Home and Away

Home and Away
File:Home and Away Logo.jpg Opening title screen
Created by	Alan Bateman
Starring	See Cast below
Country of origin	Australia
No. of episodes	4456 (as of 2007-07-10)
Production
Running time	20-22 minutes
Original release
Network	Channel Seven
Release	January 17, 1988 – present

Home and Away (commonly abbreviated to H&A) is a soap opera that has been produced in Sydney by the Seven Network since July 1987. The show first went to air on Sunday 17 January 1988 with a two hour pilot and from then it premiered as a weeknightly program the night after on Monday 18 January 1988 at 6 p.m. before Seven News which then aired at 6:30 p.m.. Home and Away has also aired at the 6:30 p.m. timeslot. However, from 1992 the 7 p.m. slot has been its stable time.

The show is broadcast on the Seven Network and its affiliates from Monday to Friday at 7 p.m. in Australia and is exported to many countries including Ireland, New Zealand, Estonia, France, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom and many Asian countries.

When the show began in January 1988 ratings were low but soon improved and gradually the show's popularity grew. Originally Home and Away focused primarily on the characters of Pippa and Tom Fletcher who ran the Summer Bay Caravan Park and lived there with a succession of foster children, but eventually the show's focus broadened to focus on the lives and loves of the inhabitants of the rest of Summer Bay.

History

The Diner's Outside Eating Area

In 1985, Seven Network axed the poor rating soap Neighbours; they continued producing that series for its remaining contract, ultimately producing 170 episodes. However Seven Network was unaware that Network Ten, a rival television network, was in talks with the production team to air the soap on their network in 1986. When Neighbours returned, on Ten, in 1986, it initially attracted low ratings. The Network worked hard to publicise Neighbours by revamping the show and adding several new, younger cast members, and they launched a concerted publicity drive largely focused on these new actors. This paid off for Neighbours and its popularity grew; by the end of 1987 it was attracting high ratings in Australia. In October 1986, Neighbours started being broadcast in the UK, where it began to attract strong viewing figures. From about 1988 to 1991 Neighbours was regually watched by 20 million viewers in the UK.

In late 1986 the Seven Network’s head of drama at the time Alan Bateman was tasked with creating a pilot for a soap opera that was in no way a copy of Neighbours. Bateman soon found his inspiration when he stopped in Kangaroo Point, New South Wales on a family outing. Chatting to locals Bateman discovered that the townspeople were angered over the construction of a home for foster children from the city. Seeing the degree of conflict the plan for the new youth centre had produced within the community, Bateman recognised the drama that could be generated by this situation and began to develop it as the basis for the new soap opera.

20th Anniversary: 1988 - 2008

The Back to the Bay website has received exclusive news regarding the 20th Anniversary of Home and Away, which will begin in January 2008.

Bevan Lee, who is the Script Executive for the Seven Network will be returning to the role of Script Producer for the first 6 months of 2008. He will replace Sarah Walker, who has just finished her period in the role, plotting storylines right up until the end of 2007.

Bevan had worked on the show for most of its run until 2004. During that time he was responsible for many memorable storylines including the Sarah Lewis saga and Kane's cancer battle.

Bevan has promised fans that nothing dramatic will happen in the 2007 season finale, but he said that "My material will start with a very startling cliffhanger at the end of this year that will make regular viewers re-evaluate something that they have always taken for granted about one of the characters in the show. This cliffhanger will turn the life of that character on its head and will lead to one of the major stories of 2008.

Unless I'm mistaken, this cliffhanger will makes the jaws of those who have watched the show from the beginning well and truly drop. And the story will lead to the return of many old faces to the show at various stages through 2008."

Cast

Main cast members

Main articles: List of Home and Away characters and List of cast members of Home and Away

Actor	Role	Status
Ray Meagher	Alf Stewart	1988-present
Kate Ritchie	Sally Fletcher	1988-present
Lynne McGranger	Irene Roberts	1992-present
Lyn Collingwood	Colleen Smart	1988-1989, 1997, 1999-present
Ada Nicodemou	Leah Patterson-Baker	2000-present
Tim Campbell	Dan Baker	2004-present
Indiana Evans	Matilda Hunter	2004-present
Mark Furze	Eric Dalby	2004-present
Sharni Vinson	Cassie Turner	2005-present
Jodi Gordon	Martha MacKenzie	2005-present
Paul O'Brien	Jack Holden	2005-present
Rhys Wakefield	Lucas Holden	2005-present
Jon Sivewright	Tony Holden	2005-present
Amy Mathews	Rachel Armstrong	2006-present
Jessica Tovey	Belle Taylor	2006-present
Bobby Morley	Drew Curtis	2006-present
Chris Sadrinna	Brad Armstrong	2006-present
Lincoln Lewis	Geoff Campbell	2007-present
Charlotte Best	Annie Campbell	2007-present

Recurring cast members

Actor	Role
Chloe Marshall	Pippa Saunders	2007-present
Isaac Gorman	Ryan Baker	2005-present
Cooper Scott	V.J. Patterson	2006-present
Rachel Gordon	Jazz Curtis	2007-present
Chris Haywood	Bruce Campbell	2007-present
Daniel Ewing	Reuben	2007

Upcoming Cast Members

Actor	Role	Status
Todd Lasance	Aden	Debuts 26 July 2007
Jessica Chapnick	Sam Tolhurst	Returns 28 July 2007
Ed Willis	Rory Tolhurst	Returns 28 July 2007
Norman Coburn	Donald Fisher	Returns Late July 2007
Cornelia Frances	Morag Bellingham	Returns Late 2007
David Koch	Parent of Footy Player	Debuts September 2007

Deceased cast members

Actor	Role	Duration	Year of death
Gwen Plumb	Mrs. Peters	1988 (guest)	2002
Richard Morgan	Donahue	1989 (guest)	2006
Belinda Emmett	Rebecca Fisher (#3)	1996-1999 (regular)	2006
Megan Connolly	Rebecca Fisher (#4)	1998 (temporary recast)	2001

Before they were stars

Actor	Role	Duration
Simon Baker	James Healey	1994
Justine Clark	Roo Stewart	1988-1989
Chris Egan	Nick Smith (#2)	2000-2003
Isla Fisher	Shannon Reed	1994-1997
Melissa George	Angel Parrish	1993-1996
Rhett Giles	Paris Burnett	2002-2003
Daniel Goddard	Eric Phillips	1994-1995
Jane Hall	Rebecca Fisher (#1)	1989
Bec Hewitt	Hayley Lawson (#1)	1998-2005
Ryan Kwanten	Vinnie Patterson	1997-2002
Lisa Lackey	Roxanne "Roxy" Miller	1992-1995
Heath Ledger	Scott Irwin	1997
Craig McLachlan	Grant Mitchell	1989-1991
Julian McMahon	Ben Lucini	1990-1991
Justin Melvey	Harry Reynolds	1999-2001
Dannii Minogue	Emma Jackson	1989-1990
Guy Pearce	David Croft	1991-1992
Tammin Sursok	Dani Sutherland	2000-2004
Naomi Watts	Julie Gibson	1992

Celebrity guest appearances

• John Farnham (1988)
• Frente! (1993)
• Michael Palin as a surfer (1996)
• Kostya Tszyu (1997)
• Atomic Kitten (2001)
• Paulini Curuenavuli (2004)
• Lleyton Hewitt (2005)

Current Living Arrangements

As of 5th July 2007

Summer Bay House

• Alf Stewart
• Sally Fletcher
• Brad Armstrong
• Ric Dalby
• Cassie Turner
• Pippa Saunders

Beach House

• Irene Roberts
• Belle Taylor

Hunter/Holden House

• Tony Holden
• Jack Holden
• Matilda Hunter
• Lucas Holden

Patterson/Baker House

• Leah Patterson-Baker
• Dan Baker
• Drew Curtis
• VJ Patterson
• Ryan Baker

The Diner Flat

• Martha MacKenzie

The Pad (formerly the Holden House)

• Rachel Hyde

Penthouse (formerly Amanda's mansion)

• Jazz Curtis

Locations

Aside from the residents' houses Summer Bay has several well-known locations including:

• The Surf Club - As with many real life Australian beaches Summer Bay has its own Surf and Lifesaving Centre. Over the years as well as serving its purpose as a centre for sea and land rescues it has been a place for the young people of the Bay to relax and socialise. Town meetings are often held in the Surf Club. It has also been used as a polling station and a private party/formal venue and has housed various food outlets. Several characters have been trained as lifeguards over the years and surf competitions take place occasionally.
• Noah's Bar - Located in and joined to the Surf Club. Originally intended to be a business venture between newly-weds Noah Lawson and Hayley Lawson, the bar was renamed after Noah's tragic death and changed hands after Hayley's move to France with Scott Hunter. The only known licensed premises regularly shown on the show, it is also used for private functions. Tony and Alf run the bar.
• Summer Bay Super Bods - The gym is also located next to the Surf Club. Currently owned by Tony Holden, and run by Tony Holden and Kim Hyde. Previous employees include Jesse McGregor, and Hayley Lawson.
• The Bayside Diner - More commonly known simply as The Diner. Originally owned by Bobby Simpson and her best friend and aunt Ailsa Stewart, currently by Leah Patterson-Baker and Irene Roberts, although Alf still owns half the building, with Leah owning the other half. It was gutted by fire in 2000 due to Colleen Smart pouring a drum of oil, which she mistook for water, on a raging fire. The diner was forced to move location. Above is a two-bedroomed flat where Martha currently lives. The Diner is the first port of call for any residents of the Bay who wish to have a "choccy milkshake", laid-back dinner or take-away.
• Summer Bay High - The local co-ed high school. It is also used as an evacuation centre in extreme weather conditions such as hurricanes and has been the scene of a hostage situation. Most of the younger characters attend the school, and many of the adult characters have worked there as principals, teachers, admin staff and counsellors. These include Donald Fisher, Sally Fletcher, Irene Roberts, Amanda Vale, Tony Holden, Shauna Bradley, Brad Armstrong, Dan Baker and Noah Lawson.
• The Beach - The beach is an important part of the Bay and several major storylines have revolved around it. It is the main outdoor location, often used for casual encounters between characters. It also serves to showcase the looks of the cast, who are often seen wearing beachwear. There is a small salt-water swimming pool at one end of the beach which is used occasionally.
• The Police Station - Since the Zoe McAllister saga began Summer Bay Police Station has been an increasingly popular setting for scenes. Peter Baker and regular character PC Jack Holden work there. Former officers include Nick Parrish,Joel Nash, Kim Mitchell, Detective Inspector Mike Carter and PC Pia Corelli. Other police officials are recurring characters (PC Lara "Fitzy" Fitzgerald, PC Ashton Nader, Detective Ken Harper and Senior Constable Darren McGrath) and regular viewers will know of their simple but recognisable characteristics, i.e. good cop, bad cop.
• Northern Districts Hospital - Illnesses, accidents and emergencies have seen many characters brought to the hospital for treatment. Current hospital employees include characters Dr. Rachel Armstrong and Nurse Julie Cooper. Former hospital employees include Dr. Charlotte Adams, Dr. Lachlan Fraser, the late Dr. Flynn Saunders, physiotherapist Samantha Tolhurst and Dr. Kelly Watson.

Filming in The United Kingdom

In the past, Home and Away have filmed several episodes in The UK.

In 1998, Selina Roberts and Steven Matheson who had left the year previous made a call to Irene Roberts and were seen for the remainder of the episode.

In 2001, a storyline where Donald Fisher had his book Letter to Byron (in honor of his late son, Byron, who died in infancy), published saw him, along with Hayley Smith and her brothers Will and Nick and their foster mother, Irene taking a trip to London. Whilst in London, Donald met up with his estranged wife Marilyn Fisher (Emily Symons) and gave the audience some closure to their marriage. British pop group Atomic Kitten made a cameo.

Production and broadcast schedule

The show is filmed five days a week for 46 weeks of the year. The crew is given a four week holiday at Christmas and a two week break for recuperation mid-year. A normal shooting day is 7:00am to 6:00pm, but can go later if shooting goes over time. There are an average of 8 weeks between shooting and airing the program. The interior shots are filmed at a permanent set for the show in Seven Sydney's Epping studio. The exterior scenes are filmed on location at Palm Beach and at Long Reef Beach in Sydney's Northern Beaches region. Filming normally takes place on Tuesdays.

Australian broadcasts

Jodi Gordon and Ben Guernens during filming

Home and Away is broadcast in Australia on weekdays at 7:00 p.m.. The show airs for 46 weeks each year (except for occasions where worldwide events take priority such as tennis and Olympic Games). Each new season begins on the second Monday in January (an exception to this was the 2006 season where it returned on the third Monday), and the season finale airs on the last Friday of the ratings period (usually the last Friday in November, although was not the case in 2006 as it was aired on the first Friday of December). The show rates very well in its timeslot, receiving between 1.1 and 1.5 million viewers per episode. The show's main rival is Temptation on the Nine Network, which usually comes second in this timeslot. In this timeslot Network Ten screens, at various times of the year, programs such as the Big Brother Australia Daily Show, The Biggest Loser, or repeats of The Simpsons, which usually come third in ratings behind networks Seven and Nine.

During the broadcast there are three ad-breaks and immediately following the broadcast of each episode is a short promotional trailer for the next episode.

Repeat episodes of the series were broadcast between 1999 and 2002, with a one-year break in 2000. The first 623 episodes (except for Episode 469, which was overlooked when Seven were showing the tennis in September 2001) were shown in this run, before it was taken off in May 2002, and so far has never returned. Restrictions due to contracts with actors who appeared in the early days of the series prevent the Seven Network from showing repeats of Home and Away, or releasing DVD sets[1].

United Kingdom broadcasts

The show has more overall viewers in the larger UK market than it has in its home market, but a higher proportion of viewers in Australia due to Australia's smaller population. All ITV regions showed the same episode each day however it was shown at different times, with the first opportunity to watch normally at lunchtime, followed by a teatime screening.

UK regions have historically had different timeslots for the programme. Most regions aired it at 5.10pm, however Central and Anglia originally showed it at 6.35pm, later 6pm. Thames and Granada then moved the show from 5.10pm to 6pm, Border at 6.30pm. TSW at 3.25pm (6:30pm from 1992) before their successor Westcountry Television moved the series to 5.10pm in 1993.

TSW's scheduling was controversial. In 1991 the lunchtime showing was 1.20pm with the repeat following at 3.25pm. TSW persisted with the 3:25pm slot for a long period (apparently to avoid having to schedule two quiz shows consecutively), despite the fact many of Home And Away's teenage followers would still have been at school at this time. All regions screened at 5pm from March 1999.

In the UK episode from 1993 onwards were sometimes censored for content. Two episodes were dropped in their entirety, one due to similarities to the Dunblane massacre, another due to similarities to the James Bulger kidnap.

Surf Club Sign

In 1999, ITV2 began broadcasting an omnibus on Saturday Mornings.

In 2000, episodes aired in the UK were aired only one week previously in Australia.

The shift in the UK from ITV in June 2000 to Five damaged the programme's ratings; contract obligations kept it off air in the UK for a year.

However during the Year's absence ITV2 were allowed to repeat some episodes previously aired in 1997. These episodes included a storyline featuring Joey Rainbow, Saul Bennett and Selina Roberts.

The smaller audience share Five has is believed to contribute to the show achieving ratings significantly lower than those it enjoyed on ITV. Five funds more than half of the production costs, and it is officially Five's second highest rated show.

In accordance with European Union regulations for shows of this time-length, only one advertisement break is inserted into the programme at approximately the halfway point. An omnibus edition aired on Saturday mornings when that week's episodes were all repeated until October 2005. Five Life, a brand new channel, started airing the omnibus from October 2006.

Home and Away was first aired on Five on 2001-07-16. At this stage it was fifty weeks (250 episodes) behind Australia. Due to the breaks in transmission in Australia, it has been catching up in the UK ever since and is currently only eleven weeks behind. It is believed that by December 2008 that both the UK and Ireland will have caught up fully with Australian episodes (this is not the case for New Zealand as they too take their summer break at this time)

ITV regional scheduling

ITV Region	Programme Schedule Pattern AXED IN ALL ITV REGIONS IN JUNE 2000 AS SERIES RIGHTS LOST TO FIVE
	Start Date	Daytime Times Screened	Evening Times Screened
Central Television	Saturday, 11 February 1989 at 5.00 p.m.	11.00 daily from June 1989. 11.00 moves to 12.30 in September 1989. From 17 January 1991 the 12.30 episode switches to 13.20 then ???	Mondays to Fridays 18.35, then 18.00, then 17.00
Yorkshire Television (YTV)	as Central	as Central	Mondays to Fridays 17.10 then 17.00
Granada Television	as Central	as Central	Mondays to Fridays 17.10 then 18.00 then back to 17.10 then back to 18.00 then 17.00
Television South (TVS)	as Central	as Central	Mondays to Fridays 17.10, until TVS ended on 31st Dec 1992. Meridian who took over on 1st Jan 1993, continued with the 17.10 showing, until winter 1999 when it was moved to 17.00.
Television South West (TSW)	as Central	as Central	Mondays to Fridays 17.10, then 15.27 from Sept 1989 - Sept 1992 (from Jan 1991, only 97 minutes after the end of the 1st screening!), then 18:30 from Sept - Dec 1992. On 31st Dec 1992, TSW ended, Westcountry, who took over on 1st January 1993, returned it to Mondays to Fridays 17.10, until winter 1999 when it was moved to 17.00.
Channel Television	As TVS	As TVS	As TVS
Thames Television	as Central	as Central	as STV although Friday episodes remained at 17.10 while Monday to Thursday was 18.00
Anglia Television	as Central	as Central	as Central
Tyne Tees Television	as Central	as Central	as Yorkshire
Scottish Television (STV)	as Central	as Central	Mondays to Fridays 17.10 then 18.00 then 17.00
Grampian Television	as Central	as Central	as Yorkshire
HTV Wales	as Central	as Central	as Yorkshire
HTV West	as Central	as Central	as Yorkshire
Border Television	as Central	as Central	as Yorkshire until late 1990s then 18.30
UTV	as Central	as Central	as Yorkshire

The deal between the channels was reached on February 24 2000.

Home and Away on Five

The night before Home and Away was launched on Five a recap episode was broadcast featuring Sally Fletcher and Gypsy Nash. This was repeated from 12:30-1:30pm the following day.

From 16 July, 2001, starting with Episode 2841, Five aired a new episode of Home and Away at 6.00pm every weekday evening, with the episode repeated at 12. 30pm the following day, or in the case of a Friday episode, the following Monday afternoon. This continued until January 2006, following the cancellation of five's homegrown soap opera Family Affairs , when the repeat was moved forward half an hour to 12:00pm. Furthermore, an omnibus aired on the Saturday from July 2001 to October 2005. It originally aired in an afternoon slot before being moved to an early morning slot, before it was dropped from the schedules.

On May 7 2007, no episode was aired on Five for the first time since it started the show.

Since Five aired episodes continuously, whilst Channel Seven took a six week break ever December and January, Five caught up from over a year behind to the current 11 weeks.

Home and Away on Five Life

In October 2006, Five launched two new digital TV channels, Five Life and Five US. As part of the plan to gain viewers, Home and Away airs at 6:30pm, a day ahead of the normal Five schedules.

It also airs the episodes shown two days previous on Five Life, at 5:30pm each weekday. Before May 21 2007, this episode aired at 4:00pm. An omnibus of the episodes aired that week is shown on a Saturday.

From May 21 2007, Five Life also started repeating episodes from the 2000 season of Home and Away, starting from Episode 2841. This is the furthest back they could start as they do not own the rights to the previous episodes. They air between 10.00am and 11.00am, meaning that 10 episodes are aired each week.

On May 28 2007, no new episode was aired on any Five channel, however as well as the two episodes in the morning, six wedding themed episodes were aired in the afternoon.

Home And Away: first chance on five life rates well often coming up three times in the top multichannel shows with audience figures between 500,000 and 800,000.

UK takes a revived interest

From May [2008] Home and Away will air on the same UK network as rival Neighbours for the first time after FIVE won the UK rights to the latter from the BBC.

In the wake of the BBC's loss to Five of Neighbours it seems that more and more people are trying to shake off their anxiety and anger by tuning over to Home and away at 6.00pm each night. As a result of the new interest, over the past few weeks Five have began to put together advertising campaigns- the first for Home and away since 2002. The First advertising campaign took place on June 9 on Five Life at 1.45pm (unsurprisingly during the Home and away weekend omnibus which runs from 11.45am-2.00pm every Saturday) to advertise Amanda's wedding which was to be aired the following Thursday June 14 at 6.00pm (cable viewers could watch it the night before at 6.30pm as a sneak-peak- which is a copycat idea of what Channel 4 does with their soap Hollyoaks which Holly Brisley stated in The Sun as "The UK equivalent to Home and away"). During that week, instead of the two women who give us a quick synopsis of what is to come during the idents briefly before and after the show, Holly Brisley took over for a few nights as Amanda Vale telling the viewers how she feels in order to gear them up for the show. As a result of Neighbours though, Home and away is quickly rising from 2 million viewers per episode to roughly about 3.5 million. Other competition at 6.00pm comes from BBC News at 6.00pm on BBC One, Let me entertain you on BBC Two, Local News on ITV and repeats of The Simpsons on Channel 4.

Sponsorship

Home and Away broadcasts have received sponsorship since they moved to Five. Sponsors include:

• Bodyform, between mid-2001 and mid-2004;
• KFC, between mid-2004 and late 2005;
• Weetos and Weetabix Minis since 2006 SLOGAN; "With Fun Extra's" July 2006 until June 5, 2007. SLOGAN 2 "Never a dull moment" June 6, 2007

Home and away from the UK (including Actors in the show)

Cornelia Frances- Morag Bellingham (1989-1995) and (2001-present) Nicholas Bishop- Det. Peter Baker (2004- mid 2005) and (2006-7) Danielle Nicholls- Home and away: Behind the scenes (2000) (this was a special show filmed for the UK before it moved to Five) Back To The Bay (2000) - A Behind the scenes show on FIVE show a year prior to the show's relaunch.

Other international broadcasts

The Beach and Stewarts Point

In New Zealand, the show used to be broadcast on TV One, later TV2 but now screens on TV3 on weekdays at 5:30pm, (repeated 10:30am on weekdays and an omnibus airs on Sundays at 10:15am). 1995 episodes were briefly shown on Prime TV at 3:30pm weekdays. New Zealand is exactly 6 weeks behind Australia.

In Ireland, the national state broadcaster RTE has shown the programme since its inception. It has continually been a highly popular show, that has attracted a very wide and loyal fan base. The show is broadcast weekdays at 1:25pm on RTÉ One and repeated at 6:30pm on RTÉ Two regularly getting into the top 5 ratings for that week. It is approximately three months behind Australia. The show is now also repeated on RTÉ Two on Saturdays and Sundays (subject to no live sport etc.) with two episodes on Saturday and three on Sunday. Also on one occasion a double-episode was shown on a Friday. Dublin City University students set up a Home and Away society in 2006 which garnered a huge response from DCU students. One of the society's biggest achievements was meeting Ray Meagher who plays one of Summer Bay's most important residents, Alf Stewart.

Estonia is quite behind various other countries. Currently episodes from 2003 are shown on Kanal 2 every weekday at 6:30pm. In summertime (June-August), two episodes are shown instead of one. Other countries that broadcast Home And Away include: Belgium on Kanaal Twee with a double broadcast on weekdays; Denmark; Iceland; Israel; Lithuania; Norway; Poland; Serbia; Macedonia; South Africa; Sweden; France.

The series is also broadcast in the following countries via the Australia Network: American Samoa; Cambodia; Cook Islands; East Timor; Federated States of Micronesia; Fiji; French Polynesia; Guam; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia; Japan; Kiribati; Laos; Macau; Malaysia; Maldives; Marshall Islands; Mongolia; Niue; Northern Mariana Islands; Norway; Pakistan; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Samoa; Singapore; Solomon Islands; South Korea; Sri Lanka; Taiwan; Thailand; Tonga; Vanuatu; Vietnam.

Theme

The current theme, was re-recorded by 20-year-old actor and musician, Luke Dolahenty. Originally Israel Cannan sang the theme early this year, but due to complaints from fans, Channel Seven reviewed it and decided to use another young male singer making it the shortest theme tune in the programmes history.

Indiana Evans, Mark Furze and the crew during filming

• Version 1: Mark Williams and Karen Boddington (1988-1995)
• Version 2: Doug Williams and Erana Clark (1995-1999)
• Version 3: The Robertson Brothers (1999-2003)
• Version 4: The Robertson Brothers (2004-2006)
• Version 5: Israel Cannan (2007)
• Version 6: Luke Dolahenty (2007-)

The words have changed twice since the original song was recorded in 1987. The song was released as a single in The UK in 1989 and Peaked at #73 on the UK single charts. The single version includes the opening and closing themes and an additional saxophone section.

The theme was then shortened in mid 1996 even though the singers of the '95 song still sung it. They decided to not to re-record it but just cut parts. The end part consisting of: Home and Away with you each day. Let me be the one, that you turn to. Someone you can rely on was the part cut. So straight after the line: I want to stay forever it went to closer each day instead.

The song was shortened again in 2004 this time cutting an entire verse.

The verse consisting of And from the very first moment I saw you (ooh, ooh) I've never felt such emotion. I'm walking in on air. Just to know (just to know), you are there (you are there).was cut and re-recorded by the then artists 'The Robertson Brothers'

Awards

File:JodiG.jpg

2006 Logie Winner Jodi Gordon

Home and Away has won many awards in the past, in particular at the Logies. Below is a list on Logies won:

• 2007: Kate Ritchie, Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on TV.
• 2007: Kate Ritchie, Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress
• 2007: Most Popular Drama Series
• 2007: Amy Mathews, for Most Popular New Talent - Female
• 2006: Kate Ritchie, for Most Popular Actress
• 2006: Paul O'Brien, for Most Popular New Talent - Male
• 2006: Jodi Gordon, for Most Popular New Talent - Female
• 2006: Most Popular Drama
• 2005: Bec Cartwright, for Most Popular Actress
• 2005: Chris Hemsworth, for Most Popular New Male Talent
• 2004: Kip Gamblin, for Most Popular New Male Talent
• 2004: Isabel Lucas, for Most Popular New Female Talent
• 2001: Tammin Sursok, for Most Popular New Female Talent
• 2000: Justin Melvey, for Most Popular New Male Talent
• 1999: Kimberley Cooper, for Most Popular New Female Talent
• 1996: Dieter Brummer. for Most Popular Actor
• 1996: Nic Testoni, for Best New Talent (Renamed retroactively Most Popular New Talent in 1998)
• 1996: Most Popular Series
• 1995: Dieter Brummer, for Most Popular Actor
• 1995: Melissa George, for Most Popular Actress
• 1995: Most Popular Series
• 1994: Most Popular Series
• 1993: Most Popular Series
• 1991: Craig McLachlan, for Most Popular Actor
• 1991: Most Popular Drama Series
• 1989: Nicolle Dickson, for Best New Talent (Renamed retroactively Most Popular New Talent in 1998)

External links

• Home and Away on Yahoo!7
• Home and Away on five.tv
• Directory of all Home & Away sites
• Home And Away discussion forum