Pam Willis
| Pam Willis | |||||||||||||||||
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Sue Jones | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1990–94, 1996, 2014, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 6 August 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 19 April 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by |
Don Battye (1990) Stanley Walsh (1996) Jason Herbison (2014–16) |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Nurse | ||||||||||||||||
| Home | Darwin | ||||||||||||||||
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| Family | Willis |
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| Father | Seamus Beresford |
| Mother | Moina Beresford |
| Husband | Doug Willis (1967–2016) |
| Sons |
Adam Willis John Willis Brad Willis |
| Daughters |
Gaby Willis Cody Willis |
| Grandsons |
Zac Willis Ned Willis Josh Willis |
| Granddaughters |
Paige Smith Imogen Willis Piper Willis |
Pamela "Pam" Willis (also Beresford) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Sue Jones. Pam was introduced by executive producer Don Battye as the matriarch of the newly introduced Willis family. Jones was offered the role after a screen test. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 6 August 1990.
Pam was a district nurse and a highly valued member of the community. Pam and her husband, Doug (Terence Donovan) had a solid marriage until they began to neglect each other due to work. Pam also came close to having an affair with their neighbour Jim Robinson (Alan Dale), while Doug had a one-night stand with Jill Weir (Lyn Semler). Pam was involved in a storyline surrounding the subject of mercy killing in 1992. She was accused of murdering Garth Kirby (Roy Baldwin), a seriously ill patient, but eventually her name was cleared.
The character departed on 15 September 1994, after she and Doug were written out of the show. Two years later, Jones briefly reprised her role during Peta Brady's exit storyline and departed on 1 April 1996. In 2014, it was announced Jones had reprised her role once again and Pam returned on 5 May 2014. She returned again on 15 April 2016.
Jones was offered the role of Pam after she attended a screen test.
Upon her introduction, Pam was a full-time mother to her four children: Adam (Ian Williams), Gaby (Rachel Blakely), Brad (Scott Michaelson) and Cody (Amelia Frid). Shortly after settling into Ramsay Street, Pam decided to return to nursing and after re-qualifying, she was given a job at the local hospital, where her duties often meant she got involved in difficult situations. Through her job, Pam often interacted with other characters and she became "a trusted and central figure" within the community. Pam was even-tempered, a member of the school committee and an active sportswoman. She was anxious that her eldest son, Adam, completed his studies, so he could study medicine.
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