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Michael Quin of the ''Melbourne Weekly'' said that Papps will always be remembered to "legions of Australian girls" as "Frank Morgan: the hot guy with the mullet".<ref name=mullet/> Papps was still recognised as Frank in public twenty years later, despite mainly playing the role in his teenage years.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kent|first=Melissa|title=Cast and fans of Home and Away well on the way to belonging forever and ever|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/tv--radio/cast-and-fans-of-home-and-away-well-on-the-way-to-belonging-foreverand-ever/2009/02/07/1233423560588.html|work=[[The Age]]|publisher=([[Fairfax Media]])|accessdate=26 February 2012|date=8 February 2009}}</ref> |
Lucy Clark of the ''[[The Sun-Herald]]'' said that Frank was "a bit of a toughie" and correctly predicted that he would "become a childhood sweetheart of teenage girls across the country". The Seven Network said that they had fanmail for Papps before the series even debuted.<ref>{{cite web|last=Clark|first=Lucy|title=Big news - if you don't like the news|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=Alex+Papps&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=news880110_0149_3442|work=[[The Sun-Herald]]|publisher=([[Fairfax Media]])|accessdate=26 February 2012|date=10 January 1988}}</ref> Michael Quin of the ''Melbourne Weekly'' said that Papps will always be remembered to "legions of Australian girls" as "Frank Morgan: the hot guy with the mullet".<ref name=mullet/> Papps was still recognised as Frank in public twenty years later, despite mainly playing the role in his teenage years.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kent|first=Melissa|title=Cast and fans of Home and Away well on the way to belonging forever and ever|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/tv--radio/cast-and-fans-of-home-and-away-well-on-the-way-to-belonging-foreverand-ever/2009/02/07/1233423560588.html|work=[[The Age]]|publisher=([[Fairfax Media]])|accessdate=26 February 2012|date=8 February 2009}}</ref> |
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| Home and Away character | |||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Alex Papps Bradley Pilato (Flashback) Michael Scilusa (Flashback) | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1988–89, 1991-92, 2000, 2002 | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 17 January 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 30 May 2002 | ||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former, regular | ||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Alan Bateman (1988) Des Monaghan (1991) John Holmes (2000) Julie McGauran (2002) | ||||||||||||||
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Frank Morgan is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Alex Papps. Frank debuted on-screen in the serial's pilot episode and was the first character to appear.
Casting
Papps' casting was announced ahead of the series debut.[1]
In 1991, Papps reprised the role for four weeks. Franks return with the build up to Home and Away's annual "cliffhanger" episode.[2] In 2000, Papps filmed a guest appearance as Frank, which sees him attend the wedding of his foster sister, Sally Fletcher (Kate Ritchie).[3] Papps returned once again in 2002 as part of a special fourteenth anniversary storyline.[4]
Character development
Papp's mullet hair style became a trademark of Frank. Papps said that it was fashionable at the time and while he had originally sported the style for a previous project, it "evolved into the Home and Away mullet".[5]
Storylines
The series begins while set in 1978, as Frank gets into trouble with the law. A man from the department explains that Frank's father Les, is a criminal and his mother, Helena is an alcoholic. As he grows up he aspires to emulate Les' criminal dealings. Pippa (Vanessa Downing) and Tom Fletcher (Roger Oakley) take Frank in as their first foster child. Upon moving to Summer Bay, Frank tries to get a job in Alf Stewart's (Ray Meagher) shop where he meets Roo Stewart (Justine Clark). Frank is attracted to Roo and tells Alf that he had been helping Roo with her school work. Alf gives him the job alongside helping Roo with her studies. Frank is not good with school work so he pays his foster brother, Steven Matheson (Adam Willits) to do it for him. They begin dating, but Alf becomes angry with Frank for convincing Roo to skip school. The pair nearly sleep together, but Roo asks him to wait.
Frank tires of Roo being mean to Ailsa Stewart (Judy Nunn) and they split up. Alf sends Roo to boarding school in the city. Frank decides that he misses her and tracks her down. He gets into a fight with Roo's new boyfriend. Roo returns to Summer Bay, hiding the fact that she is pregnant. Roo schemes to get Frank to sleep with her and Alf to catch them in bed together. Alf sacks Frank, but Aisla employs him instead. Roo later announces that she is pregnant by Frank, and Alf believes her as he caught them having sex. Frank then agrees to marry Roo. Floss McPhee (Sheila Kennelly) has a vision that Bobby Simpson (Nicolle Dickson) causes a car crash which kills Frank. When he buys a car with a similar registration number, Bobby vandalises it. Tom then buys him a new vehicle with another similar registration. Bobby warns Frank that Roo is using him but he refuses to listen. On his wedding day, Pippa convinces Frank not to drive his car because of Floss' vision. When he turns up to the ceremony, Roo changes her mind about marrying Frank and reveals that the baby is not his. Frank speeds off in his car and crashes off the road to avoid knocking Bobby down. He survives the accident and Bobby tells Frank that she loves him. He tells her that while he has no intention of reconciling with Roo, he still loves her.
Frank decides to move in with Narelle Smart (Amanda Newman-Phillips) to have time away from the Fletcher home. Frank realises that he likes Bobby when she spends time with Alan Fisher (Simon Kay) and Brett Macklin (Gerard Sont). While working for the Macklin's, Stacey (Sandie Lillingston) is annoyed when he accuses Brett of theft and gets Frank demoted and replaces him with Tom. Frank tells Bobby who kisses him and they start a relationship. Bobby is later injured during a robbery and loses her memory. He plays her tapes to try and help her remember. When Bobby makes a full recovery, they decide to get married. They soon argue about Bobby wanting to attend university. He manages to save their relationship by taking Bobby to his childhood home and explained what getting married means to him. He then helps Bobby find her birth parents. Frank and Bobby marry and he support her through her issues her parents. When Dodge Forbes (Kelly Dingwall) sets fire to the shop below Frank's flat, they find a body which is believed to be Frank's. However, he later arrives at the caravan park and the body is identified as Phillip Matheson (John Morris). Frank and Bobby move in with her father Donald Fisher (Norman Coburn). Their relationship begins to fail and is not helped with Bobby scares away potential clients for Frank and Tom. Frank realises that he still loves Roo and leaves Summer Bay. He soon reunites with Roo.
Three years later after splitting up with Roo, Frank returns to Summer Bay to get Bobby back, who is now engaged to Greg Marshall (Ross Newton). Frank asks her to marry him instead and she agrees. Their engagement annoys most of the towns residents who do not approve. Bobby later tells Frank that she cannot marry him and he leaves town again. He later returns to attend Sally's wedding and for another visit in 2002.
Reception
Lucy Clark of the The Sun-Herald said that Frank was "a bit of a toughie" and correctly predicted that he would "become a childhood sweetheart of teenage girls across the country". The Seven Network said that they had fanmail for Papps before the series even debuted.[6] Michael Quin of the Melbourne Weekly said that Papps will always be remembered to "legions of Australian girls" as "Frank Morgan: the hot guy with the mullet".[5] Papps was still recognised as Frank in public twenty years later, despite mainly playing the role in his teenage years.[7]
References
- ^ Patrick, Mark (10 January 1988). "Quietly does it ..." The Sun-Herald. (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Fame takes it's toll". TV Week (28). Southdown Press. 20 - 26 July 1991.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Soap gossip..." Daily Record. (Trinity Mirror). 14 July 2001. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ Doherty, Ben (15 May 2002). "ChannelSurf". The Newcastle Herald. (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ a b Quin, Michael (22 October 2010). "Alex Papps: Hair apparent to the stage". Melbourne Weekly. (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ Clark, Lucy (10 January 1988). "Big news - if you don't like the news". The Sun-Herald. (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ Kent, Melissa (8 February 2009). "Cast and fans of Home and Away well on the way to belonging forever and ever". The Age. (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 26 February 2012.
External links
Category:Home and Away characters
Category:Fictional characters introduced in 1988