Were Stacey and Andrew going to become regulars at some point?

[CaptainHulk]

Now I think of it, they never gave Mrs Macklin a first name!

[Summerbaygirlie]

Whilst watching these early years episodes it feels like they could have been. I actually like Stacey, at first I was like heck who is she. But the character really grow on me, I loved her with Phillip. But when her and Andrew got together I loved seeing her personality come through they brought the best out of each other.

[cymbaline]

Agreed. Andrew and Stacey would have made for a fun odd couple. The way she was written out was pretty poor I thought. It had a feel of a situation where the writers were told to wrap up a character's storyline as soon as possible and get them out the door. Andrew didn't have much purpose after that either. In hindsight, he was obviously just filler until Grant Mitchell arrived.

[adam436]

On 25/02/2020 at 11:41, cymbaline said:

The way she was written out was pretty poor I thought. It had a feel of a situation where the writers were told to wrap up a character's storyline as soon as possible and get them out the door.  Andrew didn't have much purpose after that either. In hindsight, he was obviously just filler until Grant Mitchell arrived.

Both characters did leave rather abruptly. In fact, Stacey didn't even get a farewell scene. Just a one-sided phone call to Ailsa and a letter to Steven. 

I preferred Andrew to Grant. Andrew had more personality and depth, but I can see why the writers opted for Grant. Craig McLachlan was one of the biggest soap stars of the time and he looked better in a swimsuit