Home and Away spoilers follow for Australian-paced episodes that UK readers may wish to avoid.
Home and Away's latest crime storyline has seen a spate of robberies take place across Summer Bay, with residents and police completely clueless about who is perpetrating them.
The storyline takes a turn next week (a few weeks away in the UK), when gung-ho new cop Richie Brezniak accidentally shoots a beloved character.
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Speaking to The West Australia, Richie actor Rocco Forrester-Sach explained more about the storyline, and his character.
"He's super enthusiastic, and as the crime wave escalates, Richie's passion and need to solve the case — and his need to prove himself — comes through," the actor stated.
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"He's following a lead when things take a turn for the worst, and things go down and down from there."
He continued: "In the aftermath he is mortified and shocked when he realises what has happened. By the point it has happened, it is irreversible and the damage is done.
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"As much as he wants to make it right, it might not be possible for him. When a life is on the line, even if a person pulls through, I think the fallout follows that person for a long time.
"[Richie] has got a lot of ground to pave to try to prove to people that he is a good guy."
But while his character is going through a tough time, Forrester-Sach is having a great time on the soap, as he enthused about being able to get in the sea minutes after filming wraps, and how playing a cop is like "my inner child is running rampant".
"I got to be in a cop car, and it is like, I'm a 12-year-old again, and I am out the back with my brother and we have sticks and we are shooting each other," he said.
Despite that, he said he couldn't ever see himself being a policeman or using a gun in real life.
Home and Away drops new episodes on weekdays at 6am on 5’s streaming service with a 6.30pm screening on 5STAR. Selected classic episodes are available via Prime Video in the UK.
In Australia, the show airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 and streams on 7Plus.
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