RISING STARS

wo of the most engaging characters were sparring on-off lovers: Germanic bad, while Alex actor Jason Durr – who dyed his hair blonde after a German actor engaged to bring in co-production money pulled out at the eleventh hour – won the lead role of Mike Bradley in in 1997. Lucy Benjamin (Fiona McBride) was the only cast member to go on to become genuine soap royalty, starring as Lisa Fowler in from 1998-2002, with numerous reappearances since.