Let’s get it right, in a show full of legendary characters, Mrs Mangel is in a different league. Quite easily the greatest character the show has ever had.
@Craigy2818 I totally agree, Kylie and Jason shouldn't have been brought back for the finale, thank goodness they didn't overshadow the current cast tho.
Mrs Mangel was absolutely brilliant & her sparring with Madge & Helen were legendary. Vivian Grey was an outstanding actress and was fantastic in another long running soap “The Sullivans”
An excellent Australian actress. Her role as Mrs Jessop was beautiful played as the caring but nosy neighbour. She play the mathematics teacher in Picnic at Hanging Rock. I loved her as Nell Manel too.
Vivean Grey, an icon of this programme and a blessing to her industry. Much missed. A joy to watch and an honour to reminisce. More of these please! 🙂💚⭐️
@@josephxuereb1978 I mean, at the end of the day they were just acting! I guess it’s an accolade to an actor when people think of them as their character!
@@misplacedkiwi9498 of course,but at the time,she recieved alot of hate mail and people could not distinguish between the character and her real personality
Yeah she was a loveable old battleaxe. Mrs Mangel and Madge had some battles including the times they refused to call each other by their new married names. When Madge married Harold, Nell addressed Madge as Ramsey (her maidwn name when she drppped Mitchell following her divorce from.Fred) and when Nell married John Madge addressed her and Mangel.
We need all episodes on some sort of streaming service, as all the episodes are special and remenising them brings joy and happiness to our lives again! Should be available to everyone
Mrs Mangel was one of the handful of characters that made Neighbours in the 80s. That brief scene with Madge where they hug and recognise (and love) each other's differences was what made the show stand out from the crowd. A small, but absolutely momentous moment, never forgotten.
God I feel old turning 40 this weekend and watched most of this in the mid 80s to mid 90s A child of that era or not I even know that it was simpler and a much more joyful time for most of us. Oh Joe Mangal, what a character he was too. I remember he came here to do shows. He was well liked. Not seen him in years though. Omg bouncer too 😊
@@katethomas5712 Good on him. I think it was The Big Breakfast show he done for a while and maybe some BBC Radio. I think he was the only one of that era that done anything like that. I had a relative in Australia and every time she would visit my sister and i would be asking her all these questions about them and she would say that nobody knew who they were except Kylie and Jason . Natalie Imbrugulia was yet to start music and Holly Vallance wasn't even in it at that time. But yeah the guy who played Joe was the only one that knew how popular it was in the UK and to make the best of it was to move here after his character left the show. Of course then there is Alan Dale who played Jim Robinson who went hollywood.
Where in God's name can we find these old episodes? I would literally just binge the entire thing from the start, but I can only find a few DVDs from random seasons. There NEEDS to be a Neighbours streaming archive set up where every episode can be watched. I'd pay good money for it.
It's a testament to the late Vivien Grey as an actress as to how good she was as Mrs Mangel. Despite being on the show for only two and half years, she created one of the most memorable characters to have graced the series. Everyone knows this type of woman. On the outside, she's a portrays herself as a caring, thoughtful Christian lady with high morals. In reality however, she was a nosy, judgmental woman who made life an absolute misery for everyone around her. She did have those moments where she was able to express kindness to others (most notably her granddaughter Jane), but too often her holier than thou attitude pushed people away from her. Vivien Grey was that convincing in the role that in real life she ended up having to leave the series due to people not being able to separate her from the part as she was being harassed by people and bombarded with hate mail from viewers.
So true. Some people R a really a complete and utter morons. She was the only ones that kept me from watching neighbours back in the day, when she left, I completely lost interest until Natalie Bassingswaites as Izzy arrived.
She was so of her time. As a kid back then, she used to terrify me lol but I was very sad to learn that children used to harrass her in real life. She was a legend!
This was Neighbours at it's best. The late 80's/early 90's, when we all started getting into it. The characters like Mrs Mangle were so strong even though we hated her here in the UK haha. Many of us grew out of watching it from about 1993 onwards after the storylines became too silly but it will always have a place in our hearts.
love every moment of it love Mrs mangle Neighbours please please update more of theses wonderful memories just remember Neighbours become good friends just think of us fans for the future
So many of the iconic stars in this clip. I would run home from college to catch this show from 1897 to the early 90s. Brings back wonderful memories of being young and Ramsey Street 💙
My Gran used to watch Neighbours for years and it was the first show I ever watched at a few days old. She used to love Mrs Mangel and she stopped watching soon after she left because "it isn't the same without her". My gran was an opinionated battle axe so that's probably why she was such a fan, saw herself in the character.
Loved Mrs Mangel. The days when Neighbours was at its best. Great storylines great actors and actually actors playing characters the same age and not 21 year olds playing 16 or 17 year olds like in soaps today.
She was certainly unique from one extreme to another here. Never in the center as she'd bounce back and forth and she really prized Bouncer her dog as well, maybe more than anyone else. It's so weird watching a neighborhood seeing some one off that they may not of always liked but she indeed was the most memorable as well. I wonder what she was like in real life?! And top acting from Bouncer as well!
Good clips but 5 of her finest moments missing : 1) Playing the organ badly at Harold & Madge's wedding 2) Giving Harold a lecture on the eve of his wedding 3) The newspaper fight with Madge in the driveway 4) The reaction to Henry finding a gun buried in her garden 5) Getting all smitten with Daphne's grandad at Des and Daphne's wedding
She stuck the boot into Madge calling her Mrs Mitchell on her wedding day to Harold, Madge returned the favour by calling her Mrs Mangel when she married John. The last scene between the pair was classic.
I was about 4 or 5 when mrs mangle was on neighbours. Think my older brothers teased me and said she was a witch! Every time she appeared on screen it scared me 😂
One of the most iconic and great characters to live in Ramsay Street. This is Neighbours at its best! Very sad the real reason she left, there was so much more she could have done in the show. RIP Vivien Grey - what a legend! 😊
@@tonymil7319 she was continually harassed by members of the public because they couldn't distinguish the difference between a character and an actress! People used to throw bricks at her house, throw things at her in the street, verbally abuse her etc. It got too much for her 😔
@@tonymil7319 its been well documented for years www.theargus.co.uk/news/14651016.vivean-gray-aka-neighbours-mrs-mangel-who-lived-in-shoreham-passes-away-aged-92/ Jan Russ casting director on neighbours for years and years also states it in this interview 😀 m.th-cam.com/video/diceEqQJq1U/w-d-xo.html
Been watching a few of your vids featuring '80s Neighbours. I've discovered two things: 1) I love and miss so many of those characters. 2) I LIKED and STILL LIKE 1980s fashions! Thanks for the memories x
The actress was getting a ton of hate mail. I swear they made her love bouncer so that Vivean would get more fan mail and her goodbye was perfect. I think if a villain is evil enough to get real life hate mail. They deserve merit and praise. Not hate. Absolutely brilliant actress.
Vivean was born in the same place as I live in Cleethorpes England. This for some reason though goes under the radar even in her home town. It was years before I knew this. That portrait that was painted of her was so funny!
Vivian was superb. She created the greatest character in its history. Shame she never returned. She retired and nobody knew what happened to her. She had many more years left in neighbours.
She left the series due to the amount of hate mail and abuse she received from fans. She then retired from acting and moved back to England, where she lived for the rest of her life.
The part where she was on her own after the police officer left ,was quite sad especially the background music. It is testament to the vast uncredited talent of Vivian gray that make this scene quite sad to watch.
My darling, beautiful, gorgeous Nellie-kins! Ramsay Street wasn't the same without my sweet one! Love you, Nellie, my precious, my sweetie-darling! Come back - you are very much missed!
Mrs Mangel is an icon and thanks for the video - but could you make one with her actual best bits? Maybe somebody who watched the show in the 80s could be involved?
@@Alb_01 Exactly! Or an argument with Charlene on the front lawn. Or Bouncer choosing between her and Mike. And some stuff with Eileen and Harold. And when everyone thought she killed her husband!
Mrs Mangel was one you could call the witch of the series, she did sort of tone down as years when on and she got amnesia, but her leaving was a big blow considering there no one near as mean around to replace her and there was no more rivarly for Madge.
Let’s get it right, in a show full of legendary characters, Mrs Mangel is in a different league. Quite easily the greatest character the show has ever had.
You can see why Neighbours was so popular back then. It was the older characters that made it great, not just Kylie and Jason.
I think it's been really good since. People just get stuck on specific things and refuse to accept change.
@Craigy2818 I totally agree, Kylie and Jason shouldn't have been brought back for the finale, thank goodness they didn't overshadow the current cast tho.
It was fresh and frank. Not fake and crap.
BINGO. A show can't be truly great without a great villain. Dallas got J.R. Neighbours got Mrs Mangel.
This was when Neighbours was at it’s best.
The 80’s & 90’s was the shows best era.
I haven’t seen the shown in years
Mrs Mangel was absolutely brilliant & her sparring with Madge & Helen were legendary.
Vivian Grey was an outstanding actress and was fantastic in another long running soap “The Sullivans”
She was in Prisoner Cell Block H too.... She poisoned her husband over time but got away with it. Was based on a true story.
Mrs Jessup in the Sullivans
An excellent Australian actress. Her role as Mrs Jessop was beautiful played as the caring but nosy neighbour. She play the mathematics teacher in Picnic at Hanging Rock. I loved her as Nell Manel too.
Vivean Grey, an icon of this programme and a blessing to her industry. Much missed. A joy to watch and an honour to reminisce. More of these please! 🙂💚⭐️
Loved Mrs Mangels arguments with Madge they were classic, I bet Vivean and Anne enjoyed playing those scenes !
I used to see vivean Gray in shoreham on sea in west sussex where she retired,and she was the nicest person you can meet
@@josephxuereb1978 I mean, at the end of the day they were just acting! I guess it’s an accolade to an actor when people think of them as their character!
@@misplacedkiwi9498 of course,but at the time,she recieved alot of hate mail and people could not distinguish between the character and her real personality
@@josephxuereb1978 How did you recognise her? Had she altered much since Neighbours?
@@SimonandJojo her eyes and features were the same,and i was chatting to her for ages,and what a sweetheart she was
So many memories seeing Mrs Mangel. Plus a young Clive at the start.
I knew I recognised his face! 😂
I thought I recognised him! I didn’t realise Clive was in it then! He looks so different!
The most iconic neighbours character ever. Especially at a time when they were all really strong characters.
Back then the shows and stories were character driven, rather than bedhopping and explosive caricatures that they are now.
The golden age of Neighbours. Loved Mrs Mangel and her put downs. Nice to see her finally finding happiness when she left the show.
I so loved the incidental music played in the background in Neighbours during that era! It's a pity it was never retained for years to come
Bless her. Vivian Gray spent her final years living in Shoreham by Sea, just a few miles away from where I live. Absolute legend.
Absolutely love Mrs Mangel, I wish the show had a character like her now
They do, her names Dipi
@@daneburton5747 Dipi is no Mrs Mangel
That’s true! That would be so good to have a Mrs Mangel on the show now!
Essentially Sheila, but much less prim and proper
Mrs Mangel what a legend. Pity people weren’t able to distinguish between the actor and the character forcing her to leave
Poor Vivian!
Vivean, sorry!
I didn't know that
@@gazXspace me eather
I hate when that happens...
My stoney old heart welled up when Madge hugged Mrs Mangel.
Yeah she was a loveable old battleaxe. Mrs Mangel and Madge had some battles including the times they refused to call each other by their new married names. When Madge married Harold, Nell addressed Madge as Ramsey (her maidwn name when she drppped Mitchell following her divorce from.Fred) and when Nell married John Madge addressed her and Mangel.
5:05 that music brings back early childhood memories!
We need all episodes on some sort of streaming service, as all the episodes are special and remenising them brings joy and happiness to our lives again! Should be available to everyone
The sad music played at 5'05" in is one of the most iconic pieces they had and it was used for years and years. Love it. Great clips here.
Totally took me back!
Mrs Mangel was one of the handful of characters that made Neighbours in the 80s. That brief scene with Madge where they hug and recognise (and love) each other's differences was what made the show stand out from the crowd. A small, but absolutely momentous moment, never forgotten.
God I feel old turning 40 this weekend and watched most of this in the mid 80s to mid 90s
A child of that era or not I even know that it was simpler and a much more joyful time for most of us.
Oh Joe Mangal, what a character he was too. I remember he came here to do shows. He was well liked. Not seen him in years though. Omg bouncer too 😊
Joe has left it all behind, and is in Wales being a farmer! No neighbours anywhere near him!
@@katethomas5712 Lucky devil.Till.I came here I had no idea how unbelievable neighbors could be!
Ban-sah, used to love it when he called Bouncer.
@@katethomas5712 Good on him. I think it was The Big Breakfast show he done for a while and maybe some BBC Radio. I think he was the only one of that era that done anything like that. I had a relative in Australia and every time she would visit my sister and i would be asking her all these questions about them and she would say that nobody knew who they were except Kylie and Jason . Natalie Imbrugulia was yet to start music and Holly Vallance wasn't even in it at that time.
But yeah the guy who played Joe was the only one that knew how popular it was in the UK and to make the best of it was to move here after his character left the show.
Of course then there is Alan Dale who played Jim Robinson who went hollywood.
@mitchcraft
You're forgetting the best actor of them all: Guy Pearce
The music at 5-5.50 mins - brought back memories!
Where in God's name can we find these old episodes? I would literally just binge the entire thing from the start, but I can only find a few DVDs from random seasons. There NEEDS to be a Neighbours streaming archive set up where every episode can be watched. I'd pay good money for it.
This era represents my earliest childhood memories. Watching this before I was even in school. Aged 3 or 4.
It's a testament to the late Vivien Grey as an actress as to how good she was as Mrs Mangel. Despite being on the show for only two and half years, she created one of the most memorable characters to have graced the series.
Everyone knows this type of woman. On the outside, she's a portrays herself as a caring, thoughtful Christian lady with high morals. In reality however, she was a nosy, judgmental woman who made life an absolute misery for everyone around her.
She did have those moments where she was able to express kindness to others (most notably her granddaughter Jane), but too often her holier than thou attitude pushed people away from her.
Vivien Grey was that convincing in the role that in real life she ended up having to leave the series due to people not being able to separate her from the part as she was being harassed by people and bombarded with hate mail from viewers.
My neighbour
So true. Some people R a really a complete and utter morons. She was the only ones that kept me from watching neighbours back in the day, when she left, I completely lost interest until Natalie Bassingswaites as Izzy arrived.
It was brilliant viewing back in the day ....Fantastic!!
Love this, she was one of the best icons in any soap I have seen.
A bloody magnificent legend. Neighbours forever.
She was so of her time. As a kid back then, she used to terrify me lol but I was very sad to learn that children used to harrass her in real life. She was a legend!
mrs.mangel is a great character
I can remember these episodes like they were shown yesterday and I am 43 year been watching it since 1985. love it
Vivian created neighbours more iconic character. She’s still there now. In presence. Two years she played her her legacy lives on and on
Mrs Mangel was a woman of class, she spoke her mind. She might not always have got things right but a true neighbours legend
This was Neighbours at it's best. The late 80's/early 90's, when we all started getting into it. The characters like Mrs Mangle were so strong even though we hated her here in the UK haha. Many of us grew out of watching it from about 1993 onwards after the storylines became too silly but it will always have a place in our hearts.
Yes it was good back then wasn't it?
Vivian Grey was a great actress. Totally agree with all the other posted comments.
Mrs Mangel was a representative of old Australia and the Ten Pound Poms. Brilliant actress.
I almost had a tear in my eye watching her departure. Mrs M - legend!
love every moment of it love Mrs mangle Neighbours please please update more of theses wonderful memories just remember Neighbours become good friends just think of us fans for the future
Often imitated, never duplicated. Vivean Gray was a superlative TV actress and her "Nell Mangel" was one of the greatest creations in TV soap.
@@stevenhallam6370 Dot Cotton would like a word.
And may I add her role as Ida Jessop on The Sullivans. She won quite a few Logies too. I just adored her.
So many of the iconic stars in this clip. I would run home from college to catch this show from 1897 to the early 90s. Brings back wonderful memories of being young and Ramsey Street 💙
1897?Not easy running in a long skirt!LOL
I thought Mrs Mangel was quite a character, the old episodes were brilliant.
Piece de resistance was Bouncer actually waving goodbye at the end... 💧❤️
My Gran used to watch Neighbours for years and it was the first show I ever watched at a few days old.
She used to love Mrs Mangel and she stopped watching soon after she left because "it isn't the same without her". My gran was an opinionated battle axe so that's probably why she was such a fan, saw herself in the character.
haha such a great comment. My nan was the same. Grandparents are the best.
Beautiful storytelling
Pops be lucky to make it through the car journey
Loved Mrs Mangel. The days when Neighbours was at its best. Great storylines great actors and actually actors playing characters the same age and not 21 year olds playing 16 or 17 year olds like in soaps today.
She's iconic, and an inspiration.
10:46 is not enough time to even scratch the surface of that icons greatest moments. Brilliant exit scene too
Great character I do beleive miss mangel was from
Lincolnshire in uk
She was certainly unique from one extreme to another here. Never in the center as she'd bounce back and forth and she really prized Bouncer her dog as well, maybe more than anyone else. It's so weird watching a neighborhood seeing some one off that they may not of always liked but she indeed was the most memorable as well. I wonder what she was like in real life?! And top acting from Bouncer as well!
That last scene, especially the bit with Anne Charleston, gives me goose-bumps.
What beautiful stage sets, even now they look great!
#bringbackMrsMangel'sfrontroom
Omg Clive is in it! He looks so young! Nice seeing Mrs Mangel again!
Good clips but 5 of her finest moments missing :
1) Playing the organ badly at Harold & Madge's wedding
2) Giving Harold a lecture on the eve of his wedding
3) The newspaper fight with Madge in the driveway
4) The reaction to Henry finding a gun buried in her garden
5) Getting all smitten with Daphne's grandad at Des and Daphne's wedding
yes i think Neighbours has being missed a caople ones of Mrs mangle
Exactly, putting the prowler scenes in there was a waste of time that could have been used for the scenes you mentioned...
She stuck the boot into Madge calling her Mrs Mitchell on her wedding day to Harold, Madge returned the favour by calling her Mrs Mangel when she married John. The last scene between the pair was classic.
Lol the newspaper fight 😂😂😂😂😂
Madge was epic ‘yes, go on, run away!’ 😂😂😂
The look on her face when she caught Charlene's bouquet, ha ha.
Great to see Bouncer again, just loved that pooch 😀
The best
Loved Mrs mangle I've not watched Neighbours since the late 90s it was great in the 80s that's my favourite years of Neighbours
Madge, Harold, Lou and Mrs Mangle were the actual best characters in this show.
I was about 4 or 5 when mrs mangle was on neighbours. Think my older brothers teased me and said she was a witch! Every time she appeared on screen it scared me 😂
Same. I remember thinking Helen's portrait of her was hilarious as a little kid!
3:33 - 😂😂😂
Everyone knows someone like Mrs Mangel lol
One of the most iconic and great characters to live in Ramsay Street. This is Neighbours at its best! Very sad the real reason she left, there was so much more she could have done in the show. RIP Vivien Grey - what a legend! 😊
what's the reason?
@@tonymil7319 she was continually harassed by members of the public because they couldn't distinguish the difference between a character and an actress! People used to throw bricks at her house, throw things at her in the street, verbally abuse her etc. It got too much for her 😔
@@Spider-ll5tr thanks for the info and how do you know all this?
@@tonymil7319 its been well documented for years
www.theargus.co.uk/news/14651016.vivean-gray-aka-neighbours-mrs-mangel-who-lived-in-shoreham-passes-away-aged-92/
Jan Russ casting director on neighbours for years and years also states it in this interview 😀
m.th-cam.com/video/diceEqQJq1U/w-d-xo.html
Mrs Mangle a legend
Just found out she was only there 2 years. 1986-1988. Thought she was there longer. Other big stars left same year, like Kylie and Jason too.
She should of complained about them mullet hairdos 😂
She was a legend :)
Vivian Gray was a nice lady, she was a regular customer at a Hardware shop worked at in England.
she was an exceptional actor
We used to rush home from school in time for neigbours here in the UK. I remember when it started. Same with home and away. Fantastic TV
Been watching a few of your vids featuring '80s Neighbours. I've discovered two things: 1) I love and miss so many of those characters. 2) I LIKED and STILL LIKE 1980s fashions! Thanks for the memories x
Dorothy Burke filled the void left by Nell Mangel.
The actress was getting a ton of hate mail.
I swear they made her love bouncer so that Vivean would get more fan mail and her goodbye was perfect.
I think if a villain is evil enough to get real life hate mail. They deserve merit and praise. Not hate.
Absolutely brilliant actress.
Vivean was born in the same place as I live in Cleethorpes England. This for some reason though goes under the radar even in her home town. It was years before I knew this. That portrait that was painted of her was so funny!
Oh wow! I had no idea she was born in England.
I grew up watching Neighbours and I remember thinking that portrait was hilarious as a small child 🤣.
❤️Nell👍🙂
Old Mrs Jessop from camberwell to east burwood
One of my favourite characters Mrs Mangle Interfering old fuddy duddy
Mrs Mangel was the best character in Neighbours
Vivian was superb. She created the greatest character in its history. Shame she never returned. She retired and nobody knew what happened to her. She had many more years left in neighbours.
She left the series due to the amount of hate mail and abuse she received from fans. She then retired from acting and moved back to England, where she lived for the rest of her life.
@@nkt1 Hades,why r hoomans so blamed mean?And kind of pathetic they cannot part fact from.fiction.
She really was a good actress by the way she got into peoples feelings.
I didn't know people treated her badly. Is that why she moved back to Britain? Also as I remember Bouncer got passed around a bit!
Mr Worthington played Stan Dobbs in Prisoner
I remember really hating her for some time but from memory she changed and mellowed later on, if I remember correctly (?)
Mrs Mangel. The original karen.
The part where she was on her own after the police officer left ,was quite sad especially the background music. It is testament to the vast uncredited talent of Vivian gray that make this scene quite sad to watch.
Apparently her real name was Jean Gray, Vivean Gray was for work.
I was upset when she left the show. I remember that. She used to peep out her curtains lol
Clive. My childhood crush.
The gift of the gab!
My darling, beautiful, gorgeous Nellie-kins! Ramsay Street wasn't the same without my sweet one! Love you, Nellie, my precious, my sweetie-darling! Come back - you are very much missed!
Mrs mangej was brilliant 👏
English Actor well spoken and speaks her mind Mrs Mangel.
Mrs Mangel is an icon and thanks for the video - but could you make one with her actual best bits? Maybe somebody who watched the show in the 80s could be involved?
I was expecting some of her famous rows with Madge, also some of her big storylines like when she fell of the ladder and had amnesia.
@@Alb_01 Exactly! Or an argument with Charlene on the front lawn. Or Bouncer choosing between her and Mike. And some stuff with Eileen and Harold. And when everyone thought she killed her husband!
@@Alb_01 Another great scene was her row with Helen over the painting - Classic
yeah. Obviously cobbled together by a 25 year old intern! ;)
Mrs Mangel was one you could call the witch of the series, she did sort of tone down as years when on and she got amnesia, but her leaving was a big blow considering there no one near as mean around to replace her and there was no more rivarly for Madge.
The OG #Stickybeak ! x
Bouncer!! I love Bouncer :))
Neighbours are in drastic need of a character like her
Sheer class!
Mrs Mangel was the iron lady of Neighbours
What about to that scene when Harold Bishop goes to bed and finds out that he is in the same bed as Mrs Mangel.
Yep, so many great scenes ignored for drawn out scenes that didn't show her at her best at all...l mean come on, that prowler scene...really??
That probably be more suitable for a video on The Best of Harold Bishop instead.
😂 lol that was the best😂😂😂
Even back then, Clive had such a fantastic narrator's voice
She put Hyacinth Bucket to shame.
10:27 - wow the aliasing effect (jagged edges) on that car make it look like something out of a 1980s video game!
Mrs Mangel used to give me full wood.
❤
Eileen at 0:51 hilarious