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title: Hilary Robinson text: Hilary Robinson Hilary Robinson is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera "Neighbours", played by Anne Scott-Pendlebury. The character first appeared on-screen during the episode broadcast on 25 June 1987. Hilary departed the show on 28 February 1990, following Scott-Pendlebury's decision to quit in 1989. Scott-Pendlebury reprised her role in 2005 for the serial's 20th anniversary episode, and again in February 2015 ahead of the 30th anniversary. Writers established that Hilary is back living in Erinsborough, so she can continue to make sporadic appearances. She is characterised as a bossy and meddling woman who lacks romance and seeks comfort title: Tom Oliver text: early 1992 the character was reintroduced to the series and has been a key character ever since. In 1996, Oliver was written out of the show but producers relented after numerous petitions from fans and he was quickly reintroduced. By 2009, he was the show's longest serving character, both in continuous and overall duration. From the 2009 season, Oliver reduced his role on "Neighbours" to a part-time regular member of the cast. Oliver appeared in a documentary special celebrating the show's 30th anniversary titled "Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite", which aired in Australia and the UK in March 2015. In title: Helen Daniels text: Helen Daniels Helen Daniels (also Simpson and White) 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 after her grandson Paul. She appeared in 1656 episodes. She was also the most featured female character in the show during the 1980s and 1990s. In 1985, Haddy was invited by "Neighbours" creator Reg Watson to play Helen Daniels in a bid to portray a mother-in-law out title: Stefan Dennis text: and a daughter Darci. The family are now back living in Australia. He returned to "Neighbours" at the end of 2004, and was a regular character once again as of 2005, signing a three-year contract which ran to the end of 2008, which he has now extended. He is the only current cast member who appeared in the first episode, although he is not the longest serving due to his long break. Of his role in "Neighbours", Dennis has said that people struggle to tell the difference between himself and the character and "shy away" from him because "they think title: Neighbors (2014 film) text: aimed at Efron's and Byrne's breakout performances, and was a commercial success, grossing over $270 million worldwide, and is currently Rogen's highest grossing live-action movie. A sequel, titled "", was released on May 20, 2016. Stoller returned to direct, with Rogen, Efron, Byrne, Mintz-Plasse, Barinholtz, Gallo, Kudrow, Buress and Franco all reprising their roles. Mac Radner (Seth Rogen) and his Australian wife Kelly (Rose Byrne) are a young couple with an infant daughter, Stella. The restrictions of parenthood make it difficult for them to maintain their old lifestyle, which alienates them from their friends Jimmy Blevins (Ike Barinholtz) and his