Drew Kirk

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For other persons of the same name, see Andrew Kirk.

Andrew Kirk

First appearance	March 27, 1998 Episode 3045
Last appearance	December 16, 2005 Episode 4875 (dream sequences)
Cause/reason	Died after a horse riding accident in 2002.
Portrayed by	Dan Paris
Information
Nickname(s)	Drew
Gender	Male
Date of death	July 29, 2002
Occupation	Mechanic
Family	Ron Kirk (father) Rose Kirk (mother) Stewart Kirk (brother) Sally Kirk (sister) Dougal Kirk (brother)
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Kennedy
Children	Ben Kennedy Kirk

Andrew "Drew" Kirk was a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Dan Paris. He first appeared in 1998 until the character's death in 2002. In 2005 Drew returned to the show as a ghost when his widow Libby's best friend, Steph Hoyland, began dreaming about him.

1 Drew's Arrival
2 Death
3 Ghost
4 Family Tree

[edit] Drew's Arrival

Drew first arrived in Erinsborough in 1998 as a replacement for Ben Atkins at Carpenter Mechanics. When Drew mentioned that he was keen on growing his own stuff, and that rural people prefer plants to alcohol, his boss Lou Carpenter became suspicious and immediately suspected Drew of growing marijuana. However, the only thing being grown were tomato plants.

Nevertheless Lou and Drew soon became close friends. His interest in Libby was apparent to several characters before Drew realised it, and it was some time before he made a move on Libby. Their relationship ended after Libby was critically injured in a motorcycle accident, believing she would never be able to have children. They got back together and ultimately had son Ben, although both mother and baby came close to death.

[edit] Death

On July 29, 2002, Drew died in hospital in his home town of Oakey of severe internal injuries caused by falling from his horse and had a sad tribute over the credits making him the most recent character to have that. Paris performed the stunt himself having been a long term performer at 'Buck the Pain Away', Oakey's annual charity rodeo set up on behalf of haemorrhoid sufferers.

Drew was considered by many to be the mate who always went 'the extra mile'. His death was viewed as untimely and unjust.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Ghost

He briefly returned for a guest stint in late 2005 as Drew's ghost who appeared to Stephanie Scully in her dreams.

[edit] Family Tree

Ron Kirk (father), married to Rose Cameron (mother)
- Drew Kirk, married to Libby Kennedy
  - Ben Kirk (son)
- Stewart Kirk (brother)
- Sally Kirk (sister)
- Dougal Kirk (brother)
Janet Kirk (aunt)
Minnie Kirk (aunt)