David Bishop (Neighbours)
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Kevin Harrington | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1988, 2003–05 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 11 May 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 25 October 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by |
Don Battye (1988) Ric Pellizzeri (2003) |
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Neighbours vs Zombies (2014) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Accountant Legal assistant Councillor |
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| Father | Harold Bishop |
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| Mother | Mavis Bishop |
| Sisters | Kerry Bishop |
| Wife | Liljana Ristic |
| Daughters | Serena Bishop |
| Stepsons | Luka Dokich |
| Grandfathers | Frank Bishop |
| Nieces | Sky Mangel |
| Other relatives | Kerry Mangel |
David Bishop is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Kevin Harrington. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 11 May 1988, arriving for his father Harold's (Ian Smith) wedding to Madge Ramsay (Anne Charleston). David, along with his wife Lilijana (Marcella Russo) and daughter Serena (Lara Sacher), returned in October 2003. In May 2005, it was announced that the family had been axed and David departed on 25 October 2005.
Harrington first appeared as David in 1988. On 15 May 2003, Kylie Miller from the The Age reported that Harrington would be returning to Neighbours after a 16-year absence. Miller added that Harrington would start filming in the coming weeks. Miller later revealed that Harrington would return to screens as David from October.
In May 2005, it was announced that three of the show's actors had been axed in a "surprise shake-up" of the cast. Harrington was one of the three actors axed in favour of new cast members, the other two were Marcella Russo (Liljana Bishop) and Marisa Warrington (Sindi Watts). Harrington left at the end of his contract. A few weeks later, it was announced that Lara Sacher (Serena Bishop) would also be departing as part of an "extremely dramatic storyline" involving the Bishop family in October of that year. Script producer, Luke Devenish said "All three Bishops will be leaving together ... in one of our most startling storylines for the year. Lil and David have been at the very forefront of stories this year – caught up in wicked Paul Robinson's (Stefan Dennis) web – and their departure ties into this. The door will be left open for their return, however, despite the spectacular circumstances."
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