Matt was written out of the series in 1991 and his departure story was devised around his break-up with Gemma. His final scenes see him accuse Gemma of having sex with Aidan. She denies this and eventually believes her. Matt decides he cannot trust Gemma and decides to leave Erinsborough. Paske had left the series to pursue acting work in the United Kingdom. In 1997, Paske was interviewed on "Lizzy Gardiner’s Story of the Fame Game" about his career. Paske told Gardiner that he did not regret his involvement in "Neighbours", but thought that being typecast affected him securing further acting work in Australia.