21 Of The Most Heartbreaking Deaths In The History Of Australian Television

"To this day, I still cry when I watch literally any episode of Dance Academy."

Australian television has had a lot of great moments, including some truly heartbreaking character deaths that traumatised the nation. Here are some of the most tragic, as discussed in our Sounds About Australia Facebook group.

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Get some tissues ready because you'll need them.

1. Claire McLeod from McLeod's Daughter's

Nine Network

"Claire's death in McLeod's Daughters still gets to me."

—Isabel Wait, Facebook

2. Bridget Parker from Neighbours

Network 10

"Bridget dying absolutely killed little six-year-old me. I remember laying in bed, bawling my eyes out and saying that part of me had died too."

—Willow Rose, Facebook

"That messed me up. I even remember the song that played and how everything happened."

—Claire Watts, Facebook

3. Casey Braxton from Home And Away

Seven Network

"I watched a lot of Home And Away with my nanna when I was little and hoo boy did Casey’s death fuck me up. Completely stopped watching after that."

—Chloe Ramsden, Facebook

"I have to say Casey dying in Brax's arms will forever make me teary."

—Caitlyn Goldsworthy, Facebook

4. Patrick Reid from Offspring

Network Ten

"I bought the box set for Offspring because I loved it so much, but I haven't been able to watch it through [because of Patrick's death]. I watch up to the point of Nina getting pregnant and then it gets turned off and put back in the box."

—Shanine Muller-Christie, Facebook

"Don't think I'll ever be over that."

—Lyn Perry, Facebook

5. Molly Jones from A Country Practice

Seven Network

"This caused me to stop watching."

—Jenny Goff, Facebook

6. Shane Parish from Home And Away

Seven Network

—Christy Lu, Facebook

7. Stingray Timmins from Neighbours

Network Ten

"You were like, wait did he just die? Then, you had to wait until the Monday for it to be confirmed."

—Jackie Warner, Facebook

8. Maggie Doyle from Blue Heelers

Seven Network

—Luke Hand, Facebook

9. Noah Lawson from Home And Away

Seven Network

"My teenage heart was broken."

—Emma Risby, Facebook

10. Bea Smith from Wentworth

Foxtel

"I never recovered."

—Tammie Bellamy, Facebook

11. Sammy Lieberman from Dance Academy

ABC

"Every rewatch, it still breaks my heart."

—Suzanne Maree, Facebook

"Nah, because I have never faced a TV death that killed me quite like this"

—Amie Fisher, Facebook

"To this day, I still cry when I watch literally any episode of Dance Academy."

—Grace Rose Kurtzman, Facebook

12. Melissa Rafter from Packed To The Rafters

Seven Network

"I remember mum let me stay up late to watch it and I was an absolute wreck."

—Chloe Butler, Facebook

13. Cobalt (aka Veronica's horse) from The Saddle Club

ABC

"That was so sad! I was sobbing like a baby when he died."

—Nick Robertson, Facebook

14. Lorna from My Place

ABC

"There was a young girl that drowned in My Place and that broke my heart."

—Amy C Green, Facebook

"Yes, the My Place drowning actually haunts me!!!"

—Tiana McClymont, Facebook

15. Kaz Proctor from Wentworth

Foxtel

—Megan Eloise, Facebook

16. Lou Jackson Paige from Love My Way

Southern Star Group

—Nicky Rooster, Facebook

17. Alex Ryan from McLeod's Daughters

Nine Network

—Katy Kube, Facebook

18. Josh Willis from Neighbours

Network Ten

—Sophie Isaac, Facebook

19. Grace Barry and Michael Sandrelli from Rush

Network 10

"Grace’s death crushed me, but when Micheal died that was absolutely heartbreaking."

—Megan Eloise, Facebook

20. Liz Birdsworth from Wentworth

Foxtel

—Joel Cook, Facebook

21. And lastly, Mitch Stevens from All Saints

Seven Network

"Mitch was my favourite character and I was truly devastated when he died."

—Hayley Lochlin Harris, Facbook

What other Australian TV character deaths left you totally heartbroken? Soothe your soul by discussing it in the comments!