Home and Away spoilers: WHAT is wrong with Xander Delaney?
Airs Tuesday 23 August 2022 at 1:45pm on Channel 5.
Something serious is up with Xander Delaney (played by Luke Van Os) on today's episode of Home and Away (1:45pm - see our TV Guide for full listings)...
Xander's policewoman sister, Rose (Kirsty Marillier), is alarmed when the paramedic loses his cool at the scene of an accident.
Following the death of a young cyclist, Xander takes his anger and frustration out on the drink-driver responsible.
Rose and her police partner, Cash Newman (Nicholas Cartwright), are shocked by Xander's angry outburst.
Could it be that Xander is once again getting too emotionally involved with his job as a lifesaver?
Later, while home alone, Xander is tormented by memories of the accident.
He starts to descend into an anxious panic...
When Rose returns home to their shared apartment, she is worried to find her brother's bedroom door is locked.
Is Xander OK?
Tane Parata (Ethan Browne) is a free man again after being kidnapped by Marty (Ben Wood) and his biker gang.
However, the gang's threat still hangs over Tane.
The gym boss needs to find a way to pay back the $150,000 that his late brother, Ari, stole from the biker gang after an armed robbery... or else!
Under pressure, Tane comes clean to his nephew, Nikau (Kawakawa Fox-Reo), about the money that Ari and his girlfriend, Mia, stole.
Tane decides that the only way to raise the money to pay back the gang is to sell the gym.
However, when Tane reports his plan to gang member, Tex Wheeler (Lucas Linehan), he's in for a SHOCK when Tex announces that the gang have their own plans for the gym!
But WHAT?
Cash is missing his girlfriend, Jasmine Delaney, like crazy.
Especially now that hospital nurse Jasmine has decided to stay on in the countryside and help her former mum-in-law, Wendy Shaw, who recently had a heart attack.
WHICH Summer Bay resident notices Cash's loneliness and invites the copper to talk out his troubles over a drink?
READ MORE! Home and Away star Jacqui Purvis on the latest happenings between new business partners Felicity and Mackenzie at Salt
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Simon has long been a fan of soap operas, and especially loves OVER-THE-TOP plots involving evil twins, hair-pulling catfights and natural disasters. Anyone remember the Sunset Beach earthquake/tidal wave? Or when Krystle Carrington got locked in the attic and replaced by look-a-like Rita in Dynasty?!
Simon has written for a variety of TV and childrens’ magazines/websites including Inside Soap, Nickelodeon, What’s On TV, Radio Times, Metro, Girl Talk, Disney Girl, Toxic! and Digital Spy. He has reported LIVE from the red carpet at The British Soap Awards interviewing glammed-up stars from soapland, and hosted a Facebook LIVE session for Metro with Home and Away legend Ray Meagher (Alf "Stone the flamin' crows!" Stewart) to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Aussie soap.
Simon is also co-author of The Treasures Of Coronation Street (Carlton Books)
And the writer and director of (very!) low budget fright flick, Midsummer Night's EVIL and the sequel webisodes series, The Hatchet Woods HORROR.