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Philip Matheson

Lynn Davenport
Home and Away character
Portrayed by Helena Bozich
First appearance 17 January 1988 (pilot)
Last appearance 25 August 1988
Introduced by Alan Bateman
Classification Former; regular
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Occupation Student
Neville McPhee
Home and Away character
Portrayed by Frank Lloyd
Duration 1988–89
First appearance 17 January 1988
Last appearance 10 March 1989
Introduced by Alan Bateman
Classification Former; regular
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Occupation Retired Circus strongman
Brett Macklin
Home and Away character
Portrayed by Gerry Sont
Duration 1988, 2005
First appearance 11 April 1988
Last appearance 1 June 2005
Introduced by Alan Bateman (1988)
Julie McGuaran (2005)
Book appearances Family Matters
Summer Bay Blues
Scandal at Summer Bay
Classification Former; recurring
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Occupation Businessman
Home Prison
Barbara Stewart
Home and Away character
Portrayed by Barbara Stephens (1988, 1989, 2005)
Rona McLeod (1996)
Ann Fay (flashback)
Charlie Wynne (flashback)
Duration 1988, 1989, 1996, 2005
First appearance 1 June 1988
Last appearance 8 July 2005
Introduced by Alan Bateman (1988)
Des Monaghan (1989)
John Holmes (1996)
Julie McGuaran (2005)
Classification Former; recurring
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Occupation Teacher
Alan Fisher
Home and Away character
Portrayed by Simon Bossell
First appearance 4 July 1988
Last appearance 1 September 1988
Introduced by Alan Bateman
Classification Former; recurring
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Occupation Student

Home and Away is an Australian television soap opera. It was first broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in that year, by order of first appearance. They were all introduced by the show's executive producer Alan Bateman who oversaw the serial before being succeeded by series producer Des Monaghan whose episodes first began airing in November. Sixteen of the original eighteen regular characters debuted in the pilot episode. The Fletcher family consisting of Frank Morgan, Tom and Pippa Fletcher, Carly Morris, Steven Matheson, Sally Keating and Lynn Davenport were introduced first. Summer Bay residents Alf Stewart, Floss and Neville McPhee, Bobby Simpson, Donald Fisher, Ailsa Hogan, Martin Dibble, Lance Smart and Matt Wilson also made their debuts. They were soon joined by Alf's daughter Roo and sister, Celia. In March, Lyn Collingwood arrived as Lance's mother, Colleen. The same month, Liddy Clark began playing Kerry Barlow and Amanda Newman-Phillips joined the cast as Narelle Smart. In April, Gerry Sont began playing Brett Macklin, a love interest for Roo. Barbara Stephens and Cornelia Frances arrived in June as Alf's other sisters Barbara Stewart and Morag Bellingham, respectively. July saw Simon Kay enter as Donald and Barbara's son Alan Fisher. Gavin Harrison began playing Revhead in August and was soon followed by John Morris as Philip Matheson. That month saw the serial's first birth Christopher Fletcher, son of the established Tom and Pippa. Another birth occurred in September, Martha Stewart, daughter of Roo and Brett. Sandie Lillingston joined the cast in the same episode as Brett's sister, Stacey and in November, George Leppard guested as Al Simpson.


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