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Scott Robinson (Neighbours)
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Scott James Robinson is a fictional character
from the Australian Network Ten
soap opera Neighbours
, played by Jason Donovan
. He made his first on-screen appearance on 18 March 1985, in the show's first episode. Scott was originally played by Darius Perkins
until he was recast.
, but he turned it down. Scott became the serial's new "pin-up" character and Donovan's image and popularity in the role set the high standard for casting directors, which they felt they had to meet each time they were introducing a "stud" type character. Donovan left Neighbours in 1989.
In 2009, Donovan revealed that he had been asked to return to the show for the 25th anniversary celebrations. He could not return due to work commitments, but he said that he was "very proud" of having been in Neighbours.
(Alan Dale
) and Anne Robinson in 1968, as their third child. At the age of seven, Scott gained a baby sister, Lucy
(Kylie Flinker), but lost his mother while she gave birth. Helen Daniels
(Anne Haddy
), Scott's grandmother helped Jim raise Scott and his other siblings.
(David Clencie).
In early 1986 Scott noticed someone breaking into Number 24, the house next door to his. On challenging the intruder he received a punch for his troubles. Madge Mitchell
(Anne Charleston
) came upon the scene to discover it was her daughter Charlene
(Kylie Minogue
), who hadn't seen Scott since they were children. Also in early 1986 Scott befriended another new neighbour, Mike Young
(Guy Pearce
).
Scott and Charlene began dating and went through a few teething problems. They subsequently became engaged much to the chagrin of their respective parents Jim and Madge. Helen acted as a mediator and pointed out that Jim and Anne had been roughly Scott and Charlene's age when they got married. Jane Harris (Annie Jones
) starts to help Scott with his HSC retakes, they become close and kiss. Charlene wants nothing to do with either of them upon finding out. Jane eventually convinces Charlene to give Scott another chance.
On 1 July 1987, Scott and Charlene were married. A year later, Charlene got an apprenticeship in Brisbane and was forced to make the difficult choice of leaving Erinsborough. Scott stayed on at Number 24 and followed Charlene a year later when he got a transfer to a Queensland newspaper. Neither Scott nor Charlene were seen again in the series after their departures for Queensland. It was reported that Scott and Charlene later had two children, a son Daniel and daughter named Madison.
Logie Award
s for his role as Scott. A year later, he won the Logie for "Most Popular Actor" and was nominated for a Gold Logie for "Most Popular Personality". Donovan was again nominated for the Gold Logie for "Most Popular Personality" in his final year on Neighbours in 1989.
Scott and Charlene's wedding was seen by 20 million viewers in the United Kingdom and was voted the "Most Romantic TV Nuptials of all Time". The wedding episode made the cover of TIME
magazine Australia and Minogue and Donovan's promotional appearance at the Westfield Parramatta
shopping centre caused a stampede among 4000 people. In October 2006, Australia Post brought out five stamps celebrating fifty years of television. Network Ten's stamp featured both Minogue and Donovan as Charlene and Scott. According to Andrew Mercado in his book " Super Aussie Soaps", Scott's romance with Charlene became hugely popular with Neighbours viewers in both the United Kingdom and Australia, helping the show to gain high ratings after an initial rocky start.
Ruth Deller of television website Lowculture
gave Scott a 3.5 out of 5 for his contribution to Neighbours, during a feature called "A guide to recognising your Ramsays and Robinsons". Deller said "One of the many Robinsons to undergo a hair and face transplant, Scott soon transformed from a dull brunette into Jason Donovan. An all-round nice guy, Scott was part of the first (and best) iconic Neighbours teen gangs, with Jane, Mike and Charlene. She added that his relationship with Charlene was a "Romeo and Juliet style romance".
In 2010, to celebrate Neighbours 25th anniversary, satellite broadcasting company, Sky
, profiled 25 most memorable characters from Neighbours. Scott is in the list and describing him they state: "Scott Robinson is really only remembered these days for his teen romance, but his track record on the show could perhaps be better summarised in music. Early on, Scott formed a band with Mike 'Guy Pearce' Young. He eventually married Kylie and made Angry Anderson the soundtrack of people's memories of the eighties forever more." British tabloid The Daily Mirror said Scott was "the boy next door". In her book Soap opera, Dorothy Hobson praised Scott's on-screen relationship with Charlene, branding the them positive, immense images for young people. In 2011, Scott's wedding to Charlene was placed at number three in Channel 5's "Greatest TV Weddings" programme.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
from the Australian Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
soap opera Neighbours
Neighbours
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
, played by Jason Donovan
Jason Donovan
Jason Donovan is an Australian actor and singer. He initially achieved fame in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, before beginning a career in music in 1988. In the UK he has sold over 3 million records, and his début album Ten Good Reasons was one of the highest-selling albums of 1989...
. He made his first on-screen appearance on 18 March 1985, in the show's first episode. Scott was originally played by Darius Perkins
Darius Perkins
Darius Perkins is an Australian actor, best known for his longest-running role, Scott Robinson in soap opera Neighbours, in 1985. His first role was on The Sullivans in 1976. He played "Charlie" in All The Green Years and played guest roles in Prisoner and A Country Practice. He also played "Ben"...
until he was recast.
Casting
Darius Perkins played the role of Scott from the show's first episode. Producers had concerns over Perkins' reliability and after a series of rows they decided to recast the role of Scott when production moved to Network Ten. Jason Donovan was given the role following his graduation from school. He had initially been offered the role of Danny RamsayDanny Ramsay
Daniel "Danny" Ramsay is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by David Clencie. He made his first on-screen appearance in Neighbours first episode on 18 March 1985. Danny became the first character to speak in the show...
, but he turned it down. Scott became the serial's new "pin-up" character and Donovan's image and popularity in the role set the high standard for casting directors, which they felt they had to meet each time they were introducing a "stud" type character. Donovan left Neighbours in 1989.
In 2009, Donovan revealed that he had been asked to return to the show for the 25th anniversary celebrations. He could not return due to work commitments, but he said that he was "very proud" of having been in Neighbours.
Background
Scott was born to JimJim Robinson (Neighbours)
James "Jim" Robinson is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Alan Dale. He made his first on-screen appearance on 18 March 1985, which was the shows first episode. Jim was the patriarch of the Robinson family. Dale departed the show in 1993 after...
(Alan Dale
Alan Dale
Alan Hugh Dale is a New Zealand actor. As a child, Dale developed a love of theatre and also became a rugby player. After retiring from the sport he took on a number of professions to support his family, before deciding to become a professional actor at the age of 27. With work limited in New...
) and Anne Robinson in 1968, as their third child. At the age of seven, Scott gained a baby sister, Lucy
Lucy Robinson
Lucy Robinson is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Melissa Bell. She had previously been portrayed by Kylie Flinker and Sasha Close. She was created by producer Reg Watson as one of Neighbours' original characters. Lucy was a prominent figure...
(Kylie Flinker), but lost his mother while she gave birth. Helen Daniels
Helen Daniels
Helen Daniels is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, portrayed by Anne Haddy. Following the death of Jim Robinson in 1993, she remained the only original character left in the series until her own death in 1997, making her the second longest-serving original character...
(Anne Haddy
Anne Haddy
Anne Haddy was an Australian film and television actress, best known for her role in the long-running soap opera, Neighbours.-Early and personal life:...
), Scott's grandmother helped Jim raise Scott and his other siblings.
1985–1989
Scott was close friends with neighbour Danny RamsayDanny Ramsay
Daniel "Danny" Ramsay is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by David Clencie. He made his first on-screen appearance in Neighbours first episode on 18 March 1985. Danny became the first character to speak in the show...
(David Clencie).
In early 1986 Scott noticed someone breaking into Number 24, the house next door to his. On challenging the intruder he received a punch for his troubles. Madge Mitchell
Madge Bishop
Margaret Mary "Madge" Bishop is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Anne Charleston. She made her first on-screen appearance on 20 January 1986. Madge was one of the matriarchs of the Ramsay family. She departed in 1992, before making a return in 1996...
(Anne Charleston
Anne Charleston
Anne Charleston is an Australian actress currently based in Galway, Ireland and the UK. She is known for her roles as Madge Bishop in the Australian soap opera Neighbours and Lily Butterfield in Emmerdale.-Early career:...
) came upon the scene to discover it was her daughter Charlene
Charlene Robinson
Charlene Edna Robinson is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours played by Kylie Minogue. She made her first on-screen appearance on 17 April 1986 when she came to join her mother Madge in Ramsay Street. Charlene was a tomboy and later worked as a Mechanic...
(Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
), who hadn't seen Scott since they were children. Also in early 1986 Scott befriended another new neighbour, Mike Young
Mike Young (Neighbours)
Michael James "Mike" Young is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Guy Pearce. He made his first on-screen appearance on 20 January 1986...
(Guy Pearce
Guy Pearce
Guy Edward Pearce is an English-born Australian actor and musician, known for his roles as Leonard Shelby in Christopher Nolan's Memento, Lieutenant Ed Exley in L.A...
).
Scott and Charlene began dating and went through a few teething problems. They subsequently became engaged much to the chagrin of their respective parents Jim and Madge. Helen acted as a mediator and pointed out that Jim and Anne had been roughly Scott and Charlene's age when they got married. Jane Harris (Annie Jones
Annie Jones (actress)
Annie Jones is an Australian actress who is best known for her role as Jane Harris in the soap opera Neighbours. She has won 2 Logie Awards.-Biography:...
) starts to help Scott with his HSC retakes, they become close and kiss. Charlene wants nothing to do with either of them upon finding out. Jane eventually convinces Charlene to give Scott another chance.
On 1 July 1987, Scott and Charlene were married. A year later, Charlene got an apprenticeship in Brisbane and was forced to make the difficult choice of leaving Erinsborough. Scott stayed on at Number 24 and followed Charlene a year later when he got a transfer to a Queensland newspaper. Neither Scott nor Charlene were seen again in the series after their departures for Queensland. It was reported that Scott and Charlene later had two children, a son Daniel and daughter named Madison.
Reception
Donovan won "Most Popular New Talent" at the 1987Logie Awards of 1987
The 29th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday 3 April 1987 at the Hyatt on Collins in Melbourne and broadcast on the Ten Network...
Logie Award
Logie Award
The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
s for his role as Scott. A year later, he won the Logie for "Most Popular Actor" and was nominated for a Gold Logie for "Most Popular Personality". Donovan was again nominated for the Gold Logie for "Most Popular Personality" in his final year on Neighbours in 1989.
Time (magazine)
Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
magazine Australia and Minogue and Donovan's promotional appearance at the Westfield Parramatta
Westfield Parramatta
Westfield Parramatta is a shopping centre in Parramatta, a city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The centre is owned and managed by The Westfield Group. It has a net leasable area of approximately 137,269m² and contains 488 shops built over five levels, making it Australia's fourth...
shopping centre caused a stampede among 4000 people. In October 2006, Australia Post brought out five stamps celebrating fifty years of television. Network Ten's stamp featured both Minogue and Donovan as Charlene and Scott. According to Andrew Mercado in his book " Super Aussie Soaps", Scott's romance with Charlene became hugely popular with Neighbours viewers in both the United Kingdom and Australia, helping the show to gain high ratings after an initial rocky start.
Ruth Deller of television website Lowculture
Lowculture
lowculture.co.uk is a UK television website founded in January 2003 by Paul Lang, who currently works as the art director of Doctor Who Adventures.-Purpose:...
gave Scott a 3.5 out of 5 for his contribution to Neighbours, during a feature called "A guide to recognising your Ramsays and Robinsons". Deller said "One of the many Robinsons to undergo a hair and face transplant, Scott soon transformed from a dull brunette into Jason Donovan. An all-round nice guy, Scott was part of the first (and best) iconic Neighbours teen gangs, with Jane, Mike and Charlene. She added that his relationship with Charlene was a "Romeo and Juliet style romance".
In 2010, to celebrate Neighbours 25th anniversary, satellite broadcasting company, Sky
British Sky Broadcasting
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc is a satellite broadcasting, broadband and telephony services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with operations in the United Kingdom and the Ireland....
, profiled 25 most memorable characters from Neighbours. Scott is in the list and describing him they state: "Scott Robinson is really only remembered these days for his teen romance, but his track record on the show could perhaps be better summarised in music. Early on, Scott formed a band with Mike 'Guy Pearce' Young. He eventually married Kylie and made Angry Anderson the soundtrack of people's memories of the eighties forever more." British tabloid The Daily Mirror said Scott was "the boy next door". In her book Soap opera, Dorothy Hobson praised Scott's on-screen relationship with Charlene, branding the them positive, immense images for young people. In 2011, Scott's wedding to Charlene was placed at number three in Channel 5's "Greatest TV Weddings" programme.