Chris Pappas (James Mason)

[Perdita]

Neighbours mechanic Chris Pappas is faced with the repercussions of his recent head injury when he has a seizure later this month.

Viewers know that Josh Willis (Harley Bonner) punched Chris (James Mason) whilst drunk, leaving him with a long-lasting brain condition.

When Nate finds Chris having a seizure, he deals with the situation competently and rushes Chris to hospital.

Chris has a seizure.
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Chris has a seizure.

Nate finds Chris.
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Nate finds Chris.

Nate helps Chris.
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Nate helps Chris.

At the hospital, Chris wakes up to find Karl and Nate keeping a watchful eye on him but he becomes overwhelmed with fear of possibly having epilepsy.

Haunted by memories of Paul Robinson's son Andrew suffering with the illness, Chris is left further disappointed when he has to stay in hospital overnight as it means his romantic evening with Nate has to be put on hold. However, Chris is surprised and delighted when Nate sneaks in to stay the night with him instead of going clubbing.

As the pair spend a cosy night in the hospital together, Nate tells Chris that he loves him. Has Chris's health scare brought him closer to Nate?

Neighbours airs these scenes on Monday, November 17 at 1.45pm and 5.30pm on Channel 5.

[Perdita]

Chris is faced with further difficulty as the day of Josh Willis's sentence hearing looms.

With the Willis family on tenterhooks. they are temporarily distracted when Doug (Terence Donovan) arrives wanting to support Josh.

While Chris is furious when he receives another package, believing it is from Josh, things take another turn for the worse when Josh learns from Toadie that the judge he is facing in court is particularly tough.

A terrified Josh then starts to worry that because of Doug's Alzheimer's his last memories of Josh could be him on trial.

Wanting to reassure his grandson, Doug reminds Josh of his childhood passion of cricket, promising him that he will never forget that.

Keen to hold onto those memories, Josh takes Doug to the park for a gentle game of cricket before heading to the trial. However, when Chris also heads to the park to walk off his anger, he comes face to face with Josh.

Doug supports Josh.
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Doug supports Josh.

Josh and Doug play cricket on the morning of his hearing.
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Josh and Doug play cricket.

Josh worries that he has angered Chris once again and his fears are raised when Toadie reveals that Chris has written an addendum to his victim impact statement.

As the Willis family all fear what this could mean for the hearing, has Chris made things better or worse for Josh?

Neighbours airs these scenes on Wednesday, November 19 at 1.45pm and 5.30pm on Channel 5.

[gillyH1981]

James Mason's exit has been confirmed. He will leave Neighbours in the spring.

[lizann]

James Mason's exit has been confirmed. He will leave Neighbours in the spring.

with nate?

[lizann]

James Mason's exit has been confirmed. He will leave Neighbours in the spring.

with nate?

[kayuqtuq]

Noooo! Chris is my favourite!

[gillyH1981]

with nate?

Nate isn't leaving. Just Chris.

[tammyy2j]

James Mason's exit has been confirmed. He will leave Neighbours in the spring.

That is a shame, great character well played by James

[Ruffed_lemur]

James Mason's exit has been confirmed. He will leave Neighbours in the spring.

That's a shame. I wonder if he will leave to be near Lucy, if they have a child together?

[LostVoodoo]

That's a shame. I wonder if he will leave to be near Lucy, if they have a child together?

That would be a nice exit for him, I hope it's something like that. I will be sad to see him go though!