Away viewers. McMahon began being hassled in the street by fans who wanted to know the outcome of the story. Writers created a tense scenario for Ben and Carly's wedding episode. They scripted a disaster buck's night for Ben which saw a series of pranks leave Ben stranded elsewhere jeopardising the wedding. Ahead of the wedding, Ben's family were introduced including his interfering cousin Angelo (Raj Sidhu), who agrees to be the best man. Angelo purchases a takeaway meal for Ben which gives him food poisoning. Ben takes medication to relieve his symptoms and decides to opt out of a traditional bucks night in favour of drinking some beer. The alcohol mixes with his medication and puts Ben into a deep sleep. Angelo and Adam Cameron (Mat Stevenson) kidnap Ben, leave him stranded in the bush. A truck driver finds Ben and offers him a lift home. Ben is still confused and mistakenly tells the driver he still lives in Perth agrees to take him. Discussing Angelo's prank, McMahon told Glen Williams from TV Week that "Angelo never thinks of the consequences and is not your most likeable character." When Carly arrives at the church and Ben does not show, she incorrectly believes that he has jilted her. Hodgson told Williams that "there is nothing for Carly to do but go home and grieve about what might haver been." When Ben regains his awareness hours later but manages to get back to Summer Bay. Ben manages to convince Carly to still go ahead with the wedding. Ben replaces Angelo's best man position with Grant. Hodgson added "it's all a bit rushed, but it's a fairytale wedding [...] The bride in a traditional gown and veil, the scene is very pretty. Ben and Grant look very handsome in their dinner suits. It really is a beautiful wedding, all very traditional." Writers often portrayed the pair as an argumentative couple. Desmond described Ben was normally written as an "honest, easy-going bloke" but those traits were lost once arguments ensued with Carly. McMahon decided to leave Home and Away during his first year in the series. In the 1 September 1990 edition of TV Week, David Brown publicised McMahon's departure and revealed that Hodgson was also leaving. McMahon's contract expired in December 1990 and Hodgson's in March 1991. Brown added that producers were asking McMahon to stay until Hodgson's departure so that Ben