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Revision as of 05:15, 17 November 2007

Home and Away
File:Home and Away Logo.jpg
2007 opening credits
Created byAlan Bateman
Country of origin Australia
No. of episodes4550 (as of 16th November, 2007)
Production
Running timeApprox 22 minutes per episode (excluding commercials)
Original release
NetworkNetwork Seven
ReleaseJanuary 17, 1988 –
present

Home and Away (also commonly known as 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, but the show has expanded and now explores the lives of various characters.

The success of Home and Away has caused the show to be broadcasted in many countries including United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland, Estonia, France, Norway, Sweden, Israel and many Asian countries.

History

The Surf Club's Outside Eating Area

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.[citation needed]

Storylines

The soap originally centered around Pippa Ross and her foster children, right up until Pippa's departure in 1998, notable foster children include Bobby Simpson, Sophie Simpson, Carly Lucini, Steven Matheson, Shannon Reed, Justine Welles, 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 lived in the bay with his daughter Roo Stewart and sisters Celia and Morag. He married Ailsa Hogan 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 of mine shafts collapsing, long-lost children, switched-at-birth babies, rape, criminal charges, and fake miscarriages. 2003 saw the emergance of the Hunter family and the eventual merger of these two families.

In 2004, the show returned to it's roots with Sally Fletcher and her now late husband Flynn Saunders fostering children, in a similar arc to how Pippa used to, including Alf's long-lost grandson Ric Dalby and orphan Cassie Turner.

In 2005, the show went from Sally and Flynn fostering children to the Summer Bay Stalker and Sally was kidnapped by Zoe (aka Eve Jaocbson). Zoe work at the hospital and was going out with Kim Hyde.

Late 2006, Sally's husband Flynn died from cancer, so Alf Stewert moved in to help, then Sally found love with Brad Armstrong in early 2007.

From 2006, the show centres around Sally Fletcher and Alf Stewert and the rest of Summer Bay,

in November 2007 Dan Baker will leave for the USA and Leah stays at Summer Bay then after a week Dan is killed absailing.

In 2008, it will be Home and Away's 20th Birthday with many old faces returning to Summer Bay and many new faces arriving and departing.

From Late 2008, the show will focus on long time residents Alf Stewert, Leah Patterson-Baker, Irene Roberts & Colleen Smart and the rest of Summer Bay, after long time resident Sally Fletcher and daughter Pippa leave Summer Bay. Also Amanda Baker, Jazz Curtis & Johnny Cooper returning and Conrad Coleby moves in as Roman Harris.


Cast

Main cast members

Actor Character Years in Show
Lincoln Lewis Geoff Campbell 2007 - Present
Charlotte Best Annie Campbell 2007 - Present
Bobby Morley Drew Curtis 2006 - Present
Jessica Tovey Belle Taylor 2006 - Present
Amy Matthews Rachel Armstrong 2006 - Present
Jon Sivewright Tony Holden 2005 - Present
Rhys Wakefield Lucas Holden 2005 - 2008
Paul O'Brien Jack Holden 2005 - Present
Jodi Gordon Martha MacKenzie 2005 - Present
Sharni Vinson Cassie Turner 2005 - Present
Mark Furze Ric Dalby 2004 - Present
Tim Campbell Dan Baker 2004 - 2007
Indiana Evans Matilda Hunter 2004 - Present
Ada Nicodemou Leah Patterson-Baker 2000 - Present
Lyn Collingwood Colleen Smart 1988-1989, 1997 recurring, 1999 - Present
Lynne McGranger Irene Roberts 1992 - Present
Kate Ritchie Sally Fletcher 1988 - 2008
Ray Meagher Alf Stewart 1988 - Present


Regular cast members

Actor Character
Cornelia Frances Morag Bellingham
Rebecca George Const. Lara Fitzgerald
Isaac Gorman Ryan Baker
Lisa Hayson-Phillips Nurse Julie Cooper
Kim Knuckley Sgt. Darren McGrath
Jessica Chapnik Sam Tolhurst
Todd Lasance Aden Jefferies
Chloe Marshall Pippa Saunders
James Mitchell Jonah/Michael Abraham
Cooper Scott V.J. Patterson

Upcoming and departing cast members

Upcoming

Actor Character Status
Holly Brisley Amanda Baker Returns 2008[citation needed]
Scott McGregor Andrew Cousins Debuts 2007[citation needed]
Conrad Coleby Roman Wilson Debuts 2007 [5]
Callan Mulvey Johnny Cooper Returns 2008[citation needed]
Claire Ryan Character unknown Debuts March 2008[citation needed]
Jade Wilson Character unknown Debuts March 2008[citation needed]
Danni Minogue Emma Jackson Returns 2008[6]

Departing

Actor Character Status
Chris Sadrinna Brad Armstrong Departs November 2007[7]
Tim Campbell Dan Baker Departs Early 2008[8]
Rhys Wakefield Lucas Holden Departs February 2008[citation needed]
Chloe Marshall Pippa Saunders Departs Early 2008[citation needed]
Kate Ritchie Sally Fletcher Departs April 2008[9]
Bobby Morley Drew Curtis Departs 2008[citation needed]

Deceased cast members

Actor Role Duration Year of death
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

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.

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 the Olympic Games). Each new season begins on the second Monday in January, and the season finale airs on the last Friday of the ratings period, at the end of November (the 2006 season however, started, and finished, one week later than normal).

The show rates very well in its time slot, receiving between 1.1 and 1.5 million viewers per episode.[citation needed] The shows main rival is Temptation on the Nine Network, which usually comes second in this time slot. In this time slot 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.[citation needed]

Repeat episodes of the series were broadcast between 1999 and 2002, with a one-year break in 2000.[citation needed] The first 623 episodes were shown in this run, before it was taken off the air 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.[10]

Theme song

Indiana Evans, Mark Furze and the crew during filming

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. [11] 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 1: Mark Williams and Karen Boddington (1988-1995)
  • Version 2: Doug Williams and Erana Clark (1995-1999)
  • Version 3: The Robertson Brothers (2000-2003)
  • Version 4: The Robertson Brothers (2004-2006)
  • Version 5: Israel Cannan (2007)
  • Version 6: Luke Dolahenty (2007-)

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.

Awards and accolades

Main article: List of Home and Away awards

Home and Away has been nominated for, and won numerous awards throughout its twenty year broadcast history. Most notably, the show has won 27 Logie Awards.

Surf Club Sign

References

  1. ^ "Home and Away". tvweek.ninemsn.com.au. Retrieved October 31 2007.
  2. ^ Mercado, Andrew. Super Aussie Soaps, Pluto Press Australia, 2004. ISBN 1-86403-191-3 p 208
  3. ^ Mercado, Andrew. Super Aussie Soaps, Pluto Press Australia, 2004. ISBN 1-86403-191-3 p 208-9
  4. ^ Mercado, Andrew. Super Aussie Soaps, Pluto Press Australia, 2004. ISBN 1-86403-191-3 p 231
  5. ^ TV Week - 13th October 2007
  6. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a78272/minogue-to-return-to-home-and-away.html
  7. ^ http://baylinks.org/modules/news2/article.php?storyid=285
  8. ^ http://seven.com.au/homeandaway/feat-interview-071008-tim-campbell
  9. ^ http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=421985
  10. ^ "You asked". seven.com.au. Retrieved October 31 2007.
  11. ^ "Home And Away single". www.chartstats.com. Retrieved October 31 2007.
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