Miranda Parker
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Nikki Coghill | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 2007–2009 | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | 23 July 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 24 July 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Ric Pellizzeri | ||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||
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| Home | Oakey | ||||||||||||
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| Mother | Yvonne West |
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| Sisters | Nicola West |
| Husband | Steve Parker |
| Adoptive sons | Riley Parker |
| Adoptive daughters | Bridget Parker |
| Granddaughters | India Napier |
Miranda Parker (also West) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Nikki Coghill. In 2007, the show's focus returned to focus more on family dynamics and the characters of Miranda and her family were created and introduced to help boost falling ratings in Australia. Miranda made her first screen appearance on 23 July 2007, along with her husband, Steve (Steve Bastoni) and her daughter Bridget (Eloise Mignon). The family moved into Ramsay Street and Miranda became friends with many of her neighbours and was employed at both Erinsborough High and Lassiter's Hotel. Her storylines included the arrival of her sister Nicola (Imogen Bailey), breaking up and later reuniting with Steve, having an affair with her old university lecturer, becoming a grandmother and the death of her daughter. In March 2009, the decision was taken to write the Parker family out of the show after Mignon and Bastoni quit. Miranda departed on 24 July 2009 with her husband, following their daughter's funeral.
In 2007 Neighbours suffered one of its worst decline in ratings and several key changes took place to boost the ratings.Network Ten drama executive Dan Bennett revealed that the show would return to its focus on relationships and family dynamics. Writers created and introduced a new family, the Parkers, who already had a link to Ramsay Street in the form of Ned Parker (Daniel O'Connor). The family made their first on-screen appearance in July 2007, marking the start of the show's renovation.
Australian drama actress, Nikki Coghill was cast as the matriarch of the family, Miranda, and Steve Bastoni was cast as her husband Steve Parker.Eloise Mignon and Sweeney Young were cast as their children, Bridget and Riley. Shortly after she joined Neighbours Coghill believed that she was going to get the sack after she broke her ankle. She said "I thought, "That's it, I won't be able to work now and I'll be fired". However, the Neighbours bosses gave her a month off work and wrote her broken ankle into the script. Miranda was then said to have broken her ankle riding a mechanical bull.
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