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| Kathy Carpenter | |||||||||||
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Tina Bursill | ||||||||||
| Duration | 2014, 2016 | ||||||||||
| First appearance | 10 March 2014 | ||||||||||
| Last appearance | 2 December 2016 | ||||||||||
| Introduced by |
Richard Jasek (2014) Jason Herbison (2016) |
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| Classification | Former; recurring | ||||||||||
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| Occupation | Businesswoman | ||||||||||
| Home | Queensland | ||||||||||
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| Husband | Lou Carpenter (divorced) |
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| Sons | Guy Carpenter |
| Daughters | Lauren Carpenter |
| Grandsons |
Mason Turner Bailey Turner |
| Granddaughters |
Paige Smith Amber Turner |
| Sienna Matthews | |
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| Neighbours character | |
| Portrayed by | Sarah Roberts |
| First appearance | 21 March 2014 |
| Last appearance | 22 May 2014 |
| Introduced by | Richard Jasek |
| Spin-off appearances |
Brennan on the Run |
| Classification | Former; recurring |
| Will Dempier | |
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| Neighbours character | |
| Portrayed by | Christian Heath |
| Duration | 2014, 2017– |
| First appearance | 8 April 2014 |
| Introduced by |
Richard Jasek (2014) Jason Herbison (2017) |
| Classification | Current; recurring |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Nurse |
| Ethan Smith | |||||||
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| Neighbours character | |||||||
| Portrayed by | Matthew Little | ||||||
| First appearance | 27 May 2014 | ||||||
| Last appearance | 18 July 2014 | ||||||
| Introduced by | Jason Herbison | ||||||
| Classification | Former; recurring | ||||||
| Profile | |||||||
| Home | Adelaide | ||||||
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| Father | John Smith |
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| Mother | Mary Smith |
| Sisters | Paige Smith (adoptive) |
| Dakota Davies | |
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| Neighbours character | |
| Portrayed by | Sheree Murphy |
| First appearance | 19 September 2014 |
| Last appearance | 14 October 2014 |
| Introduced by | Jason Herbison |
| Classification | Former; recurring |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Rain Taylor | |
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| Neighbours character | |
| Portrayed by | Airlie Dodds |
| First appearance | 29 October 2014 |
| Last appearance | 27 November 2014 |
| Introduced by | Jason Herbison |
| Classification | Former; recurring |
| Gary Canning | |||||||||||||
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Damien Richardson | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 2014– | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | 7 November 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Jason Herbison | ||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances |
Summer Stories (2016) | ||||||||||||
| Classification | Current; regular | ||||||||||||
| Profile | |||||||||||||
| Occupation | Handyman Cleaner |
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| Home | 26 Ramsay Street | ||||||||||||
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| Father | Frank Canning |
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| Mother | Sheila Canning |
| Sisters | Naomi Canning |
| Wife | Sharon Canning (divorced) |
| Sons | Kyle Canning |
| Daughters | Xanthe Canning |
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera. It was first broadcast on 18 March 1985 and currently airs on digital channel Eleven. The following is a list of characters that appeared in the soap in 2014, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the shows executive producer Richard Jasek, or by his successor Jason Herbison. The 30th season of Neighbours began airing from 6 January 2014.Kathy Carpenter, Sienna Matthews and Naomi Canning made their debut appearances in March. Will Dempier and Daniel Robinson arrived in April, while Ethan Smith began appearing in May. Paige Smith made her debut in June, while Nate Kinski arrived in August. Dakota Davies was introduced in September. October saw the debut of Rain Taylor, while Gary Canning, Ezra Hanley and Erin Rogers arrived in November.
Katherine "Kathy" Alice Carpenter, played by Tina Bursill, made her first screen appearance on 10 March 2014. Bursill's casting was announced on 22 November 2013, while Kathy has previously been mentioned in the series. A Neighbours spokesperson confirmed that Bursill began filming her scenes in early 2014. Kathy is the former wife of established character Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver). Bursill and Oliver previously worked with each other in the 1970s and Bursill commented "While it has been a long time between takes, it was lovely to work with Tom again and also a lot of new faces." In May 2014, Calen MacKenzie, who plays Kathy's on-screen grandson Bailey, confirmed Bursill had reprised her role as Kathy for a second guest stint. Kathy returned on 18 July 2014. Bursill reprised the role again in 2016, and returned on 4 November.
Kathy comes to Ramsay Street to visit her daughter Lauren (Kate Kendall). Kathy is the only other person who knew Lauren had been pregnant with Brad Willis's (Kip Gamblin) child and she helped her daughter to hide the pregnancy. Executive producer Jason Herbison commented that during her visit, Kathy would deliver news that will rock the Turner and Willis households, setting the stage for "some major fireworks throughout the year." Bursill later said that Kathy would shock Lauren when she reveals her child is alive and added "Kathy had been trying to protect her daughter by concealing the truth." Daniel Kilkelly from Digital Spy also reported that Kathy would clash with Lou.
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