When her contract came up for renewal in mid-1990, Hartley-Clark realised that she was fed up of working long hours, so she decided to quit the role after twenty months. Of her reason to leave, she stated "Once you start to get out of bed and sit in the toilet at five in the morning wailing, 'I don't want to go!' I think it's time to get out." Hartley-Clark filmed her final scenes as Kerry in July 1990. She stated that Kerry had been a "wonderful" character to portray and she felt she had had a rewarding experience during her time on "Neighbours".