The Sands Resort

[project90]

Watching some of the earlier years not too long ago I always thought The Sands was going be a bigger part of the show then it ever was. Kinda like Home and Away's Lassiters. Did they just change their minds?

During the whole run of the show did it ever really come into play? I can't remember the last time it was mentioned.

I guess it made sense with having the caravan park for accommodation, but even now that's not really used. Would anyone like to see it become a proper set used for storylines and jobs? Again like Lassiters is in Neighbours?

[hapitoby]

4 hours ago, project90 said:

Watching some of the earlier years not too long ago I always thought The Sands was going be a bigger part of the show then it ever was. Kinda like Home and Away's Lassiters. Did they just change their minds?

During the whole run of the show did it ever really come into play? I can't remember the last time it was mentioned.

I guess it made sense with having the caravan park for accommodation, but even now that's not really used. Would anyone like to see it become a proper set used for storylines and jobs? Again like Lassiters is in Neighbours?

I wouldn't mind. The last time I remember it going something impactful was Penn Graham's death happening in The Sands. Can't remember much more of it since. When was the last time we heard or saw it?

[cymbaline]

When did they resurrect the Sands Resort? It went bankrupt in April 1993 and wasn't mentioned after that. 

[adam436]

On 22/11/2024 at 04:59, project90 said:

Watching some of the earlier years not too long ago I always thought The Sands was going be a bigger part of the show then it ever was. Kinda like Home and Away's Lassiters. Did they just change their minds?

The Macklin Corporation kind of just fizzled out, perhaps because every character involved left - Frank, Roo, Stacey and Tom. Tom kept working there until he had his stroke, but it had pretty much run its course in my opinion. Maybe if Tom or Stacey didn't exit permanently, it would have been revived. Or at least kept as career for Tom, but only seen when the plot required. 

 

 

On 25/11/2024 at 10:54, cymbaline said:

When did they resurrect the Sands Resort? It went bankrupt in April 1993 and wasn't mentioned after that. 

I'm sure it's been mentioned in passing in the mid-late 90s. Mostly just references to guest characters staying there, but never seen. "Upper class" characters like Diana Fraser who would never have stayed at the Caravan Park. I might be wrong though.