"I was very surprised and delighted to receive the call about the role, something I thought would never happen.Canning said it felt "very comfortable" working alongside Lehman again, saying they "whipped through the scenes".

Neighbours cast changes – Neighbours casts Prisoner's Val Lehman in guest role, reuniting her with co-star Colette Mann for the first time in 30 years. Val Lehman in 1980 in her iconic role as Bea Smith in Prisoner. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. Born 15 March 1943. Val – who is best knowing for plying the protagonist 'Top Dog' role as Bea Smith in the Australian TV series Little more information on Val's character is known at the moment, but her guest appearance will see her star alongside Colette for the first time in 30 years. She also appeared in All Saints and Blue Heelers. ). The Forest Hill studio where Neighbours is shot was also home to Australian jail series Prisoner Cell Block H for its 692 episodes. Plays Joanne Schwartz, a friend of Sheila Canning in 2017. The former Prisoner co-stars, who recently featured in an All Star Family Feud special, are back at the same Nunawading studios where the legendary soap was filmed.. Lehman features as an old school rival to Mann’s Sheila Canning (watch for a scene with Sheila standing over an iron press! "She behaved appallingly," Lehman told PS of Mann, who along with her cast mates was paid an appearance fee. She added jokingly: "I’m not sure if that’s because the director didn’t want to mess with us!

"Colette Mann added: "It felt very comfortable working opposite each other again and we whipped through the scenes – I'm not sure if that's because the director didn't want to mess with us! But the once unimaginable has become reality, and the women who made the characters famous on Australian drama Prisoner, actors Colette Mann, 69, and Val Lehman, 76, have embarked on a …

"RTÉ.ie is the website of Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Ireland's National Public Service Broadcaster. Val had a major role in Prisoner Cell Block H as Bea Smith.

In another fun fact for fans, The Forest Hill studio where , Val Lehman said: "It's old home week for me and it's nice working with Colette, because even after all these years the rapport is still there.

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You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io my character Bea played the protector of Colette's Doreen character, whereas in this story, we are very much at odds. You may be able to find more information on their web site. Colette Mann & Val Lehman will be reunited on screen in Neighbours on Friday December 1st on ELEVEN.. Veteran actresses Colette Mann and Val Lehman have reunited on the set of Mann has played the irrepressible Sheila Canning on Lehmen said: "It’s old home week for me and it’s nice working with Colette because even after all these years the rapport is still there. "I was very surprised and delighted to receive the call about the role, something I thought would never happen. Digital Spy participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Veteran actresses Colette Mann and Val Lehman have reunited on the set of Neighbours, 30 years since they starred alongside one another in the iconic …