Lance Wilkinson (also Hails) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Andrew Bibby.

After a year, Bibby auditioned for another character called Jon and the writers chose to turn him into Lance.

Lance departed on 29 March 2001, but Bibby reprised his role in July 2005 for the show's 20th anniversary, in 2018 and also for the final episode in 2022.

[1] A year later, Bibby auditioned for another character called Jon, who the writers decided to turn into Lance.

Brooke Satchwell, an actress Bibby had met before, came in and was given the role of Lance's sister, Anne Wilkinson.

"[2] Lance became the man of the family after his parents, Ruth (Ailsa Piper) and Bill (Ian Stanley Pearce), separated.

"[1] Bibby went on to explain that after Anne left, Lance was "on his own" and that moving in with Toadfish Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney) and Joel Samuels (Daniel MacPherson) gave him the chance to "let loose" and have some fun.

[1] Bibby enjoyed working with Moloney and McPherson as it gave his character something different to do, other than getting involved in romantic entanglements.

[1] Of Lance's friendship with Toadie and Joel, Bibby said "Together, we have this dynamic and kind of compliment [sic] each other, I guess you could say.

[4] Lance learned to conceal his addiction and Bibby explained "He only realises he has a problem when Amy ends their relationship.

"[5] Lance won the bet and his friend, Chris Burgess (Nathan Bocskay), delivered his money to him during Anne's birthday party.

[5] Bibby told an Inside Soap writer that Anne's threat is what makes Lance finally begin to realise that his gambling has got out of control.

[6] Bibby told Belinda Young (TV Week) that Amy dislikes Megan and decides to follow them.

[6] In November 2000, Jackie Brygel of the Herald Sun reported that Bibby had quit Neighbours and had already filmed his last scenes.

[2] The actor was emotional during his last day on set, telling Brygel that the cast had helped him grow up and were like a family to him.

[2] Bibby's final scenes were not scheduled to be broadcast until 2001, but he told Brygel that Lance's exit would not be dramatic.

[7] On 17 January 2018, it was announced that Bibby had reprised the role again, along with several other returning cast members, for a feature-length special episode, which first aired on 12 February 2018.

After denting Karl Kennedy's (Alan Fletcher) car with a shopping cart, Lance takes extra work at the nursery to pay for the damages.

Both Lance and Toadie compete for Stephanie Scully's (Carla Bonner) attention after she moves into the street.

Lance exposes the scam and he and Allana leave Erinsborough for the United States, where they set up their own sci-fi convention.

Four years later, Lance returns to Erinsborough for a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine convention and he decides to visit his old friends.

He attends the viewing of Annalise Hartman's (Kimberly Davies) documentary about Ramsay Street and is surprised to see Amy make an appearance.

Lance competes with Connor O'Neill (Patrick Harvey) for Toadie's friendship before heading home to Allana.

Four years later, Lance sends Toadie and his new wife, Melanie Pearson congratulations in pre-recorded message on their wedding day.

A writer for the BBC's Neighbours website said Lance's most notable moment was "discovering that a possum had pooed in the veggie ragout" on a camping trip.