Eddie Buckingham

Eddie Buckingham
Neighbours character
Portrayed byBob La Castra
First appearance3 April 1990 (1990-04-03)
Last appearance28 September 1990 (1990-09-28)
ClassificationFormer; regular
Introduced byDon Battye
In-universe information
OccupationCafé owner and waiter

Eddie Buckingham is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Bob La Castra. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 3 April 1990. La Castra created the character for himself after he was told that casting him in the soap would be difficult due to his ethnic background. Eddie was introduced during a series of episodes set in London. He befriends Madge Bishop (Anne Charleston) and Harold Bishop (Ian Smith), and later travels to Australia to visit them. While he is in the country, Eddie lives with the Bishops and runs a food stall. He is portrayed as bright, street wise, and a "typical cockney lovable rogue". The character was written out of the soap when the producers decided to focus on family-oriented drama, and Eddie departed on 28 September 1990.