Jeff Samuels

H&a jeff 1988 — Jeff Samuels, tyrant teacher.

Jeffrey "Jeff" Samuels was a recurring character in Home And Away who first appeared in February 1988 (Episode 25) and last appeared in November 1988 (Episode 218). He was the older brother of Gary Samuels and was a hard nosed teacher at Summer Bay High School. He was played by Alex Petersons.

Backstory[]

Jeffrey Samuels was born in 1959 to Clyde and Rose Samuels. Jeff grew up in Summer Bay and as a child, saw Danny King (Pippa's brother) play cricket before he went to war in Vietnam. In 1966, Jeff's younger brother Gary was born. His parents died tragically in 1983. After leaving school Jeff trained as a teacher and got a job at Summer Bay High.

1988[]

Jeff mainly worked as a PE teacher at Summer Bay High and showed that he could be a bully when he didn't get his way. He encouraged Steven Matheson to train as a runner but it went sour when he tried to encourage him to split with his foster family. The final straw was when he tried to make Steven not go to his foster brother Frank's wedding. After Steven quit Jeff's "power pack" running group, he picked on him at school. Steven eventually punched him and earned several detentions for doing so. Jeff had a bit of a tyrannical streak and was not afraid to cut corners.

He showed a kinder side when he helped Pippa Fletcher's brother Danny. He remembered seeing Danny playing cricket when he was a child and even got his cricket bat signed. Modern-day Danny was a bitter, wheelchair-bound man who no longer saw a purpose in life. Jeff tried to change his mindset and finally the jackpot when he took him to see a wheelchair basketball team game. Danny saw that he could return to the life of being a competitive athlete and he moved on to the next chapter of his life.

He saved Brett Macklin from drowning and went out on a date with his sister Stacey after this. He didn't have anything much to talk about other than sports so that killed off that!

He was also too loyal to his dodgy brother Gary and this cost him in the end. In October 1988, Alison Patterson tried to implicate his brother Gary in a robbery at The Macklin Group and Jeff warned her off. Gary died after falling off a cliff in November 1988. Jeff thought Carly Morris had pushed him but witnesses said otherwise. The police were after Jeff due to false alibis and dodgy deals. Jeff tied up a few loose ends, making amends with Steven and apologising to Carly before deciding to start afresh and leave Summer Bay for good. He called Summer Bay a "dump", before leaving.

Memorable info[]

Birthday: 1959

Full Name: Jeffrey Samuels

First Line "Bell's gone. Or are you lot deaf?" (to Steven and Bobby)

Final Line "Yeah, well that's my problem. You know, even if it cleans me out, at least I'll be able to walk out of this dump with my head held high. Well, I'd like to say it was fun knowing you all, but it wasn't." (to Stacey, Philip and Tom)

Family[]

Father Clyde Samuels

Mother Rose Samuels

Siblings Gary Samuels

Appearances[]

1988