Morag Bellingham
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| Duration | 1988–1989, 1993, 2001–2009, 2011–2013, 2016–2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 7 June 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 25 April 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Judge Lawyer |
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| Home | Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Gordon Stewart |
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| Mother | Sarah-Jane Stewart |
| Brothers | Alf Stewart |
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| Half-sisters | Colleen Smart |
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Richard Bellingham (1969–1989) Ross Buckton (2008–2011) |
| Daughters | Bobby Simpson |
| Stepdaughters | Charlie Buckton |
| Grandfathers | Angus Stewart |
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Morag Bellingham (also Stewart) QC is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Cornelia Frances. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 7 June 1988. She appeared until 1989 and briefly appeared in 1993. She returned yearly from 2001 until 2009, again from 2011 to 2013 and again from 2016. Frances has expressed her desire to once again become a permanent cast member. Morag has been described as an antagonistic, independent and cold character. Morag is portrayed as a tough lawyer. She has been involved in storylines such as adopting out her illegitimate daughter Bobby Simpson, being widowed, helping her brother Alf Stewart through his many legal battles and a friendship with troubled teen Aden Jefferies. She has been well received by certain critics for her feisty persona, whilst others have criticised her professional skills.
Frances has played the role of Morag on and off for twenty-nine years. During flashbacks to the character's past, Morag was portrayed by Eve Kelman, Vanessa Goddard and Pheobe Taylor-Bush respectively. After an eight-year hiatus, in 2001 it was announced that Frances had returned to the serial and Morag would be "more evil" than ever. In 2002 Frances again returned to the serial. In 2008, Frances signed another six-month contract with the serial. She also revealed that fans miss her when she is absent. Discussing this, Frances said "I really adore playing her and I get a lot of people saying 'when are you coming back?" Of her return Frances said "I've played Morag for so long that I have no trouble slipping back into character. I know her so well."
In 2009 executive producer Cameron Welsh revealed that Frances was back filming and she was "very much part of plans going forward" for the future. In 2010, she signed another six-month contract and appeared again from January 2011. Frances admitted she wanted to become a permanent cast member. On 14 April 2011, it was announced that Frances had finished filming her final scenes. A show spokesman said "Morag is a much-loved Summer Bay character and we're sure we'll see her back." Frances returned for another guest stint in early 2012. Frances reprised the role in late 2015 for a brief return in early 2016. In November 2016, a writer for TV Soap reported that Frances had reprised the role once more for a brief stint in 2017.
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