Matthew Hancock

Matthew Hancock
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Matt Hancock

Shortly after Matt moved into Number 32 with the Hancock's, it became obvious that he had taken a shine to Flick Scully, although she failed to notice him, due to her relationships with Joel and Tad.His relationship witha nother girl failed after he objected to her being a stripper.He bought himself a flash car to attract women, but his new debt displeased Evan.He then angered van more when he announced he was giving up on education to work full time at the pub to be able to pay off his debts.This, however, did not pay as well as he had hoped and he started participating in drag races in order to win money.Leo took an interest in matt's hobby and watched some races.Howvever, disaster struck when Leo insisted on riding with Matt in a race.Matt lost conttrol of the car and hit into his opponent, Glenn's car before hitting Harold and plunging into the bushes.At the hospital, Matt is devastated when he discovers that glenn could die, and Harold could be permanently blinded.There is further concern when the police pay a visit to talk about his drag racing - warning him he could end up in jail if Glenn dies.He runs away, and whilst Maggie and Evan panic about his whereabouts, Leo sneaks out to visit him.The police are soon hot on his trail, but Leo manages to get Matt to return home and face the music.Evan and Maggie are forced to sell the house to afford a lawyer for Matt in court and they move away.The verdict of Matt's court case was not announced on Neighbours.

Written by Steve at Perfectblend.net

Matt was the first member of the family to arrive in the street.He came looking for a job at Lou's Place, and quickly got it, bowling Lou over with his charm.He is an excellent barman, and he knows it.However, he is also very unmotivated, having deferred uni for a year - with every intention of not going at all.His mother is horrified at the thought, but Matt has never really gotten on well with Geneveive, and refuses to even call her 'mum'.Matt likes a hassle free life.He has an eye for the ladies, and has had a crush on Flick Scully for a while.When he arrived in the street, he took a shine to Dee Bliss, he lied about his age, but was still too young for her, and much hilarity ensued when Dee found out he was only 19.Matt also managed to steal Toadie's 'girlfriend' Laura, but that relationship ended quickly when Matt found out she was a stripper.This led to Matt doing Elvis impersonations, and, with Flick as his Priscilla, it made his crush on her stronger.Of course, Matt has taken second place in Flick's life to Joel, and now Tad, but will he ever get noticed...?