Neighbours Week 1

Well, it’s not been a happy holiday for the Timmonses, as Sky’s revelation that Stingray is in fact the father of her baby breaks the family apart. Dylan disowns Stingray as a brother, Janelle chucks him out of the house and Rachel ends their relationship. Just what a recovering alcoholic wants and it’s not long before he raids the mini-bar. He and Sky vow to support each other at least. However, crazy new character Teresa, fixated with Sky and her baby, becomes all territorial and tells him Sky doesn’t want him.

Further down the ward, Max’s mental health starts to deteriorate for real and he runs away. Toadie flies back from Sydney to help Steph in her anguish (subtle), and we see the return of ‘Angry Boyd’ as he becomes aggressive in the search for Max. Elle, guilty for her part in Max’s downfall, and grieving Dylan find comfort in each other’s arms.

Meanwhile, Ned’s and Katya’s relationship becomes more serious, but she has a fight on her hands in the form of Carmella. Four newbies move into Number 30: laid-back Will; Carmella’s sister, Rosetta; and fake couple, Pepper and Frazer. Is nothing left sacred in this soap that they need a fake couple? And just as things are going well between Lou and Janelle, Mishka makes a dramatic return!

Lucy Purcell