season six has almost arrived on and fans are excited to see the cast return. One character who left in season four was Ricky (played by Grayson Gurnsey) after he joined the Marines.
Actor Grayson told Express.co.uk he would have loved to have spent more time on screen with Preacher (Colin Lawrence). Earlier this year it was revealed his character would be making a comeback after his character was spotted in the latest trailer.
Ricky is briefly spotted with his arm around ex-girlfriend Lizzie (Sarah Dugdale). When Ricky left Virgin River for basic training, Lizzie was already in a relationship with Denny (Kai Bradbury).
He is sure to get a surprise when Lizzie reveals her pregnancy news to him. Ricky’s homecoming almost happened in the second half of season five, but there was not enough space in the storyline to facilitate it.
Season four featured some emotional moments as Ricky came to terms with his breakup.
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He had been in a relationship with Lizzie and things were going well until he agreed to join the Marines.
Not wanting to upset Lizzie so early on in their relationship, he decided to keep the news from her until it was too late.
Lizzie was heartbroken that Ricky did not feel he could be honest with her, and she broke up with him.
In season four, Lizzie and the rest of the residents gathered to give Ricky an emotional send-off.
Virgin River: Ricky and Jack shared an emotional moment (Image: NETFLIX)
Back when he first left, Ricky star Grayson told Express.co.uk he would not be appearing in season five as his character needed to make room for other storylines.
However, he reflected on who he would have liked to have shared more time in front of the camera with, and paid tribute to co-star Colin.
He said: “This is one of those questions that is really impossible to answer because the characters are all amazing.
“There are several characters whose bubbles never really meet, like Doc and Ricky never really have meaningful conversations.
“But I’d say probably my favourite scenes on the show are with Colin, or Preacher, he is such a fun, loving guy.
Virgin River: Colin Lawrence plays Preacher in the series (Image: NETFLIX)
“We have fantastic scenes, there’s this one scene in season three at [Lilly’s] funeral and we have this little tender moment.
“I wish we had more of those. In the books, they are pretty prevalent, like Ricky has a lot more scenes with Preacher.
“He takes just as much as a father figure role as Jack and that was one thing that was missing for me.
“But otherwise I’m very happy with how the show turned out.”
Grayson did say the door was open for Ricky to return in a couple of seasons’ time.
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Virgin River: Ricky and Lizzie shared a special moment (Image: NETFLIX)
Lizzie actress Sarah told Express.co.uk she loved being on screen with Grayson again in season four.
Opening up about her favourite scene from the latest series, she said: “The Rennaissance fayre was a standout for me.
“Getting to get up on stage and do that little piece of Romeo and Juliet with Grayson and have an audience out there.
“And everyone was dressed in these beautiful costumes, you don’t get that very often.
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“I got to dress up like a princess and that’s okay with me.”
Meanwhile, Ricky had a difficult time saying goodbye to () as he left to start the next chapter of his life.
Virgin River season 6 airs on on December 19