Josh West (Home and Away)
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| Home and Away character | |||||
| Portrayed by | Daniel Collopy | ||||
| Duration | 2001-03, 2005-06 | ||||
| First appearance | 21 November 2001 | ||||
| Last appearance | 16 May 2006 | ||||
| Book appearances | Dani on Trial | ||||
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Home and Away: Secrets and the City | ||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||
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| Occupation | Lifeguard (2001-03) Mayor (2005-06) |
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| Father | Greg West |
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| Mother | Jackie Turner |
Joshua "Josh" West is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Daniel Collopy. He debuted on-screen on 21 November 2001. Josh left the series on 30 April 2003 upon departing for two years, but kept making reappearances before departing on 31 October 2003. He returns on 23 September 2005 where Josh tried to develop a freeway through town. He was later accidentally murdered in 2006, he made his final on-screen appearance on 16 May 2006.
In September 2001, actor Daniel Collopy successfully auditioned for the role of Josh and moved from Melbourne to Sydney to begin filming. Josh was introduced as the serial new trainee lifeguard and a potential new love interest for established character Dani Sutherland (Tammin Sursok). Josh was Collopy's first regular television role and he felt it was a "fantastic opportunity" to work on Home and Away.
Network Seven describe Josh as being part of a "high-society family" and initially being "about as laid-back as they come". Josh likes "learning and broadening his mind" and has a passion for surfing. Josh's "tall, dark and handsome" appearance has made him popular with the female characters. They also said that Summer Bay lifestyle suited Josh in his early appearances. Collopy said there were no similarities between himself and Josh.
Josh and Dani's relationship is problematic and leads a brief separation. They eventually reconcile following more arguments. Sursok told a reporter from Inside Soap that "their relationship has come down to silly mind games and petty arguments, they've come through so many problems and dramas that instead of really being there for each other and appreciating what they have, they've lost sight of why they are together in the first place." Hayley Smith (Rebecca Cartwright) makes Dani see that they should not be arguing. Dani realises that the arguments are meaningless and the pair sort out their differences.
Collopy was written out of the serial when Josh is murdered in a whodunit storyline. The serial's producers wanted to capitalise on the success of their stalker storyline, which pulled in high viewing figures, by creating a new mystery plot. One suspect is Amanda Vale (Holly Brisley). While interviewed by a reporter from Inside Soap, Brisley admitted that even she did not know who the killer was. She said that "it will be a real shock when the truth comes out". It was later revealed that Barry Hyde (Ivar Kants) shot Josh by accident.
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