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Reference > The Month That Was... April 2004 by Steve

One Year Ago - April 2003

A sad departure and several extremely complicated relationships made for a busy month…

 

• Sindi realises that she’s falling in love with Toadie, and, despite warnings from Darcy, she decides to go after him. She manages to blackmail Darcy into helping her when he realises that she could blow apart his entire plan to get together with Dee

• Meanwhile, Darcy finds himself out of his depth as his gambling continues, for higher and higher stakes. He also shares a kiss with Dee, who, while realising she still has feelings for Darcy, isn’t sure that she wants another relationship with him after last time

• Steph leaves Ramsay Street for her trip around Australia with Alex. However, after failing to get enthusiastic about it all, she calls in on Libby, who is staying in the country for a temporary teaching post and announces that she’s left Alex. She then returns to Ramsay Street and straight into the arms of Max

• Lori quickly comes to terms with her paralysis, working hard to regain movement in her legs and even returning to school. However, she soon realises that all is not well with Jack and confronts him over his feelings towards Nina

• Gino moves out of home after a row with Aaron and ends up staying with Harold. Although they seem to be getting on at first, it gradually emerges that Gino is even more uptight than Harold himself

• Valda returns to town and announces her engagement to younger man, Andreas. However, when it emerges that her stamps are worthless, Valda is dumped

• After the debacle with Ruby, Rosie realises she has some making up to do with the church and accepts a posting to help cyclone relief in Papua New Guinea. She says a tearful farewell to Lou, Harold and her family

• Karl decides that he will never drink again after his run-in with the law, while Susan’s relationship with principal Candace Barkham takes a turn for the worse

• Michelle and Connor split up after he realises that he’s getting in the way of her future. She resolves to win him back, while also struggling with the news that Jack is cheating on Lori with Nina

 

Five Years Ago - April 1999

One couple finally got together, several were on the verge of breaking up and one resident found himself implicated in a terrible crime with no alibi…

• Karen announces that she doesn’t think that she’ll be able to maintain a long-distance relationship with Toadie, leaving him devastated

Librarian Frances Nagel starts visiting the coffee shop and flirting with a very uncomfortable Harold

Libby tells Drew she loves him and doesn’t want him to go back to Oakey, so he decides to stick around in Erinsborough. They go to Grandpa Tom’s together, but it seems like fate is conspiring against them as they struggle to spend any time alone

A terrible accident occurs when Pinhead is left in a coma after a car crash. After waking up, his memories seem to implicate Toadie, as Pinhead is certain that it was Toadie’s car that caused the accident

Bill is jealous of Anne’s friendship with Vincenzo from the restaurant

Hannah returns from her time spent in France with the Girard family and it seems that she’s become used to the European way of life. Meanwhile, she also has to deal with the fact that Paul has started seeing Jade Cleary in her absence

Ruth reveals that she’s been secretly seeing her ex, Bill Hails, but only to help him out financially

• Lance attempts to put his problems with Amy and the gambling behind him, but it’s not easy, especially when Amy starts seeing fellow flight attendant, Damien

• The Kennedys find it hard to let go of the past, when Susan catches Karl and Sarah alone in the surgery. Although she was only helping him with a computer problem, Susan still finds it difficult to believe

 


Ten Years Ago - April 1994

Old problems and new problems made their presence felt, while a con artist was uncovered and a secret admirer was revealed…

 

• After a run-in with Stonie over Sassy, Brett decides to improve his image and takes up self-defence

Lou and Cheryl struggle to come to terms with her pregnancy and the fact that Cheryl’s age may cause problems for the unborn child. Pam proves to be a great support to Cheryl as she undergoes an amnio test

Rick struggles through a court appearance after the recent accidental death of Briggs earlier in the year. Meanwhile, his pursuit of Sally steps up a gear, but she is quick to point out the implications of a student-teacher relationship

Mark is pursued by the mysterious Katerina Torelli, making Annalise extremely jealous. She is unsure whether to believe Mark, who insists that he’s as much in the dark about KT as she is

Annalise starts writing poetry as a form of therapy and feels that she’s found her calling in life

Gaby asks Cody to be her birthing partner, and later on is rushed to hospital when she starts bleeding. Although everything is ok, she is told that she must rest and, for a while, Gaby tries to slow down

Michael and Debbie reveal Len Mangel as a con artist, just in time to save Helen from losing her savings. He is arrested and Helen apologises to her family for not believing them when they didn’t trust Len

Please note that dates are based on Australian screenings

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