Jack Wilson (Home and Away)
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Jack Wilson is a fictional character from the Australian
Jack has received mainly positive reviews from critics. Ian Hyland from the
Creation and casting
On 1 January 1994, a reporter from
Lisa Anthony writing for BIG! billed Jack as a "guitar strumming muso" who arrives to be fostered by Michael and Pippa. She reported that the industry had tipped Amalm to become "a huge star" thanks to the role. In addition the character was introduced to "feature in some massive storylines".[6]
Character development
Amalm told BIG! magazine's Anthony that he was not like Jack because he has respect for Melissa George and Laura Vasquez - unlike Jack who is "persistently trying to crack onto" their characters, Angel Parrish and Sarah Thompson.[7] Dieter Brummer who plays Shane Parrish on the serial often said that Jack behaved very much like Shane did during his early years. He had a running joke with Amalm that the Home and Away writers were recycling Shane's scripts and using them for Jack.[7]
Jack begins dating fellow "wild child"
Jack and
In one storyline Jack is racially abused by
In 1996, Amalm left the serial to pursue other projects. Amalm told a reporter from Inside Soap that he was bored of doing monotonous work which was not "his thing". He added that it was too time consuming and wanted to concentrate more on his music.
Storylines
Jack first arrives in Summer Bay to live with Pippa and Michael as their latest foster child. Jack is rude to his foster siblings and Michael at first but eventually settles after it transpires Jack's home life is chaotic due to his abusive new stepfather. Jack antagonises Shane by making a pass at his girlfriend, Angel. To teach Jack a lesson, Shane gives him false directions to Angel's bedroom. Jack climbs in through a window and attempts to crawl into bed with Angel only to find he has broken into the bedroom of local principal Donald Fisher (Norman Coburn), who Shane and Angel live with. Jack beats a hasty retreat.
Jack begins seeing Selina and begins cheating on her with Angel's sister,
Jack soon falls for his foster sister Sally and the two become very close, but Michael is against the relationship and imposes sanctions on it. Eventually, the couple split. During a massive rainstorm, the town becomes flooded and Jack and Michael go to look for Sam Marshall (Ryan Clark) who is late home. Sam falls into a stream and Jack acts to save him, Michael then dives and Jack tries to save Michael but he is pulled away downstream by the strong current and drowns as a result. The family is left devastated and Jack and Sam blame themselves. After a visit from a careers officer to Summer Bay High, Jack decides to enlist in the navy and promptly leaves town after saying goodbye. Pippa attends his induction parade and takes a photo which remains on the mantle for many years.
Jack returns to Summer Bay on the eve of Sally's wedding to Kieran and stays at the Caravan Park with several other family members who have returned for the event. Jack reminisces about old times and the trouble he caused Michael and Pippa. He also mentions he has found religion while in the navy. After the wedding is cancelled due to Kieran's infidelity, Jack and the family console a distraught Sally. Before Jack leaves he has a flashback to the night of Michael's death and tells Pippa he tried holding onto Michael and she consoles him with a hug.
Reception
For his portrayal of Jack, Amalm received a nomination for "Most Popular New Talent" at the 1995
References
- ^ "Match-ups, break-ups, mix-ups... and punch-ups!". TV Week (27): 12, 13. 1 January 1994.
- ^ a b c d e f "Fire! Fire!". Inside Soap (41). Attic Futura (UK) Ltd: 13. December 1995.
- ^ a b c d "Hit the road, Jack!". Inside Soap (47). Attic Futura (UK) Ltd: 18. 20 April โ 3 May 1996.
- ^ a b c Cramb, Alex (April 1994). "New boy in the Bay". Inside Soap (20). Attic Futura (UK) Ltd: 43.
- ^ a b Williams, Sue (10 June 1995). "Young and restless". The Sun-Herald. (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- EMAP: 5.
- ^ EMAP: 8, 9.
- ^ a b Ross, Victoria (November 1994). "Here comes trouble!". Inside Soap (27). Attic Futura (UK) Ltd: 12.
- ^ a b Ross, Victoria (May 1995). "Summer Bay's heavenly bodies!". Inside Soap (33). Attic Futura (UK) Ltd: 36.
- Trinity Mirror). Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ Mercado 2004, p.264.
- ^ Warneke, Ross (26 April 1995). "And now...the envelopes please". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- Network Seven). Archived from the originalon 7 August 2004. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- News Limited). Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- Trinity Mirror). Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ACP Magazines: 16, 17.
- ^ "Pippa's flock!". Inside Soap (54). Attic Futura (UK) Ltd: 16. 27 July โ 9 August 1996.
- ^ "Jack's family feud". Inside Soap (45). Attic Futura (UK) Ltd: 35. 24 March โ 5 April 1996.
- News Limited). 13 August 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ Ellis, Scott (17 February 2008). "Inside the box". The Sun-Herald. (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "AACTA Winners & Nominees 1996". Australian Film Institute. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- Mercado, Andrew (2004). Super Aussie Soaps. Pluto Press Australia. ISBN 978-1-86403-191-1.
External links
- Character profile at the Internet Movie Database