It says a lot about how “off the radar” this show is for most viewers that the death of a major character has barely made a ripple. The deaths of Molly and Shirley in A Country Practice , Daphne and Jim in Neighbours , Shane, Bobby and Ailsa Home and Away , Maggie in Blue Heelers , and Mel in Packed to the Rafters were all lapped up by viewers and received widespread media attention- magazine covers and features, column inches in the news section of newspapers, mourners calling talkback radio.