Hilary Robinson
| Hilary Robinson | |||||||||
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Anne Scott-Pendlebury | ||||||||
| Duration | 1987–90, 2005, 2015–16 | ||||||||
| First appearance | 25 June 1987 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | 6 April 2016 | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Reg Watson (1987) Don Battye (1988–89) Ric Pellizzeri (2005) Jason Herbison (2015) |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
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| Occupation | Librarian Administrator |
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| Home | Erinsborough | ||||||||
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| Family | Robinson |
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| Sons | Matt Robinson |
| First cousins | Jim Robinson |
| Other relatives |
Paul Robinson Scott Robinson Lucy Robinson Daniel Robinson Amy Williams Jimmy Williams |
Hilary Robinson is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Anne Scott-Pendlebury. The character first appeared on-screen during the episode broadcast on 25 June 1987. The character departed the show on 28 February 1990 following her decision to quit in 1989. Scott-Pendlebury reprised her role in 2005 for the serial's 20th anniversary episode, and again in February 2015 ahead of the 30th anniversary. She is characterised as a bossy and meddling woman who lacks romance and seeks comfort interfering with her Neighbours' personal lives. Hilary's main storyline was mothering an illegitimate child Matt Robinson (Ashley Paske). He arrives in Erinsborough to forge a relationship with his birth mother. The character's "hard-edged approach to life" mellowed during the storyline.
Scott-Pendlebury decided to leave the series in 1989 at a time many of her fellow cast members left.
In April 2005, it was announced that Scott-Pendlebury had returned to make a cameo appearance in the 20th anniversary special episode.
On 28 November 2014, it was announced that Scott-Pendlebury had reprised her role as part of Neighbours' 30th anniversary celebrations. Hilary returned on 25 February.Neighbours had written Hilary as living back in Erinsborough. Jason Herbison told Daniel Kilkelly from Digital Spy that the move would allow Hilary to continue making appearances in the show. Hilary made another appearance on 5 November 2015.
Hilary is characterised as a "stuffy and proper" woman and not an ideal mother figure. Her bossy manner and liking to organise everyones lives angers other characters. This surprises Hilary because she never sets out to offend others and is not vindictive. She is an honest person which is important to her, though others perceive it as tactlessness. Hilary enjoys meddling in other people's personal lives. She does so because she lacks romance in her own life and does not have male friends. But the character does have a neat and attractive dress style but men become alarmed by her bossy tendencies. Hilary also believes that men only want sex and is wary of any attention.
Hilary was introduced into the show as the cousin of Jim Robinson (Alan Dale). She arrives in Ramsay Street to attend Scott Robinson (Jason Donovan) and Charlene Mitchell's (Kylie Minogue) wedding. Her first storyline saw her nearly exposing the secret that relative Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis) has married Gail Lewis (Fiona Corke) for business reasons after spying on them. Dennis later recalled the storyline as one of his favourites because "it was just silly, fun stuff to play."
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