Heath Braxton (Dan Ewing)

[lizann]

is he returning?

[Pantherboy]

is he returning?

Yes he is. We have seen the earlier photos posted of him with Dean & the Parata's etc. It was expected that this was going to be part of this year's season finale in Aust, which still may happen, but it seems more likely this storyline will now occur in early 2021 episodes.

[Pantherboy]

Digital Spy article:


Home and Away star Dan Ewing breaks his silence on Heath Braxton's return
"He's certainly there for a good time."

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hom...raxton-return/

Home and Away spoilers follow.

Home and Away star Dan Ewing has spoken for the first time about his return as Heath Braxton.

Heath briefly featured in a recent promo, while show boss Lucy Addario also confirmed not long ago that fans will see the return of the River Boy, who is involved in Tane and Ari Parata's storyline.

Dan was spotted last year filming scenes with Rob Kipa-Williams (Ari), Ethan Browne (Tane) and Patrick O'Connor (Dean).

When asked about Heath's reappearance on Australian talk show The Morning Show, Dan said he was excited to be back.

"Heath is there. I won't say he's there for a long time, but he's certainly there for a good time," he said.

"It's such a great opportunity and what a great show. What they do there, it really goes from the top. Lucy Addario the executive producer, Louise Bowes [series script executive], and everything they do there, they go family first, people first."

Discussing what it was like to be back, Dan said that it took a little bit of getting used to when it came to references to what Heath's been doing away from Summer Bay.

"It was really weird having the new cast telling me about storylines and things that Heath's done off-camera," he shared.

Home and Away airs weekdays at 1.15pm and 6pm on Channel 5 (UK) and Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 (Australia).

[Pantherboy]

So it seems Heath's cameo was indeed a 'fleeting appearance'- it lasted a whole 5 minutes!

Digital Spy article:


Home and Away's Heath Braxton return resolves a major storyline
He's back ? briefly.

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hom...i-tane-parata/

Home and Away spoilers follow from Australian episodes, which some UK readers may prefer to avoid.

Home and Away aired Heath Braxton's return on Australian screens on Wednesday (February 3) as he came to the rescue of the Parata family.

Dan Ewing reprised the popular role of Heath for a one-off cameo, four years after his last appearance on the show.

In recent weeks, the Paratas have found themselves at the mercy of gangsters Paul and Leon, who were terrorising Tane (Ethan Browne) over a debt.

Although Tane, his older brother Ari (Rob Kipa-Williams) and Ari's girlfriend Mackenzie Booth (Emily Weir) had already taken steps to repay the villains, they kept ordering the Paratas to work off the debt by carrying out criminal activity.

In Wednesday's episode on Channel 7, Dean Thompson (Patrick O'Connor) intervened in the hope of helping out his old friend Ari.

The Paratas were expected to carry out an armed robbery, but when they met up with Paul to get the job under way, there were some surprise visitors.

Under instruction from Dean, a fired-up Heath made a reappearance and was backed up by his fellow River Boys.

Heath made it clear to Paul that he was trying to carry out a job on River Boys turf, so things quickly turned violent as a punishment.

Heath and his boys forced Paul into a truck to teach him a lesson about committing crimes on a rival gang's patch.

Later on, Dean, Ari and Tane all returned safely to Summer Bay, confident that Heath had things in hand.

Dean revealed that Heath would warn off Paul from bothering the Paratas again, which means Tane's debt is finally settled.

Home and Away filmed Heath's return episode in August last year. At the time, little was known about the plans for him, but show bosses later confirmed that he was only back for this fleeting appearance.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CKzW39dJ...ource=ig_embed

Producer Lucy Addario told TV Week this month: "He's only back in a cameo. But we were glad to have him."

Home and Away fans in the UK will see these scenes on Channel 5 later this month.

Home and Away airs weekdays at 1.15pm and 6pm on Channel 5 (UK) and Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 (Australia).

[kaz21]

Was a shame, his appearance was so short.

[lizann]

why would the river boys help kane and ari

[Pantherboy]

why would the river boys help kane and ari

It is more a case of them doing a favour for Dean, who says he still owes Ari for helping him when they were in jail together. Plus, Dean says that the River Boys wouldn't take too kindly to hearing that someone is planning an armed robbery 'on their patch'. So when Dean explains to them the whole situation with Tane & Ari etc (which happens offscreen of course), they are only too willing to step in & help out.