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Reference > The Month That Was... November and December 2004 by Steve

One Year Ago - November and December 2003

The year came to a close with a wedding and an unexpected tragedy…

 

• Stuart gets more and more involved with Life Mechanics, even moving into Jonathan Verne’s apartment and taking over the business while he’s away. However, a newspaper reveals the whole thing as a scam, and Stuart is left homeless and friendless

Susan discovers that Karl has been secretly drinking behind her back, and it seems to be the final nail in their marital coffin, as she leaves to spend Christmas with the family

Liljana and Serena learn of the family’s dire financial straits, and they are forced to move in with Harold on a more permanent basis, as he finds work with Tim Collins’ legal firm

Serena finds herself lured into the world of Chris Cousens, a dodgy photographer who flatters her. However, she seems to be headed into danger when she goes with him to a hotel…

Taj moves into number 30 after discovering Karl’s secret drinking

Jamie Clarke returns to the area and is found by Stuart at a caravan park. Stu realises that Jamie is the boy the Kennedys have been searching for and they help him to be reunited with his father, Des, so that he can get his shares

After a whirlwind romance, Trixie proposes to Lou. Nina is shocked to learn that her parents were never legally married, and leaves to be with her father in India. Lou and Trixie are married in a ceremony held at a theatre.

During Lou and Trixie’s reception, Harold collapses in the car park

 

Five Years Ago - November 1999

The end of the year goes with a bang in Ramsay Street, as the residents celebrate the Millennium…

• Charlie and Toadie make plans to live together and get married, but it suddenly becomes clear to Toadie that he is only being used for a visa when he finds a letter from Charlie to her real boyfriend, Rupert

Madge hears that her grandson, Daniel, has been involved in an accident and she rushes up to Queensland to help Scott and Charlene

Tad’s father, Barry comes to visit and announces that he and Coral are getting divorced. He then breaks the news to Tad that he is adopted, a revelation which Tad decides to keep to himself

The residents decide to hold a big street party to celebrate the Millennium, during which Bill and Anne get back together, while Drew proposes to Libby

Lance is confused about Amy’s distinct lack of interest in their relationship, little realising that she is cheating on him with her work colleague, Damien

New teacher Tess turns up in the middle of the party in her dressing gown with a bruise on her face, desperate to talk to Susan

Lolly starts playing with sparklers, causing a fire to break out at number 26. Drew manages to get in and rescue the little girl, but both of their lives still hang in the balance…

 


Ten Years Ago - November and December 1994

A doomed wedding, a long-lost daughter and an unplanned pregnancy brought 1994 to a dramatic close...

 

• Cheryl becomes more and more suspicious of Lou’s behaviour and eventually decides to follow him. She is shocked to see him hugging a young woman and announces that their relationship is over. Lou, however, stuns her when he tells her that the mystery woman is his daughter

The young residents celebrate the end of school by taking a trip away to a beach house. They become stuck in a storm, during which Mal and Danni go missing while trying to get help. Both are eventually found, with Danni needing urgent medical help due to her diabetes. Squirrel reveals to Sam that she is pregnant, and he is the father

Sam and Ren find a young girl, Bianca Zanotti, squatting in Marlene’s shop one night. He eventually manages to win her over and she starts helping him out at work

Billy and Hannah find an old Billy Kart and restore it, but the first ride on it almost ends in tragedy when the brakes fail and they end up in the path of an oncoming truck

Following Ren’s brush with Chip Kelly, she and Annalise convince Helen to start teaching self-defence to the residents of Ramsay Street

Cody and Rick face problems as he returns from Montana and sees a photo of Cody kissing Stonefish. They manage to sort things out and go away for a disastrous few days at a holiday resort, before Gaby calls and asks Rick to come to Darwin to begin his training

Mark and Annalise’s long-awaited wedding finally takes place, but he stops the ceremony halfway through and announces that he can’t let it continue. He then tells Annalise that he’s decided to become a priest

Please note that dates are based on Australian screenings

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