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Wow... It's getting spicy here!

Michael/Morag again... Jeez. Must be like one of those Pomerians trying to get their way with a great Dane, funny but super awkward! ? Plot thickens, Guess Alf and the Fisher bros must have been liquored up that night.

Producers didn't want Amelia back to play her so they cast Peta, who eventually quit in 1995 (the show kind of went a bit crap in the mid-90s and there was a big fat raft of exits). It was a classic screw-the-audience ending thinking she was gonna survive ala Daphne and Todd years before but then Cardiac Arrest kicked in. Her return was basically to coincide with the departure of Brad who ironically returned (he was originally a two-shot character who went out with Sharon) after she left for the states! It's not only the Ramsay and Robinsons that have a relative tag in for another! In recent years, Ned came into replace his half-brother Josh (one of the three kids Brad had with Terese, who he had left Beth for) who died in the hotel explosion along with Doug. She was largely forgotten about after her death (save for a mention at Cheryl's funeral) until Doug mentioned her a bunch of times during his Alzheimer's story arc of 2014-16 during his return, one such case he planned to meet her, which prompted worry from the family.

He did a decent enough job as Macca even though he was a plot device for Debbie (as mentioned), Doug and Lou (who were brewing their own beer)

Wow, What a couple chapters! Simpson, you bastard! I'm beginning to think Ben has a few Wallabies loose in his top paddock! Sounds like a Para Schizo. Matt really went for Alf! I can see Cornelia being cold and clinical as Morag in these scenes. Think that's a deliberate meta-reference like Grant alluding to "Bronwyn" ?

A gay builder named Andrew MacKenzie, who became Doug's boss. He was the show's first acknowledged gay character. Debbie Martin had the hots for him and was crushed when he rejected her, this was a trigger for Debbie's bulimia.

Probably like Kylie, he feels like he doesn't need to revisit the character/too old/too busy touring/etc

^Technically, they are. Roxy Willis who is Gemma and Adam's daughter (they got engaged in Newcastle in 1996 shortly before Cody was shot and since been married) will be joining and staying with Terese (played by Rebekah Elmaloglu), her aunt and her cousins, Ned and Imogen (who incidentally is married to Daniel) are still on the street. Lot of intermarrying in this show but not in the level of Eastenders or Emmerdale.?

And a few weeks after Kate died, Daniel pops up! Seems like every time a Ramsay or Robinson is fitting to leave, a relative takes their place. ? Tom was drafted in when Francis Bell quit as Max, Henry joined as Shane was leaving, Julie, Phil and the kids came back when Paul, Chrissie and Andrew were leaving for Hawaii. Andrew himself returned when Elle took off for NY.

By all accounts, Blew town for a bit ala Morag in 1970. Had Jill then subsequently adopted her out. They needed to harken back to the past as the last Ramsay relative (Harold) had left and Number 24 was empty (Harold had since donated it to the Salvos after he left),.

This happened when Paul, Shane and Julie were kids. The evidence of this turned up when Declan Napier, Rebecca's son went under Number 24 and got electrocuted. Paul"s daughter, Elle found him then she and her then-bf Lucas Fitzgerald found a note from Anne, a box with a key to a safety deposit box at a bank, found Helen's will, which revealed everything. Jill did appear and was hit by a car and died in hospital, Paul was implicated for causing her death as he was arguing with her which soured Kate and Harry on him but one of Sophie's drawings exonerated him as she drew the incident from memory.

Yeah, they grew up together, much like their fathers, as did their younger brothers. Shane (probably recast) could have easily made a return in 2009 during the whole revelation about Max's affair with Paul's Mum, Anne, resulting in a daughter, Jill who was given up for adoption and later had three kids of her own, Kate (who was shot by Victor Cleary who did it to avenge his brother, Gus who Paul had killed in the 2004 Lassiter's complex fire), Harry and Sophie. This was another rewrite of the past that made Helen seem hypocritical for being annoyed with Jim for cheating on Anne with Maureen Donnelly, which resulted in Glen's conception.

Peter O'Brien, like Stefan Dennis thought the show would fail after 2yrs (half right after 7 Network binned it in 1985) and didn't intend staying. He quit, producers were looking for the next heart throb and cast Craig McLachlan as Shane's cousin Henry. O'Beien has since been keen to bury his Neighbours past (Not as comfortable as Jason, Craig, Kylie or anyone else from that period about it) On screen, Shane kind of got fed up with Erinsborough, Danny and their folks had gone, Daphne was with Des and on top of that Shane had to share his room with a newly paroled Henry who used to steal off him when they were kids. When $100 went missing from their room, Shane was quick to point fingers but had to apologize when it turned up. Shane moved into a caravan at Lassiter's then blew town a few weeks later (sort of like Clive a few weeks before selling #22). Henry later took over RAGGS (Ramsay and Gibbons Gardening Service) as his record DQ'd him from most jobs and owed Madge for paying off some prison debys.

Jesus, it gets worse for Carly! Simpson's hanging around like a rotten stench. Can't wait for the rest of this!

Nope, Nikki never returned. Was gone by early 1987.

Just Jamie and Daph and Lorraine (his fiancée from ep 1, showed flashbacks) but I imagine he and Mike communicate as Jane is still in touch with both. Des remarried his second wife Fiona (who was never seen)

7. Amy Williams with Nina (later called herself Nene, played by the same actress as Zoe on her guest stint) Amy has had three stints two as a guest, age 4 when Nene brought her over from NZ during the early going of Paul/Gail IVF, then age 8 in 1992 when she stayed with Paul and Chrissie for a bit then now as a current regular with a son of her own, Jimmy who currently lives in the US. Leo and David Tanaka, a pair if twins with Kim Taylor from the early going of the series (Yes, that Kim who dated Scott). Conceived when Kim was 15 (lied about her age, glossed over by writers) and Paul was 22. Find the story kind of contrived. Kim paid a visit to her doctor to go on the pill but unbeknownst to us she was already pregnant. Triplets Robert, Cameron and Lucinda with Gail who were born off screen. Cameron died after being run over by Max Hoyland, who thought he was Robert. Robert is currently banged up for his crimes (returned in a non-canon webisode) and Elle lives in NYC (The only one to become a regular) Andrew (who was born in an Ice Cream Van ?) from his marriage to Christina. Mike left because his mother Barbara had been badly injured in a plane crash. At first he was reluctant after Barbara tried yo get his trust fund and manipulate him away from Des and Daph a few years back. Des basically told Mike this could be his last chance to see Barbara, so he packed up and left. His final scene was kind of Melancholy and was no grand farewell like Charlene but it was poignant as his last scene was with Des who he thanked for his support. Last heard out of Mike via Jane when she came back last year was he was teaching English to Underprivileged Filipino children.

Yeah, I mentioned Sue had returned in your thread when you asked questions about classic Neighbours as well as H&A. had pretty much stayed the same, a bitch as ever only older. Last year, She and Jayden got six months each when they tried to mash up Paul's housing development, which left Paul's son Leo injured (Sue and Paul had a long standing beef during Paul's mayoral stint). I'm personally glad the pub changed it's name back. Chez Chez/Lou's Place HAD the look but The Waterhole feels just right.

Gail reappeared in 2005 in a cameo for Annalise's documentary. Made further guest bits in 2006-07 concerning her and Paul's triplets (Cameron, Robert and Elle). They teased getting back together after Paul's memory loss following his brain tumour op. Also prior to that they had to deal with Robert's murderous tendencies (killed a businessman, made Connor O'Neil disappear but he resurfaced, got his twin brother Cam killed, try to kill Paul on three occasions, succeeded in causing the deaths of David, Liljana and Serena Bishop in the 2005 plane crash by planting a bomb on board) As for the Alesi girls, following her dalliance with Paul, Caroline took off to Milan. Christina followed her and they talked it out. Christina and Pail remained married and moved to Hawaii. They moved to Rio after Paul stitched Phil up for fraud during a visit for Helen's birthday the following year. When Helen died, Paul returned to Australia, handed himself in, got 7yrs, served 3. During this Paul and Christina's marriage collapsed , Christina took Andrew to Scotland (to explain away the accent in his teenage years) then settled in Sydney. Andrew's behaviour got hard for Chrissie to manage by the time he hit 16, she decided didn't want him back home when Paul's latest wife, Rebecca suggested Andrew go back to Sydney after began playing up early in his stay. Last heard out of Chrissie was a birthday text on Andrew's 17th in 2010 (he was another case of Robinson de-aging). Andrew stuck around until 2013.

Interesting battle between Clive and Al. Jeff seems to be going Full Tony Montana. Everyone else is weighed down with problems. Been waiting for Someone to use that 3T song in a fic. Underrated group, too bad they never got out of their Uncle's shadow.

In 2016, he Reunited with his first wife Kathy on the day of Lauren's wedding to Brad and they moved back up to QLD.

He'll probably turn up on Neighbours next lol. ?

Henry did get mentioned a bunch of times. Craig McLachlan was supposed to return in 2005 for the 20th Ann in a cameo but backed out at the last minute.

According to Daniel, some 13yrs later Charlene fell into a deep depression, rendering her unable to attend.

Helen died on the show in the living room of No.26 with The Martins and Bishops plus Karl present while watching Scott and Charlene's wedding video. Anne Haddy herself died in nearly 2yrs later in 1999. Laura wen back to the States for MS treatments. It wouldn't be for another 20yrs they would explore the condition again with Susan Kennedy. Nikki Dennison was Helen's niece who was in it for a while. Had a thing for Mike.