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

One Year Ago - October 2003

Several new faces, a drinking problem, a dangerous relationship and a huge blast from the past...

 

• Max finally learns that Steph has cancer when he sees her and her parents at the hospital. The couple are reunited, but she still keeps him at arm’s length as she struggles to deal with the consequences of her treatment

• Harold’s son David, along with his wife, Liljana and their daughter, Serena, arrive in Erinsborough to stay until their new home in Eden Hills is complete. Harold and David struggle to get along with each other, however, resulting in the family moving into Lassiter’s

• Stuart gets more and more involved with Life Mechanics, donating money to them and finding himself losing friends over his new outlook on life. Jonathan Verne then offers Stuart the role of a Life Mechanics leader

• Karl and Susan find a letter under the lino in the kitchen, to Jamie Clarke from his mother Daphne. Unsure of where to find Jamie, they place an ad in the national press to track him down

• The Kennedys face more problems as they start to grow further apart and he relies more and more on his new friendship with Izzy Hoyland.

• Meanwhile, Izzy begins a secret affair with Jack Scully

• Taj is forced to move on from Libby when she moves away to Adelaide. Meanwhile, he struggles with his studies and when his parents move away, Susan agrees to let him stay at number 28 for a while

• Nina’s mother, Trixie, begins performing at the pub and quickly catches the eye of Lou

 

Five Years Ago - October 1999

One family leaves, as another moves in, while several young residents had problems with their love lives...

• After an emotional few weeks, the Martin family finally pack up and say goodbye to Ramsay Street

Only moments later, the Scully family – parents Joe and Lyn and their three daughters Stephanie, Felicity and Michelle – move into number 26

All three Scully daughters set their sets on the men of Ramsay Street. Steph takes a shine to Drew, Flick tries to get the attentions of Bill, while Michelle likes her neighbour Paul

Joel’s relationship with Natalie begins to go badly when it emerges that she has a teenage son, Liam, who strongly disapproves of the new man in his mother’s life. In the end, Natalie is forced to end things for the sake of her son

When Bob accidentally gets exchanged for a different dog, Toadie meets Charlie Thorpe, an English exchange student who has the real Bob. Toadie and Charlie begin seeing each other, but his friends aren’t impressed as he abandons them for his demanding new woman

Karl earns the nickname Dr. Love as a mysterious person blabs to a magazine about his indiscretions with Sarah Beaumont

• Amy begins doing charity work in an effort to prove to her friends that she isn’t greedy and self-centred

 


Ten Years Ago - October 1994

A new family moves into Ramsay Street, while the mystery surrounding Julie's death is finally solved...

 

• The Kennedy family – comprising of parents Susan and Karl and their three children, Malcolm, Libby and Billy – move into number 28. Karl soon finds himself put in charge of a new surgery opening up at Lassiter’s

Brett quickly develops a crush on Libby, stating that one day she will be his girlfriend

Malcolm gets off to a bad start with the locals when he accidentally shoots Lou in the leg whilst showing off to some new school friends in the garage

A disturbed Debbie finally reveals what happened on the night of Julie’s death, and it emerges that it was all an accident, caused by Julie’s drinking. Debbie then leaves to stay with Rosemary in New York

Rick leaves to go and train for his Lassiter’s management at their hotel in Montana

Mark and Annalise take part in the Big Bash in the Northern Territory and he takes the opportunity to propose whilst their taking a romantic swim in a watering hole

Hannah struggles to cope with Julie’s death and begins talking to her dead mother. Cody helps her get over her grief by performing a small ceremony at Lassiter’s Lake

Ren begins seeing a friend of Sam’s – Chip Kelly – but she is forced to flee during a date when he tries to attack her. Karl begins to suspect that the man is taking steroids

Please note that dates are based on Australian screenings

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