Stingers and Rescue Special Ops star Peter Phelps has revealed that he will be joining Seven soap Home & Away when it returns in 2012.
The 51-year old will play Alan, the abusive father of troubled teen and River Boy Stu, who has been a semi-regular in the serial since mid this year.
Stu’s abusive behaviour towards girlfriend Sascha has not gone unnoticed throughout his stint, and his character has been drawn parallels with his father who, to this point, has not appeared on screen.
When Phelps begins in 2012, it will be a long awaited reunion between himself and fellow Stingers star Robert Mammome who ironically plays Sacha’s father, Sid Walker.
“Peter and I have known each other for 20 years,” Robert told TV Week. “It’s like a school reunion when you work with actors that you’ve worked with before for a long time. It’s been lots of fun.
“It’s such a change from when you’re younger and you’re competing for the same work. As you get older, you realise we’re all in it together, and it’s a cool thing when you get older — there’s that mutual respect.”
It is not yet known when exactly Peter’s scenes will go to air.
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