| David Croft | |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Gender | Male |
| Relationships | Sophie Simpson (girlfriend) |
| Family | Mary Croft (mother) Lucinda Croft (sister) Isobel DuPre (grandmother) Donald Fisher (uncle) Clive Fisher (uncle) Bobby Simpson (cousin; deceased) Alan Fisher (cousin) Rebecca Fisher (cousin) Byron Fisher (cousin) Tamara Simpson (daughter) |
| First Appearance | 19 July 1991 |
| Last Appearance | 21 August 1991 |
| Portrayed by | Guy Pearce |
David Croft was the teacher of Summer Bay High and the brother of Lucinda Croft. He's the nephew of Donald Fisher and the boyfriend of Sophie Simpson. He's also the father of Sophie's daughter, Tamara.
Storylines[]
David arrives in Summer Bay to visit his uncle, Donald Fisher and meets his estranged sister Lucinda who is frosty with him due to a falling out they had when they were younger due to David's investment idea failing and resulting in their parents losing their home. Donald plays referee between the two siblings and they later reconcile.
Sophie Simpson is attracted to David and he feels the same way about her. They begin a relationship but it is revealed and Donald and Sophie's foster parents Michael and Pippa Ross express their disapproval with the relationship as David is much older than Sophie.
Pippa then makes a deal with Sophie, If she still feels the same about David after two weeks away at Pippa's mother, Coral King's house, She and Michael will leave the couple alone.
David decides to leave on a trip of his own too but he and Sophie agree to meet up when they return. The couple part after Sophie gives David a taped message to play.
That night, David sets off in his car on Yabbie Creek road, listening to the tape. Karen Dean and Adam Cameron arrive in an oncoming car and there is a head-on collision which David tries to avoid but he is killed instantly.[21] When Sophie returns from Coral's, she is devastated to learn of David's death and is shocked to learn Karen is responsible.
She is initially angry at Pippa and Michael for sending her away but calms down. Sophie then discovers she is pregnant with David's baby and later gives birth to a daughter, Tamara. Sophie then moves to Perth near David's mother Mary. Sophie has another child in 2003 with her husband, Blake Dean and names their son after David.