A shocking accident on the first day of shooting Mad Max. A biker gang closing in at a hair salon. Hidden tensions on a hit TV show. A world famous actor passed out on a couch after a night of pure chaos.

In this explosive episode of From Set To Sofa, Lulu reunites with her longtime friend and fellow screen beauty Joanne Samuel for a candid, high spirited and often jaw dropping conversation about the golden years of Australian television and film.

To audiences, they were two unforgettable stars of The Young Doctors, lighting up the screen as glamorous nurses in one of Australia’s most beloved dramas. Off screen, their friendship was forged in a very different world, one filled with wild parties, private confessions, backstage dramas and the kind of outrageous real life stories that rarely get told.

Joanne opens up about the life changing phone call that led to Mad Max and the terrifying near fatal incident that almost ended the journey before it began. She shares the surreal experience of being trapped in an upscale salon while a real biker gang gathered around her, turning an ordinary day into something that felt genuinely menacing.

Lulu and Joanne also lift the curtain on the hidden side of fame. There are surprising revelations about Mel Gibson and the unexpected bond he and Joanne still share.  It is warm, funny and at times incredibly moving, showing the real loyalty that existed behind the glamour.

They also revisit the truth behind the so called pioneer days of television, when studios leaked, tapes were erased, everybody worked at full speed and not everything was as happy behind the camera as it looked on screen. From secret tensions on successful productions to mystery tours filled with dangerous driving, handbrake turns and total mayhem, this episode captures an era when the industry was thrilling, unpredictable and completely unfiltered.

Funny, revealing, nostalgic and packed with stories you will not hear anywhere else, this is more than a reunion. It is a front row seat to the real backstage world of Australian entertainment, told by two women who lived it.