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Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera created by Reg Watson. It was first broadcast on 18 March 1985. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the serial in 1993, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the show's executive producer Ian Bradley until July and by his replacement Alan Coleman thereafter. The ninth season of Neighbours began airing from 11 January 1993. January saw the birth of Hope Gottlieb in the season premiere and Kimberly Davies made her debut as Annalise Hartman. Schoolteacher Wayne Duncan, played by Johnathon Sammy-Lee and Lauren Carpenter, daughter of the established Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver), arrived in February. In June, a new Family, The Lims were introduced. July saw the introduction of Darren Stark and his mother, Cheryl. Bruce Samazan joined the cast as chef Mark Gottlieb in August. Darren’s younger siblings Brett and Danni, played by Brett Blewitt and Eliza Szonert respectively, made their first appearance in November.

Hope Gottlieb

Hope Gottlieb
Portrayed by	Laura Pearson Jessica Allen-Wetzler Louna Maroun (Neighbours vs. Zombies)
First appearance	11 January 1993
Last appearance	10 September 1993
Classification	Former; Regular
Introduced by	Ian Bradley
Spin-off appearances	Neighbours vs Zombies (2014)
In-universe information Father Todd Landers Mother Phoebe Gottlieb Adoptive father Stephen Gottlieb Uncles Mark Gottlieb

Hope Gottlieb, played by Laura Pearson, made her first appearance on 11 January 1993 in the episode featuring the character’s birth. For one episode, the role of Hope was played by Jessica Allen-Wetzler when the character was shown in a baby incubator. Louna Maroun portrayed Hope in the 2014 Web series Neighbours vs Zombies.

Hope is the daughter of teenage parents Todd Landers (Kristian Schmid) and Phoebe Bright (Simone Robertson). Todd is killed when he tries to stop Phoebe having an abortion, leaving her devastated. Stephen Gottlieb (Lochie Daddo) supports Phoebe and they fall in love and prepare marry. Hope is born prematurely on the eve of the wedding and is delivered by Stephen. Hope is placed in an incubator for several days and brought to the wedding by Pam Willis (Sue Jones). Phoebe and Stephen clash when Phoebe includes Todd’s surname on Hope’s birth certificate because Stephen like it will undermine his parenting of hope.

Helen Daniels (Anne Haddy) assures Stephen that Todd would be more than happy for him to be a father to his daughter. Hope finds herself in danger when mentally unstable lodger Russell Butler (Stephen Whittaker) moves in and seeks replacements in Phoebe and Hope for his wife and daughter who left him for drug use. Russell then leaves after being evicted by Stephen. Things settle down for a while but Stephen is injured in a gas explosion and is paralyzed as a result, putting strain on the family. Stephen is convinced his wife and daughter are better off without him and decides to go away to rehab. However, Stephen has a change of heart and returns home and after help from Wayne Duncan (Jonathon Sammy-Lee), he regains the use of his legs and begins walking again. The Gottliebs then leave Erinsborough to run a record store in Ansons’s corner.

Annalise Hartman

Main article: Annalise Hartman

Annalise Hartman, played by Kimberley Davies, made her debut during the episode broadcast on 15 January 1993 and departed on 31 January 1996. Davies reprised the role in July 2005. Neighbours producers spotted Davies when she was out one night with her then boyfriend, Scott Michaelson (who played Brad Willis). They believed she would be perfect for a role in the show and offered her the part of Annalise. In 1996 Davies decided to quit the serial to pursue other projects. In 2005 Davies was approached by producers to return for the 20th anniversary. Davies was initially unsure about returning, citing recently having had a baby, but she later made the decision to return, stating: "Then I thought back over my whole time there and remembered what a fun, positive experience it was. So I decided why not, it’ll be great to see everyone again." In her early days Annalise had manipulative tendencies and was used to getting what she wanted. The BBC said Annalise's most notable moment was "Being jilted at the altar by Mark Gottlieb who had decided to become a priest." To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Neighbours, satellite broadcasting company Sky profiled 25 characters which they believed were the most memorable in the series' history. Annalise was included in the list." Media company Virgin Media describe Annalise as a 'blonde bombshell' and stated in their opinion that she is best remembered for being jilted at the altar after fiancé Mark Gottlieb who decided to become a priest

Fiona Hartman

Fiona Hartman
Neighbours character
Portrayed by	Suzanne Dudley
First appearance	22 January
Last appearance	5 May 1993
Classification	Former, recurring
Introduced by	Ian Bradley
In-universe information Husband Tony Hartman (divorced) Daughters Annalise Hartman

Fiona Hartman, played by Suzanne Dudley, made her first appearance on 22 January 1993 and departed on 5 May 1993. Fiona is the mother of Annalise Hartman (Kimberley Davies). Joe Julians of Radio Times described the character as "Conniving". The Independent described Fiona as "Heartless". Newstalk labeled her "Devious".

Fiona arrives in Ramsay Street looking for her daughter and is not happy when she learns that she is in a relationship with the much older Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver). An angry Fiona tells a shocked Lou that Annalise is only Seventeen Years old and tells Annalise to end things with Lou and go on holiday with her. Annalise agrees to break up with Lou but refuses to go with Fiona.

Several weeks later, Fiona arrives when Philip Martin informs her that Annalise has run up a hefty bill at Lassiter's and Philip suggests to Fiona that Annalise works off the debt and she agrees. Annalise reluctantly agrees to go back to school. Fiona is further displeased when rumours concerning Annalise's relationship with her teacher Wayne Duncan (Jonathon Sammy-Lee) begin circulating. Jim Robinson (Alan Dale) urges Annalise to tell the truth and she and Fiona visit Principal Peter Knotts to clear Wayne's name. When Annalise finds some divorce papers and discovers the truth that her father Tony (Michael Carman) is still alive and Fiona is alive, she is angry. Fiona tells her that Tony couldn't handle the responsibilities of fatherhood and walked out and thought it would be best if Annalise believed he was dead. Fiona then begins a relationship with Jim, which does not sit well with Helen Daniels (Anne Haddy), Jim's former mother-in-law and Julie Martin (Julie Mullins), Jim's daughter.

There is friction all around, even Annalise warns Jim about Fiona but he will not listen. Further of examples of Fiona's behaviour are revealed when she wards off Pam Willis (Sue Jones) when she invites her and Jim around for a meal. Fiona's behaviour further alienates Jim's friends and family and he offers to sell his shares in order to finance a salon she wants to buy. Fiona contacts Jim's stockbroker Jeffrey Hockney (Jeff Keogh) but he refuses to sell without Jim's authorisation but Fiona presses him to do. Jim is annoyed but Fiona is able to convince him it is for the best. One afternoon, when Jim comes in after playing with his granddaughter, Hannah Martin (Rebecca Ritters), he suffers a heart attack and collapses. Fiona spots this and makes a feeble attempt at CPR and calls the ambulance but hangs up, leaving Jim to die. She then takes Jim's shares folder and contacts Jeffey and tells him Jim wants to liquid his second portfolio. Fiona then closes up the kitchen and is disturbed by Rosemary Daniels (Joy Chambers) who has come to see her mother, Helen. She tells her Helen is at the Martins and Jim is across the road.

Fiona then heads to the bank but is annoyed that she cannot draw against the cheque for five days. Fiona returns to Number 26 where Rosemary returns and lets her in. Rosemary discovers Jim's body and rushes to get Helen and Julie. Julie blames Fiona and they argue and Helen faints. When Jim's will is read, Fiona is incensed to discover the only thing Jim left her was the share in her own business. Helen agrees to let her stay for until the end of the week. Philip contacts Jeffrey and he explains about Jim's portfolio, Julie recalls Fiona being jumpy at the bank and the family become suspicious and grill Fiona, who denies everything. She then flees as the police close in and is confronted by Annalise who she offers $10,000 to buy her silence. A few months later, Annalise learns Fiona has died in a car crash.

Wayne Duncan

Main article: Wayne Duncan

Wayne Duncan, played by Jonathon Sammy-Lee, played by Jonathon Sammy-Lee, He made his first screen appearance as Wayne during the episode broadcast on 4 February 1993. Sammy-Lee secured the role of Wayne following two years of training to be an actor. Sammy-Lee decided to leave Neighbours and Wayne departed in 1994. He told Josephine Monroe that he never intended to remain in the role long and feared becoming type-cast as a soap actor. Writers planned Wayne's exit to coincide with stories leading to Sarah Vandenbergh's exit as Lauren Carpenter. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Neighbours, the BBC asked readers to nominate their twenty favourite obscure characters. Wayne came in third place and the readers said "How's about Wayne Duncan? He lived at the Robinson house, went out with Gabby Willis for a while and could open "stubbies" using only the fold between his upper arm and forearm. What a guy". Matthew Clifton, writing for entertainment website Heckler Spray, included Wayne in his list of "The Best Ever Mid-90s Neighbours Characters".

Lauren Carpenter

Main article: Lauren Carpenter

Lauren Carpenter made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 16 February 1993. Lauren was introduced as the "vivacious" daughter of Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver). Vandenbergh described her as being happy, headstrong and into horses. Vandenbergh joined the cast of Neighbours in 1993 to play the "vivacious" daughter of Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver). It was her first major television role and she relocated from Sydney to Melbourne for filming. Vandenbergh told Sue Malins of Soaplife that her workload was gruelling and she had a crazy work schedule during her time on the show. The actress said it was tough for the younger cast members who had come straight from school, but as she was twenty, she could deal with it. During an October 2012 interview with a What's on TV writer, Oliver hinted that Lauren would be coming back to Neighbours, but without Vandenbergh in the role. On 4 November 2012, it was confirmed that the character would be returning and actress Kate Kendall had taken over the part. Lauren made her return during the episode broadcast on 7 February 2013. Lauren returned to Erinsborough along with her husband, Matt Turner (Josef Brown), and their three children; Mason (Taylor Glockner), Amber (Jenna Rosenow) and Bailey (Calen Mackenzie). On 27 March 2017, it was confirmed that Kendall would be leaving the show. She departed on 7 April.

Bert Willis

Bert Willis
Neighbours character
Portrayed by	Bud Tingwell
First appearance	18 February 1993
Last appearance	5 March 1993
Classification	Former, recurring
Introduced by	Ian Bradley
In-universe information Sons Doug Willis Daughters Faye Hudson Grandsons Adam Willis Brad Willis Cameron Hudson Granddaughters Gaby Willis Cody Willis

Bert Willis, played by Bud Tingwell, made his first screen appearance on 18 February 1993. Bert is Doug (Terence Donovan) and Faye's (Lorraine Bayly) father. He walked out on his wife and children when they were young, leading to a falling out with Doug that lasted for many years. Bert's granddaughter, Gaby (Rachel Blakely), got in touch with him and they began a correspondence. She and her mother later invited Bert to stay with them, although Doug was against the idea. An Inside Soap writer commented "He won't tell them what the problem is, and they think that whatever it is, they can re-build the relationship. But they've got to work fast because times's not on their side."

Bert is asked to come and stay with his family in Erinsborough by his granddaughter Gaby. Bert tries to explain and apologise to his son, Doug, for walking out on him and the family. However, Doug is unable to forgive his and asks that he leave. While speaking to Wayne Duncan (Jonathan Sammy Lee), Bert reveals that he is dying and Wayne realises that he came to make amends before he died. He eventually tells Doug about Bert's condition and Doug manages to stop his father from leaving on a boat, before making up with him. Bert is grateful to Wayne for his part in the reunion with Doug. He tells Gaby that his dying wish is to see her and Wayne get together as a couple.

The episode featuring Bert's revelation about his terminal cancer was nominated for the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Episode in a Television Drama Serial in 1993.

Russell Butler

Russell Butler
Portrayed by	Stephen Whittaker
First appearance	1 April 1993
Last appearance	11 June 1993
Classification	Former; Recurring
Introduced by	Ian Bradley

Russell Butler, played by Stephen Whittaker, made his first appearance on 1 April 1993 and departed on 11 June 1993.

Russell answers Stpehen Gottlieb (Lochie Daddo) and Phoebe Gottlieb's (Simone Robertson) advertisement for a lodger at Number 30. He offers to pay the Gottliebs a month's rent in advance and they tell him they'll be in touch. Russell puts off another candidate who sees the advert by saying the room is already taken. Russell moves in the following day and is cagey about his belongings and will not let Stephen touch them. Phoebe begins to feel uneasy when Russell begins spending a lot of time in his room but Stephen tells her not to worry. When Philip Martin (Ian Rawlings) has problems with the computers at Lassiter's, he hires Russell to fix them and is satisfied with the reasonable rate Russell has chareged him. Cameron Hudson (Benjamin Grant Mitchell) asks Russell to have a look at the computers at the Erinsborough News which have a virus. Phoebe becomes suspicious of this as Russell conveniently happened to be around. In order to make Russell feel more welcome, Stephen invites Annalise Hartman (Kimberly Davies) to meet Russell and he is taken with her but quickly loses interest in her much to Annalise's annoyance.

Russell tidies the living room as gratitude toward Phoebe and she offers to do his laundry and he refuses and is resistant. However, he relents. When Phoebe is vaccuming Russell's room, she discovers his Identification card from Elliot Park Rehabilition Clinic. Russell catches her and tells Phoebe to stay out of his room in future. Stephen tells Phoebe to apologise but finds Russell has padlocked the door. Phoebe is disturbed further when she hears Russell shouting in his room. Russell agrees to babysite Phoebe's daughter Hope (Laura Pearson). Stephen becomes wary and Phoebe tells him he is over-reacting. Russell causes further irritation when he monopolizes the phone and is a suspect when Wayne Duncan's (Jonathon Sammy-Lee) rifle goes missing. The rifle eventually turns up and Russell is exonerated. He then gives Phoebe a massage when they are alone and moves into kiss her, much to her shock. Russell apologises but Phoebe is worried and begins find excuses to avoid him. Stephen is annoyed when Russell buys Hope new baby clothes when he can hardly pay his rent. Russell causes panic when he takes Hope out for a walk and angers Stephen when he racks up a huge phone.

Stephen contacts Warren Maxwell (Terry Brittingham), Russell's caseworker who comes to see how Russell is coping in a family environment. When Warren leaves, Russell is enraged and threatens Stephen. Russell apologises to Annalise and they go on a date, but he is disappointed when Phoebe does not react in the way he hopes. Stephen then orders Russell to leave but Phoebe, after learning about Russell's ex-girlfriend Megan from Annalise, tells him to reconsider. Knowing he is about to be evicted, Russell tells Annalise Stephen is having an affair with Lauren Carpenter (Sarah Vandenberg). Phoebe soon learns of this and tells Russell, it is not true. Gaby Willis (Rachel Blakely) tells Phoebe Russell tried to make advances on her when she came over. Stephen changes the locks and refuses to let Russell in. Russell then feigns remorse and agrees to move out. Phoebe lets him in to collect his things but he grabs her and holds her and hope hostage. Phoebe calls Russell out on his behaviour and flees when he is distracted. The police are called but unable to do anything. Stephen's frustrations boil over culminating in him punching Russell, leading to his arrest. After Philip pays Russell a minimum for dealing with computer maintenance, Russell puts a virus on the computers at Lassiter's out of spite.

Russell causes further trouble but putting cockroaches in the coffee shop. Stephen is pushed to breaking point, having to deal with Russell alone while Phoebe and Hope are away and asks Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver) for some help. Lou arranges for some bikers to scare Russell off. Phoebe tells Stephen he has gone too far and tells him to call the bikers off but is unable to and they are too late. Further surprises ensue when Russell is found to be home without a scratch. Gaby worries her brother Brad (Scott Michaelson) may have been beaten as he has not been home but the victim is found to be Wayne. Russell realizes that he was the intended target of the bikers. Rusell then holds hope hostage and explains to Phoebe about Megan taking his baby away. Russell later flees and Warren arrives and tells the Gottliebs that Russell is manic depressive and goes through cycles of not taking his medication.

The Lim Family

Lim family
Neighbours family
First appearance	9 June 1993
Last appearance	16 July 1993
Introduced by	Ian Bradley
Family members Raymond Lim Portrayed by T.S. Kong Relationship Head of family First appearance 9 June 1993 Last appearance 14 July 1993 Occupation Businessman Jenny Lim Portrayed by Diane Bakar-Coleclough Relationship Wife of Raymond First appearance 9 June 1993 Last appearance 16 July 1993 Sarah Lim Portrayed by Ola Chan Relationship Daughter of Raymond and Jenny First appearance 16 June 1993 Last appearance 16 July 1993 Occupation Student Tommy Lim Portrayed by David Tong Relationship Son of Raymond and Jenny First appearance 17 June 1993 Last appearance 9 July 1993 Occupation Student Jonathon Lim Portrayed by Alvin Chong Relationship Son of Raymond and Jenny First appearance 17 June 1993 Last appearance 14 July 1993 Occupation Student

The Lim family made their first appearances on 9 June 1993, beginning with parents Raymond (T.S. Kong) and Jenny (Diane Bakar-Coleclough), their children appeared the following week; daughter Sarah on 16 June 1993 and sons Tommy (David Tong) and Jonathon (Alvin Chong) on 17 June 1993, respectively. The Lims were the first Chinese family to be introduced into the serial. A writer from the Northern Echo was critical of their casting, stating the serial’s producers had got it very, very wrong”. and commented on the Lims’ brevity “ They left Erinsborough hurriedly two months after first appearing on screen. Hardly surprising, given the storyline that introduced them - they were accused of eating a neighbour's dog.”.

The Lims were seen as unsuccessful attempt at diversity in response to criticism in the early 1990s of “whitewashing” on the serial In 2018, Digital Spy ranked the family being accused of eating The Martin family’s dog, Holly at Number 2 in their “10 Times Neighbours went completely nuts” feature. Lisa Anthony from BIG! magazine said branded the storyline as "one of the most bizarre storylines ever".

Gaby Willis (Rachel Blakely) shows Raymond and Jenny Number 22 Ramsay Street, but is shocked to find her brother, Brad Willis (Scott Michaelson) and Lauren Carpenter (Sarah Vandenbergh) there under a blanket. Gaby is left mortified but Lims agree to rent the house and move in the following week with their three children Jonathon, Sarah and Tommy. and introduce themselves to the neighbours. Julie Martin (Julie Mullins) is shocked to find the Lims are Asian and her prejudices become evident. Sarah makes friends with Debbie Martin (Marnie Reece-Wilmore) and Tommy does so with Hannah (Rebecca Ritters). Debbie gives Sarah a makeover, which makes Jenny angry and she complains to Julie and they clash over parenting styles. Jenny tells Julie to keep her children away from hers. Helen Daniels’ invites the Lims to dinner but when Julie and her husband, Philip (Ian Rawlings) arrive too, there is still some tension between Julie and Jenny and things are not helped when both exchange comments about Australia being unsafe. Jenny manages to offend Wayne Duncan, Julie’s relative by suggesting he is not a suitable teacher for her children, as he is accused of murdering local biker, Cactus and that Australia is dangerous after Raymond’s car was vandalized earlier. The final straw comes when Julie suggests that Jenny goes back to Hong Kong. Insulted, Jenny and Raymond leave.

When Hannah’s pet dog, Holly goes missing, Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver) jokes that The Lims have cooked and eaten her, which Julie takes seriously and accuses them of doing so. Jenny does admit Holly wandered into her yard and is appalled that Julie is making such an accusation against her family. Philip forces Julie to apologises to the Lims, much to her irritation. Julie then Debbie to stop seeing Jonathan, who is her study partner. Sarah makes friends with Rick Alessi (Dan Falzon) and he asks her the school dance and she accepts, much to the chagrin of Debbie who recently broke up with Rick. Debbie and her friend Kelly (Bernadette Walsh), set Sarah up to get in trouble with Wayne at school. Raymond is called in and tells Sarah she is forbidden to see Rick. In spite of Debbie confessing, Raymond is unmoved. After Helen mediates with the Lims, Jenny and Raymond agree to lift Sarah’s grounding unaware she has snuck out to the dance with Rick. Jonathan arrives at the dance and tells Sarah to go home and she is able to sneak back in without being noticed and Jenny agrees. Tommy is bullied at school and some boys steal his handheld game but he is able to steal it back. The boys later corner him at Lassiter’s and attempt to throw him in the lake but are foiled by Philip, who tells Tommy that bullies need to be stood up to, Tommy the advice and find it works. As the holidays begin, Jenny relaxes her stance and lets Jonathan and Sarah go to the cinema with Rick and Debbie. Raymond tells the family the house in Eden Hills is complete and ready for them to move in. The Lims pack up and say goodbye and Sarah and Debbie agree to keep in touch.

In 2015, Raymond contacts Doug Willis’ (Terence Donovan) daughter-in-law Terese Willis (Rebekah Elmaloglou) and tells her that Doug had missed a catch-up they had planned.

Darren Stark

Main article: Darren Stark

Darren Stark made his first on-screen appearance on 20 July 1993 and was originally played by Scott Major. When the character was released from prison in 1996, Todd MacDonald took over the role and remained with the show until 1998. MacDonald has since returned twice for guest stints, plus a cameo appearance in the serial's twentieth anniversary episode. Major was cast as Darren in 1993 and he remained until the character's departure later that year. Major would later return to Neighbours as Lucas Fitzgerald. When the producers decided to bring back the character in 1996, they held auditions and thousands of actors turned up for the part. Todd MacDonald was 19 when he was cast and was said to be "thrilled" about winning the role. MacDonald remained with the show until 1998, but returned seven years later for a ten-week guest stint. In April 2005, Kris Green of Digital Spy revealed that MacDonald would be reprising his role to join many ex-cast members returning for the show's 20th anniversary episode. In November 2007, David Knox of TV Tonight reported MacDonald had returned to Neighbours once again. British weekly magazine NOW brand Darren a "bad boy" type character.

Cheryl Stark

Main article: Cheryl Stark

Cheryl Stark made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 26 July 1993. The character of Cheryl was created in 1993 as the head of the new Stark family. She was given an immediate link to already existing character and son Darren Stark (Scott Major). Actress Caroline Gillmer successfully auditioned for the role. In 1995, Gillmer fell ill, during a time Cheryl was written to be a central figure in key storylines. Producers felt they had no alternative, but to temporarily recast her with former Prisoner actress Colette Mann. This made producers nervous that viewing figures might decrease, so they implemented a series of plots to keep viewers interested. Mann took over the role for eight weeks. She revealed that she was hired on a Friday and started filming on the following Monday. Gillmer chose to leave the show after winning a green card to work in the United States. She also wanted to capitalise on the success of feature film Hotel Sorrento, in which she appears. Producers chose to kill off Gillmer's character, a development that the actress welcomed. " A writer for the BBC's Neighbours website said Cheryl's most notable moment was "Confessing that she had an affair with one of the hostages she was kidnapped with." In 1996, Network Ten cut five seconds from the episode in which Cheryl was seen being hit by a truck, while she tried to save her daughter.

Mark Gottlieb

Main article: Mark Gottlieb

Mark Gottlieb, played by Bruce Samazan, made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 13 August 1993. Samazan joined the cast of Neighbours as Mark, shortly after the cancellation of rival soap E Street in which he starred as Max Simmons. Samazan told Shelli-Anne Couch of The Sydney Morning Herald that he hoped a stint on Neighbours would help him further his aspirations of becoming a popular Australian actor. Samazan initially signed a six-month contract, but he wanted to extend it to make it a year and then decide whether he would continue in the role or look for a new acting job. Joining Neighbours meant Samazan had to relocate to Melbourne from Sydney for filming. On 24 November 2019, Neighbours confirmed that Samazan had reprised the role for the serial's 35th anniversary celebrations. A writer for the BBC's Neighbours website said Mark's most notable moment was "Calling off his wedding to become a priest." Matthew Clifton, writing for entertainment website Heckler Spray included Mark in his list of "The Best Ever Mid-90s Neighbours Characters." A columnist for All About Soap placed Annalise and Mark's wedding at number eight on their twenty greatest soap weddings list.

Brett Stark

Main article: Brett Stark

Brett Stark, played by Brett Blewitt. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 30 November 1993, along with his sister, Danni Stark and remained as a regular in the show until 8 March 1996. Blewitt returned as Brett for five weeks after the death of his on-screen mother, Cheryl. He departed along with Danni on 13 November 1996 and made a further cameo appearance in 2005 during Annalise Hartman's documentary about Ramsay Street, as part of Neighbours twenty-fifth anniversary. Brett has been portrayed as an extremely kind and caring character. He is a geek and bookish and knows plenty of trivia about wild animals. He always supported his family in their time of need, he was also approving of his mother's relationship with Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver) because he wanted everyone to be happy, whereas the rest of his family were not. Brett was positively received for his "kindly nature" by Josephine Monroe in her book "Neighbours: The first 10 years", she further described him stating: "Brett is the sort of boy most girls call a nerd. He's not particularly good-looking, is bookish, knows lots of useless information about the life-cycle of fruit flies and gets tongue-twisted in the presence of girls." Entertainment website Hecklerspray profiled their favourite characters from the serial, one of them was Brett. Commenting on him they stated: "With a cleft chin of glory and a more intelligent persona than the average Ramsay Street resident (read: geek), Brett was old beyond his years."

Danni Stark

Main article: Danni Stark

Danielle "Danni" Stark, played by Eliza Szonert, made her debut during the episode broadcast on 30 November 1993 and remained in the show until 13 November 1996, with a brief cameo in 2005 as part of the serial's twentieth anniversary. Danni is Cheryl Stark's daughter and suffered from diabetes. She had a complex, long-term relationship with Malcolm Kennedy. Danni arrives in Ramsay Street with Brett after they are both expelled from boarding school. Upon her arrival, Danni was described as being a "tearaway" and having a "devil-may-care" attitude. Of her character, Szonert said "Danni like to get what she wants and she can be a right little schemer. She likes to concoct plans to get her own way and can be real troublemaker." Szonert decided to leave the show after playing Danni for two and a half years. She felt it was time for her to move on and look for new roles. " In early 2005, Szonert was asked to return to Neighbours for a guest appearance as part of the show's 20th anniversary. She accepted and was one of many ex-cast members who made an appearance in the episode "Friends for Twenty Years", which was broadcast on 27 July. A writer for the BBC Online said Danni's most notable moment was "Being caught with Michael Martin in Lou and Cheryl's bed."

Others

Date(s)	Character	Actor	Circumstances
13–14 January	Matthew Forrest	David Le Page	A promotions manager at a local supermarket who invites Debbie Martin for an interview. Debbie attends the interview but is told by Matthew that she is too plain and ordinary-looking., which upsets her. The next day, Gaby Willis gives Debbie a makeover and Debbie returns to see Matthew, who does not recognize her until she takes off her sunglasses. Debbie then berates Matthew and leaves his office triumphant.
15 January–2 February	Tom Merrick	Robert Essex	A school inspector. He arrives at Number 30 to meet with Dorothy Burke to discuss school matters. Both are taken aback when they realise the other is not what they had thought. Tom and Dorothy get on well. Toby Mangel, Dorothy’s ward invites Tom to attend Stephen Gottlieb and Phoebe Bright's wedding on her behalf. It is clear that there is an attraction between Dorothy and Tom but Dorothy turns down Tom telling him she only wants to be friends. However, Dorothy relents when she learns Tom is about to leave and she tracks him down at a local service station. They talk and Dorothy reveals her insecurities about a scar from her mastectomy a few years previous, Tom puts her at ease by showing several of his own scars. They then kiss. Tom receives a post for regional facilities manager in Darwin much to Dorothy’s disappointment. However, Dorothy is able to get a transfer nearby and she, Tom and Toby bid farewell to Erinsborough.
15 January–23 February	Jordan Farnsworth	Jay McCormack	A friend of Michael Martin from his old Boarding School. Michael’s stepmother, Julie is worried because Michael and Jordan were previously expelled for arson. He visits Ramsay Street and brings Michael some cigarettes. Michael enlists Jordan’s help in a hate campaign against Julie. Michael goes to visit Jordan, who helps Michael with his plan to make Julie doubt her sanity by pretending to be over at Jordan’s but returns home and has Jordan pretend he is over there and dial a number on a phone he has given him. A few days later, Jordan and Michael take Lou Carpenter’s car on a joyride and burn it out. Eventually, Michael is found out and asks Jordan if his father can use his wealth and influence to get the charges dropped, Jordan later tells him no. Michael angrily threatens to implicate Jordan but Jordan tells him nobody would believe him as he has a criminal record. The boys then fight and Michael’s sister, Debbie breaks it up. Jordan rides away on his motorbike and Michael tells him that he will pay. When Michael goes missing Julie phones Jordan who is of little help and seems pleased Michael is missing.
20 January 1993, 26 May–22 July 1994	Dave Gottlieb	David Murray Ivar Kants	Stephen Gottlieb's parents. They arrive for his wedding to Phoebe Bright which takes place at Number 22. Stephen is surprised to see them in formal attire as they are hippies and live an alternative lifestyle. Dave and Sally make fast friends with Stephen and Phoebe’s Neighbours. When there is a mix-up with the catering, Dave and Sally are able to provide food for the guests and play the wedding music when Phoebe comes down the aisle and perform at the reception. The following year, Stephen’s younger brother, Mark Gottlieb receives a letter from Sally inviting him to a family get-together. Mark is apprehensive as he has not seen his parents in years and Annalise Hartman urges him to go. Arriving at the family commune, Mark is shocked when Dave tells him that Sally is dying of cancer. Mark spends time with Sally in her final days and is devastated when she dies. Dave comes to stay with Mark and their lifestyles clash. Dave poses for Helen Daniels’ portrait which is entered in a local art fair. Dave and Mark reconcile their difference and Dave leaves on a trip around Australia.
20 January 1993, 26 May 1994	Sally Dawes	Jane Little Helen Rollinson
22 January–5 February	Cliff Ritter	Ian Lawless	Cliff is seen kissing Annalise Hartman at Lassiter’s by Beth Brennan. Beth confronts Annalise on this and thiur argument is brought to the attention of Lou Carpenter, who Annalise is invovled with. Annalise explains that Cliff is an old boyfriend and they are now just friends. However, the following week, Lou catches Cliff and Annalise kissing. Before leaving, Cliff assumes Lou is Annalise’s grandfather.
25 January–4 February	Eric	Brian Davison	An associate of Gavin Heywood who arrives to see him and gives Cameron Hudson a bag containing $25,000 in $100 bills and tells him to make sure Heywood gets it. Cameron is nervous about the money and asks for advice. Brad Willis, Cameron's cousin suggests they hide the money. Eric returns the following week and Cameron is nervous. Eric explains with Heywood being arrested he has also been implicated and asks Cameron for legal representation, much to his relief.
27 January–18 November	Craig Slater	Daniel Tobias	A classmate of Debbie Martin and Rick Alessi. They ask him to pose as Debbie's new boyfriend so Debbie's parents Philip Martin and Julie will look favourably on Rick and allow him to see Debbie. Craig agrees and puts on a persona of "Slug" and acts up during the meal by insulting Julie's cooking and Rick then forcibly grabbing Debbie and kissing her, much to her annoyance. The plan works. Debbie then tells Craig she wants to kiss him again and tells him to close his eyes and has Bouncer lick him, much to his humiliation. A few months later, Craig gets an audition for a production of Oliver and taunts Rick about a lack of ambition. When Rick learns that Craig's audition was poor, he taunts him about it. Craig then calls in a fake order at the coffee shop which Rick prepares, only for Craig to admit setting him up. Rick is enraged and vows to get even by auditioning for the Year 11 production of Othello. Craig is paired with Debbie for a Science assignment but is lazy and Debbie complains to Wayne Duncan. After saving his brother, Sean from some bullies, Craig manages to do his half of the work and hands it in late. When the auditions are announced by Ruth Stoner, Craig is dismayed to find Rick is cast as Othello. To get back at Rick, Craig plants a smoke bomb in his locker but when Debbie opens it he shoves out of the way. Wayne demands answers and Craig owns up and is forced to replace Rick's ruined books and is suspended for a week. Debbie then cancels a date Craig had asked her to go on with him. Craig and Rick then call a truce and Rick invites Craig to a party he is planning for Debbie's birthday at Number 24. Craig brings alcohol to the party which does little to impress Rick and Debbie. Craig admits he likes Debbie and asks her to be his girlfriend but she turns him down. He then begins acting out that the party by throwing food and drink around until he is ordered to leave. Craig later suffers a breakdown and his family worry for him. He reveals the stress of his parents Alex and Wendy divorcing has gotten to him and he is lashing out. Craig get some counselling and Wendy asks Debbie to pretend be Craig's girlfriend for a while but Craig's sister, Ally sees the flaw in the plan and tells Debbie to tell Craig the truth, which she does. Alex and Wendy's bickering upsets Craig but they put their issues to one side when they see how it is affecting him and his siblings. When Rick goes to graffiti an overpass and nearly falls, Craig acts quickly to save him. After a counselling session, Alex then suggests Craig stay with for several weeks and he agrees.
26 February–10 March	Greg Bartlett	Stephen Curry	A youth who tries to steal Helen Daniels purse in the car park while she is shopping. Cameron Hudson intervenes and Greg hits him over the head with a piece of wood, knocking him unconscious. Several days later, Greg tries to buy a drink at the Waterhole but the bartender refuses until he provides some proof of age. Jim Robinson confronts him but Greg pleads with him not to go to the police otherwise he will end up in detention. When Helen learns Greg is homeless, she offers to let him stay at Number 26 with her and Jim. When Cameron learns Greg is staying in the street, he is furious. After Doug Willis accuses Greg of stealing his drill, Greg decides to leave but not before stealing a large amount of money from Helen’s purse.
1 March 1993–11 July 1994	Jemima Newman	Bernadette Lamaro	Jemima is a local police officer. She and a colleague take statements from Helen Daniels and Cameron Hudson when they are mugged by Greg Bartlett. Jemima is present when Julie Martin reports her daughter, Hannah missing and questions Julie several weeks later when she accidentally reverses her car into a heavily pregnant Cheryl Stark, following an argument between the air. Jemima is later part of a sting operation to investigate Lou Carpenter and Doug Willis' home brewing scheme but is later persuaded by undercover colleague Megan Levy to try some of the beer.
2–11 March	Brian McDermott	Christopher Stevenson	A member of the Peace Patrol. Cameron Hudson decides he wants to join after being assaulted by Greg Bartlet. Brian explains that the Peace Patrol is about crime deterrence rather than solving crimes. Beth and Cameron then agree top join and Brian warns them it will not be easy. Brian later gives a self-defence lesson and is suspicious when Boof, an ex-offender who has recently joined the organization, foils a robbery. Boof admits he and and another group member, Clay staged the whole thing in order to get publicity in the paper from Cameron, who is a journalist. Brian is livid and kicks Boof out of the Peace Patrol and apologises to Cameron, who promptly quits.
3 March 1993–28 February 1994	Gary Briggs	Jamie McGrath	A Student at Erinsborough High. He is frequently seen in the company of Lenny Hooper. He and Lenny make a bet on who can get a date with the recently returned Cody Willis and call her “The Ice Maiden” when she rebuffs their advances. Briggs steals Danni Stark’s chocolate and is publicly reprimanded by Principal Vince Roland who calls in Briggs’ father Alan Briggs and makes Danni’s diabetes public knowledge. Briggs challenges Rick Alessi to a drag race after Rick brags about his new car. The race comes to an abrupt halt when the car carrying Briggs, Lenny and Danni crashes. Rick rings for an ambulance and Cody is too paralyzed with fear to react. The paramedics arrive but Briggs dies at the scene.
3 March 1993–28 October 1994	Lenny Hooper	Jamie Churchill	A Student at Erinsborough High. He is frequently seen in the company of Gary Briggs. They generally cause trouble together. When Briggs challenges Rick Alessi to a drag race, Lenny and Danni Stark ride with him. The race ends in a crash that injures Lenny and Danni and kills Briggs. After some time in hospital, Lenny returns to defend Rick when Rupert Sprod and his friends Brent Davis and Gina begin hassling him and tells Rick that owning up to his part in the car crash took guts. He later joins a band formed with Danni, Brett Stark, Michael Martin, Cody Willis and Stonefish Rebecchi. Lenny attends the Debutante Ball with Packo. At the end of the school year, Lenny and Packo attend a party and spike the punch.
5–15 March	Mark	Joel Marocco	A student at Erinsborough High.
5 March–15 July	Karen	Uyen Vu	A student at Erinsborough High. She arrives at Number 22 with Annalise Hartman and Mark, a classmate for a study session fabricated by Rick Alessi to get his aunt Margaret off his back. Karen joins Louise Barker in picking on Julie Martin when she returns to school as a mature student. She later is involved in a bidding war at the slave auction with Debbie Martin and Sarah Lim over Rick. Debbie wins out only to find Rick is not the intended slave as he switched with Lou Carpenter.
15 March 1993–13 March 1995	Louise Barker	Katrina McEwan	A Year 11 student. Louise taunts Julie Martin when she returns to school as a mature student and begins picking on her stepdaughter, Debbie Martin and injures her during a netball game. At practice, Louise shoves Julie to the ground and is sent off by the umpire as a result. When Julie informs Peter Knotts of Dale’s misbehaviour, Louise and some other students put her head down the toilet. Louise then taunts Julie about her relative Wayne Duncan, a teacher at school being accused of murdering local biker Cactus and uncovers Julie’s cheating in an exam and informs Vince Roland but Roland refuses to believe her and punishes Louise when Julie exposes her smoking. However, Julie admits to cheating much to Louise’s glee. Louise is attracted to Darren Stark, who is dating Debbie and steals him a pair of sunglasses. They kiss and are spotted by Rick Alessi who tells Debbie, who refuses to believe him. Louise dares Debbie to steal a CD and she does. When the School Captain elections take place, Louise has Danni Stark plant cigarettes in Rick’s locker in order to get him disqualified. At the end of the year, Louise joins several students at a beach house in the country. Louise later takes a job at the Coffee Shop and asks whether Danni and Malcolm Kennedy are a couple after hearing rumours from her sister, which Malcolm denies.
17-23 March	Goran	Carl Lindgren	A Swedish backpacker who Rick Alessi allows to stay at Number 22 while his parents are in Milan. However, when Benito and Alessi return home, they are alarmed to find Goran in their bed and Goran reveals Rick has been using the house as a bed and breakfast for backpackers. Cathy agrees to let Goran stay in Rick’s brother Marco’s room for the night.
19 April–19 October	Jeffrey Hockney	Jeff Keogh	Jim Robinson ’s Stockbroker. Jim contacts him for some advice on some stocks. Several weeks later, Jim dies and Fiona Hartman calls Jeffrey and fraudulently tells him that Jim wants to liquidate his portfolio. Jeffrey advises against it but Fiona convinces him to do so. Philip Martin, Jim’s son-in-law enquires about the value of Jim’s stocks and Jeffrey tells him that Fiona was insistent that Jim wanted the shares sold, which prompts suspicion by Philip’s wife, Julie. Four months later, Jeffrey hires Fiona’s daughter, Annalise as his secretary. Paul Robinson contacts Jeffrey about getting some money exchanged but Jeffrey tells him he would be better off asking someone else. Jeffrey is impressed when he learns Annalise has been studying stockbroking and takes her for a meal. A few weeks pass and Jeffrey invited Annalise out to dinner again. She rejects the offer, and Mark is proud of her for sticking to the rule set by Hockney. But Annalise is forced to join Jeffrey for a business dinner at Lassiter’s with a client and his wife that night. It becomes clear to Annalise that Jeffrey has fabricated the story. Mark accidentally drops dessert on Jeffrey and Annalise blames him for interfering in her business and leaves with Jeffrey. A few days later,Annalise is devastated when she finds Jeffrey in bed with Lindy Chatsworth. Annalise then ends her relationship with Jeffrey and hands in a month's notice. Jeffrey then has Annalise ejected by security.
23 April–9 May	Arnie	Craig Goddard	A personal trainer hired by Philip Martin. His regime does not sit well Phil as it is a gruelling one and seems to be taking over Philip’s life. Philip tries to avoid Arnie but he seems to track him at every turn. Even after being ejected from Lassiter’s by security, Arnie is relentless. Philip tries to buy Arnie off but to no avail. During a run, Philip seizes the opportunity and feigns a leg injury and tells Arnie that he is pushing him too hard. Arnie then leaves.
27-28 April	Ed Frampton	Josh Picker	A street Youth who hassles Debbie Martin in an amusement arcade while she is looking for her brother Michael in Sydney. He corners Debbie until Michael arrives and chases him off.
28 April 1993 – 8 April 1998	Holly	Holly	A labrador puppy found in a box by Hannah Martin. Hannah’s father Philip agrees that Hannah can keep Holly. When Holly disappears one evening, Julie suspects new neighbour Jenny Lim has cooked her and served her to her family. When Helen Daniels returns with Holly, Julie is forced to apologise. When Hannah’s half-brother, Michael Martin is paroled from Juvenile Detention, Holly takes a liking to him much to Hannah’s annoyance. Holly accidentally ingests some snail pellets while digging up Harold Bishop’s garden and dies.
6 May-11 June	Warren Maxwell	Terry Brittingham	Russell Butler's caseworker. He is listed as one of Russell's references when he moves into Number 30 Ramsay Street with Stephen and Phoebe Gottlieb. Stephen contacts him and he pays Russell a visit. Russell, perturbed, ushers Warren into his room. The following month, Warren returns and is told by Stephen and Phoebe that Russell has left and did not leaving a forwarding address. He then explains Russell suffers from Manic depression and was a patient at a mental hospital in Elliot Park and when his girlfriend, Megan left with their baby he had a breakdown. Warren explains that on his last visit, Russell assured him he was fine and was taking his medication. He then explains that Russell stops taking the pills when they make him feel better, resulting in a vicious cycle.
21–28 May 1993, 24–25 January 1994	Troy Duncan	Damian Walshe-Howling	Wayne Duncan’s younger brother. Wayne and Gaby Willis run into him at an agricultural fair in Sydney. Wayne introduces Troy to Gaby and he and Troy go off for a few drinks with some old friends, to Gaby’s annoyance as she is left with a giant bull named Thunderbolt at the show. A few days later, Wayne and Troy encounter a few Japanese Businessmen and they talk about different ways of rearing cattle over some beers. Benito Alessi worries the brothers may jeopardize things with the businessmen as they are his bosses but they assure him that his job is safe and thanks them for introducing them to the Duncans. The following year, Helen Daniels invites Troy to stay at Number 26 with her and Wayne. Troy arranges a double date with himself, Kristy, Wayne and Lauren Carpenter, who he calls “Lara”. Wayne is shocked when he realises who “Lara” is. Troy and Lauren get along well as both are interested in horses, but Troy tells Wayne that Lauren is more interested in Wayne than him. Troy then leaves to return to the farm.
24 May-7 July	Harvey Johnson	Damian Foley	A chef at Lassiter’s hotel. Harvey gives Rick Alessi some tasks on his first day and orders him about and yells at him when he accidentally pours away some stock. Rick eventually quits the job. The following week, Harvey invites Rick and Debbie Martin on a double date with him and Annalise Hartman and the four go out to a club. Debbie is not keen on Harvey or the company he keeps. When Debbie complains about Harvey keeping Rick out all night which is disrupting his study, Harvey asks her out and she furiously refuses. However, Harvey is able to convince Debbie to come out with him and lumbers most of the heavy work on Rick. This causes friction between Rick and Debbie. Harvey then backs off and resumes his causal relationship with Annalise. Harvey sets his sights on Beth Brennan and ends up getting her into trouble with a plain clothes police officer when he plants drugs on her at a party, Harvey owns up and is fined $800. Annalise and Beth work out that Harvey is playing them off against each other. They set Harvey up by alluding to agreeing to share him and tempt him with the offer of a spa. When Harvey goes to get ready, the girls ditch him, leaving him naked and alone. Harvey then gets a job on a cruise ship and prepare to leave Erinsborough but Brad Willis corners him for $50 he owes him; Harvey works it off by training Annalise in customer service at the coffee shop. Harvey later calls Brad on the cruise ship and tells him that there is a month’s work on board as a barman and Brad takes the opportunity.
18–20 May	Liam Turner	Anthea Davis	A celebrant hired to conduct the wedding on Brad Willis and Beth Brennan. She arrives for the rehearsal which does not according to plan further disrupted when Lauren Carpenter collapses. On the day of the wedding, Beth decides not to marry Brad because his attraction Lauren is evident and Liam is forced to tell everyone the wedding is off.
4–14 June	Cactus	Les Toth	A local biker gang leader. Lou Carpenter contacts him in order to have him and his gang, The Tribesmen teach Russell Butler a lesson for making Stephen and Phoebe Gottlieb’s lives a misery. In a case of mistaken identity, the gang kidnap Wayne Duncan and beat him up instead. Wayne is irate and wants revenge on Cactus but Cactus tells him the police will never catch them. Cactus is later shot dead and Wayne is the prime suspect, However, a rival admits to killing Cactus and Wayne is exonerated.
11–21 June	Jean Halliday	Esme Melville	An elderly woman who picks Wayne Duncan out of a police line-up when he is suspected of killing Cactus. She is certain that Wayne was outside of her house on the day of the murder. Wayne sends Gaby Willis to talk to Jean and when that fails, Wayne pretends to be a reporter and phones Jean.
11 June 1993–21 March 1996	Kristy	Jodi Haig	A Coffee shop worker. Troy Duncan asks her to be his brother Wayne's date on a double date with him and Lauren Carpenter. Kristy agrees but has to immediately cancel as she as a double shift at the University library. Local Butcher Bob Lazarus asks Kirsty to represent his shop in a local beauty contest but she lies telling him that's she's a vegetarian. Kristy later gets married and talks to Annalise Hartman, who asks to rent her spare room. Kristy refuses and Annalise tells her the romance will die anyway. Annalise asks Kristy to be a bridesmaid for her upcoming wedding to Mark Gottlieb and she accepts. Several years later, Kristy catches Zoe Tan and Hannah Martin stealing chocolate bars from the shop and calls the police.
14–15 June	Swampy	Simon Mills	A friend of Brad Willis. He is mentioned numerous times before his appearance on screen. Brad is annoyed when he finds Swampy on a date with ex-girlfriend, Beth Brennan. However, it emerges that Beth is going out with Swampy to make Brad jealous as revenge for cheating on her with Lauren Carpenter.
17–21 June	Detective Sergeant Freeman	Scott Lucey	A Police detective who visits Wayne Duncan asking his whereabouts between 12 and 2pm the previous day when gang member Cactus was shot dead. Freeman asks if Wayne owns a gun and he confirms he does. Freeman and his partner take the gun away for examination and investigates Lou Carpenter’s alibi which does not check out. Halliday picks Wayne out of a line-up and he is charged with murder. However, a few days later the charges are dropped when a member of Cactus’ gang comes forward.
18 June–1 July	Lisa	Kristie Raymond	A Member of a local Mother and Baby group that Phoebe Gottlieb attends. She is more receptive to Phoebe’s husband, Stephen , who hosts the group in Phoebe’s place than the other mothers in the group who are uncomfortable with a man around discussing childcare and general maternal issues.
23–24 June	Plain Clothes Officer	Paul Tiewes	A Plain Clothes Police Officer who stops and Beth Brennan at a dance party and asks where her date Harvey Johnson is then asks Beth to empty her purse. Beth complies and reveals a wrap containing drugs Harvey bought earlier and put in her bag. Harvey admits to possession and Beth is released without charge.
24 June 1993–1 March 1994	Vince Roland	Bob Brown	The Principal of Erinsborough High succeeding Peter Knotts. He takes over Wayne Duncan’s class following Wayne being charged with murdering local biker Cactus. He commends Julie Martin when she reports Louise Barker for cheating in an exam and tells her she is brave for returning to High School at her age. Roland eventually reinstates Wayne after he is exonerated. Roland addresses Craig Slater’s class about Craig’s recent nervous breakdown and agrees to Wayne’s suggestion of getting a counsellor for him. When Rick Alessi and Debbie Martin suggest a teen line, Roland shoots down their proposal. Both Wayne and Rick try to make Roland change his mind but he will not relent. Julie contacts Monty Danvers about getting hold of the funding and Monty donates much to Roland’s irritation. It transpires Monty is Roland’s nephew, whom he dislikes very much. When Rick runs for school captain, Roland terminates his campaign when Cigarettes are discovered in his locker. Eventually it is revealed Danni Stark planted them there in order to help Louise Barker’s campaign, Rick is allowed to run again and Roland announces that both Rick and Cody Willis have won. Roland chastises Gary Briggs for stealing Danni’s diabetic chocolate bars then tears into Wayne in front of his about being late and then accuses him of taking an unprofessional interest in Danni. Wayne loses his temper and punches Roland in the face. When Rick, Cody, Gary and Lenny Hooper are involved in a drag race, which results in Gary’s death, Roland strips Rick of his captaincy. Roland organises a memorial service for Gary but is upset when Gary’s father Alan has Gary’s wrecked car towed into the school as a reminder.
24 June 1993–1 February 1995	Ruth Stoner	Donna Woodhouse	A Drama teacher at Erinsborough High. When Darren Stark is caught breaking into Ruth’s car by Rick Alessi and Wayne Duncan, She tells them she asked Darren to break in as she locked her keys inside. Ruth oversees the school production of Othello and initially casts Damian Easton as the lead but when Damian fails to show up on opening night, she casts Rick instead. A nervous Rick is prompted on every line and improvises, much to Ruth’s annoyance. Ruth later casts Brett Stark and Lata Chatterji as the leads in another school play. When Principal Anne Teschendorff bars Packo from auditioning due to failing grades, Packo plants an Octopus in a toilet stall for Anne but Ruth finds is it instead and is frightened. She later collapses and is hospitalized. Danni Stark takes the blame in exchange for money. Danni is then expelled but when the others she took the blame for various incidents arounds school come forward, she is reinstated. When Ruth returns to school, Butza and Squirrel play a prank on her by hiding a plate of squid in her desk. She casts Danni in Lata’s place much to her chagrin. Eventually, she recasts the part to the newly arrived Libby Kennedy, which pleases Brett Stark. When the rehearsals are poor, Ruth tells the cast they may as well quit but they decide not to. The play is a success and Ruth is pleased. Ruth announces the school captain elections and declares Kieran Wallace the winner.
28 June–4 August	Ruby Lovejoy	Patsy Martin	A Housekeeper hired by Philip Martin. After an initial period of unease Philip’s wife, Julie is impressed with Ruby. When Helen Daniels, Julie’s grandmother pops around to collect some old letters and explains who she is, Ruby refuses to let her in. When Hannah is kept off school after alleging, she is unwell, Ruby looks after her. When Ruby changes Hannah’s sheets, Hannah is embarrassed because she wet the bed and is rude to Ruby. On the advice of Pam Willis, Ruby gives Hannah some cod liver oil. When Hannah complains to Julie, Ruby tells Julie that Hannah is spoiled and needs disciplined and they argue, resulting in Ruby resigning.
29 June–4 August	Kelly	Bernadette Walsh	A Year 11 classmate of Debbie Martin. She helps Debbie get Sarah Lim into trouble when Sarah begins dating Debbie’s ex-boyfriend, Rick Alessi.
30 June–1 July	Compere	Honor Walters	The Compere of the Fashion show at a local racecourse entered by Gaby Willis, Annalise Hartman and Jenny Lim. She announces Jenny as the winner, to the annoyance of Gaby and Annalise.
2 July–8 September	Dr Palmerston	Mark Silveira	A doctor at Erinsborough Hospital who attends to Stephen Gottlieb following the explosion of the Waterhole. Palmerston tells Stephen’s wife, Phoebe that Stephen has some swelling on his brain and that it may subside in time and Stephen needs visitors for stimulation. The following week, Palmerston tells Phoebe that Stephen is making great progress and looking after him may be a full- time job and suggests that Stephen go to a rehab centre, which Phoebe is against. Stephen agrees to go but relents on the journey to the centre and returns home. Palmerston attends to Michael Martin after he is shot trying to foil a robbery perpetrated by Darren Stark on a service station.
6-7 July	Roger Bannon Jr.	Guy Fearon	Julie Martins half-brother. She meets him at a hotel in Brisbane when she goes looking for their father, Roger Senior. Julie is shocked to find Roger Jr tells her that he has since passed. Julie keeps her identity and she and Roger Jr begin talking. He becomes wary when Julie begins asking questions about their father, she tells him her family knew his. Roger Jr. then makes advances towards Julie who warns him off and reveals her identity and is incensed with rage and assumes Julie is trying to get money out of his family and tells his mother, Joyce.
7 July	Joyce Bannon	Joan Murray	The mother of Roger Bannon Jr. and widow of Roger Bannon Senior. Roger's daughter, Julie Martin approaches her for answers and Joyce threatens to call the police after hearing her son's claims. Undeterred, Julie continues to wait until Joyce agrees to see her. Joyce discloses the truth about Julie's conception - Roger Senior had raped Julie’s mother, Anne after she had rejected his advances, resulting in Anne becoming pregnant and her Jim Robinson resigning from Roger's company and agreeing to raise Julie has his own child.
12-22 July	Jack Parker	Philip Parslow	A Business Associate from the Hawaiian branch of Lassiter’s sent by Paul Robinson to check on Philip Martin and Gaby Willis. Annalise Hartman shows him around the complex and serves him at the coffee shop and badmouths Gaby to Jack, who then asks Annalise out on a date which she accepts. A few days later, Jack organizes a business dinner with Gaby and Philip and they invite their respective partners Wayne Duncan and Julie Martin. Jack has also invites Annalise much to Gaby's annoyance. A few days later, Jack invites Gaby to his suite at the hotel and Annalise jumps to conclusions after Rick Alessi tells her about it. Annalise barges in to find Gaby and Jack working. Jack invites Gaby back to the suite a few days later and he is clearly attracted to her and they order room service. Wayne arrives to give Gaby a lift home and gets the wrong idea. Jack later reveals Paul's plan and following Philip landing the winning client in a competition for manager of Lassiter's, he fires Gaby on Paul's orders. However, when Philip phones Paul and threatens to resign, Gaby is reinstated.
20 July	Freddo	Luke Wright	Michael Martin’s cellmate. He tells Michael about his plans following his upcoming parole which to the annoyance of Darren Stark. When Darren is paroled, he steals Freddo’s identity in order to get close to Michael’s sister, Debbie.
20 July –7 September	Prison Officer	Brendan O’Connor	A Prison officer at the Juvenile Detention centre where Michael Martin, Darren Stark and Freddo are held. He tells Michael that he has been approved for weekend release but after Michael fights with Darren, it is revoked. The guard is also present when Rick Alessi helps Michael escape in order to stop Darren from robbing a service station and lets them leave after he falls for Michael dressed in drag under the pretence of visiting and another prisoner.
21 July–24 August	Bryant Gallagher	Anthony Evans	A local food critic who has a column in the Erinsborough News. He comes into the coffee shop and is served by Annalise Hartman. Gallagher complains about the cleanliness of the table and makes his order specific. In spite of Annalise following his instructions to the letter, Gallagher continues to grumble. The final straw comes when Gallagher loudly berates Annalise prompting her to pour the milkshake he ordered all over him. Gaby Willis is annoyed when she witnesses this and reveals that Gallagher is a food critic and is testing her and feels that the incident will damage Lassiter’s reputation. However, Gallagher prints a glowing review in the evening edition of the paper. Several weeks later, Gallagher returns to Lassiter’s, this time in the hotel’s main restaurant. Gaby introduces him to Mark Gottlieb, who is pretending to be a chef named Marcel Amdieu. Gallagher eats Mark’s cooking and works out he is not French, prompting Mark to worry his cover will be blown. Gallagher asks if Mark is Belgian and Mark asks it be kept a secret. Gallagher agrees and tells Mark he does not care where is from and that he enjoyed the meal.
21 July–2 August	Diving Instructor	Rick Fletcher	A local Scuba Diving instructor who teaches a class Pam Willis attends along with her husband Doug and Ned Miles.
21 July–6 August	Ned Miles	Greg Francis	A Tax assessor who attends a Scuba Diving class with Doug and Pam Willis. He finds that the Willises owe the government $70,000 in unpaid tax. However, Ned's figures are wrong but Doug Pam find themselves owing $100,000. Doug is then forced to sell his business Willis Construction.
23–26 July	Orderly	Russell Ousley	An orderly at Erinsborough Hospital who helps Stephen Gottlieb into a minibus to go to a rehab centre, at his request. He tells Stephen that his wife Phoebe will be able to visit but Stephen tells him she won't be visiting. However, Stephen has a change of heart and tells the Orderly he wants to go home. The driver then drives Stephen home to Phoebe in Ramsay Street.
27 July	Evelyn Marks	Marijke Mann	A friend of Helen Daniels. Helen invites Evelyn over for lunch and apologises for not being able to attend her husband Robert’s funeral. Helen mentions she misses her late son-in-law, Jim Robinson. When Evelyn is due to make a return visit and is late, Helen calls her daughter Jennifer only to learn that Evelyn has died in her sleep. Helen is devastated.
30 July–31 August	Peter Baker	Fred Barker	A local builder and owner of Constructacon, a rival business to Willis Construction, owned by Doug Willis. Peter is angry when Philip Martin decides to go with Doug's company to renovate the Waterhole, following a gas explosion several weeks earlier. Peter then offers to buy Doug out and Doug considers but after several days, he refuses the offer. Several weeks later, Baker returns and begins using strong-arm tactics to get Doug sign and tells him he cannot guarantee his men will have jobs nor Beth Brennan will be able to continue her apprenticeship. Doug signs and apprentices Beth himself. Peter's nephew Terry Baker is also given an apprenticeship but proves to be a far less competent employee than Beth. Doug then fires Terry for his general sexism towards Beth and Peter is angry. Doug then contacts the Union, which further annoys Peter who threatens to fire him. Doug points out the scaffolding on a site is unsafe and the materials are of a poor standard. Peter then gives Doug an ultimatmatum; do the job or be replaced. When Hannah Martin and Nicolas Greenway injure themselves on the site and safety inspectors arrive, Peter fires Doug.
12 August–21 September	Phil Friendly	Stanley McGeagh	A rival car salesman to Lou Carpenter.
13 August–30 September	Nicholas Greenway	Justin D'Orazio	A classmate of Hannah Martin. They often misbehave when they are together. Despite being warned off by Doug Willis and Beth Brennan, the pair explore a building site. They play hide-and-seek but when Nicholas cannot find Hannah he plays about with a tractor, but when Nicholas presses a few buttons and releases the handbrake, the tractor rolls into a barrel where Hannah is hiding and some bricks and scaffolding come down on her. Nicholas panics and runs off. He hides out in Hannah’s cubby house until he is found by Hannah’s great-grandmother, Helen Daniels. Nicholas tells Helen what happened. Hannah is eventually found by Rick Alessi. When Nicholas eats some food at the coffee shop made by Hannah’s sister, Debbie, he has an allergic reaction to the dye and has a fit in the coffee shop, turning over chairs and tables. Rick and Wayne Duncan restrain Nicholas until his mother arrives and explains that he has had bad reactions to food dyes before.
23–26 August	Terry Baker	Adam McInnes	Peter Baker's nephew. He is taken by his uncle'sbuilding firm as an apprentice. His laziness and sexism annoy Beth Brennan and Doug Willis. Terry arrives late one morning and says he refuses to take orders from girls and refuses to help Beth with any on-site tasks. After Beth nearly has an accident with some roofing iron, Doug confronts Terry in the coffee shop and fires him. He then tells Doug his uncle will fire him for this. Peter tries to threaten Doug but he standards his ground and calls in the Union. Peter argues Terry's case but the Union Representative tell him Doug was in his rights to sack to Terry, leaving him angry.
25 August–8 September	Connor Cleary	Brian Mannix	An Irish Jockey. He annoys Lauren Carpenter when he spooks her horse. Connor apologises and offers to take Lauren for lunch. Lauren admits she is a fan of his having seen some of his races. It is evident that Connor is attracted to Lauren but she is in a relationship with Brad Willis who is away working on a cruise ship. Connor is undeterred and eventually he and Lauren kiss. He asks her to come away with him as he has entered the Hong Kong Carnival. Lauren decides to stay after she and Brad end things and Connor leaves alone.
1 September 1993–15 March 1994	Janet Harper	Kate Whitbread	A local guidance counsellor who helps the Martin family. Janet talks to Julie Martin about her marital problems and the recent revelation of being the product of a rape. She later talks to Craig following his breakdown and family troubles. When Craig tells Janet about wanting Debbie Martin to be his girlfriend, she suggests that Debbie may feel sorry for him and not be able to tell otherwise. Debbie pops around and tells Craig she doesn’t want to be his girlfriend, devastating him but Janet is able to smooth things over. Janet later talks to Craig and his father, Alex and tells them they are making progress with the way they are reconnecting following Craig’s parents' divorce. Several months later, Janet is called when Julie calls her after her husband Philip quits his job at Lassiter’s. Janet talks to Philip and finds no fault in his reasoning of wanting a change, only in not consulting Julie, much to Julie’s irritation.
2–8 September	Petrol Attendant	Philip Reilley	An attendant at a local service station. Darren Stark and Debbie Martin enter and Darren shoplifts. A few days later, Rick Alessi, who followed Darren and Debbie, visits Debbie's brother, Michael who is in juvenile detention and tells him that Darren is planning another robbery on the service station and helps Michael escape. Darren and Debbie arrive at the station and Darren draws a knife on the attendant and orders him to open the register. Rick and Michael arrives and Michael runs in to tackle Darren but is shot by the attendant in the process. Darren flees but Rick collars him and restrains him until the police arrive. The attendant tells the police that he thought Michael and Darren were in it together and is warned that he may be charged on firearms offences.
14–24 September	David Kazalian	Frankie J. Holden	Lucy Robinson's husband. He arrives from Singapore to catch up with his wife. Annalise Hartman tells David Lucy is at the Waterhole and find her flirting with Mark Gottlieb. Lucy and David argue but quickly put aside. Lucy's family are shocked at their marriage due to the age different and Lucy's brother,Paul warns David not to hurt Lucy. Throughout their visit, David and Lucy bicker due to David being Lucy's modelling agent as well. When David is investigated by a Private Investigaor sent by Paul, Philip Martin, Lucy's brother-in-law is suspcious and quizzes David about some lawsuits from former clients. Lucy is then angry about the family's meddling and plans to leave but David encourages her to reconcile with them before they leave. When Lucy returns in 1995, she reveals that she and David have separated and David later files for divorce.
15 September 1993–28 March 1994	Detective Morley	Stuart Conran	A police detective who arrests Philip Martin on suspicion of Fraud. However, the charges are dropped when Philip's brother-in-law, Paul Robinson, the real culprit writers a letter exonerating Philip. Several months later, Morley questions Philip's wife Julie about the sale of violent and pornographic material to minors via the Martins' newsagency but is cleared when she offers to help the police bring down Rohan Fitt.
22 September–18 October	Lindy Chatsworth	Dale Stevens	Jeffrey Hockney’s fianceé. When Jeffrey introduces Lindy to his new Personal Assistant, Annalise Hartman she is cold and frosty toward her as Shannen Emmerson has told her that Jeffrey has been seeing Annalise. Lindy gives Jeffrey an ultimatum; fire Annalise or the engagement is over. Jeffrey lies Annalise that he and Lindy have ever been casual and she has never gotten over their breakup. However, this is discovered to be a lie when Annalise’s calls round to Jeffrey’s house to find Jeffrey and Lindy in their dressing gowns.
22 September–4 October	Shannen Emerson	Andrea Swifte	An employee of Jeffrey Hockney. She takes an instant dislike to Annalise Hartman who starts work as Jeffrey’s Personal Assistant. Shannen accuses Annalise of sleeping with Jeffrey, which she denies. Matters are not helped when Jeffrey is seen giving Annalise flowers and inviting her out for meals. To stir up trouble, Shannen tells Lindy Chatsworth that Jeffrey has been sleeping with Annalise. However, this backfires when Jeffrey fires her for making those insinuations.
22 September 1993–2 October 1996, 10 November 1997–21 April 1998 21 February 2001	Kev Duve	Brad Wade	A Barman at the Waterhole. He, Rick Alessi and Brett Stark go to a nightclub but Brett is turned away for being underage. When Dave Graney comes in looking for his missing mobile phone, Kev offers to put up a notice in the bar. Kev reminds Lou Carpenter that he is running late for Drew Kirk and Libby Kennedy's wedding and offer to help him carry his defective PC to the car. Lou refuses Kev's offer and hurts his back in the process. Kev then calls for an ambulance.
24 September 1993–25 November 1994	Susie Quilty	Vanesssa Caroll	A barmaid at the Waterhole and a friend of Annalise Hartman. Susie helps Cheryl Stark set up the street party for Lou Carpenter’s 51st birthday and later turns down Annalise when she wants to move in with her following an argument with Mark Gottlieb and explains that she has already moved her boyfriend in. Annalise asks Susie to be one of her bridesmaids and she accepts. However, the wedding does not go ahead.
6–7 October	Dennis	Shaun Unsworth	Beth Brennan knocks on Dennis’ door to sell him a vacuum cleaner but he shows more interest in Beth than the product. He blocks the door and refuses to let her leave the flat. Beth manages escape and tells her boyfriend Wayne Duncan and Brad Willis what happened. Wayne goes to confront Dennis and demands the vacuum cleaner back but Dennis shuts the door in his face.
7 October–25 November	Ally Slater	Byrony Price	Craig Slater's younger sister. When a man begins hassling Ally at Lassiter's, Brad Willis comes to her aid. Ally is grateful and the begin talking and they have a lot in common and agree to meet up the next day. Brad and Ally go on a double date with Brad's sister Gaby and Wayne Duncan. Wayne is sure he recognises Ally but cannot be sure. Rick Alessi and Debbie Martin recognise Ally as she goes to Erinsborough High with them and is only 14 years old. Debbie urges Ally to tell Brad her real age but she refuses to. Ally then worries Wayne recognise her and skips his PE class and has her twin brother Sean give her an alibi. Ally gets a shock when Brad is revealed as the school's new basketball coach and then runs away. Brad catches up with her and explains that he is too old for her and that she should enjoy being a teenager. Ally then sets her sights on Rick, much to his horror. Ally lies to her friends, Vikki and Tracey that she and Rick are dating lls her friends that she is dating Rick and they want proof so Ally conspires with Sean to get the necklace by putting herbal tonic in Rick's drink. The drink knocks Rick out and they panic, Sean helps Rick home while Ally looks after the coffee shop. Vikki and Tracey ask Ally when she and Rick are going public and she says she will dump Rick. Ally then sneaks into Number 24 to return the necklace but is caught by Rick when he opens his wardrobe. Rick reluctantly agrees to go out on a date with her. When Craig has a breakdown, Ally blames Debbie for rejecting him and is unimpressed when she learns that Debbie has agreed to pretend to be Craig's girlfirend and threatens to tell the truth if she does not. Things are further strained with Ally's bickering parents Alex and Wendy. Alex agrees to have Craig stay with him for a few weeks and Ally and Sean are ecstatic when they think they are going too but are bemused to find Alex is only taking Craig. Ally runs away but Rick convinces her to return. After Damien Easton lands the lead role in the school production of Othello ahead of Rick, Ally concocts a plan by inviting Damien over to rehearse lines and invites him up to her room. She then ties him up so he cannot perform. Sean frees Damien and they rush to the school but they are too late as Rick goes on as the understudy.
7–28 October	Ruth Avery	Caitlin McDougall	Ruth and Jacob are walking past the coffee shop when they see Lauren Carpenter drop her shopping. They help her into the shop and Lauren thanks them and tells them she has been going through a hard time lately with her back injury following a fall from a horse and her relationship with Brad Willis not working out. They are sympathetic and ask if Lauren will be able to help their charity that helps street kids and she agrees and gives them leftovers from the shop. They invite Lauren to a barbecue and she find that they are devoutly Christian and a member of a group called the Children of Barabbas. Lauren’s father, Lou is wary of them, especially when Lauren brings back some friends. Lauren tells the group she’s not deeply religious, which annoys Ruth but Jacob tells her to be patient. Lauren is invited toa country retreat by the Barrabians and is shocked to see Jacob kiss someone else as he is engaged to Ruth. Jacob explains that they have an open relationship and everyone in the group loves each other. When Lauren returns, she spreads the word about the group much to the annoyance of Lou and her friends and neighbours. When Rick Alessi fires Lauren for putting up posters, Ruth and Jacob are there to console her and invite her to the wedding and tell her that Barabbas will be coming to Erinsborough. At the wedding, Barabbas performs the ceremony and later attempts to rape Lauren but she escapes. However, Barabbas and Ruth catch up with Lauren and try to drag her back but Lou and Brad manage to rescue Lauren and drive off.
7–27 October	Jacob Collins	John K. Davies
8–27 October	Rebecca	Kathy Bedord	Two members of the Children of Barabbas. They are present at a group barbecue their fellow Barabbians Ruth Avery and Jacob Collins invite Lauren Carpenter to. When Jacob is seen kissing Rebecca, Lauren is surprised but Ruth tells her there is no jealousy and the group loves each other. Rebecca and Les attend Ruth and Jacob's wedding, which is conducted by Barabbas
	Les	John Cramer
11 October–25 November	Sean Slater	Ben Thomas	Craig Slater's younger brother. Sean is bullied by two boys in his class when he does well on an assignment and is attacked by them on his paper round until Craig chases them off. Sean is annoyed when his twin sister, Ally asks him to cover for her so she can cut class to see Brad Willis. Sean helps Ally concoct a potion to render Rick Alessi helpless so Ally can grab his necklace and prove to her friends that she and Rick are dating, the potion takes and renders Rick into a deep sleep. Sean and Ally panic and Ally has to run the coffee shop while Sean takes Rick home. Sean clashes with Lou Carpenter over newspaper delivery. When Craig suffers a nervous breakdown, Sean and Ally are worried and things are not helped when the other students taunt them about it. The Slater children’s spirits are lifted when their father, Slater returns to help Craig. Sean later joins Rick and Debbie Martin’s team for the Ramsay Street triathlon with a custom bike he made.
18 October 1993–14 February 1994	Robbie	Richie Akers	A friend of Doug Willis. His flirtation with barmaid Annalise Hartman annoys her boyfriend, Mark Gottlieb.
19 October 1993–16 February 1994	Security Guard	Dom Stringa	A security guard who removes Annalise Hartman from Jeffrey Hockney’s office on Jeffrey’s orders. Several months later, He is asked by Mark Gottlieb to break into the Waterhole to free Annalise who is being held hostage by Tim.
21-22 October	Bullies	Peter Tzefrios	Two school bullies who pick on Sean Slater when he begins doing well in class. They follow him on his paper round attack him until Sean's brother, Craig arrives and chases them off.
		George Iliakis
26 October–9 November	Vikki	Jacinta Stapleton	Two Year 9 classmates of Ally Slater. They are skeptical when Ally tells them she and Rick Alessi are dating and demand proof. Ally provides them with Rick’s necklace and they are satisfied.
	Tracey	Kelly Sulikowski
27–28 October	Barabbas	Aidan Fennessy	The leader of the cult The Children of Barabbas. He conducts the wedding of his followers Ruth Avery and Jacob Collins. Lauren Carpenter, who Ruth and Jacob have recruited to join the cult, is initially excited for his arrival but when the rest of the followers leave with Ruth and Jacob after ceremony, Lauren is left alone with Barabbas. Barabbas attemps to rape Lauren but she resists and escapes. He and Ruth chase after Lauren and eventually catch her and try to drag her bag but Lauren's father Lou and Brad Willis rescue her.
28 October 1993–2 September 1994	Jack Flynn	Mark Pennell	Jack is a flying instructor booked by Gaby Willis. He gives her a lesson and they continue to see each other. On Gaby's first practical exercise, she is nervous but Jack reassures her. Jack offers to cook Gaby a meal and she accepts however, Jack's mother Edwina encroaches on the meal. Gaby is further annoyed when Jack goes cold on her and admits he is sexually inexperienced. Cheryl Stark flirts with Jack but he rebuffs her advances. Jack flirts with Lauren Carpenter and Gaby's younger sister, Cody Willis and Gaby dumps him. Several months later, Gaby discovers she is pregnant and her father Doug confronts Jack and tells him about Gaby being pregnant. Jack tries to contact Gaby but she wants nothing to do with him. However, Gaby agrees to Jack financially supporting their child. Following Zac's birth, Jack arrives demanding to see his son. Gaby refuses and Jack seeks legal advice. One day, while Doug leaves Zac unattended, Jack takes him, prompting Gaby to worry. Jack offers to look up Zac while Gaby works but she refuses. However, when work and motherhood overwhelm Gaby, she agrees. Gaby decides she wants to move to Darwin and Jack is resistant at first but agrees to go and they and Zac leave for Darwin. When Annalise Hartman and Mark Gottlieb arrive in Darwin on a variety club bash road trip, they run into Gaby and she tells them she and Jack are engaged.
4 November–9 December 1993, 9–10 March 1994	Wendy Slater	Jennifer Jarman-Walker	The mother of Craig, Ally and Sean who runs the local Newsagent. She is concerned when Craig has a breakdown after being rejected by Debbie Martin. She realises Craig has been placed under a lot of pressure following her divorce from his father, Alex. Wendy and Alex clash over the children, which further upsets Craig. However, they agree to work things out and Wendy lets Craig stay with Alex for a while and Ally thinks she and Sean going too but is upset when she learns only Craig is going. Ally tries to run away but Rick Alessi tells her to Wendy and they resolve things. Wendy later officiates the Ramsay Street Triathlon and Lou Carpenter feigns an interest in her to ward off Cheryl Stark's advance but she can see he likes Cheryl more than he is letting on. Several months later, Wendy reappears when she is three months in rent arrears for the shop Philip Martin draws up a business plan but Wendy is unable to raise the capital. Philip then resigns from his job and takes over the shop.
4–23 November	Rosie McClaren	Peggy O'Shea	Rosie comes to aid of Helen Daniels when she forgets her senior citizen card and the driver refuses to let her on. Rosie pays Helen's fare and she is grateful. They strike up a friendship and discuss their mutual interests and Rosie invites Helen over to her house. Rosie tells Helen that her daughter, Ella Quinton plans to tear down the house to make from for flats and she plans to fight it by getting the national trust to take the house on. Rosie then invites Helen and her great-granddaughter Hannah Martin on a trip to the outback, and they accept. When they return, Rosie's house has been broken into and Hannah's father, Philip suggests Rosie stays with Helen for a while. A few days later, Ella arrives to collect Rosie and suggests she move into a retirement home which, she refuses to. However, after Rosie suffers a fall and is hospitalized, she comes to terms with her own vulnerability and decides to put her house on the market and move into a home.
5–16 November	Alex Slater	Nigel Bradshaw	The father of Craig, Ally and Sean Slater. Alex’s ex-wife, Wendy phones him when Craig has a nervous breakdown and he arrives at the family home. When Alex suggests Craig stay with him for a while, Wendy objects and they bicker. Alex is short with Lou Carpenter when he asks after Craig and later snaps at Julie Martin, much to Wendy’s embarrassment. Julie’s husband, Philip has a word with Alex and talks about his own difficult experiences with his son Michael. Alex and Craig reconcile and he agrees to stay on for a few days. Lou offers Alex and the children the use of his house to bond but after Wendy accuses Alex of spoiling the kids to curry favour, they bicker again. Alex and Wendy later agree to be civil for the sake of the children. Alex wants to take the children on holiday but Wendy only agrees to let Craig go, which annoys Ally.
5 November 1993–18 April 1994	Brent Davis	Todd Pilkington	A student at Erinsborough High. He mocks Sean and Ally about their older brother, Craig having a nervous break down. He is later part of a group that hassles Rick Alessi while he is doing his community service at school until Lenny Hooper tells them to leave Rick alone.
12–16 November	Edwina Flynn	Mary Little	Jack Flynn's mother. She arrives to meet his new girlfriend Gaby Willis. Gaby finds Edwina's presence uncomfortable as she has disrupted a romantic meal Gaby and Jack have planned. Gaby is further put out when Edwina invites herself to yet another meal and becomes annoyed when she criticizes her cooking. Jack explains that since his father died, Edwina has needed him and she was so enthusiastic about meeting Gaby, which Gaby understands.
24–25 November	Damien Easton	Brett Cartwright	A student at Erinsborough High who auditions for the school's production of Othello. Damien wins the role when Rick Alessi purposely sabotages his own chances. Ally Slater, unhappy with the decision, devises a plan. Ally invites Damien over to rehearse then lures him into her bedroom. When the play is about to start, Damian is nowhere to be found and Ally tells Ruth that she has not seen him, and Rick is immediately cast in Damien's stead to his dismay. Sean, Ally's brother finds Damien tied up and frees him. Damien asks Sean to lend his bike in order to get to the school but it is broken.
2–15 December	Luke Foster	Murray Bartlett	When Annalise Hartman arrives at Erinsborough Hospital after learning that her mother Fiona has died in a car crash, she learns that Luke was with her at time and tries to catch him but he discharges himself. Annalise eventually tracks Luke down and is shocked to find out how young he and asks how he knew Fiona. Luke tells her he is her half-brother. Mark Gottlieb and Wayne Duncan are wary of Luke and think he is a con artist. However, Annalise is defensive of him. Luke arouses suspicion when he learns Annalise is about to give the money Fiona left her in her will back to the Robinson family who she swindled it out of and tries to talk her out of it. He relents when he realises Annalise is suspicious. Wayne finds an address for a Lorraine Foster, who Mark contacts. Lorraine tells Mark that she fell for Luke, who had conned her out money after he gave a story about starting a business and Mark tells her he is pulling the same scam with Annalise. Luke gives Annalise some expensive earrings but when Lorraine arrives, he panics and flees but does not get far and is arrested, leaving Annalise devastated when Lorraine tells her the truth.

References

• Monroe, Josephine (1994). The Neighbours Programme Guide. Virgin Books. ISBN 978-0-86369-831-6.

• Monroe, Josephine (1996). Neighbours: The First 10 Years. Penguin Group. ISBN 978-0-7181-4212-4.

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