Anthony "Tony" Hutchinson played by Nick Pickard first appeared on-screen on 23 October 1995, the first episode of the series. He has since been part of various storylines including marriages to Mandy Richardson, her stepsister Cindy Cunningham and Diane O'Connor, an affair with married woman Helen Cunningham, the death of his daughter to Sudden infant death syndrome, discover he had a long-lost son, Harry Thompson, sleeping with underage Theresa McQueen, his battle with testicular cancer, an affair with his stepdaughter, Sinead O'Connor and coping with Harry's sexuality and relationship with Ste Hay.