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Harold Bishop is a popular character from the Australia n Television Soap Opera '' Neighbours '', played by Ian Smith . The amount of time spent on ''Neighbours'' makes him one of the longest serving characters on the show. Harold arrived in Erinsborough in 1987 , eventually marrying Madge Mitchell in 1988 . He was reunited with his estranged daughter Kerry and Kerry's daughter Sky in 1989. After the uneasy reunion, Kerry and Harold became closer. Kerry married neighbour Joe Mangel , who Harold initially did not approve of, and she moved in with him across the street from Harold. Kerry was killed by a stray bullet during a protest against duck hunting in 1990 . Harold was washed away in the surf in 1991 and was thought drowned, although his body was never recovered. Harold was eventually spotted alive and well by Helen Daniels in 1996 . Harold had lost his memory and been living as a Salvation Army volunteer by the name of Ted. Reunited with a returning Madge they resumed their marriage which lasted until her death from Pancreatic Cancer in 2001 . Since then son David from his first marriage returned, bringing his wife Liljana and daughter Serena. Harold's other granddaughter, Sky Mangel also returned. Harold had a minor Stroke , which changed his personality and changed many of the things in his life. He stopped attending the Salvation Army and as well as eating meat and consuming alcohol, and he became more sexually driven. He has since resumed his service to the Salvation Army. Harold became the owner of the coffee shop at Lassiters Complex, until it burned down in the final episode of 2004 . He subsequently owned and ran the General Store at Lassiters with Lou Carpenter . In October 2005 , Harold was hit hard by tragedy once again when his son David, daughter-in-law Liljana, and granddaughter Serena, were killed when a plane hosting a party to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Lassiters crashed. Sky was also in the plane but she survived. David's body was found but Liljana's and Serena's have not been found. On the season finale of Neighbours for 2005, Harold Bishop angrily walked into Paul Robinson's house uninvited. Paul was talking to his son on the phone at the time, and Harold came up behind him and wrapped his hands around Paul's neck, causing Paul to pass out and fall to the ground. Harold's motive was for revenge, as he felt that Paul Robinson was responsible for the deaths of Harold's family. This is a new side to Harold that no one has ever seen before. Eventually, he felt he needed to find 'his old self', and left Erinsborough in 2006 , but he has since returned. The BBC which shows Neighbours on BBC ONE in the United Kingdom has site for Neighbours with a game called ''Harold Bishop The Lost Years'' where the player can predict what happened to Harold Bishop within the 5 years he was missing. The site is http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/neighbours/games/lostyears.shtml where the game can be played. FAMILY
A popular fan site is here where modified pictures of Harold Bishop are posted. |
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