Glen Donnelly
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Richard Huggett | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1990–1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 7 December 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 6 February 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Don Battye | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Barman Builder |
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| Family | Robinson |
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| Father | Jim Robinson |
| Mother | Maureen Donnelly |
| Half-brothers |
Paul Robinson Scott Robinson |
| Half-sisters | Lucy Robinson |
| Nephews | Andrew Robinson |
| Nieces | Amy Williams |
| Other relatives |
Hilary Robinson Matt Robinson |
Glen Donnelly is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Richard Huggett. The actor joined the cast shortly after leaving E Street, and he relocated from Sydney to Melbourne, where the show is filmed. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 7 December 1990. Glen was introduced as the secret son of series regular Jim Robinson (Alan Dale). He came to Erinsborough to meet his father and to ask for money to pay for his mother's funeral.
The character was portrayed as being independent, mature and strong. One of Glen's most notable storylines featured an inappropriate relationship between him and his half-sister, Lucy Robinson (Melissa Bell). Scenes between them were edited out by the BBC upon their UK airing. Glen also had a romance with Gaby Willis (Rachel Blakely). Glen departed on 6 February 1992 after running away from a hospital, following an accident which left him paralysed. For his portrayal of Glen, Huggett won the Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent in 1991.
Huggett joined Neighbours shortly after leaving his role as Sonny Bennett in E Street. On his arrival, Huggett said Glen was "very different" from Sonny. Huggett was forced to relocate from Sydney to Melbourne for the role and he revealed it had a negative impact on his personal life. After his exit from Neighbours, Huggett told a writer for Inside Soap that working in soap operas was good training, but he would not go back to them.
Glen has been described as "independent, tough and mature beyond his twenty years". He is used to fighting his own battles. When his mother died of cancer, Glen was "full of grief for his mother and resentment for Jim". When Glen arrives in Ramsay Street, he assumes that Jim (Alan Dale) did not want to know him and he comes in a "fight-picking mood". Jim eventually persuades Glen that he knew nothing about him. Glen and Jim's oldest son, Paul (Stefan Dennis), do not get on and Glen resents the fact the only jobs he can get mean Paul would be his boss.
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