Home and Away spoilers: Ryder is in BIG trouble with Roo!

Home and Away, Roo Stewart, Ryder Jackson

Ryder clashes with his schoolteacher aunt Roo when she discovers the teenager has been slacking off from his school assignment

Ryder Jackson (played by Lukas Radovich) has had his head in the clouds on Home and Away, since finding a car he wants to buy.

The teenager has been working extra shifts at the local juice bar to raise the extra cash he needs to buy his first car. Trouble is, Ryder has been neglecting his school studies while working overtime. So when his school teacher aunt Roo Stewart (Georgie Parker) discovers her nephew has yet to complete his English assignment, she's not happy!

Roo warns Ryder to get his act together and hand in his assignment or she'll deduct 10% off his mark every day until it is completed! But will Ryder really start hitting the books?

Home and Away, Ryder Jackson, Alf Stewart

Ryder recently told granddad Alf all about the car he wants to buy on Home and Away. (Picture: Channel 5)

Meanwhile, Tori Morgan (Penny McNamee) confides in brother Justin (James Stewart) about her pregnancy worries, and the chance she could still lose the baby conceived through IVF treatment with sperm donor friend, Robbo (Jake Ryan).

Home and Away, Maggie Astoni, Mason Morgan

Mason has been left in charge of the gym on Home and Away. (Picture: Channel 5)

And Tori and Justin's brother Mason (Orpheus Pledger) has dramas of his own. Having been left in charge of the local gym while boss Robbo is away on a roadtrip with fiancee Jasmine Delaney (Sam Frost), Mason is feeling taken advantage of and fears he'll be stuck working at the gym forever.

Can Tori help out with a solution to boost Mason's spirits?

And Marilyn Chambers is still trying to get a handle on her and hubby John Palmer's new living arrangements, with him spending more time in the city with their injured soldier son, Jett.

As Marilyn sits down for yet another meal alone, can she deal with her feelings of loneliness and the effect John's absence is having on her?

Home and Away continues weekdays at 1:15pm and 6:00pm on Channel 5

Simon Timblick
Writer

Simon has long been a fan of soap operas, and especially loves OVER-THE-TOP plots involving evil twins, hair-pulling catfights and natural disasters. Anyone remember the Sunset Beach earthquake/tidal wave? Or when Krystle Carrington got locked in the attic and replaced by look-a-like Rita in Dynasty?!

Simon has written for a variety of TV and childrens’ magazines/websites including Inside Soap, Nickelodeon, What’s On TV, Radio Times, Metro, Girl Talk, Disney Girl, Toxic! and Digital Spy. He has reported LIVE from the red carpet at The British Soap Awards interviewing glammed-up stars from soapland, and hosted a Facebook LIVE session for Metro with Home and Away legend Ray Meagher (Alf "Stone the flamin' crows!" Stewart) to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Aussie soap.

Simon is also co-author of The Treasures Of Coronation Street (Carlton Books)

And the writer and director of (very!) low budget fright flick, Midsummer Night's EVIL and the sequel webisodes series, The Hatchet Woods HORROR.