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Sally decides to show Pippa some of her favourite places like the beach, the high school and the house they lived in together. Leah gives birth to a girl, who Sally and Flynn name Philippa or "Pippa" after Sally's adoptive mother, Pippa Ross. Pippa befriends Darcy Callahan (Alea O'Shea), after they meet on the beach.
Papps and Clarke were the first ever Home and Away cast members to feature on the cover of the magazine. Papps told J Clayden that Frank would never get over Roo lies about the baby's father. The serial's writers decided that Frank and Bobby should marry; but were unsure how viewers would react. Papps and Dickson embarked on a promotional event in a shopping centre.
Vanessa Downing, who played Pippa Fletcher in the Home and Away cast
They featured Frank and Roo's wedding story as their 66th choice. She appeared as Pippa until 1990, when she suddenly quit the series, apparently due to missing working with her former co-star Roger Oakley, who played her on-screen husband Tom. Producers did not want to kill off the character, as she was crucial to the storyline, so they recast the part instead. Auditions were held and it came down to two actresses; Jackie Woodburne and Debra Lawrance. Lawrance remained in the role until 1998 and has subsequently returned to guest star.
Christopher "Chris" Daniel Fletcher is the son of Tom Fletcher and Pippa Ross. He's the adoptive son of Michael Ross and the stepson of Ian Routledge. He's also the adoptive father of Sally Fletcher and the adoptive grandfather of Pippa Saunders. Home and Away icon Sally Fletcher was only small when she arrived in Summer Bay with her foster parents .
Christopher Fletcher
Sally becomes concerned, but then remembers her own childhood imaginary friend and leaves Pippa to it. While minding Pippa, Alf goes to move his ute and is unaware that she has followed him outside. When Pippa drops her teddy bear, she goes to pick it up, just as Alf starts reversing. Alf hits Pippa and she is rushed to hospital where she has to undergo surgery.
Two years later after splitting up with Roo, Frank returns to Summer Bay to get Bobby back, who is now engaged to Greg. Their engagement annoys most of the town's residents who do not approve. Bobby later tells Frank that she cannot marry him and he leaves town again. Franks return with the build-up to Home and Away's annual "cliff-hanger" episode. Dickson told Robyn Willis of The Sun-Herald that choosing between Frank and Greg is a "difficult decision" for Bobby.
Helena Bozich, who played Lynn Davenport in Home and Away
Their presence attracted crowds and Papps shouted "let's have a scream from those who want Bobby and Frank to marry". The crowds went "berserk" and voiced their approval – which gave the go ahead for their on-screen marriage plans. The storyline played out on-screen when Frank decides that he should ask Bobby to marry him, despite still feeling hurt by Roo's actions.
Paramedics try to revive him but Tom dies, leaving the family devastated. He made his first screen appearance in the pilot episode broadcast on 17 January 1988. The character departed on 30 April 1990, but reappeared briefly in 2008 as a ghost in Sally Fletcher's near-death experience following her second stabbing. A writer from Inside Soap included Frank and Roo's "shotgun wedding" in their "great moments in soap" feature.
The episode featuring the death of Pippa's newborn son, Dale, won the Australian Film Institute award for Best Episode In A Television Drama Serial in 1993. The character of Tom was conceived by the creator and then executive producer of Home and Away Alan Bateman. He considered it to be his breakout role, saying "It shows that it can happen to anyone. I feel also that, in a sense, it's my turn. I've served my time." Leah's sonVJ Patterson and his friend, Jett Palmer learn of Pippa's condition when they look at her school records. They tell Pippa they will be there for her but Sally has kept the truth from Pippa, leaving her upset. She is the cousin of Amber Copeland and the best friend of Darcy Callahan.
Frank is attracted to Roo and tells Alf that he had been helping Roo with her school work. Alf gives him the job alongside helping Roo with her studies. Frank is not good with school work so he pays his foster brother, Steven to do it for him. They begin dating, but Alf becomes angry with Frank for convincing Roo to skip school. His inspiration developed after witnessing a foster home being built in a remote town in New South Wales and the locals opposing the idea of "degenerate kids running riot".
He’s been in just about every other Aussie television series including Neighbours, Blue Heelers, All Saints, and Utopia, and most recently appeared in the drama Glitch. Roger is still acting and has a long CV of all the roles he’s played in the years since Tom Fletcher’s tragic death. Shortly after they arrived in Summer Bay, the Fletchers also fostered troubled teenager Bobby Simpson. Lynn's slip-up to Celia forces Carly to tell Tom and Pippa before Celia can spread the news around the town. Steven is concerned when Sandra turns up to school with a bruise on her arm.
Roo Stewart (1990–1991)Frank Jonathan Morgan is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Alex Papps. Frank debuted on-screen in the serial's pilot episode and was the first character to appear. Frank is one of the five foster children of Pippa and Tom Fletcher who move to Summer Bay to begin a new life. The serial's creator Alan Bateman thought of the idea while observing the locals of a rural town in New South Wales opposing the idea of foster children living in the area. Papps was cast into the role and immediately began receiving fan mail.
He shows Sally a vision of the Bay if she dies and an alternate reality where her long-lost twin brotherMiles Copeland is murdered by Johnny instead. While driving back from a football game with Bobby, Steven andSophie Simpson, Tom suffers a second stroke and crashes the car. Pippa is healthy and they celebrate the birth of their newborn son, Christopher. But when he was just a few weeks old, the tot passed away from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, leaving viewers shocked and Pippa and Michael devastated.
A wedding scenario had been planned for Roo, by the serial's writing team from the off-set. Bateman said that the wedding was not just to attract more viewers. He opined that people think that weddings were always based on the "consummation of love". Roo and Frank's wedding highlighted that it does not always work that way. The wedding episode resulted in a ratings boost and heightened media interest for Home and Away. Frank and Roo's wedding storyline was also covered by TV Week as their main story.
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