Kerry Bishop Mangel
| Kerry Mangel | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | 1989 |
| Last appearance | 1990 |
| Portrayed by | Linda Hartley-Clark |
| In-universe information | |
| Occupation | Enviromental crusader, student. |
| Spouse | Joe Mangel |
| Children | Sky Mangel (daughter) Toby Mangel (adoptive son) |
| Relatives | Harold Bishop (father) Mavis Bishop (mother, deceased) David Bishop (brother)(deceased) Kerry Mangel (granddaughter) |
Kerry Mangel (née Bishop) was a fictional character in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, played by Linda Hartley-Clark. She appeared from 1989 until the character's death in 1990. Hartley-Clark has reprised her role as Kerry twice as a voiceover in 2004 and 2006 when Sky has been reading entries from her mother's diary.
Kerry was the youngest child of Harold (Ian Smith) and Mavis Bishop. She was a free spirit, in great contrast to her brother David (Kevin Harrington) who had inherited most of Harold's uptight qualities.
When Kerry decided to rebel against Harold's way of life, it caused a great deal of friction and Kerry left home to travel the world.
In 1987, Kerry fell pregnant by fellow hippy Eric Jensen and they had a daughter, Sky. Kerry wanted to settle down, but Eric didn't and so he left them. Two years after this, Kerry came to visit Harold in Erinsborough. Things were frosty for a while but the two eventually built a relationship.
Kerry began dating Joe Mangel (Mark Little) who lived across the road. Her father didn't approve of Joe, but subsequently came to accept them as a couple. Joe and Kerry were later married in an unorthodox ceremony in a butterfly house and adopted each other's children, Sky and Toby (Ben Guerens) respectively.
In 1990, tragedy struck when a heavily pregnant Kerry went to protest against duck hunting in the marshes with her friend Amber Martin. Kerry was hit by a stray bullet and was rushed to hospital where both she and the baby died, leaving Harold and Joe devastated.
In 2006, Kerry's daughter Sky (Stephanie McIntosh) gave birth to a baby girl and named her Kerry in honour of her mother.