parker fictional character australian soap opera neighbours played revamped boost falling ratings australia focus returned family dynamics character family created introduced screen appearance july arrived sydney father mother steve time neighbours storylines included run falling love finding birth mother falling pregnant seventeen march decision taken write parker family quit wanted return studies neighbours died screen july suffering internal injuries sustained car crash character popular viewers pregnancy storyline voted best poll official website character creation casting neighbours suffered worst decline viewers key changes took place boost ratings network drama executive revealed return focus relationships family dynamics writers created introduced new family link street form family screen appearance july marking start renovation actress cast role school girl despite years older character portray cast adoptive parents steve respectively cast biological brother riley character development characterisation portrayed conjunction stereotypical image athletic described open honest outdoor kind girl stating like grown keen interests climbing trees cycling swimming rivers non typical female interests branded interview said relationship changes feels independent family determined person disability high profile storylines disability hit car body storyline saw trying regain complete use body explained interview media reporting website broadcast research carried effects character stating suffers extreme physical difficulties result suddenly poses emotional problems sure understand better going studied medical notes disability internet storyline explored self image issues come disabilities episode exercises danger drowning saved tried kiss advances said pushes fears differently disability teen pregnancy important storylines character discovered pregnant child storyline progressed seen considering abortion adoption ultimately deciding child support caused controversy conservative family groups australia accused neighbours characters teenage pregnancy director said teenage pregnancy considered norm programmes like neighbours lead teenage pregnancy normal acceptable lot kids aren ready head details explicit sexuality neighbours executive producer defended character storyline stating sure lot people happy storyline decided teenagers lives said storyline shallow vulgar adding liked film storyline branded showing emotional spectrum pregnancy justice critics slammed noting neighbours rating storyline lead teenage young viewers storyline continued despite controversy caused parents daughter india departure march announced parker family written decided leave concentrate commitments filmed final scenes april announced reason leaving return studying arts degree melbourne university said didn want forever honest neighbours experience neighbours writers took decision kill character viewers saw injured car accident travelling underwent surgery death vision comes true dies internal injuries metro newspaper called scenes tear heard going leave said honoured feel given good scope terms drama baby got married died got soap opera parker exit said story keeps giving weeks beautifully acted shot tremendous work proud storylines backstory steve adopted years old older brother riley adopted worried irrelevant day day life steve parents known arrival street makes friends joins football team despite opposition bully joins begins race pursued police return home thinking escaped find police waiting banned seeing meet park argue way home trips falls road car driven susan blacks result suffering multiple hits drives unaware found rushed hospital undergoes emergency surgery bleed brain remains unconscious visits pleads wake hand moves day feel left body told permanently disabled susan realises caused accident comes forward arrested trial remembers fell road accident susan fault tells court rehabilitation class swimming pool meets following disastrous date given impression handle disability begins dating following roof collapse illegal dance party trapped rubble carries coming collapse traps tells problem disability shortly begins walk walking aid mobility returns bonds asks school formal joins hotel room chris tries pressure having sex turns aggressive pushes away flees hotel knowing chris hit head chris later dies hospital father confesses police attacked chris protect steve charged murder goes trial tells court pushed chris self defense ordeal big support begin relationship tells wants physical relationship long discovers pregnant runs away scared father plans abortion returns commits baby proposes hesitant engaged decides look birth mother turns meeting decides baby wishes baby realises wants marry church country witnessed friends gives birth daughter music festival couple india struggle cope new lifestyle road trip visit relatives steve crashes car rescues india found search team taken hospital suffers going die makes promise look india shortly dies blood death leaves steve devastated away street long funeral left raise india reception parker family entrance watched average million viewers australia following arrival network head drama praised new cast members saying probably strongest cast character received negative criticism television website shortly arrival said needs fast die freak accident later called self absorbed pain following death wrote grown fond couple pregnancy nominated best storyline inside soap awards fans voted storyline popular poll conducted official neighbours website website announced received votes added love bit drama argue falling pregnant age rebellion constraints wasn story website included death memorable neighbours moments feature october said beloved teen died car crash weeks giving birth baby girl couldn help shed tear new dad baby india revealed interview thought storyline brilliant added storyline featuring pregnancy relationship extraordinary terribly proud
Bridget Parker