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''Home and Away'' is an Australian soap opera. It was first broadcast on the
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on 17 January 1988. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 2002 by order of first appearance. They were all introduced by the show's Series Producer Julie McGuaran. The 15th season of ''Home and Away'' began airing on the Seven Network on 14 January 2002. The first introduction of year was
Sebastian Elmaloglou Sebastian Elmaloglou is an Australian actor best known for portraying the role of Max Sutherland (Home and Away), Max Sutherland on the long-running Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' from 2002 to 2004. Background Elmaloglou trained at the ...
as Max Sutherland. Rhett Giles joined the cast as Paris Burnett in April.
Laurie Foell Laurie Foell (born Laurence Foel on 10 February 1968) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her portrayal of both Angela "Angie" Russell and her cousin Josie, in the successful Australian television soap opera ''Home and Away''. Foe ...
arrived as Deputy Principal Angie Russell in September and was joined by her son Dylan ( Brett Hicks-Maitland) in October.


Max Sutherland

Max Sutherland, portrayed by
Sebastian Elmaloglou Sebastian Elmaloglou is an Australian actor best known for portraying the role of Max Sutherland (Home and Away), Max Sutherland on the long-running Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' from 2002 to 2004. Background Elmaloglou trained at the ...
, made his first appearance on 21 January 2002 and departed on 1 September 2004. Following guest appearances on various television serials including '' GP''. Max was Elmaloglou's first ongoing role He told the serial's official website how he differed from his character. "He is nothing like me because he is accused for everything as he is very cheeky and I'm not like that". Around the time of his debut, Elmaloglou began watching repeats of Home and Away starring his sister,
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who played
Sophie Simpson Sophie Dean (also Simpson) is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Rebekah Elmaloglou. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 23 January 1990 and appeared as a regular unti ...
. "It is so funny watching Rebekah because she looks completely different. I have been told that when I was a baby and we were out together as a family, people would go up to Bec and ask her if I was her baby, after she had the baby on the show". Max arrives in Summer Bay with his father,
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(Christopher Mayer) to stay with his uncle
Rhys Rhys or Rhŷs is a popular Welsh language, Welsh given name (usually male) that is famous in Welsh history and is also used as a surname. It originates from Deheubarth, an old region of South West Wales, with famous kings such as Rhys ap Tewdwr. ...
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Michael Beckley Michael Beckley is an Australian actor. He has worked with major theatre companies in both Australia and the United Kingdom, appearing on London's West End in ''A Few Good Men'' (starring Rob Lowe) and ''Cabaret''. He is best known for playin ...
) and aunt Shelley (
Paula Forrest Paula Forrest (born 14 July, c. 1965) an Australian actress, best known for playing the role of Shelley Sutherland on the long-running Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' In ''Home and Away'' (1988), Forrest played the part of Shelley who ...
). Max's stay with his relatives becomes permanent when Pete flees to
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to escape gambling debts. He struggles to adjust to his new life but quickly makes a friend in caravan park resident
Colleen Smart Colleen Smart (also Stewart) is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Lyn Collingwood. The character debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 7 March 1988. She was introduced as a ...
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Lyn Collingwood Lyn Collingwood (born 6 September 1936 in Sydney), credited also as Lynn Collingwood, is an Australian actress, writer and historian. Collingwood was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and started her early career as an English, drama and histor ...
). He is also often in trouble at school along with his cousin
Kirsty Kirsty or Kirstie is a feminine given name and nickname. It is a Scottish diminutive of Christine in English-speaking countries and is also linked to Kirsten — the Scandinavian version of Christine. People * Kirstie Alley (1951–2022), A ...
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Christie Hayes Christie Ayrna Lynne Hayes is an Australian actress, known for her work on the television series ''Home and Away'' as Kirsty Phillips (née Sutherland) who she played from June 2000 to February 2005, and again from May 2008 to October 2009. Si ...
). Max later helps Colleen write a book under the pen-name "Maxine Peterson". He is also the centre of a small love triangle with Tamara Simpson (
Sophie Luck Sophie Kathrin Luck (born 17 October 1989) is an Australian actress best known for her roles on the television shows ''Blue Water High'' and ''Home and Away''. Biography Personal life Luck has had drama lessons since the age of seven. She ha ...
) and
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(Bree Beadman), who both want him to dedicate the book to them but both disappear from his life. Max then finds
Tasha Andrews Natasha "Tasha" Hunter (also Andrews) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Isabel Lucas. She made her first screen appearance in the episode broadcast on 31 July 2003. Tasha departed the series on 10 ...
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Isabel Lucas Isabel Lucas (born 29 January 1985) is an Australians, Australian actress, environmentalist and Model (person), model. She is best known for her roles in ''Home and Away'' (2003–06), ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' (2009), ''Daybreake ...
), a disoriented girl on the beach and quickly becomes friendly with her. Eloise Lennox (Suzanne McEachernn), a new student at Summer Bay High catches Max's eye but has a hard time getting to know her due to her overprotective parents. Eloise reveals she is dying of Leukaemia and Max helps her live out her final wishes. After a date, Eloise dies in Max's arms. Max creates a memorial place for Eloise in an abandoned mineshaft, but it collapses when Rhys, Kirsty and
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( Kate Garven) arrive to find him. They are all eventually rescued. When Rhys marries
Beth Hunter Elizabeth Ann "Beth" Hunter (also Walters and Sutherland) is a fictional character from the Australian Seven Network, Channel Seven soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Clarissa House. She made her first on-screen appearance on 17 April 2003 ...
(Clarissa House, following his divorce from Shelley, Max has to contend with her younger children, twins
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(Tobi Atkins) and
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Indiana Evans Indiana Rose Evans (born 27 July 1990) is an Australian actress. She is known for her roles in ''Home and Away'' as Matilda Hunter, '' H2O: Just Add Water'' as Bella Hartley, and '' Blue Lagoon: The Awakening'' as Emmaline Robinson. Early li ...
), who are frequently rude to the Sutherlands due to being uprooted from their boarding school. Max and Henry do not get along at first and do not see eye to eye. After Principal Barry Hyde (
Ivar Kants Ivar Kants (born 19 July 1949), commonly credited as Ivor Kants or Ivar Kanz, is an Australian actor of Latvian descent who has played numerous roles in film, television and theatre. Early life Ivar Kants was born on July 19, 1949, in Adela ...
) catches Henry holding Max in a headlock he sentences them to a boxing match which Henry wins after Max is distracted. Max and Henry both become friends in time. Max had a short attraction to Matilda but she rebuffs him. Following the collapse of the Sutherland family and Rhys reconciling with Shelley, Max begins to feel out of place in the bay and feels betrayed by Rhys and Shelley. In spite of being offered a home with his uncle and aunt in the city, Max decides to leave Summer Bay to attend boarding school. For his portrayal of Max, Elmaloglou was nominated for "Best Young Actor" at the 2004
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. Channel 5 chose the 2003 season finale where Max and his family fall into a Mineshaft as one their best ever episodes. In 2017, Daniel Kilkelly of
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praised the character's plots, saying "He was one of the few soap kids who actually had some decent storylines, including love triangles, boxing showdowns, his girlfriend's untimely death, and even a shock mineshaft collapse. Blimey – and he was only there for less than three years!" Lucy Lather from ''Inside Soap'' criticised Max and Eloise's terminal illness plot for copying an earlier storyline featuring Blake Dean (
Les Hill Les Hill (born 1 August 1973) is an Australian actor who has appeared in many Australian television productions including ''Home and Away'', '' Underbelly'', and '' Rescue: Special Ops''. Early life Hill was born in the Royal Hospital for W ...
) and Meg Bowman (
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) "Come on, ''Home and Away'' - you can't just revamp old storylines."


Paris Burnett

Paris Burnett, played by Rhett Giles, made his first appearance on 29 April 2002 and departed on 10 September 2003. Giles previously appeared on ''
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'', which is filmed in a neighbouring studio at the
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, and he returned there after finishing his stint in ''Home and Away''. Paris arrives to take over as principal of Summer Bay High from
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Norman Coburn Norman Coburn (born 6 March 1937) is an Australian former actor, playwright and writer best known for his television serial and soap opera roles. He started his early career in theatre, film and television in the United Kingdom in the mid-1950s. ...
) who has been suspended during a departmental plot to close the school. Paris meets Irene Roberts (
Lynne McGranger Lynne McGranger (born 29 January 1953) is an Australian actress, who rose to prominence for her portrayal as Irene Roberts on the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' for over 32 years. She joined the series in 1993, and is the longest servi ...
) and both are immediately attracted to each other but deny it. When they both attend
Noah Lawson Noah Lawson is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Beau Brady. The character debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 6 September 2000. Characterization Jacqueline Maley writin ...
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Beau Brady Beau Brady (born 11 October 1981) is an Australian actor from Sydney, Australia. He is best known for his role as Noah Lawson on soap opera ''Home and Away''. Career Brady attended Oak Hill College, where he took up drama during Year 8. He ...
) and Hayley Smith's (
Bec Cartwright Rebecca June Hewitt ( Cartwright; born 23 July 1983) is an Australian actress, television presenter and singer. From 1998 to 2005, Hewitt played Hayley Smith Lawson on the soap opera ''Home and Away''. As Bec Cartwright, Hewitt released an ep ...
) flat-painting party, Both Irene and Paris discover they have a great deal in common including losing previous partners. Paris is able to save the school after Donald is given some incriminating information about the department's incompetence from Brett Egan (Emmanuel Marshall). He grows closer to Irene and at the end of a date, he wants to kiss her but backs out. Donald is reinstated and Irene decides she cannot be with Paris as he is going to leave and both find it difficult to be around one another. They both attend the Summer Bay 150th anniversary dinner on board the Mirgini, but end up caught in a storm and are shipwrecked on an island where they share a kiss. After being rescued, they begin a relationship but Irene's foster son Nick Smith ( Chris Egan) disapproves and feels Paris is too young for Irene. Paris is later offered a job in Orange, but agrees to return and he and Irene share a fond farewell. Paris returns several months later to take over from Donald, following his retirement. Angie Russell (
Laurie Foell Laurie Foell (born Laurence Foel on 10 February 1968) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her portrayal of both Angela "Angie" Russell and her cousin Josie, in the successful Australian television soap opera ''Home and Away''. Foe ...
) is annoyed as she thought she would be in line for promotion. Irene is reluctant to resume things but Paris works hard to convince her to do so and they reunite and Paris moves into the Beach House. Nick's behaviour is hard to contend with and he moves out again. He and Irene get back together after she is diagnosed with depression. However, this is short-lived as Paris receives a phone call telling him his brother and sister-in-law have been killed in a car crash and he has to return to the city to care for his orphaned niece and nephew. He asks Irene to join him but she tells him she cannot leave the bay. They share a sad goodbye and one final kiss before Paris leaves town.


Angie Russell

Angela "Angie" Russell, played by Laurie Foell. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 26 September 2002 and departed on 21 March 2003, but her character subsequently appeared as a ghost in her daughter's dreams on 24 May 2004. The revelation of Angie's killer and the aftermath raised audience figures in Australia to 1.5 million viewers, beating the
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's '' Big Brother.'' A writer for ''
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'' included Angie on their list of "The 50 most evil soap villains of all time". The writer stated "Actress Laurie Foell caused chaos not once but TWICE in ''Home and Away'' as evil Angela Russell and, later, as Angie's twisted cousin Josie." A writer from the ''
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'' described Angie as a "crackpot" and opined that the serial should "take lessons from British soaps about how to milk storylines", before adding "They won't be dragging this one out for months, as the killer confesses next week!"


Dylan Russell

Dylan Russell, played by Brett Hicks-Maitland, made his first appearance on 8 October 2002 and departed in 2003. He returned for several episodes in 2004. Adelaide-born Hicks-Maitland, a graduate of NIDA, relocated to Sydney to secure acting work. Producers were impressed and offered him a longer stint in the role of Dylan. Several years after leaving the serial, Maitland-Hicks was still being recognized as Dylan. On the serial's official website Hicks-Maitland described his character "as 17 year old with the maturity of a 19 year old and the looks of a 20 year old, but, having said that, he is still growing up. I think Dylan is a really level headed guy who is quite compassionate." Maitland Hicks was 24 when he secured the role of Dylan. "I think it is great playing a younger character, it just means that when I am 30 I can play a 25 year old, it is great for career longevity to be able to play younger roles". A writer for ''Home and Away's'' website described Dylan as "Tall and lithe, with great looks and a sense of detached mystery about him" and referred to him as a "lone wolf by conditioning - socially adept, there is still a sense that he has always been the centre of his own universe." They also compared his wit with Nick Smith's ( Chris Egan) boyish humour. Dylan arrives in Summer Bay after his mother
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Laurie Foell Laurie Foell (born Laurence Foel on 10 February 1968) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her portrayal of both Angela "Angie" Russell and her cousin Josie, in the successful Australian television soap opera ''Home and Away''. Foe ...
) becomes Deputy Principal of the local school. He soon forms a relationship with
Kirsty Sutherland Kirsty Sutherland (also Phillips) is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Christie Hayes between 2000 and 2005 and again from 2008 to 2009. Kirsty first appeared on-screen during the epi ...
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Christie Hayes Christie Ayrna Lynne Hayes is an Australian actress, known for her work on the television series ''Home and Away'' as Kirsty Phillips (née Sutherland) who she played from June 2000 to February 2005, and again from May 2008 to October 2009. Si ...
). The relationship is met with disapproval from Angie. After Angie tells Dylan that Kirsty's father
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) is also his father, Dylan quickly puts an end to the relationship. Dylan gradually grows closer to his new-found family is torn between them and Angie, however, his decision is made easier when Angie's behavior becomes increasingly unstable as she plays mind games with Nick and begins causing trouble for
Sally Fletcher Sally Fletcher (also Keating) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Kate Ritchie. She made her first screen appearance during the serial's pilot episode, which was broadcast on 17 January 1988. Sally ...
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Kate Ritchie Katherine Leigh Ritchie is an Australian actress, radio presenter, and children's author. She is best known for her long-running role as original character Sally Fletcher on the television soap opera ''Home and Away'', for which she won two Go ...
). Dylan later suffers an accident with a boat engine and needs a blood transfusion but when Rhys steps up, tests reveal that Dylan is not a Sutherland at all. Dylan is hurt that Angie lied, but the Sutherlands let him know he is always welcome. He and Kirsty try to resume their relationship but it does not feel right for either. After realising Angie has mental problems, Dylan decides to leave town with her to get help but before they can leave, Dylan and Angie get into a heated argument which results in Dylan shoving Angie, causing her to fall and hit her head on a coffee table, killing her instantly. The truth is only revealed when Rhys, one of many suspects is about to be formally charged. He is then arrested and bailed and relocates to the city with his grandmother Monica Markham (Barbara Morton). Dylan is later acquitted of murder at the trial. Dylan returns to meet his long-lost half-sister,
Tasha Andrews Natasha "Tasha" Hunter (also Andrews) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Isabel Lucas. She made her first screen appearance in the episode broadcast on 31 July 2003. Tasha departed the series on 10 ...
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Isabel Lucas Isabel Lucas (born 29 January 1985) is an Australians, Australian actress, environmentalist and Model (person), model. She is best known for her roles in ''Home and Away'' (2003–06), ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' (2009), ''Daybreake ...
) and is shocked at how much she looks like their late mother. He also tracks down Angie's lookalike Cousin,
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(also played by Foell) at her brothel in the city when Tasha goes missing. The episode featuring Dylan's confession to killing Angie, written by Fiona Kelly was nominated for an Australian Writer's Guild Award in 2004.


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