Utilised in the soap as a means to develop the character of Marj, Darryl was involved in numerous high-profile story lines.

These included attempting to rape Kirsty Knight (Angela Dotchin), drugging Chris Warner (Michael Galvin) so that he missed his wedding day, faking the abduction of his own children, distributing dodgy drugs, stealing Grace Kwan's (Lynette Forday) egg cells and eventually drowning after attempting to murder Kirsty.

[3][4] To add more depth to the character of Marj and focus her story lines less on comedy, producers decided to introduce another of her sons that would appear antagonistic and help audiences sympathize with her.

He began to date Kirsty (Angela Dotchin) but shocked all when he attempted to rape her when she rejected his advances for sex.

He grew fixated with his colleague Alison Raynor (Danielle Cormack) and used his mysterious illness to gain her attention.

Darryl sacrificed his kidney for his dying father and desperately tried to separate his mother Marj (Elizabeth McRae) from her lover Laurie (Chic Littlewood) through blackmail.

After an argument with his ex-wife Diane (Susannah Devereux), Darryl faked the abduction of his children and let Waverley take the blame, much to the disgust of Marj.

Darryl began to date Grace Kwan (Lynette Forday) but caused controversy when it turned out he was stealing her egg cells.

Nonetheless the two planned to flee Ferndale but when Kirsty confronted Darryl on a houseboat about his illegal drug trafficking, he attacked her and fell overboard.

[10][11] However the character also went through numerous other storylines, including the very first episode where Darryl fathered a child, only to push responsibility onto his teenage brother.

[12] The rape storyline pitch was at the time so controversial, international executives worried it would "sully" the character of Kirsty.

[13] The character reached his peak villainy when he stole girlfriend Grace's eggs and started to use Marj's house as storage for illegal drugs.

[2] The storylines that saw Darryl lock Chris Warner in a barn before his wedding and the characters death, have been voted by fans as two of the shows most iconic moments.