Nick Page (Neighbours)
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Nick Page is a fictional character
from the Australian Network Ten
soap opera Neighbours
, played by Mark Stevens. He debuted on-screen in the episode airing on 22 July 1988 and departed the serial in 1990.
Stevens, 16 at the time, was already a familiar face on Australian television as a regular performer on Young Talent Time
for the past three years.
's (Alan Dale
) fence at his workshop. When Henry Ramsay (Craig McLachlan
) spots Nick, he runs off. A week later, Henry and Jim's nephew, Todd Landers
(Kristian Schmid) set a trap to catch Nick, which works when he tries to spray the fence again. After being caught, Nick pleads with Jim not to phone the police as it would kill his grandmother. Jim's mother-in-law, Helen Daniels
(Anne Haddy
) decides to give Nick the benefit of the doubt and suggests that he paint over his handiwork. Nick rejects Helen's offer as art classes and sees it as form of charity but eventually relents. When Nick accepts Helen's offer of a room at Number 26, Jim and Todd are both initially resistant but eventually grow to accept Nick and support him after his grandmother dies.
Nick begins a romance with newly-arrived Sharon Davies
(Jessica Muschamp) and they begin dating much to the chagrin of Sharon's stern aunt Edie Chubb (Irene Inescort). On the night of the school dance, Nick finds himself in a brawl with Bruce Zadro (Myles Collins), who hassles Sharon. This results in Nick getting a black eye. Nick stands trial for a prior graffiti offence the following day and the magistrate spots his black eye. Helen and Sharon are quick to defend him and Nick is sentenced to 30 hours Community Service
. When Sharon burns the Coffee Shop down after discarding a cigarrette, Nick agrees to take the blame. Sharon later confesses to Harold Bishop
(Ian Smith
) that she was the culprit.
Nick finds himself afoul of the law once again when he tries to stop Todd and Skinner (Mat Stevenson
), a criminal who he met on the streets, from committing a raid on a warehouse, which results in Nick's arrest. Todd confesses that Skinner was the real criminal and Nick is freed. When Skinner menaces Todd and his sister Katie
(Sally Jensen), Nick is quick to help apprehend him when he tries to flee.
Nick faces more problems when Zadro reappears and frames him for spray-painting Principal Kenneth Muir's (Roger Boyce) car and the school, resulting in expulsion for Nick. After a cunning plan by Sharon to extract a confession from Zadro, which is heard over the PA system, Muir reinstates Nick at Erinsborough High. Nick, however refuses to go back and drops out. Later, when Hilary Robinson
(who Edie asked to keep an eye on Sharon) bans Nick from seeing Sharon, the couple run away from Erinsborough and begin work on a farm. When Sharon fights with the farmer's daughter, they are sacked and begin hitch-hiking back to Erinsborough. While hitching a lift, Nick comes face to face with Skinner, who pushes Nick out of the car and drives away with Sharon.
After arriving home, Nick tries to warn Sharon about Skinner who she begins dating. After Skinner attempts to force himself on Sharon's older sister, Bronwyn (Rachel Friend
), Sharon realizes Nick is right. Nick and Sharon split up later and remain friends. Hilary's son, Matt
(Ashley Paske
) arrives from Adelaide and joins Nick and Sharon in their antics.
Nick suffers a fall one afternoon and hits his head on the side of the pool at Number 30. Shortly after, He begins experiencing aggressive moods swings. When Jim confronts him about his behavior he collapses and is diagnosed with meningitis
caused by the skull fracture.
Soon after, Nick begins dating Lucy
(Sasha Close), Jim's daughter who arrives home from boarding school for the holidays. Jim is unimpressed when he finds out that Nick and Lucy are at The Waterhole as they are underage. Nick and Lucy's relationship eventually fizzles out when she goes back to boarding school.
In early 1990, Nick receives a chance to take up an art scholarship in London and is successful. Before leaving, He presents paintings for the people who mean the most to him (Jim, Beverly, Helen and Sharon). Several months after settling in London, Nick corresponds with Helen via postcard telling her about how he has fallen in love with an English girl and his art comes second.
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 Mark Stevens. He debuted on-screen in the episode airing on 22 July 1988 and departed the serial in 1990.
Casting
Mark Stevens was cast as Nick Page in 1988 ahead of 40 other teens who auditioned for the role.Stevens, 16 at the time, was already a familiar face on Australian television as a regular performer on Young Talent Time
Young Talent Time
Young Talent Time is an Australian television variety program screened on Network Ten, running from 1971 until 1988. The series features a core group of young performers in the vein of The Mickey Mouse Club, and a weekly junior talent quest. The "Young Talent Team" regularly performed popular...
for the past three years.
Background
Nick was raised in Erinsborough by his grandmother, after being orphaned at age 8 and had a relatively normal life until his grandmother began suffering from Alzheimer's and Nick was forced to care for her and look after himself as well. Nick began to slide off the rails, taking his anger out on the world.1988–1990
Nick is first seen as the culprit who graffities Jim RobinsonJim 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...
's (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...
) fence at his workshop. When Henry Ramsay (Craig McLachlan
Craig McLachlan
Craig McLachlan is an Australian actor and singer. He appeared in shows such as Sons and Daughters, Neighbours, Bugs and Home and Away.-Biography:...
) spots Nick, he runs off. A week later, Henry and Jim's nephew, Todd Landers
Todd Landers
Not to be confused with Simpsons character Todd FlandersTodd Robert Landers is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Kristian Schmid. He made his first on-screen appearance on 15 February 1988. Todd died on 13 July 1992, but reappeared as a ghost the...
(Kristian Schmid) set a trap to catch Nick, which works when he tries to spray the fence again. After being caught, Nick pleads with Jim not to phone the police as it would kill his grandmother. Jim's mother-in-law, 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:...
) decides to give Nick the benefit of the doubt and suggests that he paint over his handiwork. Nick rejects Helen's offer as art classes and sees it as form of charity but eventually relents. When Nick accepts Helen's offer of a room at Number 26, Jim and Todd are both initially resistant but eventually grow to accept Nick and support him after his grandmother dies.
Nick begins a romance with newly-arrived Sharon Davies
Sharon Davies (Neighbours)
Sharon Davies is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Jessica Muschamp. She made her first appearance on 29 July 1988. Sharon is the younger sister of Bronwyn Davies...
(Jessica Muschamp) and they begin dating much to the chagrin of Sharon's stern aunt Edie Chubb (Irene Inescort). On the night of the school dance, Nick finds himself in a brawl with Bruce Zadro (Myles Collins), who hassles Sharon. This results in Nick getting a black eye. Nick stands trial for a prior graffiti offence the following day and the magistrate spots his black eye. Helen and Sharon are quick to defend him and Nick is sentenced to 30 hours Community Service
Community service
Community service is donated service or activity that is performed by someone or a group of people for the benefit of the public or its institutions....
. When Sharon burns the Coffee Shop down after discarding a cigarrette, Nick agrees to take the blame. Sharon later confesses to Harold Bishop
Harold Bishop
Harold Bishop is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Ian Smith. He made his first on-screen appearance on 30 January 1987. Smith was offered a role by Neighbours creator and executive producer Reg Watson...
(Ian Smith
Ian Smith
Ian Douglas Smith GCLM ID was a politician active in the government of Southern Rhodesia, the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Rhodesia, Zimbabwe Rhodesia and Zimbabwe from 1948 to 1987, most notably serving as Prime Minister of Rhodesia from 13 April 1964 to 1 June 1979...
) that she was the culprit.
Nick finds himself afoul of the law once again when he tries to stop Todd and Skinner (Mat Stevenson
Mat Stevenson
Mat Stevenson is an Australian actor.He is best known for playing Adam Cameron in the television soap opera Home and Away from 1989 to 1994, making a return appearance in 1999. Prior to Home and Away, Stevenson played the part of "Skinner", a treacherous petty criminal whom Todd Landershad...
), a criminal who he met on the streets, from committing a raid on a warehouse, which results in Nick's arrest. Todd confesses that Skinner was the real criminal and Nick is freed. When Skinner menaces Todd and his sister Katie
Katie Landers
Katie Landers is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Sally Jensen. She made her first on screen appearance on 15 February 1988. Katie is the niece of Beverly Marshall and sister to Todd Landers. During her time in the show, she became close friends with Toby...
(Sally Jensen), Nick is quick to help apprehend him when he tries to flee.
Nick faces more problems when Zadro reappears and frames him for spray-painting Principal Kenneth Muir's (Roger Boyce) car and the school, resulting in expulsion for Nick. After a cunning plan by Sharon to extract a confession from Zadro, which is heard over the PA system, Muir reinstates Nick at Erinsborough High. Nick, however refuses to go back and drops out. Later, when Hilary Robinson
Hilary Robinson
Hilary Robinson is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Anne Scott-Pendlebury. The character first appeared on-screen on 25 June 1987, returning in 1988, in a guest capacity and returned in a permanent role in 1989 and left the show in 1990. She...
(who Edie asked to keep an eye on Sharon) bans Nick from seeing Sharon, the couple run away from Erinsborough and begin work on a farm. When Sharon fights with the farmer's daughter, they are sacked and begin hitch-hiking back to Erinsborough. While hitching a lift, Nick comes face to face with Skinner, who pushes Nick out of the car and drives away with Sharon.
After arriving home, Nick tries to warn Sharon about Skinner who she begins dating. After Skinner attempts to force himself on Sharon's older sister, Bronwyn (Rachel Friend
Rachel Friend
-Career:Friend joined the cast of the soap opera Neighbours in 1988, when she was eighteen. Friend chose to postpone her university degree to join the show as Bronwyn Davies. Friend quit Neighbours in 1990. That same year saw her win the Logie Award for "Most Popular Actress".Other roles have...
), Sharon realizes Nick is right. Nick and Sharon split up later and remain friends. Hilary's son, Matt
Matt Robinson (Neighbours)
Matthew "Matt" Robinson is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Ashley Paske...
(Ashley Paske
Ashley Paske
Ashley Paske and educated at Figtree High School is an actor, best known for his role in the television series Neighbours...
) arrives from Adelaide and joins Nick and Sharon in their antics.
Nick suffers a fall one afternoon and hits his head on the side of the pool at Number 30. Shortly after, He begins experiencing aggressive moods swings. When Jim confronts him about his behavior he collapses and is diagnosed with meningitis
Meningitis
Meningitis is inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges. The inflammation may be caused by infection with viruses, bacteria, or other microorganisms, and less commonly by certain drugs...
caused by the skull fracture.
Soon after, Nick begins dating 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...
(Sasha Close), Jim's daughter who arrives home from boarding school for the holidays. Jim is unimpressed when he finds out that Nick and Lucy are at The Waterhole as they are underage. Nick and Lucy's relationship eventually fizzles out when she goes back to boarding school.
In early 1990, Nick receives a chance to take up an art scholarship in London and is successful. Before leaving, He presents paintings for the people who mean the most to him (Jim, Beverly, Helen and Sharon). Several months after settling in London, Nick corresponds with Helen via postcard telling her about how he has fallen in love with an English girl and his art comes second.