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

Creator:

Alan Bateman

Seasons:

1 | unknown

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 | Friendship | Father Son Relationship | Father Figure | Family Relationships

Awards:

33 wins & 58 nominations

Cast

Ray Meagher	...	Alf Stewart / ... (584 episodes, 1988-2010)
Mark Furze	...	Eric 'Ric' Dalby / ... (490 episodes, 2004-2008)
Jon Sivewright	...	Tony Holden / ... (457 episodes, 2005-2010)
Paul O'Brien	...	Jack Holden (422 episodes, 2005-2009)
Rhys Wakefield	...	Lucas Holden (343 episodes, 2005-2008)
Lincoln Lewis	...	Geoff Campbell (304 episodes, 2007-2010)
Bob Morley	...	Drew Curtis / ... (279 episodes, 2006-2008)
Tim Campbell	...	Dan Baker (266 episodes, 2004-2008)
Lynne McGranger	...	Irene Roberts / ... (264 episodes, 1992-2010)
Jodi Gordon	...	Martha McKenzie / ... (240 episodes, 2005-2010)
Tammin Sursok	...	Dani Sutherland (240 episodes, 2000-2004)

Runtime:

22 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:G | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

ATN-7 Studios, Eveleigh, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

7 Network

Trivia:

Hayley's (Bec Cartwright) pregnancy was written for the show before Bec Cartwright found out she really was pregnant. She was replaced by Ella Scott Lynch who played the part for the remainder of the year.

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:

Kit Hunter: My Dad always said, "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy."

Movie Connections:

Spin off Home and Away: Hearts Divided (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

From the Sea

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.