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

User Rating:

5.3/10   

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 | Father Son Relationship | Family Relationships | Soap | Neighbor

Awards:

33 wins & 58 nominations

Cast

Mark Furze	...	Eric 'Ric' Dalby / ... (489 episodes, 2004-2008)
Ray Meagher	...	Alf Stewart / ... (466 episodes, 1988-2009)
Jon Sivewright	...	Tony Holden / ... (415 episodes, 2005-2009)
Paul O'Brien	...	Jack Holden (390 episodes, 2005-2009)
Rhys Wakefield	...	Lucas Holden (343 episodes, 2005-2008)
Bob Morley	...	Drew Curtis / ... (279 episodes, 2006-2008)
Tim Campbell	...	Dan Baker (265 episodes, 2004-2008)
Lincoln Lewis	...	Geoff Campbell (262 episodes, 2007-2009)
Tammin Sursok	...	Dani Sutherland (236 episodes, 2000-2004)
Jodi Gordon	...	Martha McKenzie / ... (228 episodes, 2005-2009)

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:

Sheila Kennelly and Frank Lloyd who played original characters Floss and Neville McPhee were let go from the show when their contracts expired at the end of the first year because the producers felt more time needed to be focused on the younger cast members. The producers did not tell them until the last minute, but both had already found out by reading about their character's departures in a TV soap magazine. The executive producer at the time said he hoped they could be brought back in future episodes as special guests, but Frank was particularly upset by their behaviour and refused to return in 2000 for Sally Fletcher's wedding story. The decision was made to kill his character off in response. The same thing happened to original cast member Helena Bozich, who after just four months was let go because the producers wanted to focus more time on the other younger cast members.

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:

[Adam is trying to catch a killer shark]
Adam Cameron: [to Steven] Should have known you'd shoot your mouth off.
Andrew Foley: Yeah, well it's just as well somebody did! Now what the hell do you think you're playing at?
Adam Cameron: It's called fishing.
Andrew Foley: It's called idiocy! You don't know the first thing about sharks!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Dancing with the Stars: 2008 Grand Final (#8.10)" (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.