Hannah Martin
| Hannah Martin | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Rebecca Ritters | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1992–99, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 20 July 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 27 July 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Don Battye | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Student | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home | London | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Family | Robinson |
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| Father | Philip Martin |
| Mother | Julie Martin |
| Stepmother | Ruth Wilkinson |
| Half-brothers | Michael Martin |
| Half-sisters | Debbie Martin |
| Uncles | Paul Robinson |
| Aunts | Lucy Robinson |
| First cousins | Andrew Robinson |
| Other relatives |
Helen Daniels Rosemary Daniels |
Hannah Martin is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Rebecca Ritters. She made her first on-screen appearance on 20 July 1992. Hannah is the only child of Philip and Julie Martin and the younger sister to Michael and Debbie. The Martin family were written out in 1999 and Hannah departed on 21 October 1999. In 2005, Ritters reprised her role for a brief cameo in the show's 20th anniversary episode.
Ritters joined the cast of Neighbours when she was eight years old. Her school teacher had suggested that she join an agency and she got the part of Hannah within a couple of months, after her first professional audition. Ritters said "It was all a bit unexpected. I never had acting classes, but I did a school play once."
Ritters took a five-month break from the show in 1998 and she said she really enjoyed it. She added that she had the chance to go to school every day and have a social life, instead of being tutored on set with her co-stars. In February 1999, Inside Soap reported that producers were going to give Hannah a makeover to make her appear more mature, before Ritters stepped in front of the cameras again.
In September 1999, Inside Soap reported that the Martin family had been written out of Neighbours and that they had already filmed their final scenes. In April 2005, Ritters reprised her role as Hannah for Neighbours' 20th anniversary episode in July of that year.
Hannah arrives with her parents for Todd Landers' (Kristian Schmid) funeral but the family are lost along some country roads. When Hannah remarks that she sees Helen Daniels, her parents ignore her but on the way back, they find Helen who was held hostage by Todd's father Bob and abandoned on the roadside. The Martins are going through financial difficulties and Hannah struggles to make friends at school and begins hating the area. However, she befriends Toby Mangel (Ben Guerens). While selling Lollipops for charity with Toby after school one day, Hannah is grabbed by Raymond Chambers who attempts to abduct her but Toby foils him. Further drama comes when Hannah discovers Chambers is Julie's old boss. Julie and Philip initially disbelief her but they report the matter to the police. Further drama ensues when neighbours Cameron Hudson represents Chambers and he is cleared. However, Chambers later confesses after trying to abduct another young girl and the matter is resolved.
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