urquhart's co star, matt minto (isaac worthington) spoke of the fan's praise for luke, "luke's popular because he's eccentric; taxidermy is his life after all. he is intrinsically funny. he is also very good-natured and always means well, which i'm sure appeals to the audience." he also believed he was going to become "public enemy number one" following the storyline of isaac getting luke kidnapped. urquhart further elaborated on the characters popularity and 'cult following', saying: "i think he's someone who's a little out of the box, but i also think he's got a heart of gold and people connect with his earnestness". the storyline that saw luke romance zlata (kate elliott) was labelled as "shocking", due to the speed to which the characters fell in love. in 2012 luke was named as one of the standout characters of the show's first 20 years. the soaps longest running actor, michael galvin (chris warner), named luke as his favourite character.