Harry Ramsay
| Harry Ramsay | |||||||||||||
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Will Moore | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 2009–10 | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | 18 May 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 11 June 2010 | ||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Susan Bower | ||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Student at Erinsborough High (2009–10) Basketball player (2010–) |
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| Home | Newtown | ||||||||||||
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| Family |
Ramsay Robinson |
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| Father | Patrick Mooney |
| Mother | Jill Ramsay |
| Sisters |
Kate Ramsay Sophie Ramsay |
| Uncles | Paul Robinson |
| First cousins |
Elle Robinson Andrew Robinson |
Harry Ramsay is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Will Moore. The character made his first screen appearance on 18 May 2009. Harry departed on 11 June 2010 after accepting a Basketball scholarship in Sydney.
Harry has been portrayed as having a unique persona, being a loner refusing to accept help from others and rebelling against those around him. The character has been involved in storylines including being orphaned, plots involving the Department of Human Services and his subsequent time in foster care. Moore revealed that some viewers became angry at some of the things Harry did during his time on the show.
In February 2009, it was announced that Neighbours producers were introducing a new generation of the Ramsay family to the show, more than a decade after the family had last appeared. Executive producer Susan Bower said the introduction of the new characters was based on the American drama series Party of Five. She added "We have three orphans, basically. That, as you can imagine, has a tremendous amount of story material with it and they're fabulous! Wait until you see this cast. They just clicked". Bower introduced the new characters despite the show receiving criticism because they did not have a nuclear or a "normal" family. Bower said that where she lives, in the suburbs, "there's not a lot of your mum, dad and two kids". Actress Ashleigh Brewer was cast as older sister Kate Ramsay. It was after this Will Moore was cast as Harry, and Kaiya Jones was cast as Sophie Ramsay, completing the family unit. Speaking of his character being part of the Ramsay family Moore said "At first I thought "Oh my God, am I supposed to do something special?" Everyone said "Your character's Harry Ramsay? Like Ramsay Street?" So I have those connections, but I got used to playing it after a while. It's pretty cool to be playing a part that has so much history and it's cool that we're related to so many of the original characters – Anne Robinson and Max Ramsay had an affair and had our mum."
In March 2010, it was announced that Moore and Harry were to leave Neighbours in June. Bower said that she was aware that viewers would be disappointed that one of the Ramsays was leaving already. She added "We were very saddened too, because we fell in love with Harry, but Will had a one-year contract and he decided he didn't want to continue. I believe he's furthering his school studies." Bower also added that there were no plans to recast the role, because the character of Declan Napier had just been through a recast. Harry departed for a Basketball scholarship in Sydney on 11 June 2010.
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