Bridget Napier
| Bridget Parker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Eloise Mignon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2007–2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 23 July 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 21 July 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Ric Pellizzeri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Student at Erinsborough High (2007–2009) Erinsborough Veterinary Clinic employee (2007–2009) Gym Assistant (2008–2009) |
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| Mother | Joanna Hale |
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| Adoptive father | Steve Parker |
| Adoptive mother | Miranda Parker |
| Brothers | Riley Parker |
| Half-sisters | Josie Hale Clara Hale |
| Husband | Declan Napier (2009) |
| Daughters | India Napier |
| Grandfathers |
Jim Parker Gary Fuller |
| Grandmothers | Kitty Parker Yvonne West |
| Uncles |
Stuart Parker Ned Parker |
| Aunts | Nicola West |
| First cousins | Mickey Gannon |
Bridget Louise "Didge" Parker is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Eloise Mignon. In 2007 the show was revamped to boost falling ratings in Australia. As part of this, the show's focus returned to family dynamics and the character of Bridget and her family were created and introduced. Bridget made her first on-screen appearance on 23 July 2007. She arrived in Erinsborough from Sydney with her father and mother, Steve and Miranda. During her time in Neighbours, Bridget's storylines included being run over by Susan Kennedy, falling in love with Declan Napier, finding her birth mother and falling pregnant at seventeen. In March 2009, the decision was taken to write the Parker family out of the show after both Mignon and Steve Bastoni quit. Mignon wanted to return to her studies and she had had enough of Neighbours. Bridget died on-screen on 21 July 2009 after suffering internal injuries, which she sustained in a car crash. The character was popular with viewers and her pregnancy storyline was voted the best of 2008 during a poll on the official website.
In 2007, Neighbours suffered one of its worst decline in viewers and several key changes took place to boost the ratings.Network Ten drama executive, Dan Bennett revealed that the show would return to its focus on relationships and family dynamics. Writers created and introduced a new family, the Parkers, who already had a link to Ramsay Street in the form of Ned Parker (Daniel O'Connor). The family made their first on-screen appearance in July 2007, marking the start of the show's renovation.
Former Silversun actress Eloise Mignon was cast in the role of school girl Bridget Parker, despite being five years older than the character she would portray. Steve Bastoni and Nikki Coghill were cast as Bridget's adoptive parents Steve and Miranda Parker respectively and Sweeney Young was cast as Bridget's biological brother Riley.
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