The residents of rough, inner-city suburb Westside was the setting for one of Australia’s most dramatic TV series, Beginning in January 1989 and running until 13 May, 1993, We have the Patchetts, one of the most prominent families in Westside and owners of local watering hole, Patchetts.The creator of the show was Forrest Redlich, a former writer on The Patchett family is made up of dad, Ernie, son Chris and Aunty Vi.

She would scheme to have Michael declared dead (he had disappeared at sea, but was back, alive and well, to his sister's dismay), but that would fail. However, it was clear that Miki did NOT love Claire, although she claimed to do so. At first, one of the most scheming women to ever darken the skies of Westside, Sheridan would later become one of the more beloved characters. She would antagonize her sister in-law, Lisa, who lost her job at the Westside Advocate, the local newspaper, thanks to Sheridan. However, his body was never recovered. Upon coming out of her coma, she saw Max and the two would reunite, with Nikki's full support. Also joining was Martha's niece and nephew, Nikki and Zac Spencer (Melissa Tkautz; Daniel Knight) who had been dumped in Westside by their drug-addicted mother, Martha's sister, Heather. Bob's rebellious son, Harley Kendrick (Malcom Kennard), coming along, George's free spirited daughter, Alice (Marianne Howard); and a wheelchair bound rock-n-roll singer named Stanley "Wheels" Kovak (Marcus Graham) joining soon after. He died of a heart attack soon after. Nikki would remain through the series end, while Zac would return to New Zealand with his mother, Heather. He would later move to Boston, where he was involved in a car accident. An opening came to her when she poisoned the rat with a cake liberally laced with (appropriately) rat poison, and she would be off to jail. Many long-time characters would leave, with the most high-profile one being Tony Martin, who had played Reverend Bob Brown from the series' very beginning. The Australian actress was nominated for a Silver Logie Award in 1992 for her role on E Street.Some of her other TV/movie credits include A Country Practice as Cathy Hayden, All Saints as Julie Campbell, Ebbtide as Ann Blackmore and Encounters as Madaline Carr. David would drop the custody application, to Miki's dismay and he broke off with her.

Wracked by guilt for not believing her daughter, she vowed to make the monster pay and pay dearly. Aussie drama E Street.. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. And some also gained some musical success from this series (i.e. Dr. Elly would catch the eye of widowed airline pilot Daniel Windsor (Chris Orchard), who was the father of four children.

However, that romance did not last when Daniel would cheat on Elly with Jennifer St. James, who had had an affair with David Fielding, who was supposed to be her platonic roommate, as well! After realizing that he couldn't remain in Westside after the deaths of his son, his daughter in-law and Abby and after having Rachel taken away from him by Megan's wealthy and snobbish parents, Ernie would leave for England to follow Rachel, leaving Auntie Vi in charge of the pub.
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The two would eventually marry, despite the conniving of his family. Claire would go to be at his side, and would eventually stay in America with her dad. She was also married to her Also a familiar alumnus was actor Simon Baker-Denny (better known in the US as Simon Baker, the star of the CBS police procedural drama, The Mentalist) who played PC Sam Farrell for the series final two years. Lisa's good friend, Wheels is in a wheelchair. The show was modeled on another successful Australian soap, The two leading characters in the beginning years of the series were Dr. Eleanor "Elly" Fielding (Penny Cook; Diane Craig), the resident GP for Westside, who was divorced from Dr. David Fielding (Noel Hodda), and had custody of their young daughter, Claire (Brooke Anderson); and Reverend Robert Brown (Tony Martin), Westside's local vicar, who had a romantic attraction with Elly. The series focused on the lives of the residents of Westside, a rough inner-city neighborhood of Sydney. Katherine Raison (born 2 February 1962) is an Australian actress, best known for her roles on television, predominantly in soap operas, including Cathy Hayden in A Country Practice from 1987 to 1990; Sheridan Sturgess in E Street from 1991 to 1992, and Georgina Ellis in Pacific Drive from 1995 to 1996.
Many Australian actors became famous from this show. That's why mothers with kids of all ages come to themotherish.com; because they're still interested in news about entertainment, health, current affairs and food along with an inspiring and useful stream of parenting advice and support.Most importantly, they come because they want to hear personal stories of parenting directly from other mothers, without fear of judgement.Please sign in to contribute to the Mamamia Community. The residents of rough, inner-city suburb Westside was the setting for one of Australia’s most dramatic TV series, E Street. Veteran Australian actress, Briony Behets, played Lisa and Sonny's mother, Margaret. Raison has also appeared in Home and Away, Farscape and All Saints. Rhonda would get a job at the Clinic with Elly, and she would also befriend her. Nikki gained a new rival in Bonnie Tate (Melissa Bell), but in the end, she realized that Bonnie and Max were meant to be together. Sheridan had an argument with her and Michael's father, and uttered that she would be taking over his empire.