List of Home and Away characters (2016)

Home and Away is an Australian television soap opera. It was first broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. The following is a list of characters that appeared or will appear in 2016, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the soap's executive producer, Lucy Addario. The 29th season of Home and Away began airing on 1 February 2016.[1] Dylan Carter was introduced during the same episode. Isla Schultz and Lindsay Ford arrived in March. May saw the arrival of Tori Morgan.

Dylan Carter

Dylan Carter
Home and Away character
Portrayed by Jeremy Lindsay Taylor
First appearance 1 February 2016
Introduced by Lucy Addario
Classification Present; recurring
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Occupation Detective

Dylan Carter, played by Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, made his first screen appearance on 1 February 2016.[2] Lindsay Taylor's casting was announced on 5 August 2015.[3] He commented, "I have always wanted to be a part of this. Home and Away is an institution, it is iconic Australian TV. It is great to finally be a part of the family. I play a great role, my character is very complex and very interesting so that is really what drew me to it."[2] Dylan Carter is a detective, who will work alongside Katarina Chapman (Pia Miller), when he comes to Summer Bay. Lindsay Taylor said Dylan would be kept busy and added that he had a connection to the Bay.[2]

Dylan is the lead detective on the Charlotte King (Erika Heynatz) murder case, working alongside his former fiancé Katarina Chapman and Mike Emerson (Cameron Stewart). Dylan knows how uncomfortable Kat is when he signs up for the investigation, but Kat tells him that she is okay with his presence. Dylan and Kat question Martin Ashford (George Mason), Zac MacGuire (Charlie Clausen) and Zac and Charlotte's teenage son Hunter King (Scott Lee). Dylan asks Kat out to dinner as friends, but Kat refuses his offer as she is still affected by the abuse she suffered by Dylan. He apologises for his actions and Kat agrees that he should be sorry.

Isla Schultz

Isla Schultz
Home and Away character
Portrayed by Samantha Jade
First appearance 3 March 2016
Last appearance 21 April 2016
Introduced by Lucy Addario
Classification Former; recurring

Isla Schultz, played by singer Samantha Jade, made her first appearance on 3 March 2016.[4] The character and Jade's casting was announced on 5 September 2015.[5] Jade told Jonathon Moran of The Daily Telegraph, "I'm always asked when I will do more acting & now I am saying yes, I am coming to the Bay. It is really exciting. I've wanted to do more acting & I wanted to do something unexpected & different and this is very very different to Kylie (Minogue)." [5] Jade began filming her first scenes three days after her casting announcement.[6] She wrapped her stint on the show in November.[7]

Isla comes to Summer Bay with "bad intentions" and Jade said she would have "a bit of a past".[5] Isla will also becomes a love interest for one of the male characters.[5] Jade later described her character as "a bit naughty − a bit of a bad girl", as she has become involved with some bad people. However, Jade added that Isla would mean well.[8]

Lindsay Ford

Lindsay Ford
Home and Away character
Portrayed by Georgia Flood
First appearance 17 March 2016
Last appearance 31 March 2016
Introduced by Lucy Addario
Classification Former; recurring

Lindsay Ford, played by Georgia Flood, made her first appearance on 17 March 2016. Flood's casting was announced on 7 October 2015, while her character was revealed in March 2016.[9][10] When Flood was offered the role, she was unsure that she could see herself on the show, but thought her character was "really cool" and accepted.[10] She enjoyed filming her guest appearance, commenting, "I loved, loved doing it and would go back there in a heartbeat."[10]

Lindsay tries to contact Hunter King (Scott Lee), but he refuses to take her calls. She later comes to the Caravan Park to see him. She introduces herself to Hunter's girlfriend Olivia (Raechelle Banno) and reveals that she was the person who picked Hunter up the night he left Summer Bay. Hunter thanks Lindsay for letting him stay with her and she explains that she wanted to see him after reading that his father is in prison. Lindsay also mentions that she plans on staying for a while, but adds that she does not want to ruin Hunter and Olivia's relationship. However, she later tells Olivia that she and Hunter kissed. Lindsay comes to check on Hunter and he apologises for leading her on, before asking her to leave so he can fix his relationship with Olivia. Lindsay runs into Olivia on the beach and implies that she and Hunter did more than just kiss. When Olivia later sees Lindsay with her arm around Hunter, she ends their relationship. Lindsay throws a party on the beach and pays Drew Panton (Govinda Roser-Finch) to make advances towards Olivia, so she can take a photo of them together. Hunter and Olivia break-up. Lindsay goes to the Diner and purposely annoys Olivia, who attempts to hit her. Lindsay meets up with Hunter, telling him that Olivia has moved on. They spend the day watching films and Lindsay tries to kiss Hunter, but he tells her he just wants to be friends. Lindsay steals Alf Stewart's (Ray Meagher) ute and Hunter is knocked unconscious trying to stop her. Lindsay flees the scene. She later meets up with Olivia, who tells her to leave town or she will call the police about Hunter's accident.

Tori Morgan

Tori Morgan
Home and Away character
Portrayed by Penny McNamee
First appearance 5 May 2016
Introduced by Lucy Addario
Classification Present; regular
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Occupation Doctor

Tori Morgan,[11] played by Penny McNamee, made her first screen appearance on 5 May 2016.[12] The character and casting was announced on 22 November 2015.[13] McNamee commented that the role was her "dream job" and something she had wanted since she began her acting career.[13] She began filming her first scenes in early November and praised her co-star Georgie Parker for helping her out on set.[13] Tori is a doctor who comes to Summer Bay for a fresh start. McNamee commented that she would have "dark secrets".[13] In an interview with Ali Cromarty of TV Week, McNamee explained that Tori was running from something and came to check out Summer Bay for her family. Tori is the first of four Morgan siblings to arrive, and she wants to see if it is safe to bring her brothers there.[12]

Tori attends a hospital fundraiser at the Caravan Park, where gas tanks explode injuring many of the guests. She helps Roo Stewart (Parker), before declaring Oscar MacGuire (Jake Speer) dead. At the hospital, Tori meets her new colleague Nate Cooper (Kyle Pryor) and takes over the treatment of his wife Ricky Sharpe (Bonnie Sveen). She also treats Tank Snelgrove's (Reece Milne) head injury. After nurse Hannah Wilson (Cassie Howarth) collapses with a brain haemorrhage, Tori has to tell Nate to stop chest compressions and declares her dead.

Brody Morgan

Brody Morgan, played by Jackson Heywood, will make his first screen appearance in 2016. The character and Heywood's casting was announced on 5 December 2015, alongside James Stewart and Orpheus Pledger, who play Brody's brothers.[14] The actors began filming their first scenes during the week commencing 7 December.[14] Heywood expects the Morgan brothers to be compared to the Braxton brothers who were introduced to the show in 2011. He commented, "I can definitely see that, but I think we have a very different dynamic. It will be exciting to tell the story and as it will be revealed, it will be a very different story."[14] Brody is a chef who has "big ambitions".[14]

Justin Morgan

Justin Morgan, played by James Stewart, will make his first screen appearance in 2016. The character and Stewart's casting was announced on 5 December 2015, alongside Jackson Heywood and Orpheus Pledger, who play Justin's brothers.[14] The actors began filming their first scenes during the week commencing 7 December.[14] Justin is Stewart's first on-going role since he took a year off to care for his young daughter.[14] Like Heywood, Stewart expected Braxton brothers comparisons, but he told Jonathon Moran of The Daily Telegraph, "Creating this family is probably more our priority than taking over the Brax boys. How do you take on Steve Peacocke (Brax)? I hope Australia is ready for it, it is the way it is."[14]

Mason Morgan

Mason Morgan, played by Orpheus Pledger will make his first screen appearance in 2016. The character and Pledger's casting was announced on 5 December 2015, alongside Jackson Heywood and James Stewart, who play Mason's brothers.[14] The actors began filming their first scenes during the week commencing 7 December.[14] Pledger relocated to Sydney from Melbourne for the role.[14]

Others

Date(s) Character Actor Circumstances
11 February Louisa O'Brien Claudia Cranstoun[15] Louisa spots Josh Barrett in the Diner and invites him to spend the afternoon with her and some friends from their HSC course. When Josh has to look after Casey Braxton, Louisa, Glen Day and Adriana Kerr come to his house. Louisa becomes fed up of Casey's crying and turns off the baby monitor to spend time with Josh.
Glen Day Logan Stevenson[16] Glen and Adriana spend the afternoon with Louisa O'Brien and Josh Barrett from their HSC course. Glen later leaves for work and Louisa encourages Adriana to go after him, so she can spend time with Josh alone.
Adriana Kerr Hana Lee Woodbridge[16]
Psych Nurse Angie Diaz[17] The Psych Nurse lets Skye Peters into see her mother Carol. She also lets Skye know that Carol can hear her, despite her condition.
11 February– Ambulance Officer Rowan Freeman[17] The Ambulance Officer brings Ricky Sharpe and her infant son Casey Braxton to the hospital after he falls ill. A couple of weeks later, he brings Hannah Wilson in after she suffers a concussion.
18 February Destiny Starr Lara Schwerdt[18] Destiny meets Chris Harrington for a first date at the Diner. They get on well, until Chris starts talking about his ex-girlfriend. Destiny realises that Chris is not over that relationship and she leaves.
25 February Coach McKinnon Warren Ekermans[19] During a high school basketball game, Coach McKinnon breaks up a fight between VJ Patterson and Hunter King, and sends VJ off.
2 March Zara Leonard Georgia Nichols[20] Oscar MacGuire notices Zara at Angelo's and goes over to speak to her about their university course. Skye Peters later spots Oscar and Zara kissing on the balcony.
2–17 March Claire Lewis Anita Hegh[21] Claire turns up at Irene Roberts's house and tells Irene that she might be her daughter. They bond during a conversation about their lives. Olivia Fraser Richards is suspicious of Claire and suggests she and Irene take a DNA test. She later tells Claire that Irene's child was conceived via sexual assault and Claire leaves. Irene finds her and tells her that she did want her child, despite who her father was. When Irene finds out that Claire has been evicted, she invites her to move in. They continue to bond, but Olivia reveals that she has done a DNA test and Claire is not Irene's daughter. Claire decides to leave.
15 March– Harry Kingswood Wayne Bradley[22] Harry brings Florence and Lulu to Summer Bay to visit their mother Isla Schultz.[23] The girls spend the afternoon playing on the beach with Isla, while Harry talks with Kyle Braxton. Harry believes Isla has not changed. Hours later, Harry turns up at Kyle's house and tells him Isla has taken the girls.
Florence Kingswood Charlee Kwintner[22]
Lulu Kingswood Mia Kwintner[22]
17 March Alessia De Luca Bridgette Hollitt[24] Alessia attends a university party at Angelo's. Maddy Osborne introduces Alessia to her set of friends, and Alessia flirts with Oscar MacGuire. Skye Peters later sees them kissing on the balcony.
Tanya Hardy Ashleigh O'Brien[24] Tanya attends the university party at Angelo's and meets Oscar MacGuire after Alessia De Luca leaves. When Skye Peters mentions Oscar was with another girl at the party, Tanya walks off.
22–31 March Drew Panton Govinda Roser-Finch[25] Drew attends Lindsay Ford's beach party. Lindsay pays him $50 to make advances towards Olivia Fraser Richards, with the intention of taking a photograph of them together to provoke Hunter King. Drew later tells Olivia that he does not even like Lindsay and only came to the party for the free alcohol. He also tells Olivia that Lindsay paid him to kiss her.
19 April– Dom Loneragan Lindsay Farris[26] Dom is a photographer friend of Ricky Sharpe. She asks him to photograph her wedding to Nate Cooper. Dom flirts with Phoebe Nicholson.
20 April Womma Dean Kyrwood[27] Kat Chapman and Martin Ashford pay Womma a visit, after learning Dylan Carter has paid him to trash businesses and intimidate witnesses.
21 April– Sergeant Phillip McCarthy Nicholas Cassim[28] After Sergeant Mike Emerson is promoted, McCarthy is sent to Summer Bay as his replacement. Katarina Chapman comes to McCarthy to report Dylan Carter for assault. McCarthy tells Kat that Dylan denied hitting her and that the OPP want Dylan to remain on the Charlotte King murder case. McCarthy tells Kat to come to him if she has any problems at work.
5 May– Mick Jennings Kristian Schmid[29] Mick comes to the Beach House on the pretence that he is Chris Harrington's uncle. Chris's housemate Irene Roberts lets him wait inside with her. While looking through some photos, Mick makes a comment about Irene acting as a surrogate for her daughter. He tries to pass it off as something Chris told him, but Irene grows suspicious and tries to leave. Mick stops her and tells her she is not leaving him.

References

  1. ↑ "Who did it?". Yahoo7. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jeremy Lindsay Taylor will lay down the law as Summer Bay's new boy". The Daily Telegraph. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Dainty, Sophie (5 August 2015). "Home and Away: Australian actor Jeremy Lindsay Taylor joins show". Digital Spy. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Dainty, Sophie (15 February 2016). "Samantha Jade will star in Home and Away... but she previously turned down another role on the show". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Moran, Jonathon (5 September 2015). "Pop singer Samantha Jade to join Home And Away". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  6. ↑ Moran, Jonathon (8 September 2015). "Samantha Jade films first scenes for her new role in Home and Away". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  7. ↑ McCabe, Kathy (23 November 2015). "Samantha Jade rises above crushing grief and industry knockdowns to realise her debut pop record dream". news.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Love for Home And Away's Samantha Jade?". TV Week. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Tegan Martin's other reality show? Plus, Georgia Flood joins Home And Away". TV Week. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 Downie, Stephen (12–18 March 2016). "My next step". TV Week (11): 24–26.
  11. ↑ Brodie (23 November 2015). "Penny McNamee lands a lead role in Summer Bay!". Marquee Management. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  12. 1 2 Cromarty, Ali (30 April – 6 May 2016). "This is my dream job". TV Week (18): 20–21.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Penny McNamee joins the cast of Home and Away". Herald Sun. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Moran, Jonathon (5 December 2015). "Jessica Marais and ex James Stewart go head-to-head on rival networks". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  15. ↑ "Claudia Cranstoun". StarNow. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  16. 1 2 Series producer: Lucy Addario; Director: Jet Wilkinson; Writer: Nick King (11 February 2016). "Episode 6359". Home and Away. Seven Network.
  17. 1 2 Series producer: Lucy Addario; Director: Jet Wilkinson; Writer: Zokov Nyste (11 February 2016). "Episode 6359". Home and Away. Seven Network.
  18. ↑ Series producer: Lucy Addario; Director: Bill Hughes; Writer: Margaret Wilson (18 February 2016). "Episode 6365". Home and Away. Seven Network.
  19. ↑ Series producer: Lucy Addario; Director: David Gould; Writer: Michelle Offen (25 February 2016). "Episode 6370". Home and Away. Seven Network.
  20. ↑ Series producer: Lucy Addario; Director: Geoffrey Nottage; Writer: Romina Accurso (2 March 2016). "Episode 6373". Home and Away. Seven Network.
  21. ↑ "Anita Hegh" (PDF). Lisa Mann Creative Management. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  22. 1 2 3 Series producer: Lucy Addario; Director: Bill Hughes; Writer: Kate Bradley (15 March 2016). "Episode 6382". Home and Away. Seven Network.
  23. ↑ Cromarty, Ali; Downie, Stephen (12–18 March 2016). "In too deep". TV Week (11): 14–15.
  24. 1 2 Series producer: Lucy Addario; Director: Bill Hughes; Writer: Nick King (17 March 2016). "Episode 6385". Home and Away. Seven Network.
  25. ↑ Series producer: Lucy Addario; Director: David Gould; Writer: Hannah Carrol Chapman (21 March 2016). "Episode 6387". Home and Away. Seven Network.
  26. ↑ "Lindsay Farris". Nicky Gluyas Management. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  27. ↑ Series producer: Lucy Addario; Director: Bill Hughes; Writer: Andrew Osborne (20 April 2016). "Episode 6407". Home and Away. Seven Network.
  28. ↑ Series producer: Lucy Addario; Director: Bill Hughes; Writer: Fiona Kelly (21 April 2016). "Episode 6408". Home and Away. Seven Network.
  29. ↑ Series producer: Lucy Addario; Director: Geoffrey Nottage; Writer: Hamilton Budd (5 May 2016). "Episode 6416". Home and Away. Seven Network.

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