearing
the superb Legrand Classique watch.
So it's made with a gold-plated
bracelet. This classic watch features
scratch-proof sapphire crystal
that's right on the dot for style. It's from
Long Jean. And the elites receive
the latest Sale of the Century book game
from Carter Andrews, plus our 18-carat
gold-plated pin from Shemani Jewelry
and Sale of the Century.
Congratulations, Poly.
You're always stuck for a word, aren't you? So before you say anything,
let's go shopping.
Come on through.
So you're going into the grand final now.
Isn't that exciting?
Excellent. Now, you've won firstly
for your home viewer this great prize.
Tonight's winning viewer can catch up with
all those classic stars of the small
screen on this 34-centimetre colour
television. Featuring a 44-channel
tuner and on-screen display,
this stylish television comes with a
remote control to bring out the best
performance from all those classic TV dramas.
It's from NEZ Home Electronics.
And also for your viewer,
you've won this.
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with the ANZ Visa Paycard.
The Paycard combines the best features of a
credit card, debit card and a savings account
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You're free to relax and enjoy the finer
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the world. Now tonight's four lucky viewers
will each receive a $1,000 Visa Paycard
from ANZ and the Sale of the Century.
Well done. Well done. You've won that.
And of course going into the Grand Final
on Monday night, a viewer is going to win
the, oh before I tell you though, in total
$4,739 worth of prizes
you've won. Congratulations there.
Thank you. And here's the Audi which is
going to go off on Monday night.
Classic stands for outstanding
quality and this Audi 82.6
is first class in its automotive field.
Offering the versatility of
manual transmission plus standard
airbag safety features, this
state of the art Audi 80 boasts
the smoothest of on-road performances.
With wood grain trim and other
luxury extras, this classic
vehicle is valued at $49,020
plus on-road costs.
Audi, advancement through
technology. Great cars.
That's the Audi.
And girls, thank you very
much for being a part of it all. We certainly hope you've enjoyed it tonight.
Tomorrow night we have the
young doctors and who's going to be playing next?
We have Chris King, we have Cornelia Francis,
Buckle, new John and Judy McBurney
and the number to call is 005560278.
Make sure you do that and who knows
you could pick up some great prizes. Collette, you're going to the
Grand Final. Good luck with everything ladies
and we look forward to seeing you tomorrow
night on the sale. So until then take care. Bye bye.
Well done.
This is a Grundy Television production
for the Nine Network Australia.
Peter Smith speaking.