Zoe Davis
| Zoe Davis | |
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| Neighbours character | |
| Portrayed by | Ally Fowler |
| First appearance | 20 January 1986 |
| Last appearance | 3 September 1986 |
| Introduced by | Reg Watson |
| Classification | Former; regular |
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| Occupation | Waitress (1986) Secretary (1986–) |
Zoe Davis is a fictional character from the Australia soap opera Neighbours, portrayed by Ally Fowler. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 20 January 1986.
After Neighbours was picked up by Network Ten, producers decided to improve the show by adding several new and older cast members. Shortly after, Ally Fowler won the role of Zoe. The actress was approached by the Grundy Organisation, following her appearance as Angela Hamilton in Sons and Daughters. Fowler was concerned that soap opera can typecast an actor and revealed that she did not want to get tied to Neighbours for as long as she was with Sons and Daughters.
In May 1986, Fowler announced that she would be leaving Neighbours. She chose not to extend her contract with the show after June. Fowler's character remained on-screen until September. Patrice Fidgeon from TV Week reported that Zoe would then be rested in case Fowler wanted to return to the show in the future.
Zoe was described by James Oram, author of Neighbours: Behind the scenes, as being "fickle and unpredictable to an incredible degree", she has a sharp wit and is also blunt, but not heartless. Josephine Monroe, who wrote The Neighbours Programme Guide, noted that Zoe was both "charming and infuriating". She had a "devil-may-care" attitude towards finances, trouble and inconvenience. Zoe also had many careers, including; singer, dancer, saleswoman and waitress. Monroe commented that Zoe took her jobs seriously, but could not choose between them. Zoe was an old school friend of Daphne Lawrence (Elaine Smith) and she came to Erinsborough for her wedding to Des Clarke (Paul Keane). A writer for the BBC called Zoe and Daphne's relationship "stormy". When Des and Daphne went on their honeymoon, Zoe house sat for them and set about "sinking her claws into Ramsay Street."
According to Oram, "romance is the only game she rally likes to play and this she pursues most of all, but not always wisely." Zoe longed to be "truly in love", but it often eluded her. Zoe developed a relationship with Jim Robinson (Alan Dale), which shocked the other Ramsay Street residents as Zoe was much younger than Jim. The couple also had very different personalities. Dale believed that there was nothing wrong with an older man being involved with a younger woman. Zoe and Jim's relationship did not sit well with Jim's family and his youngest child, Lucy (Kylie Flinker), was especially unhappy about it. Jim's son, Paul (Stefan Dennis), made things difficult for Zoe, but she was unaware that he actually liked her. Jim proposed to Zoe and she later discovered she was pregnant. Jim was "reluctant" to become a father again and he and Zoe grew distant, as she wanted the baby. However, Zoe collapsed at home one day after suffering an ectopic pregnancy and she was left "heartbroken" when she miscarried the baby. She and Jim then split up. Paul almost confessed his feelings to Zoe, but they were interrupted by the arrival of Zoe's ex-boyfriend, Tony Chapman (Peter Bensley). Tony offered Zoe a job and proposed to her. They then left Erinsborough together.
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