Lance Wilkinson
| Lance Wilkinson | |||||||||||||
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Andrew Bibby | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 1995–2001, 2005 | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | 3 October 1995 | ||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 29 July 2005 | ||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Bill Searle (1995) Stanley Walsh (1996) Ric Pellizerri (2005) |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||
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| Other names | Lance Hails (birth name) | ||||||||||||
| Occupation | Student Landscape gardener Sci-fi convention organiser |
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| Home | United States | ||||||||||||
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| Father | Bill Hails |
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| Mother | Ruth Wilkinson |
| Stepfather | Philip Martin |
| Sisters | Anne Wilkinson |
| Half-brothers | Ben Atkins |
| Nephews | Jackson Kennedy |
Lance Charles Wilkinson (also Hails) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Andrew Bibby. He made his first on-screen appearance on 3 October 1995. Bibby was cast in the recurring role of Lance after an audition. After a year, Bibby auditioned for another character called John and the writers chose to turn him into Lance. Lance was a bookish, paranoid boy, with a kind heart and keen wit. Lance departed on 29 March 2001, but Bibby reprised his role in July 2005 for the show's 20th anniversary.
Neighbours was Bibby's first major long-term role. Bibby said he went for a general audition, where there were five parts available. Bibby was given the role of Lance, a three-month occasional role. A year later, Bibby auditioned for another character called John, who the writers decided to turn into Lance. During the audition, Bibby had to share a scene with various girls to see how they looked together as twins. Brooke Satchwell, an actress Bibby had met before, came in and was given the role of Lance's sister, Anne. Bibby's first day of filming was on location outside the coffee shop set, a day later the actor had to perform a kissing scene with his co-star Rebecca Ritters (Hannah Martin). Bibby said it was "a bit embarrassing!"
In April 2005, it was announced that Bibby had reprised his role of Lance for Neighbours' 20th anniversary in July of that year.
Lance became the man of the family after his parents, Ruth (Ailsa Piper) and Bill (Ian Stanley Pearce), separated. Lance is initially portrayed as a "bookish" character, who is also nervous and paranoid. A writer for the BBC said Lance is kind hearted and has a keen wit. When he was asked how Lance has changed in the three and half years he had been on the show, Bibby said "He's changed a lot, and needless to say, has grown up a great deal. I suppose the biggest change for him was when his family left - his mum Ruth, and the inlaws, Phil and Hannah. That's when he had to move out of the nest and really grow up." Bibby went on to explain that after Anne left, Lance was "on his own" and that moving in with Toadfish Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney) and Joel Samuels (Daniel MacPherson) gave him the chance to "let loose" and have some fun.
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