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Reference
> The Month That
Was... July 2006
by Steve
One
Year Ago - July 2005
Plenty of old faces returned as the neighbours celebrated twenty years of friendship…
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Annalise Hartman returns to town with news that she’s making a documentary about the local community. She invites several old faces back to town – including Rosemary Daniels, Philip Martin, Doug Willis, Lucy Robinson, Joe Mangel and Lance Wilkinson – and screens the rough cut of the documentary to them at the pub. Everyone watches as many former residents talk about what Ramsay Street meant to them and Harold then raise a toast – to Neighbours…
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Paul receives his leg operation after Dylan forges his signature on the consent papers. Although Paul is furious at first, Lucy’s return makes him realise that he needs to put down roots if he’s ever going to have any sort of relationship with his family and particularly his children. He announces plans to move into 22 Ramsay Street, but his good mood is shattered by Phil’s return and a nasty confrontation over the fraud charges that he left him with in 1993
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Izzy thinks that her problems are over when Darcy finally leaves town, but before he goes, he writes a letter to Susan telling her all about the baby lies. Susan wrestles with her conscience before confronting Izzy and giving her one last chance to confess to Karl – or she’ll tell him herself. Izzy goes home after spending the night in the park and breaks the news to Karl – the baby wasn’t his. As he throws her out, she blurts out yet another lie – Gus forced himself on her. Karl takes her back, but then he overhears Izzy confessing all to Max, and, in the middle of Lassiter’s, he announces that their relationship is over and he never wants to see her again
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Boyd agrees to help Kayla raise baby Ashley, and together they tell Max and Steph their news. Steph is horrified when Max still agrees to let them stay, but eventually she returns home and tries to make the best of the situation. Meanwhile, Summer is offered a place at the Gillard school of music and leaves to live in Wangaratta. Just as the Hoylands are settling down after all of the unrest, Max and Steph receive a visit from adoption official Peter Reece, who has found out that Kayla was staying with them both before and after Ashley’s birth. This breach of the rules means that the Hoylands are permanently removed from the list of potential adoptive parents
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Stingray gets a new job as a courier, but is embarrassed by the tight pink uniform and feels that his boss, Go-Go Riley, is sexually harassing him. He is encouraged to confront her if he’s uncomfortable when she just laughs it off. When he then tries to threaten her with legal action, he finds himself suddenly removed from all of the work rotas
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A returning Lance is horrified to find that Connor, who has many similarities to him, has taken his place at number 30, and the two men set about trying to see who can impress Toadie the most. Over at number 24, Harold is horrified as Joe starts to make himself at home, sleeping naked on the sofa and peeing on the flower beds, with little indication of when he’ll be leaving. Meanwhile, Connor and Serena struggle to get along as colleagues at the bikini shop, but by the end of the month, they’re enjoying each other’s company more and more and are finding it difficult to deny their attraction
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Five
Years Ago - July 2001
As some relationships came to an end, they were replaced with a couple of secret affairs…
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When Larissa finds out that Paul and Tad have been stringing her along and she’s fallen for Paul, but with Tad’s personality, they urge her to choose between them. She agrees to go on a date with each of them, but then gets her own back by dating them both, behind the other’s back
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Matt finds it difficult to deal with Laura being a stripper, but she gives him the opportunity to prove that he doesn’t have a problem, by being her chaperone for the evening. After Matt punches one of the guys Laura is dancing for, she loses her job and ends their relationship
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Tess accompanies Darcy on a night at the ballet, when Dee can’t make it. By the end of the night, the two friends are sharing a kiss and before long, having an affair behind Dee’s back
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When Emily runs away from home, a huge search operation begins. Although she’s found safe and well, one of the rescue workers reports the situation to social services and the Hancocks become the victims of an investigation
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Toadie starts dating Dee’s friend, Sheena Wilson, and after sleeping together, it isn’t long before Toadie’s reputation as a stud is being spread around by the nurses at the hospital
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Harold’s relationship with librarian Frances continues to develop, until Paul says that he’s not comfortable with it, so soon after Madge’s death, and Harold begins to have second thoughts
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Libby finds out that elusive opera singer Dame Margaret Woolstead is staying nearby and realises that an interview with her could be the scoop of her career. After several attempts, Libby finally gets to her front door, but suddenly feels pains in her stomach. Fearful for her unborn baby, Libby waits inside for an ambulance and Dame Margaret gives her an interview as they wait
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Ten
Years Ago - July 1996
One former resident returned after being released from prison, while another local found a new career as a psychic…
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Debbie finds a new job manning a psychic hotline with Cabalistic Carol. She soon realises that she’s out of her depth however, as one of her regular callers becomes obsessed with her and her advice and wants to meet up with her
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Hannah finds a sudden new interest for skateboarding as she develops a crush on the Martins’ new emergency care child, Casper. She then narrowly avoids a run-in with a truck on the main road, smashing up Casper’s precious board in the process
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A series of robberies in the local area are traced back to tearaway Pete Collins. Karl steps in and tries to help Pete, but receives a negative reaction from Pete’s parents
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Darren Stark is released from prison and returns to Ramsay Street, but quickly realises that it’s going to be difficult to stay on the straight and narrow, and to convince any employer to take him on with his history
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Karl finally meets up with his biological father, Ron Davies-Smythe, but realises that he can’t replace Tom in his affections
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Cheryl’s experiences as a hostage in South America continue to haunt her, and Lou is distressed to learn that she developed a close relationship with another hostage, Charles, who sends her some flowers. Cheryl begins to push Lou away and they decide to break up
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As Luke starts to come to terms with his cancer and the treatment, Danni struggles to cope with his condition and starts having nightmares about his death
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Please
note that dates are based on Australian screenings
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