Jackie Mullens (played by Joey Kennedy) is a protagonist in Starstruck.
Sydney teenager and barmaid who dreams of singing stardom. After gaining backing from the band The Wombats and dating guitarist Robbie, she appears on a TV talent show hosted by Terry Lambert. Following his advice, she changes her musical style and breaks up with Robbie, but the performance fails. After discovering Terry is gay, she reconciles with Robbie and helps execute a plan to crash a live competition, winning a prize that saves her family pub and launches her career. Pearl (played by Margo Lee) appears in Starstruck.
Jackie's mother and the hardworking owner of their family pub. She enters a relationship with Lou, Angus's father, but the romance ends disastrously when he steals all the money from the pub's safe and vanishes, plunging Pearl and the struggling business into severe financial crisis. Terry (played by John O'May) appears in Starstruck.
Suave host of the TV talent show The Wow Show. Intrigued by a stunt proposal, he features Jackie on his program. Under his influence, Jackie alters her style and ends her relationship with Robbie. However, her revamped performance fails. Jackie later discovers he is gay, leading to her reconciliation with Robbie. Lou (played by Dennis Miller) appears in Starstruck.
Angus's deadbeat father who returns and begins courting Pearl. His relationship ends catastrophically when he absconds with all the funds from the family pub's safe, leaving Pearl and the already struggling establishment in dire financial distress. Robbie (played by Ned Lander) appears in Starstruck.
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Characters
Jackie Mullens
(played by Joey Kennedy) — protagonist
Sydney teenager and barmaid who dreams of singing stardom. After gaining backing from the band The Wombats and dating guitarist Robbie, she appears on a TV talent show hosted by Terry Lambert. Followi...
Pearl
(played by Margo Lee) — supporting
Jackie's mother and the hardworking owner of their family pub. She enters a relationship with Lou, Angus's father, but the romance ends disastrously when he steals all the money from the pub's safe an...
Terry
(played by John O'May) — supporting
Suave host of the TV talent show The Wow Show. Intrigued by a stunt proposal, he features Jackie on his program. Under his influence, Jackie alters her style and ends her relationship with Robbie. How...
Lou
(played by Dennis Miller) — supporting
Angus's deadbeat father who returns and begins courting Pearl. His relationship ends catastrophically when he absconds with all the funds from the family pub's safe, leaving Pearl and the already stru...
Robbie
(played by Ned Lander) — minor
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Lou → Pearl
(Romantic Partner)
Jackie Mullens → Terry
(Romantic Crush)
Jackie Mullens → Robbie
(Romantic Partner)
Jackie Mullens → Pearl
(Family Mother)
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Lou → Jackie Mullens
(Conflict Thief)
Story Analysis
A teenage barmaid navigates fame, betrayal, and artistic authenticity to save her family's pub and achieve stardom on her own terms.
