If you choose a storyline to bring past characters back what would it be and which characters?

[Zig]

So I was thinking about ways to bring past characters back for a storyline and I would for Irene birthday which would also have a disaster such a bus crush and people going missing.

 

I gave myself the task of choosing 12 individual characters, three endgame couples and two non endgame ones to come back here's who I chose and why.

 

Individual 

1- Jasmine Delaney she would come back after hearing about the birthday from Leah and also to see Cash and explain that she got kidnapped by Robbo parents which leads to Jas/Cash endgame.

2- Colleen Smart- As Morag and Lance can't make it and Irene like family to her family, Colleen comes back in her place. Colleen will reference how the characters are going and why they couldn't attend

3- Martin Dibble- This actually be an opportunity to bring him back as a main character, he would end up heading the ses search from the bus crush.

4- Olivia Fraser- Irene was like a mother to her so would come back to celebrate with her and would announce that her and Hunter reunited and she's pregnant with their first child.

5- Bella Nixon- Bella would come back as the organise photographer for the party and to thank Irene for all she did. She would also catch up with Mackenzie and Tane as well as meet Levi and Abi, Abi who she would connect due to their pasts, she would mention that Nikau is now working as a pool lifeguard.

6- April Scott- April would come back and reference that Dex was visiting Sid and would be the head doctor for the disaster zone. As well as there to celebrate with Irene referring that Bianca and Heath are on an around the world trip with their kids and had caught up with Liam.

7- Miles Copeland- Miles would come back on behalf of himself and Sally, his main reason would be to check up on Leah after a few worrying calls from her but to also celebrate with Irene, Miles would be with Leah allot which would make Justin jealous leading to Leah and Miles going on the bus and having some moments.

8- Geoff Campbell- Geoff would come back to the bay for Irene celebration, he would reference that him and Ruby were back together after her prison experience and is no longer a paster, he updates Irene and Alf on Annie saying her and Jai got married.  Geoff would also be part of the ses.

9- Aden Jefferies- Aden would come back as Irene helped him and Belle allot, He would come back for the celebrations and helps Bree through her trauma.

10- Kane Phillps- Kane would come back as Irene was the only person who gave him a chance so wants to be there to support her big day. Would reference to Miles that Kirsty doing well and that they are back together. Kane would help out Martin and Geoff on SES.

11- Hayley Lawson- Hayley would come back on behalf of her Nick and Will, she would reference how they are and apologise to Alf for what Will did but confirms he's out of Jail. Hayley would reveal her and Scott have had a second child named Beth. Hayley would stay for a while to help out Irene and reconnect with Leah.

12- Don Fisher- What celebrate would it be without Don, he would come back to celebrate with Irene and Co, reconnecting with old residents while also meeting John who is frosty towards him and also meeting Abi who he makes a major impact on.

 

Endgame Couples

1- Steven and Selina- Irene was a big part of there life and their relationship, they would come back to celebrate with her, they would reveal that they got married in 2010 and now foster three kids. Steven would also discover his long lost Nieces Harper and Dana Matheson through meeting Dana when first arriving at Irene's.

2- Dean and Ziggy- Dean uses it as an opportunity to reunite with Mack and Bella who he fondly misses, he also helps out with the board shop and ses. Ziggy meanwhile is there for Bree and updates everyone on her family, Coco is now dating Vj after the pair reconnected, Ben and Maggie are doing well in Paris.

3- Tasha and Robbie- Tasha and Robbie are there as Irene made the biggest impact on Tasha. They bring Ella along who becomes a main and also inform they had another kid. Tasha ended up studying and becoming a social worker following in Flynns footsteps. Tasha also informed Irene that Josie was doing well and is now married.

 

Non endgame couples.

Carly and Matt- Both would come back after hearing about the event wanting to visit and support Irene, not realising the other would be attending after Steven set up after hearing about both of their marriage breakdowns which would lead them to reconnecting when they thought Carly was dying in the bus crush Matt would confess his feeling and they would get back together.

Jade and Seb- Both would come back at different times. Seb would arrive with Don and Jade a few days later. It would reveal that Seb learnt to walk again from a trial and the two would talked about their missed chances and get back together just before disaster strikes. Jade would also reference that Dani is married, and Rhys and Shelley are doing well. 

 

Bonus return is Paris who would come back for Irene and as a main character as him and Irene would be endgame.

 

Which storyline would you all do and who would you bring back?

 

 

[hapitoby]

I really like this idea and really feels like old school home and away.. embracing it's history and integrating previous characters well with the new.

I think Irene's bday would be a great celebration or a wedding of someone iconic like her or Alf. They massively missed the boat big time with Alfs wedding to Martha ( though that whole thing had other issues) but anything like that would be a big celebration. Or an anniversary of some kind like that had if the Bay's 150th celebration.

A celebration or revamp of the surf club or school could have been a mini one. 

A wedding of a previous character like Sally or Don could be a chance to reunite a lot of characters...away from the bay. Imagine many former residents and a few current ones going to the Whitsundays for Dons wedding?

Although, it may feel too late now, a funeral for Morag which reunited a lot of characters I feel should have happened. She was such an iconic character and a lot of the current and former residents knew her. I know it can't be expected to acknowledge every actor that passed but for someone as iconic as Morag, I think it would have been most welcome to celebrate her and Cornelia Frances.

[homeandawayroxsomuch.]

6 hours ago, Zig said:

1- Steven and Selina- Irene was a big part of there life and their relationship, they would come back to celebrate with her, they would reveal that they got married in 2010 and now foster three kids. Steven would also discover his long lost Nieces Harper and Dana Matheson through meeting Dana when first arriving at Irene's.

Probably pedantic of me to point out, but if Harper and Dana were Steven and Selina's nieces (personally, I would have loved for them to have been their daughters), they wouldn't be Mathesons because Steven was an only child.  If it was on Selina's side, they'd be Cooks.

An alternative would be previously unknown daughters of Uncle Phil (but aged down a few years because I think they're born after 1989 and Phil died in 1989), in which case they'd be Steven's cousins.

[Homeandawayfan.]

Donna Bishop perhaps. One of my fave 1990s characters. She is a former Summer Bay resident, then again I guess she has little reason to return after 29 years away. A twist could be that after she left with Travis Nash in 1995, she got pregnant with his baby just before they split, and Travis never knew when he returned to Summer Bay a few months later. Donna has a son and some very young grandchildren.

 

 

[readyeddie]

I would definitely bring back Martha Jnr, as she has family in the Bay.

Would also like to see Tony & Rachel Holden make a return, with son Harry and any other kids they may have had.  Harry would be about 15 now, which is an age that the show doesn't bother with at all these days.

[Homeandawayfan.]

Stevo Matheson. But not have it that he is related to Dana and Harper, as Matheson is quite a common surname anyway.

 

 

[j.laur5]

My choice for returns be Colby/Bella and Willow. 
 

I love to see Colby and Bella reunited together on screen again and also I think be interesting to see Colby and Willow in screen together again.