Jo Langham

Jo was on her way to Summer Bay to meet dad David when her car broke down. Tane stopped and offered to help but she refused and was left with a long walk to town. When she returned with her father, she found Tane had fixed the car and was annoyed that he’d acted without her permission, although had to accept he’d done a good job. She was soon reunited with estranged sister Lacey, who had always blamed Jo for their mother’s death in a car crash; Jo had driven into a tree and had no memory of what had happened. Their argument escalated into a fight that saw them both arrested by Cash and taken to the station where David was sergeant. Jo asked David if he had covered up anything about the crash but he insisted he hadn’t. She tried to use Lacey’s boyfriend Theo to put in a word for her but he refused.

She befriended Dana when she met her at the Diner and they realised they were both going for a job as a cardiothoracic nurse at the hospital. Jo was interviewed by Levi and demonstrated her knowledge of the subject but broke down in tears when he asked about her family. Despite this, she got the job. Dana was bitter towards her, suggesting she turned on the tears to get sympathy. Although she later apologised, Jo was in no mood to accept.