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Revision as of 12:25, 25 April 2008
| Home and Away | |
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| File:Home and Away Logo.jpg 2007 - present opening credits | |
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Created by | Alan Bateman |
| Starring | See cast section below |
| Opening theme | Home and Away - Luke Dolahenty |
| Ending theme | Home and Away - Luke Dolahenty |
| Country of origin |  Australia |
| Original languages | English, subtitled in Dutch for episodes that air in Belgium or The Netherlands. These episodes have an English soundtrack. |
| No. of seasons | 21 [Current 2008 Season] |
| No. of episodes | 4625 (as of 25 April 2008) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | John Holmes |
| Producer | Cameron Welsh |
| Running time | 22 minutes [Approx.] |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seven Network |
| Release | 17 January 1988 – present |
Home and Away (also commonly abbreviated in writing to H&A) is a Logie-winning soap opera that is produced in Sydney by the Seven Network since July 1987. It premiered on 17 January 1988 and is now one of the longest-running series on Australian television.
The show initially focused on the characters of Pippa and Tom Fletcher who ran the Summer Bay Caravan Park and lived there with a succession of foster children, most notably Sally Fletcher (Kate Ritchie), but the show has expanded and now focuses on the Stewart family along with the rest of the residents of Summer Bay.
Home and Away is the second most successful television series in Australian history having won 27 Logies since 1988. It sits behind A Country Practice, which won 30 Logie Awards.
History
In 1985 the Seven Network axed the poorly-rating soap Neighbours[1], but they were 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 to television on Network Ten in 1986, it initially attracted low ratings.[2] The Network worked hard to publicise Neighbours[3] and their hard work was paid off when its popularity grew, by the end of 1987 it was attracting high ratings in Australia.[4]In October 1986, Neighbours started to broadcast in the UK, where it began to attract strong viewing figures.
In late 1986, Network Seven's head of drama, 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.[5]
Storylines
The soap originally centered around Pippa Ross (Debra Lawrance) and foster children, right up until Pippa's departure in 1998. Notable foster children include Bobby Simpson (Nicolle Dickson), Sophie Simpson (Rebekah Elmaloglou), Carly Lucini (Sharyn Hodgson), Steven Matheson (Adam Willits), Shannon Reed (Isla Fisher), Justine Welles (Bree Desborough), and one of the longest-serving cast members, Kate Ritchie who has grown up on screen as Sally Fletcher. The Stewart family was also featured since the series' premiere. Town veteran Alf Stewart (Ray Meagher) lived in the bay with his daughter Roo Stewart (Justine Clark) and sisters Celia (Fiona Spence) and Morag (Cornelia Frances). He married Ailsa Hogan (Judy Nunn) in 1988 and this couple was a mainstay in the show up until Ailsa's death in 2000.
From 2000-2004 the show centered around the highly dramatic Sutherland family, who provided many storylines, including a mine shaft collapse, long-lost children, switched-at-birth babies, a sexual assault, criminal charges, and fake miscarriages. 2003 saw the emergence of the Hunter family and the eventual merging of these two families through the marriage of Rhys Sutherland and Beth Hunter. Since the divorce of Rhys and Beth, the Sutherland-Hunter clan has seen it's numbers dwindle in the Bay; Matilda Hunter (Indiana Evans) is the sole remaining member.
In 2004, the show returned to its roots with Sally Fletcher and her now late husband Flynn Saunders (Joel McIlroy) fostering children, in a similar arc to how Pippa once fostered Sally herself. The fostered children included Alf's long-lost grandson Ric Dalby (Mark Furze) and orphan Cassie Turner (Sharni Vinson).
2005 saw Summer Bay in the clutches of the Summer Bay Stalker and Sally was later kidnapped by Zoe (aka Eve Jacobsen). Zoe was revealed to have a connection to Sarah Lewis, a psychopath who had years before shot and killed Summer Bay local Noah Lawson (Beau Brady) and then herself. Zoe later returned in 2006 to wreak havoc on Jack Holden (Paul O'Brien) and Martha Mackenzie's (Jodi Gordon) wedding, injuring many but was killed herself.
In early 2006, Flynn died from skin cancer, with Alf Stewart moving in to help run the Caravan Park. Sally later found love with Brad Armstrong (Chris Sadrinna). In the 2006 season finale she was stabbed; a culmination of Sally fostering a young teen, Rocco, whose family had connections to gangs and who pressured him to rid Sally from their lives. By the end of 2006, Jack and Martha had also separated.
As 2007 drew to a close, Dan Baker (Tim Campbell) departed Summer Bay, Brad Armstrong left Summer Bay for a teaching job in Tasmania along with his half-sister Tamsyn and her mother Heather McCabe, while Jack and his new love Sam were wed, despite there being unresolved feelings between Jack and Martha, his ex-wife. Meanwhile, Ric's relationship with Matilda was all but over after newcomer Viv Anderson, who successfully lured Ric from her, fell pregnant with Ric's child. Matilda found out at Jack and Sam's wedding, and told Ric to stay out of her life for good.
In 2008, Sally Fletcher (Kate Ritchie) who has been in Summer Bay for 20 years departed with daughter Pippa.Lucas Holden (Rhys Wakefield left for university, Cassie Turner (Sharni Vinson) also left with Sally & Pippa. Sam Holden (Jessica Chapnik) help Summer Bay villian Johnny Cooper get back on his feet and ended up murdering him, she also commited suicide and made it look like murder.Drew Curtis (Bobby Morley) left Summer Bay.Jazz Curtis (Rachel Gordon) returned as a main cast member.
Reception
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Cast
Current cast members
| Actor | Character | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Ray Meagher | Alf Stewart | 1988 - |
| Cornelia Frances | Morag Bellingham | 1988 - 1989, 2001 - (recurring: 1993) |
| Lyn Collingwood | Colleen Stewart | 1999 - (recurring: 1988-1989,1997) |
| Lynne McGranger | Irene Roberts | 1992 - |
| Ada Nicodemou | Leah Patterson-Baker | 2000 - |
| Indiana Evans | Matilda Hunter | 2004 - |
| Mark Furze | Ric Dalby | 2004 - |
| Jodi Gordon | Martha Mackenzie | 2005 - |
| Todd Lasance | Aden Jefferies | 2005, 2007- |
| Jon Sivewright | Tony Holden | 2005 - |
| Paul O'Brien | Jack Holden | 2005 - |
| Amy Mathews | Dr. Rachel Armstrong | 2006 - |
| Jessica Tovey | Belle Taylor | 2006 - |
| Lincoln Lewis | Geoff Campbell | 2007 - |
| Charlotte Best | Annie Campbell | 2007 - |
| Rachel Gordon | Jazz Curtis | 2008 - (recurring: 2007) |
| Conrad Coleby | Roman Harris | 2007 - |
| Josh Quong Tart | Miles Copeland | 2007 - |
| Tessa James | Nicole Franklin | 2008 - |
Recurring cast members
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Trent Dalzell | Axel Hay |
| Celeste Dodwell | Melody Jones |
| Bob Baines | Martin Bartlett |
| Felix Dean | V.J. Patterson |
| Paul Gleeson | Larry Jefferies |
| Rebecca George | Const. Lara Fitzgerald |
| Lisa Hayson-Phillips | Nurse Julie Cooper |
| Kim Knuckley | Sgt. Darren McGrath |
| Steve Vidler | Noel Anderson |
Deceased cast members
| Actor | Role | Duration | Year of death | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Connolly | Rebecca Nash | 1998 (temporary recast) | 2001 | |
| Gwen Plumb | Doris Peters | 1988 (guest) | 2002 | |
| Belinda Emmett | Rebecca Nash | 1996-1999 | 2006 | |
| Richard Morgan | Donahue | 1989 (guest) | 2006 | |
| Heath Ledger | Scott Irwin | 1997 (guest) | 2008 | [6] |
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. There are an average of eight weeks between shooting and airing the program. All interiors for the show are filmed at Seven Sydney's Epping studios. The exterior scenes are filmed on location mainly at Palm Beach and at Fisherman's Beach, Collaroy in Sydney's Northern Beaches region.
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 the Olympic Games). Each new season usually begins on the second Monday in January, and the season finale airs on the last Friday of November (the 2006 season started and finished one week later than this schedule). The 2008 season will begin in the last week in January, on January 28 with episode 4561.
The show rates extraordinarily well and is consistently the highest rating programme in its time slot, usually receiving between 1.3 and 1.8 million viewers per episode (nightly). In special circumstances, storylines have the ability to attract a national audience of well over 2 million.
The show in Belgium has been showing since Kanaal Twee opened in 1995. Episodes currently being shown, aired in Australia in September 2006 . The show originally aired once a day at 6.30pm (5.30pm GMT and 4.30am Sydney), but now since January 2008 airs twice a day at 1.30pm (12.30pm GMT and 11.30pm Sydney) (25 minute episode) and repeats that show at 5.55pm (4.55pm GMT and 3.55am Sydney). The next episode scheduled to air is episode 4301 which aired in Australia on 23 October 2006 and in the UK on 12 February 2007. The 2006 season finale is expected to air in Belgium on May 30 2008. The 2007 season will be starting on June 3 2008, with Australia and the UK's current season beginning in June 2009
In Ireland, the national state broadcaster RTÉ has shown the programme since its inception.
In Ireland, the show airs every day of the week, but there are no new episodes on Saturdays or Sundays. New episodes air at 1.25pm-1.55pm most weekdays, but on special occasions such as Christmas, episodes have been known to start airing as early as 11.15am. The Omnibus unlike the way Five airs it is played over two days.
The 2008 season commenced in Ireland on 4 March at 1.25pm on RTÉ One. It is approximately one month behind Australia.
Dublin City University students set up their very own Home and Away society in 2006 which garnered a huge response from DCU students. One of the societies biggest achievements was meeting Ray Meagher who plays one of Summer Bay's most important residents, Alf Stewart.[citation needed]
Episodes of Home and Away currently screen in New Zealand on Channel 3 weekdays at 5:30pm (with replays on 10:30am the following morning, and a week's worth of omnibus from 10:15am on Sunday). This means that current New Zealand episodes are 4 weeks behind Australia. On March 28th 2008 Australia screened episode 4605 while New Zealand screened episode 4585.New Zealand will screen episode 4604 tonight
United Kingdom on ITV and Five
From 1989 until 2001, Home and Away aired throughout the United Kingdom on ITV stations. The rights to screen the show were purchased by Five in 2001. Five subsequently purchased the rights to Neighbours from the BBC, and now shows the two popular Australian soaps together.
For Analogue viewers the next new episode is: 4594 which aired in Australia on Thursday 13 March 2008 at 7.00pm local time (7.00am in the UK as it was aired in their winter). This episode will be airing in the UK on Monday 21 April 2008 at 2.15pm
For Cable and Satelite viewers the next new episode is: 4594 which aired in Australia on Thursday 13 March 2008 at 7.00pm local time (7.00am in the UK as it was aired in their winter). This episode will be airing in the UK on Friday 18 April 2008 at 6.30pm, following Five's repeat of the previous episode
The current UK schedule is as follows:
| Channel | Day(s) | Start Time | End Time | Other information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five Life | Monday to Friday | 9.30am | 10.00am | Repeat of Five's previous episode. Airs straight after Neighbours. This time will be changing as off 28 April 2008 when Five Life rebrands to Fiver. Instead of 9.30am, it will move to 10.30am, and will still be airing just after the Neighbours repeat has finished. |
| Five Life+1 | Monday to Friday | 10.30am | 11.00am | Repeat of Five's previous episode. Airs straight after Neighbours. Instead of 10.30am, it will move to 11.30am, and will still be airing after the Neighbours repeat has finished. |
| Five | Monday to Friday | 2.15pm | 2.45pm | Five's new episode. Airs straight after Neighbours |
| Five | Monday to Friday | 6.00pm | 6.30pm | Five's new episode (repeated). Airs straight after Neighbours |
| Five Life | Monday to Friday | 6.30pm | 7.00pm | A sneak preview of the next episode. Neighbours follows at 7.00pm. This slot is unaffected by Five Life's change to Fiver. The only night this will be different will be 28 April 2008 when TWO new episodes will be airing instead of one, pushing Neighbours to a later 7.30pm start. The second episode for some reason will then be repeated the following night in the 6.30pm slot, meaning that no new episode will be broadcast on this station solely, for this one night. |
| Five Life+1 | Monday to Friday | 7.30pm | 8.00pm | A sneak preview of the next episode. Neighbours follows at 8.00pm. This slot is unaffected by Five Life's change to Fiver. The only night this will be different will be 28 April 2008 when TWO new episodes will be airing instead of one, pushing Neighbours to a later 8.30pm start. The second episode for some reason will then be repeated the following night in the 7.30pm slot, meaning that no new episode will be broadcast on this station solely, for this one night. |
| Five Life | Saturday | 3.05pm* | 5.25pm* | Omnibus edition of episodes. The timing is inaccurate because it follows after Neighbours omnibus has finished on Five, and that starts at a different time every week. |
| Five Life+1 | Saturday | 4.05pm* | 6.25pm* | Omnibus edition of episodes. The timing is inaccurate because it follows after Neighbours omnibus has finished on Five, and that starts at a different time every week. This is an hour later than Five Life |
Elsewhere in the world
During the 1990s, Home and away was a runaway hit in Canada and saw audience figures that Neighbours would never see over there. However, it doesn't show there anymore, likewise with the USA, which just like Neighbours, Home and away had only lasted for 6 weeks because of competition from other afternoon soaps such as The Bold and The Beautiful and Days of our Lives
Theme song
The theme's lyrics have remained the same since the pilot episode, but have been gradually reduced in length to keep newer versions of the song at a shorter length. The theme was released as a single in the UK in 1989 and peaked at #73 on the UK single charts. [7] The single track includes the opening and closing themes and an additional saxophone section. Since the launch of the 1995 version of the theme tune, extracts from the second verse of the full-length soundtrack have been used to close the show, as opposed to an edited version of the opening song which was used until this point. The theme was shortened in 1996, and again in 2004.
| Version | Artist | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Williams & Karen Boddington | 1988-1995 |
| 2 | Doug Williams & Erana Clark | 1995-1999 |
| 3 | The Robertson Brothers | 2000-2003 |
| 4 | The Robertson Brothers | 2004-2006 |
| 5 | Israel Cannan | 2007 |
| 6 | Luke Dolahenty | 2007 - present |
Version 1
Version 2
Version 3
Version 4
Version 5
The 5th version of the theme song was recorded by singer Israel Cannan for the new version of the opening theme song for 2007. But, due to complaints from Home and Away fans the theme was rerecorded. This time the characters were featured within picture frames but it is also the first time where no credits were shown during the opening sequence.
Version 6
The current theme was recorded by 20-year-old actor and musician Luke Dolahenty. Originally, Israel Cannan sang the theme in early 2007, but due to complaints from fans, Network Seven decided to re-record it, making it the shortest running theme song in the program history.
Merhcandise
Books & Annuals:
| Picture | Name | Release Date/Year | Type Of Annual/Book |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home and Away Annual | 1989 | Annual | |
| Home and Away Special | 1989 | Annual | |
| Home and Away Annual | 1990 | Annual | |
| Home and Away Special | 1990 | Annual | |
| The Official Home and Away Annual | 1992 | Annual | |
| Home and Away Annual Authorized Edition | 1992 | Annual | |
| Home and Away: Behind The Scenes | 1989 | Book | |
| The Frank Morgan Story | 1989 | Book | |
| The Carly Morris & Steven Matheson Stories | 1989 | Book | |
| The Bobby Simpson Story | 1989 | Book | |
| The Matt Wilson Story | 1989 | Book | |
| Home and Away: Carly's Crisis | 1989 | Book | |
| Home and Away: Bobby & Frank | 1989 | Book | |
| Home and Away: 2 In 1 | 1990 | Book | |
| Home and Away: Dangerous Ride | 1989 | Book | |
| Family Matters | 1990 | Book | |
| Home and Away Volume 1: Summer Bay Blues | 1990 | Book | |
| Home and Away Volume 2: Scandal At Summer Bay | 1990 | Book | |
| Hearts Divided (Novel) | 2003 | Book | |
| Dani On Trial | 2004 | Book | |
| Prisoner No. 2549971 | 2004 | Book | |
| A Place In The Bay | October 2004 | Book | |
| The Long Goodbye | November 2004 | Book | |
| Mayday | June 2005 | Book | |
| Second Chances | September 2005 | Book |
DVD, VHS & Soundtracks:
| Name | Release Date/Year | Type Of Annual/Book |
|---|---|---|
| Classic Home and Away | 1993 | VHS |
| Home and Away: The Official Summer Bay Special | 1996 | VHS |
| Home and Away: Secrets And The City | 2003 | VHS/DVD |
| Home and Away: Hearts Divided | 2003 | VHS/DVD |
| Home and Away: Romances | 2005 | DVD |
| Home and Away: Weddings | 2006 | DVD |
| Home and Away Hits | 2002 | Soundtrack |
| Home and Away Hits 2 | 2003 | Soundtrack |
Other:
| Name | Release Date/Year | Type Of Annual/Book |
|---|---|---|
| Fan Cards | 1988 - present | Cards |
| The Game Of Home and Away | ??? | Board Game |
| Home and Away The Magazine: Issue 1 | 1993 - 1994 | Magazine |
| Home and Away Calendar | 2005 | Calendar |
Awards and accolades
Home and Away has been nominated for, and won numerous awards throughout its twenty year broadcast history. Most notably, the show has won 28 Logie Awards.
Australian Nominees and awards
UK Nominees and awards (2008 so far)
The first set of nominations the UK has nominated for Home and away 2008 were the Digital Spy Soap awards. Home and away was up for 12 out of 14 awards- the most in the UK Home and away has ever been nominated for. However, Home and away obtained no awards. Here are the categories Home and away was elected for. * Best Soap- beaten by Eastenders
* Best Actor- Ray Meagher, (Alf) (nominee)- Beaten by James Sutton, Hollyoaks
* Best Actress- Kate Ritchie, (Sally) (nominee)- Beaten by Jo Joyner, Eastenders
* Best Single Episode- Disaster at Sea, (aired in UK October 2007- the episode where Brad is turned down by Sally, and the boat disappears) - Beaten by Eastenders
* Storyline of the year- Kelli's revenge (nominee)- Beaten by Hollyoaks
* Best on screen Partnership- Martha and Jack (nominee)- Beaten by Eastenders
* Villain of the year- Kelli Vale (nominee)- Beaten by Coronation Street
* Best Newcomer- Jazz Curtis (nominee)- Beaten by Eastenders
* Best child actor- Ed Wills (Rory Tolhurst) (nominee)- Beaten by Hollyoaks
* Sexiest Male- Mark Furze (Ric Dalby) (nominee)- Beaten by Eastenders
* Sexiest Female- Jodi Gordon (Martha) (nominee)- Beaten by Hollyoaks
* Best Exit- Kim Hyde (Chris Hemsworth) (nominee)- Beaten by Hollyoaks
References
- ^ "Home and Away". tvweek.ninemsn.com.au. Retrieved October 31 2007.
- ^ Mercado, Andrew. Super Aussie Soaps, Pluto Press Australia, 2004. ISBN 1-86403-191-3 p 208
- ^ Mercado, Andrew. Super Aussie Soaps, Pluto Press Australia, 2004. ISBN 1-86403-191-3 p 208-9
- ^ Mercado, Andrew. Super Aussie Soaps, Pluto Press Australia, 2004. ISBN 1-86403-191-3 p 231
- ^ "Home and Away". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved December 8, 2007.
- ^ "Heath Ledger's autopsy results 10 days away". http://www.news.com.au. Retrieved February 19 2007.
- ^ "Home And Away single". www.chartstats.com. Retrieved October 31 2007.