Nick Parrish
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| Home and Away character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Bruce Roberts | ||||||||
| Duration | 1991–94 | ||||||||
| First appearance | 4 March 1991 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | 10 June 1994 | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Des Monaghan | ||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
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| Occupation | Police officer | ||||||||
| Home | Africa | ||||||||
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| Father | Philip Parrish |
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| Mother | Ros Parrish |
| Brothers | Shane Parrish |
| Nieces | Shane Parrish Jr. |
Nicholas Jasper "Nick" Parrish is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Bruce Roberts. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 4 March 1991 and departed on 10 June 1994.
Roberts received the role of Nick a day after he left drama school. Roberts quit the serial in 1994 to relocate to the UK to be with his girlfriend, Suzanne Dando. He met her while starring in a pantomime during the 1993 Christmas production break. Roberts told Lisa Anthony from BIG! that his girlfriend was just one of the reasons why he had chosen to leave.
In one storyline Nick begins a relationship with Julie Gibson (Naomi Watts). However when Julie's brother Revhead (Gavin Harrison) learns of their romance he is not happy. As Tom Etherington from TV Week reported, Revhead "didn't do anything by the book" and "his head nearly exploded" because Nick is a police officer. He "tried his best" to separate the pair but they end the relationship on their own terms. Etherington added that "it became obvious they were better suited to being just good friends".
After his relationship with Lucinda Croft (Dee Smart) ended, Nick fell for Roxanne Miller (Lisa Lackey). A writer for the TV Times commented "The soap's unlucky-in-love copper Nick appears to have fallen in a big way for Roxy". They added that Nick might be embarking on a new relationship too soon, while Roxy also believed Nick still loved Lucinda. Roxy was wary of getting involved with Nick and when his ex-girlfriend Sandy (Claudia Black) turned up in the Bay, she decided to put him to "a love test", which Nick passed. Of Nick and Roxy, Roberts said "On the outside, Nick looks as if he got his act together after Lucinda left him, but underneath he's vulnerable. He fancies Roxy, but doesn't want his heart broken again." Nick and Roxy eventually shared a "passionate kiss" signalling the beginning of their relationship.
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