List of Neighbours characters introduced in 1999
Charlie Thorpe debuted in October, along with the five-strong Scully family consisting of parents Joe and Lyn, and their daughters Stephanie, Felicity and Michelle.[2] McLean was happy to take on the role of Bess and said the cast and crew made her feel welcomed on set.A few months later, Bess sends her friend Peter Hannay (Nick Carrafa) to visit Sarah and they become engaged.[3] Peter was introduced as a love interest for established character Sarah Beaumont (Nicola Charles).[3] Carrafa said that Peter knew Sarah's mother and when mentioned that he was going to be spending time in Erinsborough, she told him to visit her daughter.[4] Sarah initially had reservations about marrying Peter, as she still had feelings for Karl Kennedy (Alan Fletcher).Peter almost caught Sarah sharing a goodbye kiss with Karl, before they departed for their new life overseas on 13 July 1999.[7] Peter returns to Erinsborough to collect his son Angus Beaumont-Hannay (Jai Waetford) and escort him to Sydney.They are spotted by Tad Reeves (Jonathon Dutton) and Susan realises that it would look bad to Karl if he found out.[10] Tucker reprised his role in 2007, when Neighbours shifted its focus back to character driven storylines and family values.[12] Tony Johnston, author of Neighbours: 20 years of Ramsay Street, wrote that Teabag was, for a time, the show's "resident bad boy" and that he was "nothing but trouble".[13] John Teasdale or Teabag, befriends Hannah Martin (Rebecca Ritters), Paul McClain (Jansen Spencer) and Tad Reeves (Jonathon Dutton) after they turn a local allotment into a BMX track.He throws a brick through the window of Grease Monkeys as part of the opening shot, and he and the others have to run when the police turn up.Teabag brags about committing several local robberies and he later admits to Hannah that he broke into Billy Kennedy's (Jesse Spencer) workshop.Teabag learns that Paul and Tad told Billy about the robbery and he makes their lives difficult by harassing them.Teabag continues to harass the Bishops by sitting in the Coffee Shop playing loud music and not ordering anything.[15] Tess was originally a barmaid called Tamsin Flynn, but after Vendy won the role, the producers decided to change the character's name and occupation.[16] At the time of her introduction, Tess was a 24-year-old, married English teacher, who decided to move to Erinsborough to regain her independence.[18] Following a "whirlwind romance" with fellow student Toadfish Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney), Charlie asked him to marry her.Charlie later subtly drops her visa problems into the conversation and Toadie realises that she wants to marry him to stay in the country.Connor decided to accept when he learned that there was a chance he work with Janet Andrewartha, who played Joe's wife Lyn."[19] Andrew Mercado, author of Super Aussie Soaps, described Joe as being a "permanently missing-in-action" character.[19] Guy Davis from The Newcastle Herald observed Lyn's "vulnerability and messiness" resonated with viewers."[21] Stephanie Jo "Steph" Scully, played by Carla Bonner, made her first screen appearance on 20 October 1999.[23][24] Reporters for eBroadcast wrote that Steph was the eldest of the Scully siblings, and she preferred leathers and motorbikes to the hobbies of her friends.[27] Steph was voted viewers favourite Neighbours character in a survey carried out by website Yahoo![28] Felicity Jane "Flick" Scully, played by Holly Valance, made her first screen appearance on 20 October 1999."[32] Michelle was close to her father and, a writer for the BBC's Neighbours website observed that she was "very mature, very clever, and very determined."[33] Shortly after her arrival, Michelle developed a crush on neighbour Paul McClain (Jansen Spencer).