[2] Sean is a part of established character Andy Barrett's (Tai Hara) "dark" past.
[2] Sean turns up in Summer Bay and trashes the gym, shortly after Andy begins working there.
[2] Hara commented "Andy's shocked because Sean's the last person he'd expected to see in Summer Bay.
Sean then threatens Andy's younger brother, Josh (Jackson Gallagher) and his girlfriend Maddy Osborne (Kassandra Clementi),[2] Sean takes Maddy hostage, but lets her go when Kyle Braxton (Nic Westaway) tells him to.
Denise "Denny" Miller, played by Jessica Grace Smith, made her first screen appearance on 12 February 2014.
[4] Smith branded Denny "not your typical girl" and adding that she would work in the bait shop with Alf Stewart (Ray Meagher).
[5] Britland appears as Linda in five or six episodes as part of a storyline which sees several show regulars come to London.
[9] Sneddon auditioned for the role on the advice of her agent and partner Steve Peacocke, who plays Darryl Braxton in the show.
[9] Holly Byrnes from the Herald Sun reported at the time Sneddon had not learned whether her character would have any airtime with Brax.
[10] Sneddon won the 2015 TV Week and Soap Extra #OMGAward for Best Villain for her portrayal of Sophie.
[11] Sophie was billed as having "a connection to the Bay which brings her back", while Sneddon said her arrival would stir things up.
[7][9] Rebecca Lake from TV Week later reported that Sophie was Nate Cooper's (Kyle Pryor) estranged wife.
[12] Martin "Ash" Ashford,[13] played by George Mason made his first screen appearance on 27 October 2014.
[14] A Woman's Day reporter commented that Mason would "bring an explosive plot line" to the show.
[19] Anderson has a three-month guest stint with the show and she commented, "I flew in to spend some time with my family and all of a sudden a couple of auditions came up.
[19] Anderson described her character as "a woman in a man's world" and added that Neive's arrival would rock one of the show's established relationships.
"[20] Neive owns a record label, and when she sees Phoebe Nicholson's (Isabella Giovinazzo) music video, she comes to Summer Bay to hear her sing.