in the role of Doug, the patriarch of the newly introduced Willis family and husband to Pam (Sue Jones). The family aspect was one of the main reasons Donovan accepted the part. The character has been used to portray the effects of depression and Alzheimer's disease. Pam Willis Pamela "Pam" Willis (previously Beresford), played by Sue Jones, made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 6 August 1990. Jones carried out a screen-test for the show and was offered the part. Trained as a nurse, Pam arrives as a full-time mother to her four children: Adam (Ian Williams), Gaby (Rachel Blakely), Brad (Scott Michaelson) and Cody (Amelia Frid). She is married to Doug Willis (Terence Donovan). A notable storyline for the character saw Pam accused of murdering her patient, Garth Kirby (Roy Baldwin). Adam Willis Adam Willis, played by Ian Williams, made his first appearance on 9 August 1990. Williams was signed up to appear in the show in early 1990 but did not know exact details about his character. In April that year writers were still working on stories for the character. Williams was filming a role in Bony, another Grundy production. He was scheduled to begin filming in June once that Bony had finished production. Williams said the part appealed to him as it was flexible and Adam's humour kept him "fired up." Williams explained that he felt similar to his character as they both loved their families, but he was not impressed with Adam's naivety. Writers devised romance storylines for the character involving Caroline Alessi (Gillian Blakeney) and Gemma Ramsay (Beth Buchanan). Amber Martin Amber Martin, played by Alison Whyte, made her first on-screen appearance in the episode broadcast 27 August 1990. Amber is an environmental activist who arrives in Erinsborough to visit her lifelong best friend of Kerry Bishop (Linda Hartley-Clark). Amber was introduced as part of Hartley-Clark's departure from the series. Amber's arrival makes Kerry realise how much her life has changed since she married Joe Mangel (Mark Little). Hartley-Clark told Chrissie Camp from TV Week that "when Amber comes back into Kerry's life, Kerry realises how domestic she has become and she's determined to be more active in marches and protests." She added that Joe is against her involvement but Amber makes her realise that she needs more than to stay at home raising her family. Amber learns that there is a