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| Date(s) | Character | Actor | Circumstances |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 January | Policeman | Bruce Venables | A policeman who tries to apprehend Frank Morgan in a flashback to the year 1978. Venables spoke the first ever piece of dialogue featured in the serial. |
| 17 January | Mr. Jarvis | John Stone | Mr. Jarvis is a man from Youth and Community Services who explains Frank Morgan's (Alex Papps) background to Tom (Roger Oakley) and Pippa Fletcher (Vanessa Downing) in a 1978 flashback before they agree to foster Frank. |
| 17 January | Tom's Boss | John Douglas | Tom Fletcher's (Roger Oakley) boss who informs him of his retrenchment. |
| 17 January | Tarquin Pearce | John O'Brien | Tarquin works for DOCS in the city. He liaises with the Fletcher family following Tom's (Roger Oakley) retrenchment. He is supportive when he learns the family are moving to the country town of Summer Bay. When Tarquin visits the family several weeks later he learns Tom is still unemployed and he and Pippa (Vanessa Downing) are considering fostering Bobby Simpson (Nicolle Dickson) who is seen as a danger to the kids. Bobby storms Tarquin's office and fights the Fletchers' corner. Tarquin then asks Tom and Pippa if they will foster Bobby. |
| 17 January | Bill | Monroe Reimers | Bill is Steven Matheson's (Adam Willits) sensei who teaches him karate at his dojo in the city. After he learns Steven is moving away, He encourages him to stick with Karate and tells he is good enough to practice on his own now. |
| 17 January–1 February | Mervin Baldivis | Peter Boswell | Mervin is a council bureaucrat who helps Tom Fletcher (Roger Oakley) secure a job working on the local road gang. |
| 17 January | Miss Purvis | Kay Eklund | Tarquin Pearce's (John O'Brien) secretary, who is unable to stop Bobby Simpson (Nicolle Dickson) from barging into his office. |
| 17 January | Doris Peters | Gwen Plumb | Doris is a local gossip who remarks on the Fletcher family who have arrived. After the pilot, she is not seen but is constantly referred to as being around for the next few years and usually informs Celia Stewart (Fiona Spence) of local happenings. Doris was originally intended to be a permanent character in the series, but Plumb decided to join the cast of Richmond Hill after she completed work on the pilot episode of Home and Away. |
| 17 January–19 May 1989 | Bob Barnett | Rob Baxter | Barnett is the local police sergeant. He arrests Bobby Simpson (Nicolle Dickson) on suspicion of burglary and later releases her. Alf Stewart (Ray Meagher) and Ailsa Hogan (Judy Nunn) try to arrange a dinner date between him and Celia (Fiona Spence). Barnett tells Celia that he is only interested in friendship. He later becomes involved in the Barlow family's domestic violence situation and is held hostage by Sam Barlow (Jeff Truman) who steals his gun and kills his wife, Kerry (Liddy Clark) in the process. Barnett later investigates the fire at the general store and the attempted arson on the Blaxland mansion. |
| 19 January–4 October | Walter Bertram | Owen Weingott | Bertram is the principal of Summer Bay High. He lets Bobby Simpson (Nicolle Dickson) re-enroll in order for to finish Year 12, much to the chagrin of his deputy Donald Fisher (Norman Coburn). Bertram is injured when Bobby and Carly Morris (Sharyn Hodgson) let the handbrake off Lance Smart (Peter Vroom) and Martin Dibble's (Craig Thomson) van causing it to roll downhill and crash into his car, leaving him with a broken leg and head injuries. When The local hall is burned and The Fletcher's dog, Eric and Nico Pappas' (Nicholas Papademetriou) cow, Jessie are poisoned, Pippa Fletcher (Vanessa Downing) learns Bertram is the Summer Bay "Nutter". Bertram did all of these things due to his head trauma following the accident. He is then hospitalized. Several months later, Carly discovers him in an old house and gets a fright. The townspeople treat him badly until John Farnham makes an appearance in Summer Bay and has his picture taken with him. Colleen Smart (Lyn Collingwood) then invites Bertram to move in with her. |
| 19 January | Miss Patterson | Roslyn Gentle | Miss Patterson is Sally Keating's (Kate Ritchie) year three teacher at Summer Bay Primary. She is seen when Sally enrolls at the school. |
| 26 January–18 July | Samantha Morris | Sharyn Hodgson | Samantha is Carly's twin sister. She arrives in Summer Bay, claiming their father, George (Helmut Bakaitis) has hit her. Carly and Samantha begin switching roles to avoid suspicion. George arrives and agrees to make Carly a star if Samantha comes home in exchange for a $5,000 contract. Lance Smart (Peter Vroom) and Martin Dibble (Craig Thomson) ruin Samantha's shoot in revenge for them taking Carly away. George soon turns the tables by passing the humiliating pictures of Samantha off as Carly while Samantha is left looking glamorous. Carly then decides she never wants to see her father and sister again |
| 26 January - 18 July | George Morris | Helmut Bakaitis | George is the father of Carly and Samantha (Sharyn Hodgson). He sends Carly $8,000 in order for her to pay for the damages to Walter Bertram's car and Clive Fisher's truck. Carly's foster father, Tom asks George about this and learns that Carly has been blackmailing him. George and Samantha later come up with a plan by saying Samantha has gone missing and fakes a kidnapping. After Samantha arrives in the Bay, George follows and the story makes the local papers. He offers Carly a modelling deal, but arranges a for a disastrous photo shoot which serves to humiliate Carly. Cary then severs all ties with George. |
| 29 January | Vet | Deborah Kennedy | A vet who calls at Summer Bay House to attend to The Fletcher's pet dog, Eric after he is poisoned. She gives them two choices, The option of costly surgery or putting Eric to sleep. Tom (Roger Oakley) chooses the latter leaving, Lynn Davenport (Helena Bozich) devastated. |
| 1 February–10 June | Nico Pappas | Nicholas Papademetriou | Nico is a Greek autistic boy who befriends Lynn Davenport (Helena Bozich) when she hides out on his farm. Lynn notices Nico is on medication for his condition and encourages him to stop taking the pills. After Lynn is found, Nico is arrested and everyone assumes he kidnapped her. Nico is tricked by Lance Smart (Peter Vroom) and Martin Dibble (Craig Thomson) into using his cow, Jessie to fertilize Donald Fisher's (Norman Coburn) lawn. Jessie dies after being poisoned and Nico tries to strangle Donald as he feels he is responsible for her death. Nico has to be restrained by Lance and Martin. He is committed to a mental hospital and becomes unresponsive. After being released, Nico refuses to return to the farm then moves in with the Fletchers temporarily and causes them mild irritation. The final straw comes when he soaks Frank Morgan (Alex Papps) with the hose. The family then find a way to get Nico back to the farm by purchasing a new cow. Nico attends Frank's wedding to Roo Stewart (Justine Clarke) and recovers Frank's ring from his car after Frank suffers an accident. |
| 2–15 February | Mrs. Pappas | Stella Stefanidis | Mrs. Pappas is Nico's (Nicholas Papademetriou) grandmother who raised him after his parents' deaths. She speaks very limited English and often communicates with Nico by speaking Greek and ringing a bell. When the farm is targeted by racist vandals after Nico is arrested, Floss McPhee (Sheila Kennelly) tries to convince Mrs. Pappas to stay with her overnight. Mrs Pappas is reluctant at first, having not left the farm in twenty years but decides to go. After the vandals are arrested and Nico is released, she returns home. |
| 3 February–6 April | Chicka | Chris Bennett | The drummer in Frank Morgan's (Alex Papps) band. He is seen at rehearsal and when the band play the Variety Night. |
| 4 February–15 April | Sam Barlow | Jeff Truman | Sam is Tom Fletcher's (Roger Oakley boss on the road gang. He is known around Summer Bay for his bad temper and abusive nature. Sam makes a comment about Tom's foster daughter Carly Morris (Sharyn Hodgson) not having any morals in the aftermath of her recent rape. Tom, incensed, fights with Sam and wins. Tom then quits his job and Lance Smart (Peter Vroom) and Martin Dibble (Craig Thomson) walk out in support. However, Tom is rehired and promoted to foreman while Sam is demoted to waste management. Sam begins drinking heavily and takes his frustrations out on his wife Kerry (Liddy Clark) and daughter Sandra (Catherine McColl-Jones). After Sergeant Bob Barnett (Robert Baxter) visits and issues him warnings, Sam manipulates Kerry into locking Sandra in her room. Sandra escapes and Sam begins beating Kerry. Barnett bursts in and there is a commotion. Sam takes Barnett's gun and a hostage situation ensues. Tom tries to disarm Sam after he turns on Sandra but Kerry is shot and killed in the struggle. Sam is then jailed. |
| 17 February | Dr. Lindsay | Susan Rigg | A doctor at the mental hospital Nico Pappas is committed to. |
| 19 February–16 November | Jeff Samuels | Alex Petersons | Jeff is the P.E. teacher at Summer Bay High. He gives Steven Matheson (Adam Willits) a hard time during training, causing Steven to lash out at him, nearly getting expelled in the process. However, he is impressed with Steven's stamina and tells him he could be a champion athlete. Jeff's influence over Steven does very little to impress Tom (Roger Oakley) and Pippa Fletcher (Vanessa Downing), Steven's foster parents. Jeff then motivates Pippa's brother, Danny King (John Clayton) to attend a wheelchair basketball game after he is depressed with life in a wheelchair. Steven quits training and Jeff proceeds to make his life difficult in class by singling him out. Jeff's younger brother, Gary (Darius Perkins) arrives and he gives him an alibi when he is accused of raping Carly Morris (Sharyn Hodgson). Gary saves Brett Macklin (Gerry Sont) from committing suicide and his sister Stacey (Sandie Lillingston) rewards him with a date but he bores her by talking sports all night. Gary dies in a clifftop plunge and Jeff is convinced Carly pushed him. However, the truth is revealed and Jeff apologises for his brother's actions and leaves. |
| 19–23 February 1989 | Alison Patterson | Kathryn Ridley | Alison is an antagonist in Year twelve who frequently harasses Bobby Simpson (Nicolle Dickson), Carly Morris (Sharyn Hodgson) and Roo Stewart (Justine Clarke). Alison circulates a love note from Donald Fisher (Norman Coburn) to Ailsa Hogan around the school. She then teases Carly about her crush on Andrew Foley (Peter Bensley) and taunts Carly when her attempt at fame fails. Alison works as a secretary for the Macklins and is tricked by Gary Samuels (Darius Perkins) into revealing the combination to the office safe to him and is fired by Stacey (Sandie Lillingston) and punched by Bobby. She uses Lance Smart (Peter Vroom) in order to get him to buy her an expensive dress for the school dance, by feigning interest in him and agreeing to be his date. Carly arrives wearing the same dress and Alison is upset so she asks Lance to buy her a car instead. He does so, but only it is a toy. Alison then tries to put itching powder in Bobby's dress but it backfires. Matt Wilson (Greg Benson) dates Alison but publicly dumps her after he learns Alison has disclosed the fact that Morag Bellingham (Cornelia Frances) is Bobby's biological mother and sold the story to the local newspaper. Alison then leaves the bay. |
| 23–29 February | Mrs. Lacey | Margaret Cruickshank | Mrs. Lacey is Scott McPhee's (Peter Ford) housekeeper. She interviews Scott's mother, Floss (Sheila Kennelly) who uses a pseudonym "Mrs Neville" to obtain the position of nanny to his son, Ben (Justin Rosniak). |
| 25 February–10 November | Alyce Davis | Beth Buchanan | A girl in Year 12 who Steven Matheson (Adam Willits) briefly shows interest in. |
| 25 February–19 April | Sandra Barlow | Catherine McColl-Jones | Sandra is Sam (Jeff Truman) and Kerry's (Liddy Clark) daughter. Steven Matheson (Adam Willits) takes an interest in her and they begin dating, much to Sam's annoyance. Sandra and her mother often find themselves on the receiving end of Sam's violence. She confides in Ailsa Hogan (Judy Nunn), who experienced the same thing in youth. After both Sandra and Kerry are hospitalized, Sandra then prepares to make a stand against her father which culminates in an armed standoff where Sam kills Kerry, leaving her devastated. Sandra visits her house in the aftermath and is spooked by a phone call from "The Nutter" who tells her Sam got what he deserved. Sandra then bids an emotional farewell to Steven and Ailsa when she moves to the city to live with a foster family. |
| 29 February–10 May | Ben McPhee | Justin Rosniak | Ben is Floss (Sheila Kennelly) and Neville McPhee's (Frank Lloyd) estranged grandson. Floss takes a job as his nanny but keeps her identity a secret. Ben's spoiled behaviour annoys Floss and she is quick to discipline him by lightly smacking him. Ben phones his father, Scott (Peter Ford) and tells him but Floss is able to talk her way out of the situation by disguising her voice. Ben agrees to behave and he and Floss begin to get on better. When Floss brings Ben to stay with her and Neville for a while, he becomes suspicious when he discovers old photos of Scott. Floss then confesses that she and Neville are Ben's grandparents. Ben refuses to believe it at first as Scott told him they were dead. He then accepts that they are his grandparents and forms a bond with them. When Scott returns from overseas, he is angry about being lied to takes Ben home against his wishes and forbids Floss and Neville to see him. Ben then lies to the police that Scott is hitting him, but later admits he has been lying. Floss and Neville tell Ben that they never want to see him again in order to spare his feelings. The McPhees are reunited on Mother's day when Ben and his parents visit Summer Bay. |
| 4 March–18 April | Father Rawlings | Jeff Kevin | Rawlings is a catholic priest who encourages Lynn Davenport (Helena Bozich) to return to the church after she has a crisis of faith and he later presides over the funeral of Kerry Barlow (Liddy Clark) following her death at the hands of her husband, Sam (Jeff Truman). |
| 21–9 March 1990 | Andrew Foley | Peter Bensley | Andrew is a teacher at Summer Bay High, who holds auditions for a school production of The Mikado. Carly Morris (Sharyn Hodgson) develops a crush on him and later confesses her feelings to him. When he hugs her, Donald Fisher (Norman Coburn) walks in and assumes the worst. Andrew leaves the Bay after rumours are spread. Andrew reappears when Carly attends counselling for alcoholism in the city. He resigns and begins a relationship with her. Morag Bellingham (Cornelia Frances) befriends Andrew and asks him to set up a Youth Centre in Summer Bay. He is enraged when his estranged father Andrew Senior (Alan Tobin) backs the centre. Andrew refuses to speak to his father and begins drinking heavily after his death. After splitting with Carly, Andrew then forms a friendship with Stacey Macklin (Sandie Lillingston) and they grow closer and become a couple. They become engaged but they break up after a misunderstanding involving Stacey's ring going missing. Stacy leaves and he gets his job at the school back, but only temporarily before being replaced by Grant Mitchell (Craig McLachlan). Andrew then leaves Summer Bay. |
| 28 March–10 May | Scott McPhee | Peter Ford | Scott is Floss (Sheila Kennelly) and Neville's (Frank Lloyd) estranged son. He arrives in Summer Bay to collect his son, Ben (Justin Rosniak) and refuses to let his parents have contact with him. Scott resents his parents for raising him in a circus caravan and the carnival lifestyle. Floss and Neville make camp outside Scott's house and refuse to leave until he lets them see Ben. Scott threatens them with the police, who arrive but not to deal with them but in response to a Ben making a false complaint of Scott hitting him. After the police leave, Scott orders Floss and Neville to leave and never contact Ben again. Neville confronts Scott on mother's day and chastises him for not seeing Floss or calling. Scott then brings his wife Anna (Kate Turner) and Ben to the Bay to visit and the family enjoy themselves on the beach. |
| 5 April–25 January 1990 | Reverend Flowers | Philip Ross | Reverend Flowers is an Anglican minister at St. James' Church. He presides over the abortive wedding of Frank Morgan (Alex Papps) and Roo Stewart (Justine Clarke), The funeral service of Alan Fisher (Simon Kay) and the wedding of Frank to Bobby Simpson (Nicolle Dickson). Flowers makes his last appearance when he assumes Celia has a drinking problem after he sees her with a bottle of holy water in church, unaware she is using it for an exorcism he previously refused to perform on Morag Bellingham's (Cornelia Frances) empty house. |
| 5 April–15 March 1990 | Betty Falwell | Barbara Morton | Betty is a local gossip who is usually seen in the company of Celia Stewart (Fiona Spence). |
| 11–13 April | Barry Davenport | Michael Caton | Barry is Lynn Davenport's (Helena Bozich) father. |
| 13 April–25 July | Dawn | Jenny Cook | Dawn is a caravan park guest who Lance Smart (Peter Vroom) and Martin Dibble (Craig Thomson) attempt to spy on in the shower block but are caught and beaten by her boyfriend Russell (Grant Bennett). |
| 14 April–5 August | Russell | Grant Bennett | Russell is Dawn's (Jenny Cook) boyfriend who beats up Lance Smart (Peter Vroom) and Martin Dibble (Craig Thomson) for attempting to spy on her. They cause him further annoyance when they break into his and Dawn's house to retrieve Lance's missing lottery ticket once night. Russell is later seen as a bouncer for the Macklin's cocktail party. |
| 18 April–10 May 1989 | Miss Molloy | Barbara Wyndon | Miss Molloy works for DOCS. She takes Donald Fisher (Norman Coburn) to task after he blames Tom Fletcher (Roger Oakley) for the death of Kerry Barlow (Liddy Clark). She is next seen when Bobby Simpson (Nicolle Dickson) decides she wants to live with Ailsa Hogan (Judy Nunn) and tells Ailsa marriage will help her case. Molloy reappears when the Fletchers have problems with Carly Morris (Sharyn Hodgson) and she asks them if they will foster Brian "Dodge" Forbes (Kelly Dingwall), which they agree to. |
| 19–20 April | Deidre Furlow | Diana Davidson | Deidre arrives at the Caravan Park after her car breaks down and decides to stay for a while. She takes an interest in Floss (Sheila Kennelly) and Neville's (Frank Lloyd) travelling circus caravan home. Floss initially agrees to the sale but Neville is reluctant. Their neighbours Lance Smart (Peter Vroom) and Martin Dibble (Craig Thomson) begin trying to discourage Deidre from buying the van by generally being a nuisance and trying to put her off but she remains insistent. Floss then changes her mind and tears the contract and Deirdre drives away. |
| 25 April–6 May | Danny King | John Clayton | Danny is Pippa Fletcher's (Vanessa Downing) brother. Danny is in a wheelchair due to injuries sustained in the Vietnam War. He arrives in Summer Bay for ANZAC day and upsets Celia Stewart (Fiona Spence) with some horrifying tales of his experiences of the war, which bring back memories of her fiancé Les Palmer's (Graham Lancaster) death. Danny reveals his reason for being in the bay is he wants Pippa to help him commit suicide, which she refuses. Danny attempts suicide by jumping off Stewart's point but Pippa calls his bluff. Danny goes missing, Tom and Pippa search for him and find his wheelchair at the bottom of the cliffs and assume the worst. However, Danny arrives safe and well and tells them he failed to set the handbrake on his wheelchair. Pippa wants to tell Tom about Danny's desire to die but refuses to let her. Pippa then tells him to leave. Pippa and Danny's parents Bert (Kevin Healy) and Coral (Jessica Noad) rush to Danny's bedside after learning of a suicide attempt. Danny later recovers and Jeff Samuels (Alex Petersons) remembers him from his time as professional sportsman and asks him to give his class a talk. Danny is reluctant but after attending a wheelchair basketball game, Danny changes his mind and leaves with a new lease on life. |
| 4 May–6 October 1997 | Bert King | Kevin Healy Peter Collingwood |
Bert is Pippa Fletcher's (Vanessa Downing) father. He arrives with his wife Coral (Jessica Noad) when their son, Danny (John Clayton) tries to commit suicide. Bert returns to the Bay following Coral's death in 1995 to visit Pippa. He manages to inadvertently upset several family members with a few comments and is often forgetful and careless. After an accident with the gas barbecue, Bert is taken to a retirement home and is resistant at first but he complies when he learns his old friend Harry Prendegast (Geoffrey Rees; Ben Gabriel) is living there. Bert makes sporadic returns over the next few years. |
| 4 May–6 October 1989 | Coral King | Jessica Noad | Coral is Pippa Fletcher's (Vanessa Downing mother. She arrives with her husband, Bert (Kevin Healy) when their son, Danny (John Clayton) tries to commit suicide. She blames herself for not being able to help him. Coral next appears when Pippa's husband Tom Fletcher (Roger Oakley) suffers a stroke and helps with the running of the house. Coral begins giving gifts to Steven (Adam Willits) and Sally (Kate Ritchie). It soon emerges that Coral is shoplifting and Steven tries his best to put the stolen items back but is arrested one day while in Yabbie Creek. Carly Morris (Sharyn Hodgson) urges Coral to come clean. Coral mentions she has been shoplifting for the past decade in order to maintain the same lifestyle she had when Bert was working before he took out a pension. Coral is then tried and given a good behaviour bond then returns home. Coral dies of a stroke in 1995. |
| 10 May | Anna McPhee | Kate Turner | Anna is the wife of Scott McPhee and mother of their son, Ben (Justin Rosniak). She appears when Scott takes her and Ben to visit his parents Floss (Sheila Kennelly) and Neville (Frank Lloyd) in Summer Bay for Mother's Day. |
| 12 May–22 September | Dr. Bruce | Nick Holland | Dr. Bruce is a local doctor who works at Northern Districts hospital. He attends to a pregnant Pippa Fletcher (Vanessa Downing) after Bobby Simpson (Nicolle Dickson) collides with her on her bike. He is next seen when Pippa goes into labour and he unsuccessfully operates on Alan Fisher (Simon Kay), following his collapse after an aneurysm. Bruce is last seen when Brett Macklin snatches his new-born daughter, Martha (Burcin Kapkin). |
| 6 June | Mrs. Macklin | Marilyn Mayo | Mrs. Macklin is the wife of Gordon (Ron Haddrick) and mother of Stacey (Sandie Lillingston) and Brett (Gerry Sont). She appears when Bobby Simpson (Nicolle Dickson) tries to track Brett down. She reveals to Bobby that Brett has the mumps, which has rendered him sterile. |
| 8 June–29 March 1990 | Rhonda | Genevieve McCunn Anna Plateris |
Rhonda is a stripper who arrives for Frank Morgan's (Alex Papps) bucks' party. Rhonda then spends the night with Lance Smart (Peter Vroom) in his caravan. Rhonda decides to move in with Lance into his new mobile home following his lottery win but plans are derailed when Lance's mother Colleen (Lyn Collingwood) moves in after Lance's father Les (Kevin Golsby) leaves her. She later dates Martin Dibble (Craig Thomson) but the date goes awry when another girl, Jenny arrives. Rhonda is last seen on the eve of Martin's departure for the army. |
| 30 June–31 January 1989 | Judith Staples | Liza Tyler | Judith is a student in year twelve who is frequently seen in the company of Alison Patterson (Kathryn Ridley) and is often party to her schemes. |
| 12 July | Julie Davenport | Olivia Brown | Julie is Lynn Davenport's (Helena Bozich) mother. She makes a televised appeal for Lynn to return to the family home. |
| 12–20 July | Graham Barton | Marc Caleb | Graham is a journalist who covers Lynn Davenport's (Helena Bozich) story then arranges for some editing to be done on a modelling video shoot to make Carly Morris (Sharyn Hodgson) look bad. |
| 21 July–12 November 1989 | Gordon Macklin | Ron Haddrick | Gordon is the father of Brett and Stacey Macklin. He arrives in Summer Bay to begin land developments and offers several residents jobs. Ailsa Hogan (Judy Nunn) distrusts the Macklin family and refuses to sell her store to him. Gordon visits the hospital when Roo Stewart (Justine Clarke) gives birth to Brett's baby and is disappointed when the child is a girl. He rejects Brett's request for assistance to gain custody of Martha (Burcin Kapkin). Gordon tries again to buy the store again, which is now owned by Celia Stewart (Fiona Spence). He later threatens to fire Stacey but she threatens to expose his dodgy business dealings. However, They reconcile after Stacey's fiancé Philip Matheson (John Morris) is killed in a fire. After a shark attacks and kills Rory Heywood (Gregor Jordan), Gordon pays Zac Burgess (Mark Conroy) $2000 to catch the shark but later agrees to double the money if it is kept alive. Gordon is found to be responsible for dumping toxic waste on the beach and in the sea and Zac threatens to expose this, prompting him to leave for good. |
| 26 July, 3–26 July 2000 | Les Smart | Kevin Golsby Rob Steele |
Les is married to Colleen Smart (Lyn Collingwood) and the father of Lance (Peter Vroom). Lance wins $500, 000 on the lottery and Les asks him for a loan of $50, 000 and leaves Summer Bay with another woman, Doris, breaking Colleen's heart. Les returns in 2000, broke and homeless and Colleen mistakes him for a prowler when she sees him outside her mobile home and hits him. After learning Les is going to leave again, Colleen has a change of heart and lets him stay and agrees to give him another chance. Les is horrified when Colleen insists he gets a job. Les soon takes a liking to Rhonda Davies (Lynda Stoner), who is staying at the Caravan Park and begins seeing her behind Colleen's back. He then tells Colleen he got a job in Brisbane and flees with Rhonda after taking Colleen's secret savings. |
| 12 August–8 March 1989 | Ern Dibble | Peter Carmody | Ern is the father of Martin Dibble (Craig Thomson). He appears when he offers Martin a tip on greyhound racing and later when Martin brings his girlfriend, Leanne Dunn (Kylie Foster) to meet the family for dinner. His chauvinistic behaviour does little to impress Leanne. |
| 23 August–16 September | Graham Ridge | Tom Richards | Graham is a former priest an old friend of Ailsa Stewart (Judy Nunn). When Ailsa leaves Summer Bay after an argument with her husband Alf (Ray Meagher), she finds Graham in the city. When Alf spots Ailsa hugging Graham, he thinks the worst. Ailsa later explains that Graham was her old boyfriend before she went to prison, but had committed himself to religion once she got out. Ailsa decides to leave the bay for good Graham is last seen driving Ailsa toward the airport. However, Ailsa returns. |
| 3 October–16 November 1989 | "Skid" | Chris Harding | Skid is a friend of Revhead (Gavin Harrison). He makes fun of Walter Bertram (Owen Weingott) and later harasses Roo Stewart (Justine Clarke) for dating David Lee (Anthony Wong). He and Revhead continue to cause trouble for several Summer Bay residents but are foiled in an attempt to extort money out of Viv Newton (Mouche Phillips) and Emma Jackson (Dannii Minogue) for denting Revhead's car. |
| 5 October–14 November | Gary Samuels | Darius Perkins | Gary is Jeff Samuels' (Alex Petersons) younger brother. When Gary arrives in Summer Bay, Carly Morris (Sharyn Hodgson) accuses him of being her rapist but Jeff gives him an alibi. The real rapist is caught and Carly apologises and they begin dating. Gary's true nature is uncovered when he conducts dodgy business deals and cons several Summer Bay residents out of their money, including Lance Smart (Peter Vroom). He then arranges a spate of burglaries while everyone participates in the fun run, one of which goes awry, leaving Bobby Simpson (Nicolle Dickson) injured. Stacey Macklin (Sandie Lillingston) and Philip Matheson (John Morris) learn than that Gary was responsible for his parents deaths in a car accident. Gary then pretends to jump off a cliff but lands on a smaller cliff, scaring them. Several days later, Alf Stewart (Ray Meagher) witnesses Gary fall to his death and a murder investigation is held. Many residents are under suspicion. After one of her earrings is found at the scene; Carly confesses that she spoke to Gary and he fell to his death after trying to scare her like he did to Stacey and Philip. |
| 18 October | Mrs. Patterson | Colleen Fitzpatrick | Mrs. Patterson is the mother of Alison (Kathryn Ridley) and her siblings Mav (Clayton Williams), Skye (Angela Keep) and Kim (Jacqui Townsend). She scolds Alison for lacking direction. |
| 20 October–16 November | Craig Barnett | Jonathon Neische | Craig, nicknamed "Piglet", is the son of Bob Barnett (Robert Baxter). Craig finds Jeff Samuels training regimen a little too heavy and is often left tired. Craig injures his leg and Jeff gives him some painkillers and tells him to continue training and compete in the local fun run. Craig collapses before he can finish the race and is found with the painkillers on him. Jeff is then implicated. When Bob leaves town for several weeks, Celia Stewart (Fiona Spence) lets him stay with her. Craig then turns to Steven Matheson (Adam Willits) for help. They stage a plan where Craig is shown to be unruly by inviting two girls over from school. The plan succeeds and Craig is thrown out and gets to stay with The Fletchers instead until Bob returns. |
| 18–29 November | David Lee | Anthony Wong | David meets Roo Stewart (Justine Clarke) while she is visiting her daughter Martha (Burcin Kapkin) in a city hospital. He arrives in Summer Bay after being invited to stay over Christmas by Roo's father Alf (Ray Meagher). Alf is shocked when he learns David is Chinese as Roo did not mention it. Their relationship is met with racial prejudice by many people and David leaves after telling Roo he is arranged to be married. |
| 23 November | Les Morgan | Mario Kery | Les and Helena are Frank Morgan's (Alex Papps) parents who are seen in his childhood flashbacks. Les is a career criminal and Helena is an alcoholic. They frequently argue and Frank is often left to fend for himself and is fostered by Tom (Roger Oakley) and Pippa Fletcher (Vanessa Downing) after being caught by the police. |
| Helena Morgan | Lee Sanderson | ||
| 29 November–30 January 1989 | Annabelle Hayes | Kristen Lyons | Annabelle is Carly Morris' (Sharyn Hodgson) housemate in the city. Annabelle is a drug addict and influences Carly into drinking and taking drugs. When Carly's foster mother Pippa (Vanessa Downing) learns the truth confronts Annabelle and tricks by her saying she has called the police, Annabelle panics and flushes $2000 worth of dope. |
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