Lou Carpenter

Louis "Lou" Carpenter is a major character in Neighbours who first appeared in Episode 693 - 30 March 1988 and for a few episodes afterwards but returned full time in 1992. He is a lifelong friend of Harold Bishop and is one of the shows paitriarchs. Lou is the longest serving continuous character. He is played by Tom Oliver.

Backstory
Lou Carpenter was born in October 1942 in Brisbane to Arthur Carpenter and his wife. Lou had a sister Brenda Carpenter. Lou went to school in Brisbane with Harold Bishop and Madge Ramsay, Madge being originally from Erinsborough, 500 miles away, who was sent to a school in Brisbane and stayed with relatives there. In 1963, Lou visited Hong Kong. He had a relationship with a woman there called Su Chan and got her pregnant. Lou returned to Australia without Su after she rejected his offer to come back with him. In 1964, Lou became a father to Ling Mai Chan. He never knew of her existance for the next 30 years.

Family
Father Arthur Carpenter

Siblings Brenda Riley

Spouse Kathy Carpenter, Linda Carpenter, Trixie Tucker

Children Ling Mai Chan (1964), Lauren Turner (1975), Guy Carpenter

Grandchildren Mason Turner, Bailey Turner, Amber Turner

Uncles/Aunts Elsie

Cousins Eddie