Ramsay family

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Ramsay family
Neighbours family
First appearance18 March 1985 (1985-03-18)
Created byReg Watson
Introduced by
Duration1985–1992, 1996–2001, 2005, 2009–2016, 2019–2022
Spin-offsNeighbours: The Untold Stories: The Ramsays – A Family Divided (1989)
Family members

The Ramsay family is a fictional family from the Australian soap opera

cul-de-sac which is the central setting of the series, is named after the family. In 2001, the last Ramsay, Madge (Anne Charleston
), departed the series. Eight years later, a new generation of the Ramsay family was introduced.

Creation and development

The Ramsay family were one of three central families introduced to viewers when Neighbours began in 1985, created by the show's creator and executive producer

Dasha Blahova), and their two sons Shane Ramsay (Peter O'Brien) and Danny Ramsay (David Clencie).[4] The family lived at No. 24 Ramsay Street, one of the original three houses on Neighbours.[3]

Number 24 has been associated with the Ramsay family since 1985.

The family were friendly with the Robinsons, but tension briefly developed between the two families when

Episode 523" famously united the Ramsay and Robinson families.[5] In 2001, Madge, the last remaining Ramsay on the street, died, after Charleston quit the show.[6]

In February 2009, it was announced that a new generation of the Ramsay family would be introduced to the show.

Madison Robinson (Sarah Ellen), was introduced,[12] and he was written out with his wife, Imogen Willis (Ariel Kaplan).[13] In 2019, producers introduced Gemma Ramsay's (Beth Buchanan) daughter Roxy Willis (Zima Anderson),[14] which leads to a short return for Gemma.[15]

Family members

Reception

In her book, Neighbours: The First 10 Years, Josephine Monroe observed that the Ramsays were "a good foil to the better bred Robinsons".[16] The Sydney Morning Herald's Robin Oliver branded the family "raucous".[17] Andrew Mercado, author of Super Aussie Soaps, believed the family were once "the backbone of the show".[18] In her book Soap opera, Dorothy Hobson describes the family as "more working class than other characters" and stated: "They had working-class jobs but were not represented as cloth cap wearing or dowdy, they were bright and modern and representative of a vibrant and working population."[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ Abbott, Kate (17 September 2013). "How we made Neighbours". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  2. ^ Oliver, Robin (29 May 1989). "Afloat on soapies". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Monroe 1994, p.82–4.
  4. ^ Idato, Michael (14 July 2005). "An institution turns 20". The Age. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  5. ^ Burfitt, John; Miller, Erin; Walker, Lucy (7–13 April 2012). "One moment in time". TV Week (14): 2.
  6. ^ "Look, behind you! A big bad Neighbour!". The Age. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Return of the Ramsays". Holy Soap. Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  8. ^ Shearer, Geoff (14 May 2009). "Teenager Ashleigh Brewer lands part with Neighbours". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  9. ^ Rowe, Darren (19 June 2009). "Susan Bower (Executive Producer, 'Neighbours')". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  10. ^ a b Herbison, Jason (18–24 July 2009). "Murder on Ramsay Street". Inside Soap: 20.
  11. ^ "Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan, meet your TV son on Neighbours, Tim Phillips". The Australian. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  12. ^ Byrnes, Holly (20 February 2016). "Kylie Minogue sends welcome message to Sarah Ellen, her new TV daughter, joining Neighbours". Herald Sun. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  13. ^ Ellis, Sarah (23–29 April 2016). "I'm still hoping to meet Kylie and Jason one day!". Inside Soap. No. 16. pp. 40–41.
  14. ^ Powell, Sandy (16 April 2019). "Burnie actress Zima Anderson to debut on Aussie soap opera Neighbours". The Advocate. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  15. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (22 April 2019). "Neighbours reveals surprise link between Terese Willis and newcomer Vance". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  16. ^ Monroe 1996, p.27.
  17. ^ Oliver, Robin (28 May 1989). "Afloat on soaps". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  18. ^ Mercado 2004, p.230.
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