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Home and Away is welcoming back a face from the past, as Luke Jacobz reprises his role as Angelo Rosetta.
Angelo – who was last seen on screen in 2011 – is returning to Summer Bay as part of the Ross Nixon murder investigation, after the body of Colby Thorne's abusive stepfather was found buried in some bushland.
Here's a quick refresher on all things Angelo and what we know about his return so far.
Who is Home and Away's Angelo Rosetta?
Luke Jacobz played the role of Angelo on Home and Away for a three-year stint, joining Summer Bay in 2008 and bowing out in 2011. The actor had previously appeared in other Aussie shows like Heartbreak High and McLeod's Daughters.
Confident and outgoing, Angelo joined the local police station as a temporary replacement for Jack Holden, who was taking time off while his wife Martha was ill.
Angelo's early storylines included some romantic chemistry with police colleague Charlie Buckton and an affair with Belle Taylor, who was in a relationship with Aden Jefferies at the time.
Angelo's time in the Bay took a dramatic turn shortly after his relationship with Belle turned sour. When Belle was attacked and Angelo became a suspect, he struck a dodgy deal with developer Tim Coleman in a bid to restore his reputation.
In return for Tim clearing his name over Belle's attack, Angelo helped to sabotage an investigation into the development site that Tim was overseeing. Amid suspicions that the land used for the site contained toxic waste, Angelo switched some soil samples to get the investigation dropped.
Angelo's corrupt connection to Tim later aroused the suspicions of Jack Holden. When Jack followed Angelo to the development site one day, a shot was fired in Angelo's direction. Angelo retaliated by firing his own gun, but in a tragic twist, Jack was caught in the crossfire and took a bullet.
Jack died from his injury and Angelo took another shift to the dark side by trying to cover up his involvement. However, Charlie – who by this point, had become romantically involved with Angelo – became suspicious and started to compile evidence against him.
Angelo couldn't keep his guilt under wraps for too long and ended up making a full confession at Jack's funeral after his lies caught up with him, which led to his arrest and departure from the Bay.
Months later, Angelo made a surprise return as charges against him had been dropped, much to the shock of the Summer Bay locals. Angelo was brought back as part of a major investigation into international people smuggling, but he received a frosty reception from Jack's loved ones.
Angelo's former love interest Charlie also gave him a hard time, although the pair later reunited.
The second major story arc for Angelo saw him investigating the people smuggling which had implicated Summer Bay. He made a breakthrough in the case by discovering that Jack's cousin Hugo Austin was heavily involved.
Angelo ended up striking a deal with Hugo, allowing him to fake his death and go into witness protection in exchange for providing information. After the successful resolution of the case, Angelo was promoted to station sergeant. However, his relationship with Charlie didn't last and they eventually decided to just be friends.
Angelo's time in the police force later came to an abrupt end when Hugo broke witness protection rules by resuming contact with Martha, who he'd fallen for following Jack's death.
Angelo tracked the pair down when they were in hiding together, but let them get away rather than bringing Hugo back into custody. He claimed to have been overpowered by Hugo in the moment, but had to resign from the police force when his superiors realised that he was lying.
Why did Angelo Rosetta leave Home and Away?
Angelo's later storylines in the show saw him set up his own restaurant and begin a relationship with Nicole Franklin. He also clashed with the River Boys after Brax, Heath and Casey Braxton moved to the Bay.
In 2011, Luke announced that he was leaving the show and it wasn't his decision to bow out.
Luke told TV Week at the time: "When they said the character was leaving I was upset, because I love working on the show.
"It was really that the character had reached all the different goals that the show wanted him to, and it worked out really well with storylines having the River Boys come in so that Angelo could go.
"Originally I was only supposed to be on the show for six months, so it wasn't a shock because I always knew at some stage my character would be going."
Angelo's final scenes saw him leave the Bay with Nicole and her baby son George. In real life, Luke concentrated on his career as a TV presenter, including fronting the Aussie version of The X Factor.
Why is Angelo Rosetta back in the Bay?
Now back in the police force and promoted to a detective, Angelo is returning to our screens to oversee the Ross Nixon murder investigation.
This will undoubtedly put him at odds with fellow cop Colby Thorne, who's trying to keep himself out of trouble after killing Ross in February 2019.
Luke Jacobz recently told TV Tonight: "He's got a lot of hunches, some things that he thinks he can follow up. But unfortunately a group of people try to put Angelo off the scent.
"Some of them try to protect each other, so it's not an open and shut case for Angelo. They don't make his job easy at all."
Home and Away bosses have also cast former Revenge actress Annabelle Stephenson as Angelo's wife Taylor.
Home and Away airs weekdays at 1.15pm and 6pm on Channel 5 (UK) and Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 (Australia).
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