Original Neighbours cast member to return
An original member of the Neighbours cast is set to return to the soap -but this time in a different role.
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An original member of the Neighbours cast is set to return to the soap -but this time in a different role.
Actor Darius Perkins, who played Scott Robinson when the show first began on the Seven Network in 1985, will reappear on the TEN soap from August.
This time he will appear in a one-month guest role as Marty Kranjancic, a shady associate of Paul Robinson who has a knack of making awkward situations disappear.
Perkins (pictured left) will be performing alongside Stefan Dennis, who originally played his brother in 1985. Since then over 6,000 episodes have passed.
The role of Scott Robinson was later re-cast with Jason Donovan when the show moved from Seven to TEN.
“It’s great playing a bad guy because Scott Robinson was such a nice bloke and the writers have done a terrific job with Marty by showing another side,” said Perkins.
He makes his return on August 6th on ELEVEN.
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Darius Perkins also appeared in Prisoner during the 1983 season.
@ stevie g
It’s funny how you mentioned Rebekah Elmaloglou appearing as a mother on Neighbours. In the Home and Away: The Early Years eps currently screening her character Sophie is pregnant.
darius also played a bad guy in early eps of home and away (forgotten the characters name)
i just finished watching darius playing scott robinson in the neighbours from the beginning (the channel 7 episodes) DVD’s
Some people may not know this, but Allan Fletcher (Karl Kennedy) played a mechanic in Neighbours in the Kylie Minogue years.
Nice move. I like what Richard Jasek has done with giving nods to Neighbours history as well as soaps as a whole. Last year he cast John Orscik as a Catholic Priest, which is a role John had as a young man in early The Sullivans eps over 35 years ago. It’s also interesting seeing Rebecca Elmaloglu as a Mum,on Neighbours whilst in the morning we can see her as a teenager in early H&A.
I remember him… albeit from watching the show on the BBC years ago. His Scott Robinson had a giant (obscure American blues-punk band) Gun Club poster on his bedroom wall.
At the time it seemed as though I was the only person in the UK that liked that band, but seeing that poster made me think that they were huge over here.
As it happens, they weren’t that big a name over here either…
@PJC
Yep, primary school aged child.
@JennyW.. I’m assuming Holly is arriving as a primary school aged child as she surely couldn’t be a teenager already!?
Bring back Scott and Charlene already!
Oh and Karl and Izzy’s love child Holly arrives on Neighbours next week.
Love the picture: “Don’t I know you? “
Barely recognisable after all this time.
Fate can be cruel.
I remember in 1985 that a lot of media reports predicted big things for Darius Perkins’ career.
Jason Donovan had only appeared in a small guest role on Skyways and was only know for being Terry Donovans cute son.
Wow, this will be interesting. I think I remember at the time he went a little wild and the fame got to his head, that’s why they let him go.