Luke Handley
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| Neighbours character | |||
| Portrayed by | Bernard Curry | ||
| Duration | 1995–96, 2005 | ||
| First appearance | 7 March 1995 | ||
| Last appearance | 27 July 2005 | ||
| Introduced by | Stanley Walsh (1995) Ric Pelizzeri (2005) |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||
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| Occupation | Waiter Timeshare salesman Police constable |
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| Home | Malaysia | ||
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| Sisters |
Jen Handley Morgan Handley |
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Luke Handley is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Bernard Curry. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 7 March 1995. Luke's storylines included a brief fling with Libby Kennedy, a relationship with Serendipity Gottlieb, suffering a breakdown, being diagnosed with cancer and starting a relationship with Danni Stark. He departed on 17 December 1996, but Curry reprised the role in 2005 for the 20th anniversary.
In 1995, Curry was told his contract was not being renewed and his character was written out. However, the producers asked Curry to return seven weeks later and he accepted. In August 1996, it was announced that Curry had quit Neighbours for good. Curry said "I'm moving on because I just think I'd like to challenge myself further. I've got some big storylines coming up, but then I'll be leaving." He finished filming in October. Curry spent just over a year in total playing Luke. In 2005, it was confirmed that Curry would be reprising his role of Luke for a cameo appearance in the show's 20th anniversary episode "Friends for Twenty Years".
Shortly after he arrived in Erinsborough, Luke became attracted to his neighbour Libby Kennedy (Kym Valentine). However, since Libby was still at school, Luke fought off her obvious advances. But when Luke agreed to pose for some photographs taken by Libby, she threw herself at him and he realised that he could no longer resist her. Luke and Libby then began dating and she fell "head over heels" in love with him. Curry told Inside Soap's Jason Herbison "Libby had set her sights on Luke - she's fascinated by him, excited by his outspokenness. When they end up kissing one day Luke doesn't know what to do so he goes along with it, but to be honest I'm not sure that he's really convinced." When Libby's parents found out about her and Luke, they disapproved and became convinced that Luke was taking advantage of her. Luke then decided to put an end to the relationship because he did not see a future for them, which devastated Libby.
When Luke was hassled by some guys in The Coffee Shop, his housemate Serendipity Gottlieb (Raelee Hill) came over and helped him out. To thank her, Luke gave her a kiss and their "passion burns hotter than Luke's deep-fat fryer!" Hill stated "They end up falling into bed together that evening. When they wake up the next morning, they realise that their relationship has changed forever." Luke and Ren realised that they had to take things slowly because although Ren was certain about her feelings about for Luke, he was not so sure about her. When Ren suggested that they continue having sex together while seeing other people, it made Luke have serious doubts about their relationship. Hill believed that Luke found it hard to make a commitment to Ren because the death of his younger sister made him afraid to get close to anyone.
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