Shane Ramsay
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Peter O'Brien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1985–1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 18 March 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 3 March 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Reg Watson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Reg Watson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Gardener Chauffeur |
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| Home | Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Family | Ramsay |
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| Father | Max Ramsay |
| Mother | Maria Ramsay |
| Half-brothers | Danny Ramsay |
| Half-sisters | Jill Ramsay |
| Grandfathers | Dan Ramsay Franco Rossi |
| Grandmothers | Edna Ramsay Anna Rossi Sr. |
| Uncles | Tom Ramsay |
| Aunts |
Madge Ramsay Anna Rossi |
| Nephews | Harry Ramsay |
| Nieces |
Kate Ramsay Sophie Ramsay |
| First cousins |
Henry Ramsay Charlene Robinson |
Shane Ramsay is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Peter O'Brien. He made his first appearance on-screen in the first Neighbours episode on 18 March 1985. Shane is the son of Max and Maria Ramsay. His storylines included training to be an Olympic swimmer, being injured in two car crashes and his relationship with Daphne Lawrence. Shane departed on 3 March 1987. He appeared in 290 episodes.
Peter O'Brien auditioned for the role of Shane Ramsay twice in 1984 and following the cancellation of medical series Starting Out, he was cast as the older Ramsay brother. O'Brien made his debut in Neighbours' first episode. Shane was one of Reg Watson's original Neighbours characters. The role of Shane made O'Brien a household name in his home country of Australia and overseas.Stefan Dennis originally auditioned for the role of Shane, but he was later cast as Paul Robinson instead. In the video The Official Neighbours Special: The First Ten Years, released in 1995, O'Brien said that he was working in England at the time when he received the role of Shane and he was not expecting Neighbours to last more than two years.
O'Brien decided to leave Neighbours in 1986 as he had had enough of the show. The Grundy Organisation tried to convince O'Brien to stay, fearing that the show would suffer from his departure, but O'Brien was determined to move on.
Shane was described by Network Ten as a "very together guy, despite being deprived of a normal childhood because of his father's obsession with his diving training". They also added that Shane had independence and an "inner strength". O'Brien described the character of Shane as "a bit of a misfit".
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