Kane Phillips
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Kane Phillips is a fictional character
from the Australian Channel Seven
soap opera
Home and Away
, played by Sam Atwell
in 2001 and 2002, as a regular cast member from 2003 to 2005 and on a recurring basis again from 2008–2009
) by getting her tickets to see Savage Garden
in concert but she declines. Kane's brother, Scott (Nathaniel Dean) kidnaps Shauna and Kane is forced into being an accessory, however, he later saves Shauna.
Kane tries his luck with Dani Sutherland (Tammin Sursok
), who is currently on a break from Will Smith
(Zac Drayson
). This leads to Kane raping Dani one day while they are alone in at her house. Will finds out and incensed and starts a fight with Kane but is jumped by several of Kane's friends. Local headmaster Donald Fisher
intervenes but is given a kicking for his troubles. Kane stands trial with Morag Bellingham
(Cornelia Frances
) presiding as the judge and is found not guilty, leaving Dani distraught. After Kane tearfully apologizes to Dani, he leaves the bay.
The following year, Kane returns to the bay and agrees to a mediation session with Dani and local counsellor Flynn Saunders
(Martin Dingle-Wall
. This fails when Dani refuses to forgive him as she is still having nightmares. Kane later takes a job aboard a boat named The Mirgini which is to set sail for the sesquentenary celebrations of Summer Bay. It doesn't sit well when Dani's family and boyfriend Josh West
(Daniel Collopy
) discover this. The boat begins sinking and Kane is washed up on a deserted beach with Dani's mother Shelley
(Paula Forrest
and sister Kirsty (Christie Hayes
) for a week. Kane saves Shelley from a snake and the three of them are eventually rescued.
Kane begins a relationship with Kirsty, which they must keep secret. Eventually, Shelley finds out and tells her husband, Rhys
(Michael Beckley) and he warns Kane off.
The couple then run away as they can't live without each other. While on the run, Kane struggles to find them work and Kirsty is nearly sexually assaulted by a drunk. Kane realizes he has to take Kirsty back home, but she refuses. Kane, being cruel to be kind, calls her a kid and throws her out of his car.
In late 2003, Kane returns to win Kirsty back. Seb Miller
(Mitch Firth), Kirsty's current boyfriend takes exception to Kane and punches him. Kirsty can't fight her feelings for Kane and they reunite breaking Seb's heart. When Kane and Kirsty become common knowledge once more,
Dani decides to accept it as she feels trying to keeping them apart will only bring them closer together/
In October 2003, Dani drives back from university and runs over Kane. Kane is rushed to hospital and Kirsty arrives by his bedside keeping a constant vigil. Kane can't remember the whole story at first but eventually told the police his story. Kane wants Kirsty to use his version of events when questioned but the police question Kirsty at home. Dani later stands trial, with Morag as the judge once again. When the prosecutor insinuates that Dani wanted to kill Kane, she breaks down on the stand. The jury render a verdict of guilty and she is imprisoned.
After a few short weeks, Dani had a court case to see whether she was guilty for running over Kane. She was found guilty. Kane leaves town in the aftermath of the trial for a week.
In the 2003 season finale, The Sutherland family fall into a mineshaft. Kane is suspected of this as he isn't exactly Rhys' favorite person. Kane helps with the search and manages to dig them out of the mine with his bare hands.
Kane later proposes to Kirsty and she accepts. Their secret wedding is held on the same day as Rhys' wedding to Beth Hunter
(Clarissa House). Irene Roberts
(Lynne McGranger
) offers the couple a room with her at the beach house.
Kirsty later tells Kane she is pregnant with his baby but this is revealed to be a lie. Kane nearly strikes Kirsty during an argument, and she flees and when she returns takes out an AVO against Kane. They reconcile and Kirsty does fall pregnant for real but tragically miscarries.
Sarah Lewis (Luisa Hastings-Edge) tells Kirsty Kane is cheating on her but he denies it.
Kane and Kirsty are drawn into a hostage situation with Sarah and several other Summer Bay residents which culminates in Sarah shooting Noah Lawson
(Beau Brady
) dead before committing suicide.
Several weeks later, Kane discovers has testicular cancer but decides to keep it quiet s Kirsty is taking her HSC. He tells Flynn (who is a doctor) and his wife, Sally Fletcher
(Kate Ritchie
) that he plans to tell Kirsty that he is going away on a boat trip for a week so she will not suspect he is having an operation. Kirsty eventually finds out and stands by Kane.
As 2005 begins, Kane is shocked when his father Gus (Peter Lamb) reappears in his life and is very hostile towards him as he and Scott had beaten him in his childhood. After being convinced to give Gus a second chance by Kirsty, Kane find himself unwittingly framed for a robbery that he didn't commit. Kane tries to contact gus via an incarcerated Scott but gets nowhere. Morag, who previously ruled in Kane's favor twice before in court, defends him.
The evidence is stacked against Kane. Before the jury return a verdict, Kane tells Kirsty to pack and they flee the bay, with Kirsty several months pregnant.
) discovers Kane but is held at gunpoint.
Irene realises Oliver is missing and figures Kane and Kirsty are fleeing again. Officer Jack Holden (Paul O'Brien) and Lara Fitzgerald begin a car chase with Kane and Kirsty. The car is found abandoned and the police eventually corner Kane. After being quizzed about his crimes, it transpires that Kane has pulled several robberies across several states. Morag agrees to represent Kane but he decides to accept a deal to plead guilty to all charges in exchange for the exoneration of Irene and Kirsty. Kane is then jailed.
Months later Kane sends Kirsty a letter begging her to help him with money to fund an appeal and regular letters are exchanged between the two as Kirsty find the money for him.
Towards the end of the year a delighted Oliver run into Kane at the Caravan Park and Kane asks him to lie to Kirsty about seeing him. Oliver can't keep it a secret but Kirsty and Miles Copeland(who she is in a relationship with) don't believe him, thinking he is just missing his Father. When Kane turns up in the bay after being released, it is a shock to Miles and Kirsty.
Kane tries to win Kirsty back but is turned down. He tries again on the night of the school formal and is rejected again. Teenagers Jai Fernandez (Jordan Rodrigues
) and Annie Campbell (Charlotte Best
) ask Kane for a lift to look for Melody Jones (Celste Dodwell), who has recently left a mental institute. They find in the middle road, Kane swerves to avoid her and ends up crashing into the Diner injuring himself and several other attendees of the formal. Kane recovers in hospital and asks Kirsty to leave with him, which she does after ending things with Miles. In a matter of weeks, Kane and Kirsty are back and they are having some problems. Kane later takes his frustations out on Miles, which Jai and Oliver witness.
Kane concedes defeat when he realises Kirsty no longer loves him and leaves for his new job alone.
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from the Australian Channel Seven
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The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Home and Away
Home and Away
Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
, played by Sam Atwell
Sam Atwell
Samuel Atwell is an Australian television and movie actor perhaps best known for his role as Kane Phillips in the soap opera Home and Away. Born in Nambour, Queensland, he and his family lived in Indonesia for 6 years before returning to Queensland where he grew up in Brisbane...
in 2001 and 2002, as a regular cast member from 2003 to 2005 and on a recurring basis again from 2008–2009
2001-05
Kane is first seen in school at Summer Bay High, when a group of Year 9 students talk about a Dance party he is hosting. Kane tries to woo one of his teachers, Shauna Bradley (Kylie WatsonKylie Watson
Kylie Watson is an Australian actress, interior designer and model. She is best known for playing lifeguard Shauna Bradley in Australian soap Home and Away between 1999 and 2002. She is now a successful interior designer....
) by getting her tickets to see Savage Garden
Savage Garden
Savage Garden were an Australian pop rock performance and songwriting duo. Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones formed the group in Brisbane, Queensland in 1994...
in concert but she declines. Kane's brother, Scott (Nathaniel Dean) kidnaps Shauna and Kane is forced into being an accessory, however, he later saves Shauna.
Kane tries his luck with Dani Sutherland (Tammin Sursok
Tammin Sursok
Tammin Pamela Sursok is an Australian actress and musician of South African origin. She is best known for the role of Dani Sutherland on Home and Away, as Colleen Carlton on The Young and the Restless and as Siena in Disney Channel's Hannah Montana...
), who is currently on a break from Will Smith
Will Smith (Home and Away)
Will Smith is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Zac Drayson. He made his first on-screen appearance on 13 February 1998. Will was a regular on the show from 1998 to 2002. He continued to make frequent guest appearances until 2005. In 2010, it was...
(Zac Drayson
Zac Drayson
Zac Drayson is an Australian actor.He is best known for the role of Will Smith, one of Irene Roberts' many foster children in the soap opera Home and Away...
). This leads to Kane raping Dani one day while they are alone in at her house. Will finds out and incensed and starts a fight with Kane but is jumped by several of Kane's friends. Local headmaster Donald Fisher
Donald Fisher (Home and Away)
Donald Fisher is a fictional character in the Australian television soap opera Home and Away played by actor Norman Coburn as a regular character, from the soap's inception in 1988 to 2003. Coburn has since returned for brief appearances in 2004, 2005 and 2007...
intervenes but is given a kicking for his troubles. Kane stands trial with Morag Bellingham
Morag Bellingham
Morag Bellingham is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Cornelia Frances. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 17 June 1988. She appeared until 1989 and briefly appeared in 1993. She returned yearly from 2001 until 2009 and...
(Cornelia Frances
Cornelia Frances
Cornelia Frances is a British-born actress based in Australia since the early 1970s. Frances is best known for her recurring role as judge Morag Bellingham on Home and Away.-Early life and personal life:...
) presiding as the judge and is found not guilty, leaving Dani distraught. After Kane tearfully apologizes to Dani, he leaves the bay.
The following year, Kane returns to the bay and agrees to a mediation session with Dani and local counsellor Flynn Saunders
Flynn Saunders
Dr Flynn Saunders is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Joel McIlroy. The character was originally played by Martin Dingle-Wall from 2001 until 2002. He made his first on-screen appearance on 13 July 2001....
(Martin Dingle-Wall
Martin Dingle-Wall
Martin Dingle-Wall is an Australian actor, best known for being the first to play the role of Flynn Saunders on the Australian soap opera Home and Away in 2002...
. This fails when Dani refuses to forgive him as she is still having nightmares. Kane later takes a job aboard a boat named The Mirgini which is to set sail for the sesquentenary celebrations of Summer Bay. It doesn't sit well when Dani's family and boyfriend Josh West
Josh West (Home and Away)
Joshua "Josh" West is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Daniel Collopy. He debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 21 November 2001. The character departed in 2003, but made several reappearances later that year...
(Daniel Collopy
Daniel Collopy
Daniel Collopy is an Australian actor. His first television role was the character of Sean Edwards in the long-running Australian soap Neighbours. Following this Collopy was offered a regular role in another long-running Australian soap Home and Away where he played Josh West from 2001 until 2003...
) discover this. The boat begins sinking and Kane is washed up on a deserted beach with Dani's mother Shelley
Shelley Sutherland
Michelle "Shelley" Sutherland is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, portrayed by actress Paula Forrest from 2000-2002, 2003, 2004, 2009....
(Paula Forrest
Paula Forrest
Paula Forrest is an Australian actress, best known for playing the role of Shelley Sutherland on the long-running Australian soap opera Home and Away...
and sister Kirsty (Christie Hayes
Christie Hayes
Christie Lynne Hayes is an Australian actress, best known for her work on the television series Home and Away as Kirsty Phillips who she played from June 2000 to February 2005 and again from May 2008 to October 2009. Hayes is the sister of actress Katherine Hayes.-Personal life:Hayes is the...
) for a week. Kane saves Shelley from a snake and the three of them are eventually rescued.
Kane begins a relationship with Kirsty, which they must keep secret. Eventually, Shelley finds out and tells her husband, Rhys
Rhys Sutherland
Rhys Sutherland is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, portrayed by actor Michael Beckley from 2000 to late 2004....
(Michael Beckley) and he warns Kane off.
The couple then run away as they can't live without each other. While on the run, Kane struggles to find them work and Kirsty is nearly sexually assaulted by a drunk. Kane realizes he has to take Kirsty back home, but she refuses. Kane, being cruel to be kind, calls her a kid and throws her out of his car.
In late 2003, Kane returns to win Kirsty back. Seb Miller
Seb Miller
Sebastian "Seb" Miller is a fictional character on the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by actor Mitch Firth between 2001 and 2004....
(Mitch Firth), Kirsty's current boyfriend takes exception to Kane and punches him. Kirsty can't fight her feelings for Kane and they reunite breaking Seb's heart. When Kane and Kirsty become common knowledge once more,
Dani decides to accept it as she feels trying to keeping them apart will only bring them closer together/
In October 2003, Dani drives back from university and runs over Kane. Kane is rushed to hospital and Kirsty arrives by his bedside keeping a constant vigil. Kane can't remember the whole story at first but eventually told the police his story. Kane wants Kirsty to use his version of events when questioned but the police question Kirsty at home. Dani later stands trial, with Morag as the judge once again. When the prosecutor insinuates that Dani wanted to kill Kane, she breaks down on the stand. The jury render a verdict of guilty and she is imprisoned.
After a few short weeks, Dani had a court case to see whether she was guilty for running over Kane. She was found guilty. Kane leaves town in the aftermath of the trial for a week.
In the 2003 season finale, The Sutherland family fall into a mineshaft. Kane is suspected of this as he isn't exactly Rhys' favorite person. Kane helps with the search and manages to dig them out of the mine with his bare hands.
Kane later proposes to Kirsty and she accepts. Their secret wedding is held on the same day as Rhys' wedding to Beth Hunter
Beth Hunter
Elizabeth Ann "Beth" Hunter is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Clarissa House. She made her first on-screen appearance on 17 April 2003. The character departed on 30 January 2007...
(Clarissa House). Irene Roberts
Irene Roberts
Irene Roberts is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Lynne McGranger. She was previously played by actress Jacqui Phillips from 1991 until 1992 when McGranger took over the role. Irene was originally a recurring character, in 1993 McGranger...
(Lynne McGranger
Lynne McGranger
Lynne McGranger is an Australian actress best known for her role as Irene Roberts on soap opera Home and Away. She is the second-longest serving cast member as she joined in 1992 in the show at the moment, taking over from Jacqui Phillips.-Life and career:McGranger was originally a primary school...
) offers the couple a room with her at the beach house.
Kirsty later tells Kane she is pregnant with his baby but this is revealed to be a lie. Kane nearly strikes Kirsty during an argument, and she flees and when she returns takes out an AVO against Kane. They reconcile and Kirsty does fall pregnant for real but tragically miscarries.
Sarah Lewis (Luisa Hastings-Edge) tells Kirsty Kane is cheating on her but he denies it.
Kane and Kirsty are drawn into a hostage situation with Sarah and several other Summer Bay residents which culminates in Sarah shooting Noah Lawson
Noah Lawson
Noah Lawson is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Beau Brady. The character debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 6 September 2000.-Characterization:...
(Beau Brady
Beau Brady
Beau Brady is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Noah Lawson on the drama Home and Away.-Biography:Brady was educated at Oakhill College in Castle Hill, Sydney....
) dead before committing suicide.
Several weeks later, Kane discovers has testicular cancer but decides to keep it quiet s Kirsty is taking her HSC. He tells Flynn (who is a doctor) and his wife, Sally Fletcher
Sally Fletcher
Sally Louise Fletcher is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Kate Ritchie...
(Kate Ritchie
Kate Ritchie
Katherine "Kate" Ritchie is an Australian actress, best known for her long-running role as Sally Fletcher on the television soap opera Home and Away. She played the character for 20 years from 1988–2008...
) that he plans to tell Kirsty that he is going away on a boat trip for a week so she will not suspect he is having an operation. Kirsty eventually finds out and stands by Kane.
As 2005 begins, Kane is shocked when his father Gus (Peter Lamb) reappears in his life and is very hostile towards him as he and Scott had beaten him in his childhood. After being convinced to give Gus a second chance by Kirsty, Kane find himself unwittingly framed for a robbery that he didn't commit. Kane tries to contact gus via an incarcerated Scott but gets nowhere. Morag, who previously ruled in Kane's favor twice before in court, defends him.
The evidence is stacked against Kane. Before the jury return a verdict, Kane tells Kirsty to pack and they flee the bay, with Kirsty several months pregnant.
2008-09
Three years on, Irene receives a mysterious phone call and goes to meet Kirsty (only filmed from behind in her first return appearance). She agrees to look after Kane and Kirsty's son Oliver, who is now three years old. Kane later turns up at the beach house who tells her that he and Kirsty want her to raise Oliver, as being on the run is no place for a child. Kirsty wants to give herself up after being on the run, but unknown to her Kane robs the diner and attempts turn over a jewellery store in Yabbie Creek but is stopped by Larry Jefferies (Paul Gleason). Ric Dalby (Mark FurzeMark Furze
Mark Furze is an Australian actor and singer who is best known for his role as Eric "Ric" Dalby on the popular Australian soap opera Home and Away. Mark played the role of Ric from September 2004 to July 2008.-Career:...
) discovers Kane but is held at gunpoint.
Irene realises Oliver is missing and figures Kane and Kirsty are fleeing again. Officer Jack Holden (Paul O'Brien) and Lara Fitzgerald begin a car chase with Kane and Kirsty. The car is found abandoned and the police eventually corner Kane. After being quizzed about his crimes, it transpires that Kane has pulled several robberies across several states. Morag agrees to represent Kane but he decides to accept a deal to plead guilty to all charges in exchange for the exoneration of Irene and Kirsty. Kane is then jailed.
Months later Kane sends Kirsty a letter begging her to help him with money to fund an appeal and regular letters are exchanged between the two as Kirsty find the money for him.
Towards the end of the year a delighted Oliver run into Kane at the Caravan Park and Kane asks him to lie to Kirsty about seeing him. Oliver can't keep it a secret but Kirsty and Miles Copeland(who she is in a relationship with) don't believe him, thinking he is just missing his Father. When Kane turns up in the bay after being released, it is a shock to Miles and Kirsty.
Kane tries to win Kirsty back but is turned down. He tries again on the night of the school formal and is rejected again. Teenagers Jai Fernandez (Jordan Rodrigues
Jordan Rodrigues
Jordan Rodrigues is an Australian actor best known for playing Jai Fernandez in Home and Away and Christian Reed in Dance Academy.-Career:...
) and Annie Campbell (Charlotte Best
Charlotte Best
Charlotte Best is an Australian actress.-Personal life:Charlotte grew up in the town of Gosford where she attended Central Coast Grammar School and was friends with Romy Gilbert and the like.. She then moved to Sydney with her family...
) ask Kane for a lift to look for Melody Jones (Celste Dodwell), who has recently left a mental institute. They find in the middle road, Kane swerves to avoid her and ends up crashing into the Diner injuring himself and several other attendees of the formal. Kane recovers in hospital and asks Kirsty to leave with him, which she does after ending things with Miles. In a matter of weeks, Kane and Kirsty are back and they are having some problems. Kane later takes his frustations out on Miles, which Jai and Oliver witness.
Kane concedes defeat when he realises Kirsty no longer loves him and leaves for his new job alone.