Ramsay family

[3] Shane's departure made way for Madge's children Charlene Mitchell (Kylie Minogue) and Henry Ramsay (Craig McLachlan), who arrived in 1986 and 1987 respectively.

[3] Charlene's romance with Scott Robinson (Jason Donovan) had become popular with Neighbours viewers, who dubbed them "TV's Romeo and Juliet" because they were from feuding families.

[8] Executive producer Susan Bower said the introduction of the new Ramsay family members was based on the American drama series Party of Five.

The affair was kept a secret due to the feud between their families, and Anne moved away with her daughter Jill Ramsay (Peri Cummings).

When Jill was killed in a hit and run accident, Kate, Harry and Sophie move to Ramsay Street and eventually become close with their uncle Paul.

[11] Two years later, his sister, Madison Robinson (Sarah Ellen), was introduced,[12] and he was written out with his wife, Imogen Willis (Ariel Kaplan).

[16] In her book, Neighbours: The First 10 Years, Josephine Monroe observed that the Ramsays were "a good foil to the better bred Robinsons".

[18] Andrew Mercado, author of Super Aussie Soaps, believed the family were once "the backbone of the show".