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E Street was an Australian television soap opera created by Forrest Redlich and produced by the Ten Network from 1989 to 1993. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia 's three major commercial television networks. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)

E Street
Format Drama/Soap Opera
Created by Forrest Redlich
Starring Penny Cook
Tony Martin
Marcus Graham
Kate Raison
Alyssa-Jane Cook
Simon Denny
Melissa Tkautz
Toni Pearen
Bruce Samazan
Leslie Dayman
Cecily Polson
Kelley Abbey
Richard Huggett
Vince Martin
Andrew Williams
Malcolm Kennard
Diane Craig
Bunney Brooke
Joan Sydney
Vic Rooney
Josephine Mitchell
Noel Hodda
Melissa Bell
Chris Orchard
Graham Harvey
Julieanne Newbould
Adrian Lee
Briony Behets
Serge Lazareff
Virginia Hey
Rebecca Rigg
Brooke Anderson
Country of origin Australia
No. Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Penny Cook (born 13 July 1957) is a popular Australian actress. Anthony or Tony Martin may refer toFilm & Television Tony Martin (comedian, New Zealand-Australian comedian and actor Tony Martin (actor Marcus Graham (born 11 October 1963) was born in PerthHe is an Australian television and stage actor who has also starred in several films including Mulholland Kate Raison (born 2 February 1962) is an Australian actress best known for her roles on Television, including Cathy Hayden in Alyssa-Jane Cook (born 16 February 1967 in Papua New Guinea) is an Australian actress Simon Baker (born 30 July 1969 is an Australian Film and Television Actor. Toni Pearen is an Australian Actress, Singer, Songwriter and TV presenter born in Cronulla, New South Wales, Bruce Samazan (born 13 November, 1970) is an Australian actor who appeared in several Soap operas and drama series on Australian television Leslie Dayman (born in 1933 is an Australian actor best known for his performances on Television. Cecily Polson is an Australian actress known for her role as Martha O'Dare in the Television series E Street. See also Richard Huggett (playwright. Richard John Huggett is a British citizen noted for standing in a variety of elections using descriptions Vince Martin may refer to Vince Martin (actor, Australian actor Vince Martin (Australian politician, Australian politician Diane Mary Craig (born 9 June, 1949) is an Actress born in County Down, Northern Ireland but who is best known for her performances Bunney Brooke ( 9 January 1921 Golden Square Bendigo Victoria, Australia – 2 April 2000, Sydney New South Joan Sydney (born 5 September 1936 in London, England) is an actress best known for her work on Australian Television Josephine Mitchell (b May 21, 1965) is an Australian actress best known for her role as Jo Loveday in the Television Soap opera Noel Hodda is an Australian actor writer dramaturge director and teacher Melissa Bell (born November 7, 1972) is an Australian actress and singer who starred in the popular soap opera Neighbours as Chris Orchard is an actor He has worked extensively in Australian television, and is perhaps best known for his 18 month stint as Dr Rod Langley in the long running Graham Harvey is an Australian actor best known for his roles in Television Soap operas. Julieanne Newbould is an Australian actress who first came to prominence in the 1970's Adrian Lee (b 9 Sep 1957, London, England) is an English musician known especially for his keyboard work with several well-known acts of the Briony Behets ( born in 1952 United Kingdom) is a British -born actress who found fame acting in Australian soap operas of the 1970s Serge Lazareff is an Australian actor and writer of Russian and Chinese descent Virginia Robyn Hey (born June 19, 1952) is an Australian Actress, widely known for her role as Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan on the popular Rebecca Rigg (b 31 December, 1967) is an Australian actress Australian television appearances include the Australian television series Brooke Victoria Anderson is a culture and entertainment anchor and producer for CNN and serves as co-host for Showbiz Tonight on CNN Headline News For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.  of episodes 1x2 hour pilot
404x60 minute episodes
716x30 minute episodes (UK)
Production
Running time 60 minutes/30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel Network Ten
Original run January 1989 – May 1993
External links
IMDb profile

Whereas Neighbours is set in a middle-class suburb, Home and Away in a seaside town, and Richmond Hill a semi-rural ordinary community, E Street was set in a tough inner-city district called Westside and stories revolved around the potted community there. Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia 's three major commercial television networks. Neighbours is a long-running multiple Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera, which first aired in March 1985 Home and Away (also commonly abbreviated in writing to H&A) is a Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera that has been Richmond Hill was an Australian Television Soap opera made in 1988 by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the Ten Network

The moderately successful and sedately-paced Grundy serial Richmond Hill was cancelled by Ten to make way for E Street. Richmond Hill had also been successfully sold to ITV in the UK, and was rating in the high-20's in Australia, so it was a huge gamble by Ten to axe it and replace it with the untried E Street. Indeed, it would take 3 years for a UK broadcaster to pick up the soap and E Street initially rated somewhat lower than Richmond Hill in Australia, but audience research indicated that it attracted a significant proportion of the 14-35 audience and a large male viewership - a demographic highly prized by adbontisers. Later, with racier storelines, the ratings climbed, evbotually eclipsing the figures that Richmond Hill had attracted. E Street ran for 404 one-hour episodes. Like many Australian soap operas before it, E Street was broadcast as two one-hour episodes each week and until the premiere of (unsuccessful) HeadLand in November 2005, it had been the last Australian soap opera to screen its episodes in this format.

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About E Street

E Street was modelled on A Country Practice (Forrest Redlich had worked as a writer on A Country Practice) and could initially be seen as an 'urban' version of that soap, tackling human interest, issue-led stories over two weekly hour-long episodes, with longer-running soapier elements provided by a small ensemble cast. A Country Practice was one of the longest-running Australian Television drama series There were further parallels: both soaps featured a police station, a local pub and a doctor's surgery. Whereas A Country Practice featured a veterinary surgery, in E Street, this was replaced with a legal centre. A more obvious comparison with A Country Practice was with the addition of Penny Cook as E Streets' anchor character, Dr Elly Fielding. Penny Cook (born 13 July 1957) is a popular Australian actress. Penny Cook had previously had a tremendously popular run as vet Vicky Dean in A Country Practice from 1981-85 and she was the first of several well-known actors to cross over to E Street during its 4 year run, including Kate Raison, Joan Sydney, Anne Tenney and Josephine Mitchell. Kate Raison (born 2 February 1962) is an Australian actress best known for her roles on Television, including Cathy Hayden in Joan Sydney (born 5 September 1936 in London, England) is an actress best known for her work on Australian Television Anne Tenney (born 1954 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian film and television actress Josephine Mitchell (b May 21, 1965) is an Australian actress best known for her role as Jo Loveday in the Television Soap opera Another popular member of the original cast was Tony Martin as trendy Reverend Bob Brown and his blossoming relationship with Dr Elly spanned much of the entire run of the series. Anthony or Tony Martin may refer toFilm & Television Tony Martin (comedian, New Zealand-Australian comedian and actor Tony Martin (actor Other regulars from the beginning included publican Ernie Patchett (Vic Rooney) and his teenage son, Chris (Paul Kelman). He was romancing fiesty barmaid Lisa Bennett, played by Alyssa-Jane Cook who became one of the soaps most popular stars. Alyssa-Jane Cook (born 16 February 1967 in Papua New Guinea) is an Australian actress Sarah McKillop (Katrina Sedgewick) arrived in Westside to re-open the Legal Centre at the beginning of the series, and newlyweds Paul (Warren Jones) and Rhonda Berry (Melanie Saloman) were also settling into life on Eden Street when it began. Warren Jones (born November 2, 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and St Kilda in the VFL

But what started out as a grittier version of its immediate contemporaries, E Street did not perform well in Australia when it launched in January 1989 and this led to many changes in direction. As early as 6 months in, the series underwent a revamp and, at first, the original issue-based social commentary storylines were replaced by more upbeat plots, episode titles were ditched and comedy characters were added, brightening up the whole feel and look of E Street. However, the violent demise of two original cast members - one was shot dead in a siege, the other raped and strangled to death - set the extreme and darkened tone of what was to come. By the end of 1989, the programme had an entire new look, redesigned titles, an upbeat and jazzier theme tune plus an expanded cast of more likeable and younger characters. Comedy and colour was now a large part of E Street, and the younger cast featured dashing airline pilot Daniel Windsor (Chris Orchard) and his young family moving to E Street as Daniel romanced Dr Elly. Chris Orchard is an actor He has worked extensively in Australian television, and is perhaps best known for his 18 month stint as Dr Rod Langley in the long running His eldest daughter, Toni (Toni Pearen) became particular popular, and other new characters, such as "Wheels" (Marcus Graham), 'Harley' Brown (Malcolm Kennard) and Alice Sullivan (Marianne Howard) all helped the soap become more and more popular and continue to develop a huge following. Toni Pearen is an Australian Actress, Singer, Songwriter and TV presenter born in Cronulla, New South Wales, Marcus Graham (born 11 October 1963) was born in PerthHe is an Australian television and stage actor who has also starred in several films including Mulholland

During the 1990 season, E Streets viewing figures began to rapidly climb and the arrival of deranged, drug-addicted Sonny Bennett (Richard Huggett) sent ratings soaring. See also Richard Huggett (playwright. Richard John Huggett is a British citizen noted for standing in a variety of elections using descriptions This character, Lisa Bennett's brother and hell-bent on revenge, signalled another shake up of the cast and no less than five established characters were disposed of during this period - three members of the Patchett family perished in a highly shocking car-bomb explosion - but it was these scenes that shook up the audience figures and the show was soon nearing the top of the ratings and became the most talked about series on Australian television. A super-bitch with shoulder-pads, Sheridan Sturgess arrived, taking over the local TV station WTV8, and the role was given to Kate Raison, another actress famous for her 4-year run in A Country Practice (as Cathy Hayden). Kate Raison (born 2 February 1962) is an Australian actress best known for her roles on Television, including Cathy Hayden in Sheridan became central to E Streets next big storyline; the arrival of the notorious serial killer Stephen Richardson, a. k. a 'Mr Bad' (Vince Martin). Vince Martin may refer to Vince Martin (actor, Australian actor Vince Martin (Australian politician, Australian politician The 1991 season was dominated by this long and convoluted plot which cleverly affected every cast member over an entire year. More high-profile contract-cast were killed off during this grisly but utterly compelling storyline, leaving viewers wondering who was going to be killed-off next. The audience lapped up Sheridan's technicoloured nightmare sequences revealing the murder of a little girl called Becky Campbell by a man with his face painted half black and half silver. That person was of course Stephen Richardson, the charming Karate teacher of Claire Fielding, and as Sheridan grew more fearful of Stephen, Mr Bad's reign of terror began with the shocking murder of Dr Virginia Travis (Julieanne Newbould) followed soon after by Sheridan's brother Michael (Graham Harvey). Julieanne Newbould is an Australian actress who first came to prominence in the 1970's Graham Harvey is an Australian actor best known for his roles in Television Soap operas. E Street had undoudtedly moved on from its well-meaning inception; the opening title sequence was eventually dropped, the pace and melodrama breathlessly increased and cast turnover became exceptionally high, however, the soap continued to develop its audience and E Street finally topped the Australian ratings for the first time during 1991. Viewers had seemingly accepted the drug abuse, religious cults and crazy stalkers - plus the problematic re-cast of the leading character Dr Elly Fielding when Penny Cook quit and was replaced by Diane Craig - because, all along, the show did not take itself seriously and this made the relentless and sensational plots somewhat enjoyable as a form of escapism. Diane Mary Craig (born 9 June, 1949) is an Actress born in County Down, Northern Ireland but who is best known for her performances Indeed, during the rest of 1991 and most of 1992, E Street was the most popular serial in Australia.

As the series established its own identity, several music videos and musical performances were incorporated into episodes to promote music released on the offshoot Westside Records music label, whilst some of the actresses, namely Melissa Tkautz and Toni Pearen, released singles which were massive hits in Australia. Toni Pearen is an Australian Actress, Singer, Songwriter and TV presenter born in Cronulla, New South Wales, Melissa Tkautz had the biggest selling single of 1991 with her #1 dance hit "Read My Lips" and the follow up, "Sexy (Is The Word)", made #3 the same year, all thanks to their inclusion on E Street. Hugely popular pin-up star Bruce Samazan even released a single, a rap record called "One of a Kind", and artists such as the Goo-Goo Dolls and Euphoria also had big hits thanks to E Street. Bruce Samazan (born 13 November, 1970) is an Australian actor who appeared in several Soap operas and drama series on Australian television The show had developed an unprecedented look and sound all of its own, surpassing both Neighbours and Home and Away in the ratings and popularity. At the 1992 Australian Logies, E Street won the coveted "Most Popular Serial" category, sealing the success of the series in its home territory. The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards which have been presented annually since 1959

Ironically however, E Streets' popularity peaked in 1992 with the conclusion of the 'Mr Bad' storyline. Indeed, it was this long-running plot that kept the show at the top of the Australian ratings and even after the departure of Vince Martin, who originally played the sadistic serial-killer, and Kate Raison as victim Sheriden Sturgess, the 'Mr Bad' plot continued with a new actor playing the part - and new characters for him to torment. Vince Martin may refer to Vince Martin (actor, Australian actor Vince Martin (Australian politician, Australian politician Kate Raison (born 2 February 1962) is an Australian actress best known for her roles on Television, including Cathy Hayden in However, once Stephen Richardson and his murderous alter-ego were finally dead and buried, the writers struggled to keep the momentum as several high-profile characters departed and new storylines seemed lame compared to what had happened before. A big loss was Marcus Graham who completed 3 separate stints in the show as Stanley "Wheels" Kovac. Marcus Graham (born 11 October 1963) was born in PerthHe is an Australian television and stage actor who has also starred in several films including Mulholland Early in the series, he used a wheelchair, hence his nickname, although he was fully upright when he left E Street for good in episode 302, taking with him the hugely popular character, Sheridan Sturgess. A wheelchair is a wheeled Mobility device in which the user sits A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Original favourite Lisa Bennett (Alyssa-Jane Cook) and long-running Alice Sullivan (Marianne Howard) had also left the series by this point and many others were to leave soon after. The solution was a raft of fresh faces; loveable nerd Jamie Newman (Scott McRae) arrived during the 'Mr Bad' revenge plot along with new Police Constable Sam Farrell (Simon Denny); a new bad-boy appeared - Reverend Bob's long-lost gangster brother, Jack Brown, played by Andrew Williams, poached from Neighbours where he'd spent 8 months playing Lou Carpenter's son, Guy. Neighbours is a long-running multiple Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera, which first aired in March 1985 Melissa Bell, also ex-Neighbours, joined the cast as Bonnie Tate and fresh from her role in Home and Away, Josephine Mitchell arrived as Penny O'Brien. Melissa Bell may refer to Melissa Bell (singer, British lead singer of Soul II Soul Melissa Bell (actress, an Australian soap opera Home and Away (also commonly abbreviated in writing to H&A) is a Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera that has been Josephine Mitchell (b May 21, 1965) is an Australian actress best known for her role as Jo Loveday in the Television Soap opera These characters were met with limited success, however, and Jack Brown's uninspired gangster storylines were considered a low point of E Streets final few months, as was a dream sequence involving Max turning into a werewolf, which seemed a desperate attempt by the writers to hold on to a hastily dwindling audience. For other uses see Gangsta. A gangster is a criminal who is or at some point almost invariably becomes a member of a persistent violent See also Lycanthropy (disambiguation Werewolves, also known as lycanthropes, are mythological or folkloric humans with the ability to

UK launch

In the UK, Sky Television bought the rights to the series in early 1992, some three years after its Australian debut and while the show was still a huge success on its home network. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The entertainment channel Sky One had already screened long-running Aussie serials A Country Practice, The Young Doctors and The Sullivans in the 1980s and was screening Nine Network's flop 'adult' drama Chances the week E Street launched on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9pm. A Country Practice was one of the longest-running Australian Television drama series The Young Doctors is an Australian early evening Soap opera. The series was set in the fictional Albert Memorial hospital and primarily concerned with romances The Sullivans was also the title of a 1944 Oscar -nominated film set during World War II and written by Eddie Doherty (later renamed The The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney Chances was an Australian evening Soap opera, produced from 1991 to 1992

Sky Television aired E Street in a 30-minute format, stripped Mondays to Crydays at 6. 30pm-7pm, with a repeat the following afternoon at 1pm. This format had also been used in the UK when broadcasting hour-long drama A Country Practice on ITV in the early 1990s. A Country Practice was one of the longest-running Australian Television drama series Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent E Street launched on Sunday, April 5th 1992 and following the 2 hour pilot, Sky picked up the story from Episode 47[1] on Monday, April 6th, completely abandoning the opening 46 episodes that had achieved poor ratings in Australia.

Sky hoavily publicised the launch of their bew Australian soap, and promoted it with the taglines "Meet Your New Neighbours on E Street" and "Your New Neighbours are moving in", clearly using the popularity of the BBC's Neighbours to lure viewers. The sky is the part of the Atmosphere or of Outer space visible from the surface of any Astronomical object. Neighbours is a long-running multiple Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera, which first aired in March 1985 This slogan could be seen across the country on double decker buses, billboards and teen magazine advertisements. The actors Tony Martin (Bob), Alyssa-Jane Cook (Lisa), Marcus Graham (Wheels), Leslie Dayman (George), Cecily Polsen (Martha) and Vic Rooney (Ernie) all flew to Britain to appear in advertisements promoting the launch of the soap. Anthony Martin (born Tamworth New South Wales, 1955 is an Australian actor Alyssa-Jane Cook (born 16 February 1967 in Papua New Guinea) is an Australian actress Marcus Graham (born 11 October 1963) was born in PerthHe is an Australian television and stage actor who has also starred in several films including Mulholland Leslie Dayman (born in 1933 is an Australian actor best known for his performances on Television. The Sun newspaper ran competitions based on the show, with first prize being a holiday to Sydney, Australia; runners-up receivel satellite dishes so they coubd watch Sky - E Street had well-and-truly arrived in Britain. The Sun is a Tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language A satellite dish is a type of Parabolic antenna that receives or transmits electromagnetic signals to and from another location typically a satellite The sky is the part of the Atmosphere or of Outer space visible from the surface of any Astronomical object. Indeed, during the first 12 months it aired in the UK, E Street became one of the highest rated programmes on Sky One averaging around 750,000-1 million viewers an episode. This was at a time when there was an available audience of only around 2. 5 million, due to Ske only being available via the Astra satellite and selected cable areas. Ske is an Icelandic band whose origins can be traced back to 1992 when a band called Skárren ekkert was founded by Eiríkur Þorleifsson Frank Hall and Guðmundur

buring the hard-hitting storyline involving axtreme charactan Sonny Bennett (Richard Huggett), he killed three characters in a shocking car-bomb explosion (episodes 170-171). See also Richard Huggett (playwright. Richard John Huggett is a British citizen noted for standing in a variety of elections using descriptions In the UK, where E Street aired in an earlier timeslot, these episodes were broadcast on March 23rd-24th 1993 and were preceded by a warning to viewers that the episode contained scenes that some may find upsetting. The 12. 30pm repeat the following day was dropped entirely and replaced by The Simpsons. Similarly, heavy cuts were made during the "Mr Bad" storyline, particularly the murders of Virginia Travis and Michael Sturgess which were edited for UK screenings.

The End

Despite winning "Most Popular Serial" in the 1992 Australian Logies, plus Actors Bruce Samazan and Simon Baker Denny both winning their respective categories in 1992 and 1993, it came as a blow to cast and crew that E Street had been cancelled by Network 10 early 1993. The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards which have been presented annually since 1959 Bruce Samazan (born 13 November, 1970) is an Australian actor who appeared in several Soap operas and drama series on Australian television Simon Baker (born 30 July 1969 is an Australian Film and Television Actor. It was revealed by creator and Executive Producer Forrest Redlich on the recent DVD release "The Best of Mr Bad Part 2" that the cancellation was more due to creative differences and the direction Network 10 wanted to take the show, than actual falling viewing figures. High profile cast departures also damaged the shows' reputation, with long-running and popular characters Wheels, Sheridan Sturgess, Stephen Richardson, Joey Valentine, Claire Fielding, Toni Windsor and Craig "C. J" Jones all exiting during the shows' last 12 months. Viewer favourite and pivotal character from the start Reverend Bob Brown was then dramatically killed-off when Tony Martin quit the show, and it was announced soon after, that E Street had been axed. Anthony or Tony Martin may refer toFilm & Television Tony Martin (comedian, New Zealand-Australian comedian and actor Tony Martin (actor In the final episodes (403-404), the remaining cast were placed in life-threatening or cliff-hanger situations; Jo-Jo (Kelley Abbey) battled the attentions of a sleazy loan-shark, several characters were trapped inside the burning Patchetts Pacific pub and Max and Alice were lost in the outback as Bonnie relapsed and slipped into a coma. A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a Plot device in which a movie, Novel, or other work of fiction contains an abrupt ending often leaving When the final episode began, time had moved on 7 weeks and gradually it was revealed that all the characters are alive and well having survived the previous episodes various cliff-hangers. The cast gathered around comatose Bonnie's hospital bedside and each read a line from a poem Max had found in recently deceased Rev Bob's prayer book. As the last line was read-out by Max, Bonnie finally opened her eyes and said; "Max!".
A final 10 minute montage of E Streets greatest moments was then played out to the closing credits, with Elly tearfully laying a single red rose on Rev Bob's grave as E Streets final scene, thus suitably signifying the end of the 4-year series.
The final episode aired in Australia Thursday, May 13th 1993, with the UK run ending nearly two years later on Tuesday, February 28th 1995. A repeat run of the 1989 and 1990 season's commenced on Ten in 2000, but was cancelled at the end of 2001. In the UK, however, E Street has never been repeated at all.

Several cast members immediately went onto to star in other Australian soap operas and drama serials;

Cast

Original Cast

Further Cast 1989-1993

† credited as Brooke 'Mikey' Anderson. Adrian Lee (b 9 Sep 1957, London, England) is an English musician known especially for his keyboard work with several well-known acts of the Julieanne Newbould is an Australian actress who first came to prominence in the 1970's Joan Sydney (born 5 September 1936 in London, England) is an actress best known for her work on Australian Television Vince Martin or Vin Martin (Born Vincent Markesteijn in The Netherlands) is an actor noted for his numerous Television and film roles John Clayton may refer to John M Clayton (1796-1856 US Senator from Delaware and U Josephine Mitchell (b May 21, 1965) is an Australian actress best known for her role as Jo Loveday in the Television Soap opera Simon Baker (born 30 July 1969 is an Australian Film and Television Actor. Rebecca Rigg (b 31 December, 1967) is an Australian actress Australian television appearances include the Australian television series Melissa Bell (born November 7, 1972) is an Australian actress and singer who starred in the popular soap opera Neighbours as Joanna Lockwood is an Australian actress who has played regular roles in various Television series
†† Melissa Bell also played a minor character called Janine in 1989, before joining Neighbours.

Broadcast History

Australia
Network 10
Tuesday 24th January 1989 - Thursday May 13th 1993
Tuesdays and Thursdays 19. Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia 's three major commercial television networks. 30
Repeated the first 184 episodes (1989 and 1990 seasons) during 2000 to 2001 at 05. 00.

United Kingdom
Sky One
Pilot episode screened Sunday April 5th 1992 at 14. 00 and 20. 00.
From Monday 6th April 1992, E Street commenced with episode 47 and screened Monday to Friday at 18. 30-19. 00 with a repeat the following afternoon at 1pm.
September 11th 1993, episode 252, E Street was moved to weekend daytime slots and was shown in hour-long episodes on Saturdays 18. 00-19. 00 and Sundays 13. 00-14. 00. This was briefly to accommodate Paradise Beach in the 18. Paradise Beach was a short-lived Australian Television series made by Village Roadshow Pictures in association with New World Television 30 weekday slot but ultimately became an extremely unpopular scheduling decision.
On Tuesday, January 4th 1994, E Street returned to the 18. 30 timeslot with the afternoon repeat now at 12. 30p. m, thus creating an 'Aussie Soap Hour' with Paradise Beach which aired 12. Paradise Beach was a short-lived Australian Television series made by Village Roadshow Pictures in association with New World Television 00/18. 00.
E Street remained popular in the UK, despite its cancellation in Australia. During September 1994, a year and a half after it last aired Down Under, E Street was moved to the primetime 19. 00 slot and the final episode 404 screened on Monday 27th-Tuesday 28th February 1995 as 2 half-hour episodes.
Sky One did not transmit Episodes 1 to 46 of E Street. Subsequent episodes were customised and heavily edited for transmission on Sky One. This included heavy soundtrack changes, major cuts of violent and unsuitable scenes (Episodes 170, 254 and 260 are examples) and a different closing sequence, removing advertising and music credits.
E Street has never been repeated in the UK.

Theme and Titles

The original episodes of E Street had a lengthy opening title sequence made up of clips from the pilot and first episodes and was accompanied by a slow, jazzy theme tune. However, when the series relaunched 6 months later at Episode 47, the entire sequence, including the E Street logo, was replaced by a specially compiled montage of the contract cast, cleverly linked together with a paint-brush wipe effect. Episode 51 introduced a more upbeat and funky theme tune, replacing the previous soulless version. These changes perfectly encapsulated the new image the programme was trying to convey and attract a wider audience.

This design of opening titles and music lasted until Episode 134, featuring only minor alterations as characters came and went. From Episode 135, however, the opening title sequence was dropped and replaced with a re-cap of the previous episode, an ariel view of Eden Street with the E Street logo forming, followed by establishing shots of the area with writer and producer credits. Sometimes, the previous episode cliffhanger would be played after the short sequence and continue uninterrupted into the episode. This practice was common with Network Ten stable-mate Neighbours, which similarly dropped its opening credits in 1990 in favour of a short re-cap, brief titles accompanied by a music sting. Neighbours is a long-running multiple Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera, which first aired in March 1985 This opening to E Street remained until its final episodes, although Neighbours reinstated an opening sequence in 1992. More recently, Home and Away now frequently open episodes with a re-cap, brief title screen and 5 second music sting, much like E Street in the early 1990s. Home and Away (also commonly abbreviated in writing to H&A) is a Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera that has been

The end title sequence remained unchanged, with credits rolling over an aerial shot of Westside during nighttime. The original theme for the closing credits was 2 minutes in duration, and was changed from Episode 51 to the updated version, an extended mix of the music now used for the opening titles.

On the original Australian credits, there were several sponsorship credits that were removed from UK broadcasts. A different music soundtrack was also used on the international version of E Street, but can be heard uncut on the recent DVD release of the series.

Reunion

On 20th August 2006, several cast members were reunited on the Australian TV series Where Are They Now, broadcast on Seven Network. " Where Are They Now " is a song recorded by English Oi! / Punk rock band Cock Sparrer in 1982 from their album Shock Troops The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. [2] The cast members that appeared on the programme were Marcus Graham (Wheels), Alyssa-Jane Cook (Lisa Bennett), Melissa Tkautz (Nikki Spencer), Bruce Samazan (Max Simmons), Melissa Bell (Bonnie Tate) and Brooke Anderson (Claire Fielding). Marcus Graham (born 11 October 1963) was born in PerthHe is an Australian television and stage actor who has also starred in several films including Mulholland Alyssa-Jane Cook (born 16 February 1967 in Papua New Guinea) is an Australian actress Bruce Samazan (born 13 November, 1970) is an Australian actor who appeared in several Soap operas and drama series on Australian television Melissa Bell (born November 7, 1972) is an Australian actress and singer who starred in the popular soap opera Neighbours as Brooke Victoria Anderson is a culture and entertainment anchor and producer for CNN and serves as co-host for Showbiz Tonight on CNN Headline News The studio guests were joined via a satellite link-up to Vince Martin who starred as the show's most memorable character, Mr Bad. Vince Martin may refer to Vince Martin (actor, Australian actor Vince Martin (Australian politician, Australian politician

DVD Release

In August 2007, E Street was finally released on DVD, through Umbrella Entertainment, who have also released celebratory DVD sets of other Australian soap operas, The Young Doctors and Sons and Daughters. The Young Doctors is an Australian early evening Soap opera. The series was set in the fictional Albert Memorial hospital and primarily concerned with romances The first boxset called "The Best of Mr Bad Volume 1" is a 5-disc set and, unusually for this kind of release, features 20 consecutive episodes from 253 to 272, that originally aired in 1991 (1993-94 in the UK). The set tells the beginning of the notorious Mr Bad storyline which achieved massive viewing figures when they originally aired. Commentaries on episode 272 are provided by Bruce Samazan (Max) and Melissa Tkautz (Nikki) with Australian soap expert Andrew Mercado.

A second 5-disc DVD set, "The Best of Mr Bad Part 2" was released on December 3rd 2007, and once again, contained consecutive episodes from 273 to 292, which continued the long-running Stephen Richardson/Mr Bad storyline. Episode 288 features revealing commentary provided by E Street creator and executive Producer, Forrest Redlich. According to the commentary, there will be a third volume collecting more episodes of this popular series released during 2008.

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