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Listed in order of appearance:
Many characters were portrayed by recurring actors throughout the series' run.
Actor | Role 1 | Role 2 | Role 3 | Role 4 |
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Lesley Baker | Monica Ferguson | Belle Peters | ||
Julia Blake | Evelyn Randall | Alice Dodds | Nancy McCormack | |
Carl Bleazby | Hugh Gilbertson | Magistrate | Major Ferguson | |
Ernie Bourne | Doctor | Peter Hope | Mervin Pringle | |
Aileen Britton | Florence Marne | Mrs. Hartley | ||
Anne Charleston | Lorraine Watkins | Policewoman | Diedre Keen | |
Kirsty Child | Anne Yates | Glynis Quinn | Willie Beecham | |
Liddy Clark | Bella Albrecht | Sharon Smart | ||
Jane Clifton | Yvonne | Margo Gaffney | ||
Shane Connor | Kevin Armstrong | Bongo Connors | ||
Diane Craig | Sarah Forrest | Anita Selby | ||
Valma Pratt | Dot | Matron Schwartz | Mrs. Hudson | Taps |
Belinda Davey | Prison Nurse | Hazel Kent | ||
Stefan Dennis | Shayne Berkley | Spike | Peter Richards | |
Christine Earle | Rachel Freeman | Janet Williams | ||
Maureen Edwards | Gracie | Hazel Crow | Officer Sue Bailey | TV Newsreader |
Maurie Fields | Uncle Archie | Maurie Parks | Officer Len Murphy | |
Jan Friedl | Barnhurst Officer | Brenda Latham | ||
Robyn Gibbes | Melissa Norton | Sam Greenway | ||
Bernadette Gibson | Vivienne Williams | Mrs. Daniels | ||
Vince Gill | Wayne Bradshaw | Joe Palmer | Tom Hartley | |
Eve Godley | Mrs. Dennis | Mrs. Landon | Mrs. Warren | |
Diana Greentree | Nightclub Singer | Sister Franklin | Mrs. Egbert | |
Billie Hammerberg | Valerie Richardson | May Collins | ||
Anthony Hawkins | Detective Sergeant Little | Bob Morris | ||
Liddy Holloway | Sister Kelly | Sister Hainer | ||
May Howlett | Mrs. Downer | Vera Rodgers | ||
Brian James | Dr. Kennedy | Officer Stan Dobson | ||
Val Jellay | Mrs. Bessie | Mrs. Gibson | Mabel Morgan | |
Sue Jones | Sister Brookes | Kathy Hall | ||
Jackie Kelleher | Gwen Hill | Marjorie Malone | ||
Bruce Kerr | Mr. Harris | Maxie | Gordon Humphrey | |
Dawn Klingberg | Wentworth Officer | Driscol House Druggie - Ellen | Daphne Graham's mother | Parole Board Member for Karen Travers (ep. 54) |
Margot Knight | Sharon Gilmour | Terri Malone | ||
Debra Lawrance | Hospital Nurse | Officer Sally Dean | Daphne Graham | |
Sarah Machin | Jennifer Powell | Danielle McCormack | ||
Dina Mann | Debbie Pearce | Samantha Russell | ||
Babs McMillan | Miss Vaughan | Cass Parker | ||
Ray Meagher | Geoff Butler | Kurt Renner | Ernest Craven | |
Esme Melville | Freda | Beryl Hudson | Charlady | Granny Wilkinson |
Maria Mercedes | Irini Zervos | Yemil Bakarta | ||
Carmel Millhouse | Mary Healy | Mrs. Beamish | Mother Mary Helen Sexton | |
Julieanne Newbould | Hannah Simpson | Wendy Glover | ||
Gerda Nicolson | Officer Roberts (Barnhurst) | Governor Ann Reynolds | ||
Anne Phelan | Officer Manson | Bernadette | Myra Desmond | |
Lois Ramsey | Agnes Forster | Ettie Parslow | ||
Penny Ramsey | Leila Fletcher | Amy Ryan | ||
Ian Smith | Ted Douglas | Mr Potter (Father of Pixie) | Policeman | |
Peter Stratford | Detective Sergeant Gleason | Crown Prosecutor | Julian Phillips | George Costello |
Rob Steele | Dr Rupert | Patrick Powell | ||
Babs Wheeldon | Mrs. Burns | Mrs. Collins | ||
Myrtle Woods | Amelia Humber | Mrs. Adams | ||
Adrian Wright | Detective Graham Lang | Neil Murray | ||
Paul Young | Captain Lloyd Barton | Trevor Priest | ||
Nicki Paull | Doris Cruickshank | Lisa Mullins | ||
Andrea Butcher | Sarah Roberts | Gloria Scott | Sandra Williams | |
Beverley Phillips | Valda Warren | Marion Pearce | Muriel Baxter | Edith Marsh |
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