Television Series
Such was the enormous success of the mini-series that Return To Eden returned as a regular weekly series in 1986 with a budget of A$8 million.
The events of the series took place seven years after the end of the mini-series, with Stephanie now married to Dan Marshall and living at "New Eden", a mansion in Sydney. Stephanie's children, Sarah and Dennis, both teenagers in the mini-series, are now adults and work at Stephanie's companies. The opening episode featured Jilly's release from prison and ongoing storylines dealt with her bitter rivalry with Stephanie. The most prominent storyline was Stephanie's continued attempts to keep control of the family company, Harper Mining, which ruthless businessman Jake Sanders was trying to take away from her. Rebecca Gilling and James Smillie reprised their roles from the original mini-series, while Peta Toppano took over the role of Jilly, playing her as a glamorous, scheming "superbitch", much in the style of Dynasty's Alexis. In the series' first episode, it was revealed that Jilly was actually Stephanie's half-sister, whilst Jake Sanders (Daniel Abineri) was revealed to be the brother of the late Greg Marsden, out to avenge his brother's death.
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