| Christopher Fletcher | |
| Residence | Carrington Ranges |
| Gender | Male |
| Relationships | Nick Smith (attraction; his side) Seb Miller (attraction; his side) |
| Family | Tom Fletcher (father; deceased) Pippa Ross (mother) Michael Ross (adoptive father/stepfather; deceased) Ian Routledge (stepfather) Haydn Ross (adoptive brother) Sally Fletcher ( adoptive sister ) Dale Ross (stepbrother/half-brother; deceased) Bert King (grandfather) Coral King (grandmother) Danny King (uncle) |
| First Appearance | 22 August 1988 |
| Last Appearance | 3 July 2003 |
| Portrayed by | Ashleigh Bell-Weir (1988) Dylan McCready (1988-92) Shaun Wood (1992-1998) Rain McLean (2003) |
Christopher "Chris" Daniel Fletcher is the son of Tom Fletcher and Pippa Ross. He's the adoptive son of Michael Ross and the stepson of Ian Routledge.
He's also the adoptive brother of Haydn Ross and Sally Fletcher and the half brother of Dale Ross.
Storylines[]
Christopher is born to Tom and Pippa as their first biological child. When Christopher is two years old, Tom dies of a heart attack. Pippa marries Michael the following year and he adopts Christopher.
As Christopher grows he forms a close bond with his foster siblings and his adoptive sister, Sally. Christopher becomes friends with Duncan Stewart and they both get into scrapes together, including a situation where both explore a derelict building which is unstable following a recent earthquake.
The house collapses and they are trapped but are eventually found. A year after Michael's death, Pippa meets Ian Routledge and he asks her to move away with him but she turns him down at first.
Several months later Ian returns and Pippa and Christopher move away to the Carrington Ranges with him. In 2003, Christopher and Pippa return for Sally's wedding to local doctor Flynn Saunders
Pippa briefly mentions to Irene Roberts that Christopher is gay. This causes problems with Nick Smith, Irene's foster son, who thinks Chris is trying to make a move on him by acting kind toward him.
Chris tries to kiss Seb Miller and is left embarrassed and runs away. Seb later explains that it is okay for Chris to be who he was and Alf Stewart tells Chris, if Tom were around he would be proud of that Christopher would have the courage to be who he is.
After resolving things, Chris returns home to Pippa and Ian.
Trivia[]
- Christopher is the very first baby to be born in the show.
- Christopher is openly gay.
- Christopher is the first gay character in the show, the second was Charlie Buckton and the third was Ty Anderson.