Channel Seven announces Ray Meagher special

[Dag Dog]

Channel Seven announces special about Ray Meagher's career (backtothebay.net)

[AliceSprings]

This looks really good. I hope it’s picked up and shown in the UK (fingers crossed!). 

[Natasha]

I don't particularly like Melissa Doyle but I'll watch it just for Ray!

On 29/09/2022 at 22:17, AliceSprings said:

This looks really good. I hope it’s picked up and shown in the UK (fingers crossed!). 

I think our version is based on the Uk version. 

[Jezz]

Definitely tuning in.

Ray's a legend who deserves all the adulation and recognition he receives.

[cymbaline]

On 29/09/2022 at 15:17, AliceSprings said:

This looks really good. I hope it’s picked up and shown in the UK (fingers crossed!). 

It probably won't be but if you use a VPN that has Australia as one of its options, you can catch up. That's how I watch Australian TV sometimes. 

[c120701]

It was so interesting to watch, I didn’t know Ray’s Mum died so young, but it seemed Pat was almost his Pippa, it made me think maybe that’s why he’s been such a supporter of the show and stuck around for so long.

[cymbaline]

That was an enjoyable watch (cheers NordVPN!) and it was a pleasant surprise to see so many faces from Home and Away's early years. It looks like they transported Roger Oakley straight from his lounge to the studio, going by what he was wearing though  The relationship Ray still has with his sister-in-law Pat was definitely the most touching part of the evening. You could really hear the emotion in his voice when he spoke about losing his mum out of the blue like that. I also enjoyed the clips from his earlier acting career, including an early 1970s scene between him and Belinda Giblin and a 1980s movie about crocodiles. 

Edit: I hope it's OK to paste a link to a video of it that somebody has uploaded to YouTube? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqpxGAlxLZ8

 

[Luigi Severus Fletcher]

I liked seeing Paula Duncan and that clip from Prisoner, it would have been interesting to see how some of the Home and Away cast reacted to such a show.

Other than that, it was a really lovely special and it was a good insight into his life.