Darcy Tyler
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Mark Raffety | ||||||||||
| Duration | 2000–2005 | ||||||||||
| First appearance | 15 November 2000 | ||||||||||
| Last appearance | 12 July 2005 | ||||||||||
| Introduced by | Stanley Walsh (2000) Ric Pellizerri (2004) |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||
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| Occupation | Doctor at Erinsborough Medical Centre Doctor and orderly at Erinsborough Hospital |
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| Father | Robert Tyler |
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| Mother | Carmel Tyler |
| Aunts |
Susan Kennedy Liz Conway |
| First cousins |
Malcolm Kennedy Libby Kennedy Billy Kennedy Elly Conway |
| Other relatives | Ben Kirk |
Darcy Eammon Tyler is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Mark Raffety. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 15 November 2000. The following year, Raffety became a series regular. He departed in June 2003, but made returns in 2004 and 2005.
Raffety admitted that he did not find Darcy "interesting" to begin with, but he came up with a plan to change him and the writers helped transform the character. Of Darcy's personality, Raffety said: "Darcy has a childlike wish to be loved and nurtured, but at the same time he has a scheming side. At the end of the day he's both an angel and a devil, I suppose!" Rafferty also found that his character was "not without a sense of humour". The actor told Joe Riley of the Liverpool Echo that the reason he stayed with the show was the "opportunity to develop the character".
After Darcy ended his seven-year relationship with Alice Jamison (Pip Sallabank), he began a relationship with nurse Dee Bliss (Madeleine West). However, Alice "remained a constant thorn in his side", and after realising that Darcy had moved on, she wanted to get revenge. Alice contacts Darcy to say that she is ready to divide their assets, while "planning to take him for everything he's got". Although Alice and Darcy were not married, Alice was legally allowed to take half of Darcy assets, as the law recognises de facto relationships. Things got worse for Darcy after the tax department discovered anomalies in the book-keeping at Karl Kennedy's (Alan Fletcher) surgery, which Darcy oversaw. Rafferty commented, "Things are pretty bad for Darcy all around. And this is only the beginning of it all – they're going to get a lot worse!"
Raffety departed Neighbours in early 2003, at a time when the show was returning to its original format of focusing on families. The actor was unhappy at leaving, as he believed that more could have been done with his character, and he wanted to see Darcy return in the future. Darcy's exit scenes aired in June of that year.
Darcy arrives in Ramsay Street to stay with his aunt, Susan Kennedy (Jackie Woodburne) and her husband, Karl after accepting a post in Accident and Emergency at Erinsborough Hospital. Darcy immediately catches the eye of Dee Bliss, a local nurse at the hospital who lives in the same street. There is an obvious attraction between the pair and they both begin to enjoy each other's company and attend the medical ball together. Darcy's business partner and girlfriend, Alice Jamison, turns up on the day of the ball and warns Dee to stay away from him. Darcy returns home with Alice, but he comes back to Erinsborough several months later after having broken up with her and resumes his relationship with Dee. After Alice demands money from Darcy to buy her out of the practice, he borrows $1000 from Dee. While working as a locum for Karl, Darcy causes friction by overcharging patients for medication and causing an audit at the surgery, almost causing closure. With things strained between Karl and Darcy at Number 28, Darcy decides to move out. After saving Louise Carpenter (Jiordan Anna Tolli) from drowning in the pool at Number 30, Louise's father, Lou (Tom Oliver) offers Darcy the spare room at Number 22 where he and Louise live.
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