"Home and Away" (1988) TV series 1988-????

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Creator:

Alan Bateman

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

16 January 1988 (Australia)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

"Get closer to the bay" [UK]

Plot:

"Home and Away" chronicles the lives, loves, happiness, and heart-breaks of the residents of Summer Bay, a small coastal town in New South Wales, Australia.

Plot Keywords:

Beach | Father Son Relationship | Family Relationships | Soap | Neighbor

Awards:

33 wins & 58 nominations

Cast

Mark Furze	...	Eric 'Ric' Dalby / ... (446 episodes, 2004-2009)
Ray Meagher	...	Alf Stewart / ... (406 episodes, 1988-2009)
Jon Sivewright	...	Tony Holden (356 episodes, 2005-2009)
Paul O'Brien	...	Jack Holden (352 episodes, 2005-2009)
Rhys Wakefield	...	Lucas Holden (295 episodes, 2005-2009)
Tim Campbell	...	Dan Baker (265 episodes, 2004-2009)
Bob Morley	...	Drew Curtis / ... (251 episodes, 2006-2008)
Lincoln Lewis	...	Geoff Campbell (217 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jodi Gordon	...	Martha McKenzie / ... (209 episodes, 2005-2009)
Chris Sadrinna	...	Brad Armstrong (198 episodes, 2006-2009)

Runtime:

22 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:G | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

ATN-7 Studios, Mobbs Lane, Epping, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

7 Network

Trivia:

As of the 2008 season, Ray Meagher (Alf) is the longest-serving cast member, as well as remains the only original cast member still on the show since it's premiere in 1988 (Kate Richie (Sally) left the show in the early part of the 2008 season, and Norman Coburn (Fisher) left in 2003). Other long serving cast members include Lynne McGranger (since 1992) and Ada Nicodemou (since 2000). Lynn Collingwood was also a recurring cast member (appearing during the 1988-1989 seasons) however she left the show for a number of years before returning briefly in 1997, and again in 1999 as permanent cast member

Goofs:

Continuity: When Carly Lucini had her baby in 1992, it was a girl. But when the Ross family tried to help Pippa regain her memory in 1997, they said Carly had had a boy!

Quotes:

[trying to put together a chair with a then-alcoholic Irene]
Alf Stewart: [shouting] You couldn't read instructions if they were written a mile high in whiskey bottles, and that's saying something!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "It Takes Two: (#3.1)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Accidentally Kelly Street

Past Glories

Home & Away had its best days in the mid 90's when they actually had good actors and a few decent storylines. It started to go down hill after about 1997 when the characters became all to similar and the storylines revisited (but then again what soapy doesn't?). This show is watchable until you feel the recycling and then its a turnoff. I do admire a couple of the actors though who have stuck with the show and not got stars in their eyes and expectations beyond their abilities.