loved the creation of the Andrea character, due to her complex and interesting story. West began filming in September 2016. Neighbours executive producer, Jason Herbison, explained, "We've wanted to bring Dee back for years but we had a big challenge – Harold Bishop. The fact is, the show has famously done a storyline where a beloved character disappeared at sea, only to return as the lovely mild-mannered person they always were. This presented us with a dilemma: do we do the same thing with Dee? Naturally there are all sorts of ways we could go to make it different and could still do in the future. However, we saw an opportunity to shock the audience and do something entirely different – and we opted for that path." Development Characterisation Andrea is impatient, insecure, restless and easily agitated – the opposite of Dee. West stated that Andrea's complex personality causes her to have strong motivations, which sometimes causes Andrea's heart to lead her the wrong direction. West stated that Andrea is "such a complicated character" and that she "really wanted to investigate why she is the way she is." She added, "This particular run of storylines has fleshed that out more than we had the opportunity to do before. I love Dee's softness, but I've played her for many years now. Andrea is such a fascinating character, who came into the show pretending to be Dee." West also said that Andrea is "certainly a nasty piece of work", as well as that Andrea is "trying to make her way in the world without much of a guide." Laura Denby of Radio Times also described Andrea as "cold and manipulative." Backstory and scam Whilst working at a mine site, Andrea Somers was recognised as Dee Bliss by Sindi Watts (Marisa Warrington), and together they planned to scam Toadie Rebecchi for Dee's money. Andrea and Sindi constructed Dee's survival story and Sindi poses as Dee's rescuer, Emily, over the phone. Using a sample from Toadie's daughter, Nell (Scarlett Anderson), they provide a DNA paternity test that convinces Toadie that Willow Somers (Mieke Billing-Smith) is his daughter. When Andrea takes Toadie's money, she flees to London with Willow, causing Toadie and Karl Kennedy (Alan Fletcher) to follow them. Channel 5 advertised it as "unmissable drama", while a Channel 5 commissioner stated, "This week promises another unmissable and dramatic series of events in Neighbours." In