Grant Mitchell (Home and Away)
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| Home and Away character | |||||
| Portrayed by | Craig McLachlan | ||||
| Duration | 1990-91 | ||||
| First appearance | 9 February 1990 | ||||
| Last appearance | 20 September 1991 | ||||
| Introduced by | Des Monaghan | ||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||
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| Occupation | Teacher | ||||
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| Brothers | Wayne Mitchell |
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| Sisters | Debbie Mitchell Kim Mitchell |
Grant Mitchell is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Craig McLachlan. Grant debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 9 February 1990. McLachlan had previously appeared on rival soap opera Neighbours playing Henry Ramsay. When his contract was due to be renewed, the Seven Network offered him a more flexible contract to appear in Home and Away, which McLachlan signed. Grant arrives in Summer Bay is a new teacher starting work at the local school. Grant is described as a likeable teacher with a good rapport with his pupils. His unorthodox teaching methods land him with the nickname "Cool Mitch".
McLachlan has admitted that he enjoyed exploring other avenues of acting through Grant and made a conscious effort to remove any traits of his previous character, Henry, from Grant. The character's storylines include contending with romantic intentions from his pupil Emma Jackson (Dannii Minogue), a relationship with Jane Holland (Josephine Mitchell) and discovering that his sister, Kim Mitchell (Rachael Beck) is a drug addict. McLachlan decided to leave the series in 1990, but filmed additional scenes which were aired the following year. Grant made his final appearance on 20 September 1991.
McLachlan previously played the role of Henry Ramsay on rival soap opera Neighbours In 1989, McLachlan's contract with the serial was due for renewal, but no longer enjoyed working there. A rival network made him an offer which involved television and film work and McLachlan signed the deal. However, the owner of the network fled Australia because his bid to buy MGM studios failed. While McLachlan's contract was cancelled, there was a clause that meant he could still appear in Home and Away. The serial's producers tempted McLachlan with a contract that would allow him to also concentrate on his music career while filming. In addition, a "large fee" was also paid to McLachlan upon his signing with the serial. McLachlan later admitted that Network Seven "fought hard" to sign him up.
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