▁Ang erson ▁told ▁Steve ▁Smith ▁from ▁Fast ▁For ward ▁that ▁" When ▁I ▁was ▁living ▁in ▁Ad ela ide ▁a ▁talent ▁sc out ▁came ▁up ▁about ▁once ▁a ▁year . ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁hear ▁much ▁about ▁casting ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁for ▁the ▁programme ▁but ▁I ▁got ▁an ▁aud ition ▁for ▁it ▁and ▁was ▁luck y ▁enough ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁part . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁complete ▁surprise !" ▁ ▁Character ▁development ▁The ▁character ▁is ▁introduced ▁into ▁the ▁series ▁following ▁his ▁father ' s ▁purchase ▁of ▁a ▁local ▁news ▁agents . ▁Josh ▁is ▁character ised ▁as ▁friendly , ▁intellig ent ▁and ▁" br ight ▁academ ically " ▁with ▁a ▁keen ▁interest ▁in ▁football ▁and ▁chem istry . ▁He ▁uses ▁the ▁latter ▁to ▁play ▁pr anks ▁on ▁people ▁which ▁often ▁leads ▁him ▁into ▁trouble . ▁Writ ers ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁best ▁friend ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁established ▁character ▁Tod d ▁Land ers ▁( K rist ian ▁Sch mid ) ▁who ▁bond ed ▁over ▁mut ual ▁interests . ▁Anthony ▁Hay ward ▁wrote ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁The ▁who ' s ▁who ▁of ▁soap ▁oper as ▁that ▁" en jo ying ▁Tod d ' s ▁popular ity ▁with ▁girls , ▁Josh ▁has ▁tried ▁to ▁get ▁advice ▁from ▁him ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁get ▁on ▁with ▁the ▁opposite ▁sex , ▁but ▁he ▁has ▁never ▁managed ▁to ▁att ain ▁the ▁same ▁degree ▁of ▁success ." ▁Ang erson ▁described ▁Josh ▁as ▁" a ▁black ▁sheep ▁and ▁a ▁bit ▁na ive " ▁and ▁thought ▁Tod d ▁was ▁the ▁more ▁" h ero ic "