Alex Bennett (Home and Away)
Eric Phillips |
Home and Away character |
Portrayed by |
Daniel Goddard |
First appearance |
16 January 1995 |
Last appearance |
10 February 1995 |
Introduced by |
John Holmes |
Classification |
Former; recurring |
Andrew Warren |
Home and Away character |
Portrayed by |
Adrian Lee |
First appearance |
16 March 1995 |
Last appearance |
3 May 1995 |
Introduced by |
John Holmes |
Classification |
Former; recurring |
Profile |
Occupation |
Maths Teacher |
Joanne Brennan |
Home and Away character |
Portrayed by |
Kimberley Joseph |
Duration |
1995-1996 |
First appearance |
24 July 1995 |
Last appearance |
27 August 1996 |
Introduced by |
John Holmes |
Classification |
Former; recurring |
Profile |
Occupation |
Secretary |
Alex Bennett |
Home and Away character |
Portrayed by |
Nick Freedman |
Duration |
1995-96 |
First appearance |
16 October 1995 |
Last appearance |
16 August 1996 |
Introduced by |
John Holmes |
Classification |
Former;regular |
Profile |
Occupation |
Artist |
Home |
Paris |
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Home and Away is an Australian soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 1995, by order of first appearance. They were all introduced by the show's then executive producer John Holmes. The 8th season of Home and Away began airing on 16 January 1995. The first introduction of the year was Daniel Goddard as drug dealer Eric Phillips. Adrian Lee began portraying teacher Andrew Warren in March. Nic Testoni joined the serial in April as Travis Nash. Kristy Wright took on the role of Chloe Richards in June. Kimberley Joseph began playing Joanne Brennan from July. Katrina Hobbs began playing doctor Kelly Watson in August. Nick Freedman debuted as Alex Bennett in October. The following month, David Ritchie arrived as Alex's father, Saul.
Eric Phillips, played by Daniel Goddard. Goddard signed to guest star in the show for six weeks. Eric is characterised as being calculating and has muscles. Goddard told Victoria Ross from Inside Soap that "Eric can be manipulative and he knows how to get people on side". Jack Wilson (Daniel Amalm) and Curtis Reed (Shane Ammann) befriend Eric and ask him for help getting into shape, he reveals that he uses steroids. Goddard explained that Eric agrees to help the duo "but things turn sour when Eric suggests that Jack try steroids to build up his muscles even more." The actor revealed that Eric only leaves Summer Bay after causing a lot of trouble. Goddard's stint on Home and Away proved popular with viewers and he received much fan mail. He added that there was a possibility of Eric returning once again. Ross said that Eric was a "bad boy" character with better biceps than Shane Parrish (Dieter Brummer). She added that Eric's arrival had the Summer Bay females "hearts fluttering" and the males "reaching for their dumbbells." A writer from the Home and Away Official Collector's Edition said that "through 1995, Goddard caused a storm of trouble in Home and Away as bad boy Eric Phillips".
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