<Table> <Tr> <Th> Date ( s ) </Th> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Circumstances </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 January -- 13 February , 27 March -- 3 April 2018 </Td> <Td> Martha Stewart </Td> <Td> Alison Mulvaney Belinda Giblin </Td> <Td> Martha is Alf Stewart 's ( Ray Meagher ) late wife and the mother of their daughter , Roo ( Justine Clarke ) . Martha appears in flashbacks to 1970 when Bobby Simpson ( Nicolle Dickson ) reads her diary entries from that year while searching for leads on her biological parents . It is revealed that Martha knew that Alf 's sister , Morag Bellingham ( Cornelia Frances ) was Bobby 's mother and subsequently had her adopted out to Al ( George Leppard ; Terence Donovan ) and Doris Simpson . In 2018 , Alf tells Roo that Martha did not drown , as Roo had been led to believe , and is still alive and out there somewhere . Martha comes to Summer Bay House and meets Ryder Jackson , who asks if she wants to rent a caravan from Alf . She leaves , but later returns and comes face - to - face with Alf and then Roo . Martha explains that a friend informed her Roo had come looking for her . Roo and Martha talk , but when Roo asks why Martha left her all those years ago , Martha tells her she is tired and leaves . Martha later reveals that she has borderline personality disorder . She struggled to connect with Roo and could not face up to her condition , so she left . After seeking help and treatment , the guilt and fear stopped her from coming back , but she knew Roo would have a good life . Roo tells Martha that she gave Alf a hard time and had a daughter when she was sixteen , who she named after Martha . Roo asks Martha to have dinner with Alf , but she fails to show up . The following day , Martha comes to Summer Bay House to leave her contact details for Roo and she apologises to Alf , before explaining why she left . Roo tells Martha that she needs to leave , as her presence is hurting Alf , but she will visit her . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 January </Td> <Td> Les Palmer </Td> <Td> Graham Lancaster </Td> <Td> Les is Celia Stewart ( Fiona Spence ) 's late fiancé who appears in flashbacks to 1970 when Bobby Simpson ( Nicolle Dickson ) reads the diary entries of the late Martha Stewart ( Alison Mulvaney ) . Les and Celia hold a party to celebrate their engagement but it is not to be as Les is later killed in the Vietnam War . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 January -- 16 March </Td> <Td> Nicholas Walsh </Td> <Td> Robert Taylor </Td> <Td> Nicholas arrives in Summer Bay to visit Stacey Macklin ( Sandie Lillingston ) and reveals to her ex , Philip Matheson ( John Morris ) that he and Stacey are engaged . Nicholas goes for a swim and has his clothes stolen and is seen in the nude by Celia Stewart ( Fiona Spence ) and Betty Falwell ( Barbara Morton ) , who call the police and he is arrested for indecent exposure . He schemes with Stacey 's father , Gordon ( Ron Haddrick ) to buy the caravan park from the Fletcher family but they decline and Nicholas offers Tom ( Roger Oakley ) a job in England . He urges Morag Bellingham ( Cornelia Frances ) to buy the park and sell it to him , she agrees . Stacey finds out Nicholas is behind some poison pen letters addressed to Ailsa Stewart ( Judy Nunn ) , which he had framed her stepdaughter Roo ( Justine Clarke ) for . He chases Stacey and attacks her but Tom saves Stacey and hits Nicholas . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 February -- 5 September </Td> <Td> Kim Patterson </Td> <Td> Jacqui Townsend </Td> <Td> Kim is the younger sister of Alison ( Kathryn Ridley ) , Mav ( Clayton Williams ) and Skye Patterson ( Angela Keep ) . She attends Summer Bay Primary in Year 4 with Sally Fletcher ( Kate Ritchie ) . She tells Alison that Carly Morris ( Sharyn Hodgson ) is going through cold turkey . Kim and Sally find some floppy disks scattered in the bush , which contain Morag Bellingham 's ( Cornelia Frances ) manuscript for her memoirs . She later argues with Sally over the existence of the `` Summer Bay Bunyip '' when Sally claims to have seen the creature .
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Date ( s ) </Th> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Circumstances </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 January -- 13 February , 27 March -- 3 April 2018 </Td> <Td> Martha Stewart </Td> <Td> Alison Mulvaney Belinda Giblin </Td> <Td> Martha is Alf Stewart 's ( Ray Meagher ) late wife and the mother of their daughter , Roo ( Justine Clarke ) . Martha appears in flashbacks to 1970 when Bobby Simpson ( Nicolle Dickson ) reads her diary entries from that year while searching for leads on her biological parents . It is revealed that Martha knew that Alf 's sister , Morag Bellingham ( Cornelia Frances ) was Bobby 's mother and subsequently had her adopted out to Al ( George Leppard ; Terence Donovan ) and Doris Simpson . In 2018 , Alf tells Roo that Martha did not drown , as Roo had been led to believe , and is still alive and out there somewhere . Martha comes to Summer Bay House and meets Ryder Jackson , who asks if she wants to rent a caravan from Alf . She leaves , but later returns and comes face - to - face with Alf and then Roo . Martha explains that a friend informed her Roo had come looking for her . Roo and Martha talk , but when Roo asks why Martha left her all those years ago , Martha tells her she is tired and leaves . Martha later reveals that she has borderline personality disorder . She struggled to connect with Roo and could not face up to her condition , so she left . After seeking help and treatment , the guilt and fear stopped her from coming back , but she knew Roo would have a good life . Roo tells Martha that she gave Alf a hard time and had a daughter when she was sixteen , who she named after Martha . Roo asks Martha to have dinner with Alf , but she fails to show up . The following day , Martha comes to Summer Bay House to leave her contact details for Roo and she apologises to Alf , before explaining why she left . Roo tells Martha that she needs to leave , as her presence is hurting Alf , but she will visit her . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 January </Td> <Td> Les Palmer </Td> <Td> Graham Lancaster </Td> <Td> Les is Celia Stewart ( Fiona Spence ) 's late fiancé who appears in flashbacks to 1970 when Bobby Simpson ( Nicolle Dickson ) reads the diary entries of the late Martha Stewart ( Alison Mulvaney ) . Les and Celia hold a party to celebrate their engagement but it is not to be as Les is later killed in the Vietnam War . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 January -- 16 March </Td> <Td> Nicholas Walsh </Td> <Td> Robert Taylor </Td> <Td> Nicholas arrives in Summer Bay to visit Stacey Macklin ( Sandie Lillingston ) and reveals to her ex , Philip Matheson ( John Morris ) that he and Stacey are engaged . Nicholas goes for a swim and has his clothes stolen and is seen in the nude by Celia Stewart ( Fiona Spence ) and Betty Falwell ( Barbara Morton ) , who call the police and he is arrested for indecent exposure . He schemes with Stacey 's father , Gordon ( Ron Haddrick ) to buy the caravan park from the Fletcher family but they decline and Nicholas offers Tom ( Roger Oakley ) a job in England . He urges Morag Bellingham ( Cornelia Frances ) to buy the park and sell it to him , she agrees . Stacey finds out Nicholas is behind some poison pen letters addressed to Ailsa Stewart ( Judy Nunn ) , which he had framed her stepdaughter Roo ( Justine Clarke ) for . He chases Stacey and attacks her but Tom saves Stacey and hits Nicholas . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 February -- 5 September </Td> <Td> Kim Patterson </Td> <Td> Jacqui Townsend </Td> <Td> Kim is the younger sister of Alison ( Kathryn Ridley ) , Mav ( Clayton Williams ) and Skye Patterson ( Angela Keep ) . She attends Summer Bay Primary in Year 4 with Sally Fletcher ( Kate Ritchie ) . She tells Alison that Carly Morris ( Sharyn Hodgson ) is going through cold turkey . Kim and Sally find some floppy disks scattered in the bush , which contain Morag Bellingham 's ( Cornelia Frances ) manuscript for her memoirs . She later argues with Sally over the existence of the `` Summer Bay Bunyip '' when Sally claims to have seen the creature .
who plays alf wife martha in home and away
who plays alf wife martha in home and away
Alison Mulvaney Belinda Giblin
Alison Mulvaney Belinda Giblin