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"Who Pushed P.R.?" is a storyline from the Australian television soap opera ''Neighbours'', which began on 27 August 2010, the soap's 6000th episode, when the character Paul Robinson (played by Stefan Dennis) was pushed from the Lassiter's Hotel mezzanine by an unseen assailant. The storyline aired as part of the show's 25th anniversary and Dennis's character was made the focus of the storyline as he was the only remaining member of the original cast. The storyline was initially going to see Paul being shot, but the show's G rating prevented the production team from going ahead with it. Events leading up to and following the attempted murder put several characters in the frame, in the style of a whodunit mystery. Dennis was one of two cast members who knew the identity of the culprit; he was told minutes before he filmed the scene in which Paul was pushed. The rest of the cast found out a couple of weeks after the 6000th episode was broadcast. The person responsible for the attempted murder was revealed to be Rebecca Robinson (Jane Hall) during the episode broadcast on 27 September 2010. Hall revealed that she had known her character was responsible from the beginning. The "Who Pushed P.R.?" storyline was well received by critics and viewers. Despite low ratings for the 6000th episode in Australia, the storyline provided the show with a small ratings increase in the UK. ==Storyline creation and development== The storyline was created during one of four planning meetings that are held during the year, in which the crew plot out all the big story arcs. Executive producer Susan Bower said that the team knew that block 1200, which featured the 6000th episode, had to be "incredibly important and sensational".〔 They also wanted to pay homage to the first ever ''Neighbours'' episode, so the storyline had to include Stefan Dennis and his character.〔 In a post for the official ''Neighbours'' website, Bower explained that making Paul Robinson the focus of the "big climax" to the 6000th episode was deliberate as he was the only remaining member of the original cast. The storyline was the highlight of the show's 25th anniversary celebrations and bosses were hoping it would boost falling ratings. The crew had initially wanted to script a "Who Shot Paul Robinson?" storyline, but due to the show's G rating classification in Australia, they could not go through with it. They then settled on the "Who Pushed P.R.?" storyline instead.〔 Bower stated that the storyline had to begin "very, very early", so it could develop and all the suspects that they chose to write into the story were set up.〔 As the storyline was being written, the production team decided to add in Paul's worsening financial situation, which led to him embezzling money from Lassiter's, which then led to new character Diana Marshall (Jane Badler) arriving.〔 Bower commented "it was putting all these pieces together" that really turned the storyline into a proper whodunit.〔 During the summer of 2010, the ''Neighbours'' sets underwent a makeover and a mezzanine level was added to Lassiter's Hotel. Bower and producer Neal Kingston revealed that this was to be the focal point of the "Who Pushed P.R.?" storyline.〔 The cast and crew shot the scenes for the 6000th episode celebration week in early June. Described by Bower as "a monumental block", everyone had to work extra hard to get everything shot. An extra day was added to the filming schedule of both the location and studio shoots.〔 Speaking to a Channel 5 reporter, Dennis said that it was hard to film the moment Paul fell from the mezzanine as there was no stunt involved. He commented that the scene was "very cleverly filmed" and if it was not for the lack of a falling body, viewers may have thought a stunt had been performed.〔 The actor explained that the restrictive time-slot and G rating means ''Neighbours'' are not allowed to show a falling body.〔 Dennis described the shoot as being "no different from another day of shooting on ''Neighbours''. Dennis was told the identity of the culprit minutes before he filmed the scene in which Paul was pushed. He was initially the only cast member who knew for "quite a while."〔 The actor was sworn to secrecy and was not allowed to tell any of his co-stars.〔 Dennis admitted that he was forced to lie that he did not know the identity of Paul's attacker when he was asked.〔 He also said that he was not surprised when the culprit was revealed to him.〔 When asked if he was surprised at who the culprit was, Dennis stated that he was not because it was explained to him why it was that person.〔 The other cast members did not find out who the culprit was until a couple of weeks after the 6000th episode. Jane Hall later revealed that she had known her character, Rebecca, would be the culprit from the start. She was told by the writers it what was what they had planned. Hall admitted to thinking that the storyline would be "really tricky" as it goes against her character's nature.〔 Of filming the moment in which Rebecca pushes Paul, Hall said "The way Stefan Dennis (who plays Paul) and I interpreted it and acted it was we had to satisfy ourselves that it was one of those random and instantaneous mistakes people make. When we worked on the scene we had to make it look like she had a moment of fury that caused her to do that."〔 Hall knew that viewers would be surprised at Rebecca being the culprit and she herself was surprised by the fan's reactions.〔 Some women questioned how Rebecca could do such a thing to Paul, even though he cheated on her and lied to her.〔 Hall thought that someone could get "so fed up" that they made a rash decision that is not something they thought they could ever do.〔 In September 2010, Rebecca's confession and explanation for the night she pushed Paul was broadcast. The episode initially saw Declan Napier (Erin Mullally) admit to Kate Ramsay (Ashleigh Brewer) that he was responsible to protect his mother. Hall added that "the ramifications of Rebecca pushing Paul over the mezzanine are far-reaching".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Who Pushed P.R.?」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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