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Old 03-01-2017, 20:30
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The only ones i remember are

Neighbours

Libby Kennedy, Cheryl Stark

Home and Away

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Old 03-01-2017, 20:35
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oh god that Ailsa recast was absolutely hilarious wasnt it some small dumpy ginger woman?
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Old 03-01-2017, 20:35
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Cheryl from neighbours, my Mum was really pissed off about it at the time
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Old 03-01-2017, 20:39
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Meg in Sunset Beach.
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Old 03-01-2017, 20:42
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Hayley in Home & Away. This could be construed as a standard recast, but the replacement actress was only contracted for a couple of months to finish off Hayley's storyline when Bec Cartwright left earlier than anticipated.

I suppose Miss Ellie in Dallas could be considered a temporary recast, although this was news to Donna Reed as it turned out.
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Old 03-01-2017, 20:44
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The new Hayley had red hair and looked nothing like bec Hewitt
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Old 03-01-2017, 20:47
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The Ailsa recast in Home and Away is the one I always remember too ... really appalling especially as it came when Ailsa was right in the middle of a major storyline
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Old 03-01-2017, 20:50
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oh god that Ailsa recast was absolutely hilarious wasnt it some small dumpy ginger woman?
She was so ugly as well. Complete insult to the real actress who played Ailsa.
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Old 03-01-2017, 20:51
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Selina in Home and Away when the original actress fell ill.

also Libby in Neighbours
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Old 03-01-2017, 21:23
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Rebecca Fisher in H&A was also recast temporarily. H&A did this a lot in the 90s, thankfully they stopped doing it!
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Old 03-01-2017, 21:32
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Rebecca Fisher in H&A was also recast temporarily. H&A did this a lot in the 90s, thankfully they stopped doing it!
I remember that. The actress had cancer so they recast for a while but she resumed the role when she recovered. Sadly, the cancer came back and she died about 10 years ago.
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Old 03-01-2017, 21:34
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The new Hayley had red hair and looked nothing like bec Hewitt
She clearly infected Scott Hunter with her polar opposite recastitis and that how he came to be Brad Willis.
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Old 03-01-2017, 21:39
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She clearly infected Scott Hunter with her polar opposite recastitis and that how he came to be Brad Willis.
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Old 03-01-2017, 22:17
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Libby in Neighbours. I'll always remember her walking into the coffee shop on her phone saying 'Hello, Libby Kennedy speaking'. Who does that?!
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Old 03-01-2017, 22:22
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Selina in Home and Away when the original actress fell ill.
Yes I remember that well! The original actress had glandular fever and was out for several months!

I remember that. The actress had cancer so they recast for a while but she resumed the role when she recovered. Sadly, the cancer came back and she died about 10 years ago.
Sadly, the actress that played Rebecca whilst belinda had cancer treatment died of am overdose a couple of years later.
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Old 04-01-2017, 00:50
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The Ailsa recast in Home and Away is the one I always remember too ... really appalling especially as it came when Ailsa was right in the middle of a major storyline
Yeah, I really wish they'd delayed the story until the original actress could return, it was one of Ailsa's biggest ever story lines and probably would be a lot more memorable today if the original actress had been there.

Having said that, the temp actress didn't do a bad job, if you look at it objectively.
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Old 04-01-2017, 04:16
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MIss Ellie in Dallas was played by Donna Reed for one season whilst Barbara Bel Geddes was off sick having a hysterectomy
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Old 04-01-2017, 04:19
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Pam Ewing was played by Maragaret Michaels post plastic surgery, and came in to end her storyline off -- and was the best recast Ive ever seen - they looked and sounded absolutely identical -- look
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr4qpLjnZd0
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Old 04-01-2017, 11:13
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Yeah, I really wish they'd delayed the story until the original actress could return, it was one of Ailsa's biggest ever story lines and probably would be a lot more memorable today if the original actress had been there.

Having said that, the temp actress didn't do a bad job, if you look at it objectively.
The actress got Ailsa's voice and mannerisms quite well but looked nothing like the original actress (Judy Nunn).

Also in H&A: Selina and Mitch McColl.

In Neighbours: Cheryl played by Colette Mann (Sheila) while Caroline Gillmer was away.

Does Kim Medcalf as Sam Mitchell count as a temporary recast ?
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Old 04-01-2017, 12:49
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The Ailsa recast in Home and Away is the one I always remember too ... really appalling especially as it came when Ailsa was right in the middle of a major storyline

Ordinarily if someone is ill, they do try to give their storylines to someone else if possible. However, in this case, it was such a major storyline for Ailsa that they couldn't give it to someone else or delay it.
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Old 04-01-2017, 12:53
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Meg in Sunset Beach.
I remember that too. In typical Sunset Beach style they referenced it in the script with other characters mentioning that she looked different.
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Old 04-01-2017, 13:18
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Meg in Sunset Beach.
Also from Sunset Beach

Cole
Tiffany
Caitlin
Jimmy
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Old 04-01-2017, 21:00
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Selina in Home and Away when the original actress fell ill.

also Libby in Neighbours
The temporary Selina is now the tough female cop in Neighbours
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Old 04-01-2017, 21:06
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Betty Turpin's son Gordon was temporarily played by Geoffrey Leesley when Bill Kenwright was unavailable
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Old 04-01-2017, 22:13
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Ordinarily if someone is ill, they do try to give their storylines to someone else if possible. However, in this case, it was such a major storyline for Ailsa that they couldn't give it to someone else or delay it.
Well actually they could delay it because Ailsa (original actress) went out of town to "think things over" for a few weeks, then came back (temp actress) to resume the storyline. They could have just kept her away until the original actress was well enough.

It was a very insular storyline, affecting only Ailsa and Shauna (and peripherally Alf and Duncan) with no ties to other characters or storylines, so could have easily been put off and replaced with something else.
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