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Sharon Davies
Sharon Davies is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Jessica Muschamp. She made her first appearance on 29 July 1988. Sharon is the younger sister of Bronwyn Davies (Rachel Friend). During her time in ''Neighbours'', Sharon's storylines included setting fire to the coffee shop, a love triangle with Lucy Robinson (Sasha Close) and Nick Page ( Mark Stevens), pushing Lucy into a swimming pool and developing an eating disorder. The character was written out in 1990 as part of a cast exodus and her departure aired on 7 June 1990. Muschamp reprised the role for a cameo appearance in the show's finale on 28 July 2022. Casting While studying for her VCE in 1988, Muschamp attended an audition for the part of Sharon, the younger sister of Bronwyn Davies (played by Rachel Friend). Muschamp had intended to concentrate on her studies, but that changed when she learned about the ''Neighbours'' audition. She thought it would be a good experience and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Battye
Donald Gordon Battye (29 September 1938 – 28 February 2016) was an Australian composer, writer and television producer, best known for his work with Crawford Productions and Reg Grundy Organisation (known then as Reg Grundy Productions). Biography and career Battye worked on several Crawford Productions television serials as a writer, script editor, and producer including soap opera '' The Box'' in 1976 and 1977, ''The Sullivans'' and police procedural drama series ''Division 4'', '' Bluey'' (1976) and ''Homicide''. Battye and business partner Peter Pinne wrote children's musicals which premiered at the Alexander Theatre, Monash University, from 1973 to 1980. as well as the adult musicals ''All Saints' Day'', ''Don't Tell Helena'', ''A Bunch of Ratbags'', ''It Happened in Tanjablanca'', ''Red White * Boogie'', ''Sweet Fanny Adams'', '' Caroline'', ''The Computer'' and ''Love Travelling Salesman'' (2 folk operas) and '' Prisoner Cell Block H, the Musical''. He later worked for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanie Pearson
Melanie Pearson (also Mangel) is a fictional character from Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' played by Lucinda Cowden. The actress was initially signed to the soap on a recurring basis for a few weeks. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 30 July 1987. The character departed on 24 October 1991. In 2005, Cowden reprised her role for ''Neighbours''' 20th anniversary celebrations. She reprised the role again on a recurring basis from 8 January 2021, then later as a regular from 22 September 2021. Melanie appeared until the last episode of ''Neighbours'', which sees her get married to Toadie Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney). Casting Actress Lucinda Cowden joined the cast of ''Neighbours'' as Melanie for seven episodes in 1987. Haywood 1991, p.158. She returned for six episodes the following year. Cowden left to star in daytime soap opera ''The Power, The Passion'', but when the show was cancelled Cowden decided to call the ''Neighbours'' producer about a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Keane
Paul Keane (born 16 September 1957) is an Australian actor well known for playing original character Des Clarke in the soap opera ''Neighbours'', opposite Elaine Smith who played his wife Daphne Clarke. Other TV credits include ''Bliss'' and ''Flight into Hell''. Keane trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1983. After leaving ''Neighbours'', Keane appeared in three short films before he quit acting and took up work in a pub A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was .... After struggling to cope with fame, Keane developed a drug addiction which he battled for ten years. In November 2014, it was announced that Keane would be one of the former cast members returning to ''Neighbours'', reprising his role of Des Clarke for the show's 30th anniversary i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Des Clarke (Neighbours)
Des Clarke is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Paul Keane. Des was created by Reg Watson as one of ''Neighbours''' twelve original characters. He made his first on screen appearance on 18 March 1985, the show's first episode. Des departed during the episode broadcast on 11 October 1990. Keane later reprised the role as part of ''Neighbours'' 30th anniversary celebrations in March 2015. He also returned for the 35th anniversary on 18 March 2020, again in August and December 2020 and for the serial's final episodes in 2022. Creation and casting Des is one of the twelve original characters conceived by the creator and then executive producer of ''Neighbours'', Reg Watson. Mercado 2004, p.202. Actor Stefan Dennis originally auditioned for the role, before he was cast as Paul Robinson. Hopwood 1990, p.15. Paul Keane was then cast in the role. Keane suffered with depression and anxiety, and was happy when Channel Seven cancelled the sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Neighbours Characters (1988)
''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that was first broadcast on 18 March 1985. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the serial in 1988, by order of first appearance. Until February, characters were introduced by the soap's creator and executive producer, Reg Watson. Thereafter, they were introduced by his successor, Don Battye. Battye's episodes began airing from 14 March. The 4th season of ''Neighbours'' began airing from 13 January 1988. February saw the introduction of Sally Jensen and Kristian Schmid as siblings #Katie Landers, Katie Landers and #Todd Landers, Todd Landers. Comedian Greg Fleet began portraying criminal #Dave Summers, Dave Summers in March. Tom Oliver began playing #Lou Carpenter, Lou Carpenter in the same month. #Gloria Lewis, Gloria Lewis was introduced in April, followed by #David Bishop, David Bishop, #Amy Williams, Amy Williams and #Nene Williams, Nina Williams in May. #John Worthington, John Worthington was introd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristian Schmid
Kristian Schmid (born 28 November 1974) is an Australian actor best known for his roles as Todd Landers in ''Neighbours'' and Leading Seaman Robert Dixon in ''Sea Patrol''. Early life Schmid was born in Geelong, Australia to Hungarian parents. He is the cousin of Krista Vendy who was also a regular in ''Neighbours''. Career Schmid is best known for playing Todd Landers in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' from 1988 until 1992. He then appeared as Adam Newman in the British children's science fiction television series The Tomorrow People in 1995. While on a four-year work permit in the UK, he made appearances on several UK television shows, such as Noel’s House Party where he was voted into the gunge tank by the voting public, as well as the plays ''The Lion in Winter'' and ''Laura''. In 2002, Schmid played Brad in the film Scooby-Doo and Danny in the Australian film '' Blurred'', about Schoolies week. He played a newspaper journalist in the Foxtel comedy '' Stupi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Landers
Todd Landers is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Kristian Schmid. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 15 February 1988. Todd was introduced along with his younger sister Katie Landers (Sally Jensen). They were given an instant connection to the show through their aunt, Beverly Marshall (Lisa Armytage). After choosing to leave the serial in 1991, Schmid suggested to the producers that his character should be killed off, and Todd died in the episode broadcast on 13 July 1992. He reappeared as a spirit in the following episode. Casting Schmid was 12 years old when decided to sign himself up for an acting course in Melbourne. Three weeks later, Jan Russ, ''Neighbours''' casting director, came to the school to hold auditions for the show. Russ said she was looking for a teenage boy, around 14 or 15, to play the role of Todd Landers. Schmid asked to audition and he was successfully cast in the role of Todd. Schmid r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Jones (actress)
Annie Jones (born Annika Jancso; 13 January 1967) is an Australian actress, known for her roles in soap operas and serials, most especially ''Sons and Daughters (Australian TV series), Sons and Daughters'' as Jess Campbell, in ''Neighbours'' as Jane Harris (Neighbours), Jane Harris and ''Newlyweds (TV series), Newlyweds'' as Allie Carter. She has won two Logie Awards. Biography Jones' parents were Hungarian immigrants who met when in Adelaide and married after her father found employment as an opal miner. She has three older sisters. The family spent many years in Coober Pedy. Career Professionally taking the stage name Annie Jones, she undertook some modelling, before beginning acting at aged 17 in the title role in the film drama ''Run Chrissie Run!'' She then appeared in television roles on ''The Henderson Kids'' (1985), and ''Sons and Daughters (Australian TV series), Sons and Daughters'' (1985-1986) as Jesse Campbell. Jones auditioned for the TV series ''Neighbours'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Harris (Neighbours)
Jane Harris is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Annie Jones. She was created by writer Ray Kolle and debuted during the episode broadcast on 31 July 1986. Jones originally auditioned for the role of Charlene Mitchell (Kylie Minogue), but she was not successful. This prompted Jones to telephone the producers for two months asking for a role in the show until eventually she was cast. In 1989, Jones decided to quit the serial in order to pursue other projects and the character departed on 9 September the same year. In 2005, Jones was one of many ex-cast members who agreed to return to the serial to mark the 20th anniversary of ''Neighbours''. On-screen she was featured making a cameo in Annalise Hartman's (Kimberley Davies) documentary about Ramsay Street. Jones reprised the role again in 2018 for two guest stints starting on 6 April and 26 November 2018. She returned on 10 February 2020 as part of the serial's 35th anniversary celebrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivean Gray
Jean Vivra Gray (20 July 1924 – 29 July 2016), known professionally as Vivean Gray, also credited as ''Vivian Gray'' and ''Viven Gray'', was an English television and film actress. She starred in the films '' Picnic at Hanging Rock'' and ''The Last Wave'', but her best-known roles were in TV soap operas, after having appeared in numerous roles for Crawford Productions, she had regular roles in serials, ''The Sullivans'', as Ida Jessup for its entire run from 1976 to 1983; in ''Prisoner'', as Edna Pearson 1984, and in ''Neighbours'', as Nell Mangel from 1986 to 1988. Gray left the acting profession in 1988, and returned to her native England to Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, where she lived a quiet and private life. Early life Gray was born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England on 20 July 1924. Gray was the daughter of Allan Gray and Doris (nee Simpson), who had been married the previous year in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was the eldest of four children. Her father was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nell Mangel
Eleanor "Nell" Worthington (previously Mangel) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Vivean Gray. She made her first on-screen appearance on 29 April 1986. She was known almost exclusively to others as Mrs Mangel. The character caused controversy among some of the public, who in turn abused Gray constantly because of Nell. In the short time she was in the series her constant sparring with Madge Bishop (Anne Charleston) was a focal point in her storylining, as well as being a continual annoyance among her neighbours with her nosy, interfering and nasty attitude. She is often described as one of the series' most iconic characters and one of its greatest villains. Casting Vivean Gray was cast in the role after she previously played a similar role to that of Nell in another Australian soap opera, ''The Sullivans''. Mrs Mangel was only supposed to appear in ''Neighbours'' for three weeks. However, the character proved popular with viewers a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Smith (actor)
Ian Smith (born 19 June 1938) is an Australian actor, television producer and screenwriter. Smith appeared in roles for Crawford Productions, before working as a producer, screenwriter and actor on the cult series ''Prisoner'' and the soap opera ''Neighbours'' as Harold Bishop from 1987 when the series was taken over by Network Ten until 1991. He returned to the role in 1996 and continued as a series regular until 2009, with subsequent guest appearances in 2011, 2015 and 2022. Biography Career Theatre Smith started his professional acting career in 1959, and although better known for his later roles on television, started as a stage performer with The National Theatre, taking roles in productions including ''Merry Widow'', ''Camelot'', ''My Fair Lady'', ''Fiddler on the Roof'', ''Anthony and Elizabeth'' and numerous others. Television Smith started appearing in television roles in the late 1960s in guest roles in drama series such as the Crawford Productions police dramas ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |