Home and Away
2007 - present opening credits
Genre	Soap opera
Created by	Alan Bateman
Starring	See cast
Opening theme	Home and Away - Luke Dolahenty
Ending theme	Home and Away - Luke Dolahenty
Country of origin	Australia
Language(s)	English
No. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Home and Away (also commonly abbreviated in writing to H&A) is a Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera that has been For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States of seasons	21 [Current 2008 Season]
No.  of episodes	4656 [as of 9th June 2008]
Production
Executive producer(s)	John Holmes
Producer(s)	Cameron Welsh
Running time	22 minutes [Approx. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Cameron Welsh is an Australian Actor, writer producer and director best known for his role as Mitch McColl on Australian Soap opera ]
Broadcast
Original channel	Seven Network
Picture format	PAL (576i), 1080i (HDTV)
Original run	17 January 1988 – present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

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. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. PAL, short for Phase Alternating Line, is a colour -encoding system used in Broadcast television systems in large parts of the world 576i is a standard-definition video mode used in (former PAL and SECAM countries High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards which have been presented annually since 1959 A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. It premiered on 17 January 1988 and is now one of the longest-running series on Australian television. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)

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 their adopted daughter Sally (Kate Ritchie), but the show has expanded and now focuses on the Stewart family along with the rest of the residents of Summer Bay. Phillipa "Pippa" Ross (née King; previously Fletcher) was a Fictional character in Australian Soap opera Home and Away Thomas Edward "Tom" Fletcher was a Fictional character in the Australia soap opera Home and Away, played by Roger Oakley from 1988 Sally Louise Fletcher (neé Copeland, previously Keating) was a Fictional character in Home and Away played throughout by actress Kate Ritchie (born August 14 1978 in Goulburn, New South Wales) is a multiple Gold Logie Award winning Australian Actress Summer Bay is a fictional township in the Australian soap opera where Home and Away is set

Home and Away is most successful television series in Australian history having won 31 Logies since 1988. The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards which have been presented annually since 1959 It took this title at the 2008 Logie Awards where the show won an impressive four awards.

Contents 1 History 2 Storylines 3 Cast 3.1 Current cast members 3.2 Recurring cast members 3.3 Coming cast members 3.4 Deceased cast members 4 Production and broadcast schedule 4.1  Australia on Seven 4.2  Belgium on 2BE 4.3  Ireland on RTÉ One and RTÉ Two 4.4  New Zealand on TV3 (New Zealand) 4.5  United Kingdom on ITV and Five 5 Elsewhere in the world 6 Theme song 7 Merchandise 8 Awards and accolades 8.1 Australian Nominees and awards 8.2 Digital Spy Soap Awards 8.3 British Soap Awards 9 Classic showings in the UK 10 Sources and References

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. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. Neighbours is a long-running multiple Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera, which first aired in March 1985 Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia 's three major commercial television networks. A television network is a distribution network for Television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many Television stations

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. For the locality in Hornsby LGA of Sydney see Kangaroo Point Hornsby New South Wales Kangaroo Point is a tiny picturesque Suburb in 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. Phillipa "Pippa" Ross (née King; previously Fletcher) was a Fictional character in Australian Soap opera Home and Away Debra Lawrance is an Australian Actress best known for her role as Pippa Ross on Home and Away, which 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. Roberta 'Bobby' Marshall (née Simpson; previously Morgan) was a Fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played Nicolle Dickson (born January 1 1969) is an Australian actress who played rebellious Bobby Simpson in soap opera Home and Away Sophie Simpson was a Fictional character in the Soap opera Home and Away, portrayed by actress Rebekah Elmaloglou. Rebekah Elmaloglou (born January 23, 1974) is an Australian Actress who is best known for portraying the role of Sophie Simpson on the long-running Carly Lucini (nee Morris) was one of the original Fictional characters on the Australian television Soap opera Home and Away. Sharyn Hodgson (born 25 August, 1968 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian actress, best known for playing Steven "Stevo" Matheson was a Fictional character on the Australian television soap opera series Home and Away. Adam Willits (born 18 February 1972 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian actor best known for being an original cast member Shannon Reed was a Fictional character on the Australian television soap opera series Home and Away. Isla Lang Fisher (born February 3, 1976) is an Australian actress and Author. Justine Welles was a Fictional character on the Australian television soap opera series Home and Away. Bree Desborough (born 22 September, 1979 in Sydney, Australia) is a fair-skinned blonde Australian Actress. Kate Ritchie (born August 14 1978 in Goulburn, New South Wales) is a multiple Gold Logie Award winning Australian Actress Sally Louise Fletcher (neé Copeland, previously Keating) was a Fictional character in Home and Away played throughout by actress 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). Alfred Douglas "Alf" Stewart is a Fictional character on the Australian television soap opera series Home and Away. Ray Meagher is an Australian actor best known amongst audiences today for his long-running role of Alfred Stewart on the television Soap opera The following is a list of major characters that appear or have appeared on the Seven Network Soap opera Home And Away. Justine Clarke (born 1971 is an Australian Actress and Singer. Fiona Spence (b 30 December 1949 is a British -born television and stage Actress. This is a list of current Home and Away characters. Characters Baker family The extended Baker family now consists of Dan's widow Leah Cornelia Frances (born 1941 Liverpool, UK) is a British born actress based in Australia from the early 1970s He married Ailsa Hogan (Judy Nunn) in 1988 and this couple was a mainstay in the show up until Ailsa's death in 2000. Ailsa Stewart (née O'Rourke; previously Hogan) was a Fictional character in the Australian Soap opera Home and Away Judy Nunn (born 13 April 1945 in Perth, Australia) is an Australian Actress

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. Rhys Sutherland was a Fictional character in the Australian Soap opera Home and Away, portrayed by actor Michael Beckley Elizabeth Ann "Beth" Hunter (née Walters; previously Sutherland) was a Fictional character in the Soap opera Home and Since the divorce of Rhys and Beth, the Sutherland-Hunter clan has seen its numbers dwindle in the Bay; Matilda Hunter (Indiana Evans) is the sole remaining member. This is a list of current Home and Away characters. Characters Baker family The extended Baker family now consists of Dan's widow Leah Indiana Evans (born July 27, 1990) is an Australian actress best known for her role as Matilda Hunter on popular Australian Soap opera

In 2004, the show returned to its roots with Sally Fletcher and her now late husband Flynn Saunders (Joel McIlroy) fostering children at Sally's childhood home; Summer Bay House, in a similar arc to how Pippa once fostered Sally herself. Sally Louise Fletcher (neé Copeland, previously Keating) was a Fictional character in Home and Away played throughout by actress Flynn Saunders was a Fictional character in the Soap opera Home And Away. Joel McIlroy (b August 8 1973 in Sydney) is an Australian Actor, best known for being the second actor to take on the role of The fostered children included Alf's long-lost grandson Ric Dalby (Mark Furze) and orphan Cassie Turner (Sharni Vinson). This is a list of current Home and Away characters. Characters Baker family The extended Baker family now consists of Dan's widow Leah Mark Furze (born 7 May 1986) is an Australian Actor who is best known for his role as Eric "Ric" Dalby on the popular Cassandra "Cassie" Turner was a Fictional character on the Australian television Soap opera Home and Away, played Sharni Vinson (born July 22, 1983 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian model and Actress.

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 the year before shot and killed Summer Bay local Noah Lawson (Beau Brady) and then herself. Noah Lawson was a Fictional character on the Australian television soap opera Home and Away played by actor Beau Brady. Beau Brady (born 11 October 1981 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian actor best known for his role as Noah Lawson on Soap opera 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. This is a list of current Home and Away characters. Characters Baker family The extended Baker family now consists of Dan's widow Leah Paul O'Brien (born April 14, 1978) is a Logie Award -winning actor from Australia. This is a list of current Home and Away characters. Characters Baker family The extended Baker family now consists of Dan's widow Leah Jodi Gordon (born February 1 1985) is an Australian Actress and model.

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). Brad Armstrong may refer to Brad Armstrong (Home and Away, a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away Chris Sadrinna is an Australian Actor born 26 February, 1974 in Sydney, New South Wales. 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. Dan Baker (born September 22, 1946) is an American Public address Announcer best known for many years as the voice of Veterans Tim Campbell (born 27 September 1975 in Sydney) is an Actor best known for playing the character of Dan Baker in the Australian Soap opera 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. Sally Louise Fletcher (neé Copeland, previously Keating) was a Fictional character in Home and Away played throughout by actress Kate Ritchie (born August 14 1978 in Goulburn, New South Wales) is a multiple Gold Logie Award winning Australian Actress Summer Bay is a fictional township in the Australian soap opera where Home and Away is set Lucas Holden (Rhys Wakefield left for university, Cassie Turner (Sharni Vinson) also left with Sally & Pippa. Lucas Anthony Holden was a Fictional character in the Australian Soap opera Home and Away, first introduced in August 2005 Rhys Wakefield (born 20 November 1988 in Cairns Queensland) is an Australian Actor. Cassandra "Cassie" Turner was a Fictional character on the Australian television Soap opera Home and Away, played Sharni Vinson (born July 22, 1983 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian model and Actress. Sam Holden (Jessica Chapnik) helped 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. Sam Holden (born August 8, 1971, Kensington, London) is the pseudonym of a British Author and Journalist. Jessica Chapnik is an Australian Actress and Musician. She played Sam Tolhurst on Home and Away, an Australian weeknightly half-hour television drama Johnny Cooper may refer to John Cooper Clarke, (born 1949 English performance artist Johnathon "Johnny" Cooper (Fictional Character Drew Curtis (Bobby Morley) left Summer Bay. Drew Curtis (born February 7 1973 is the founder and an administrator of Fark Bob (or Bobby) Morley (born 20 December 1984, Kyneton, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian Jazz Curtis (Rachel Gordon) returned on a recurring basis but left again in May 2008. Jacinta 'Jazz' Curtis is a Fictional character on Home and Away portrayed by Rachel Gordon. Rachel Gordon (born 10 May, 1976 in Brisbane, Australia)

Cast

Main article: List of Home and Away characters

Current cast members

Main article: List of current Home and Away characters

Actor	Character	Duration
Ray Meagher	Alf Stewart	1988-
Cornelia Frances	Morag Bellingham	1988-1989,1993,2001-2007, 2008-
Lynne McGranger	Irene Roberts	1992-
Lyn Collingwood	Colleen Stewart	1988-1989, 1999-
Ada Nicodemou	Leah Patterson-Baker	2000-
Christie Hayes	Kirsty Phillips	2000-2005,2008-
Indiana Evans	Matilda Hunter	2004 - 2008
Mark Furze	Ric Dalby	2004 - 2008
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-
Conrad Coleby	Roman Harris	2007-
Josh Quong Tart	Miles Copeland	2007-
Tessa James	Nicole Franklin	2008-
Jordan Rodrigues	Jai Fernandez	2008-
Esther Anderson	Charlie Buckton	2008-

Recurring cast members

Main article: Recurring characters of Home and Away

Actor	Character
Liz Alexander	Christine Jones
Sam Atwell	Kane Phillips
Bob Baines	Martin Bartlett
Trent Dalzell	Axel Hay
Oliver Davis	Oliver Phillips
Felix Dean	V. The following is a list of major characters that appear or have appeared on the Seven Network Soap opera Home And Away. This is a list of current Home and Away characters. Characters Baker family The extended Baker family now consists of Dan's widow Leah Ray Meagher is an Australian actor best known amongst audiences today for his long-running role of Alfred Stewart on the television Soap opera Alfred Douglas "Alf" Stewart is a Fictional character on the Australian television soap opera series Home and Away. Cornelia Frances (born 1941 Liverpool, UK) is a British born actress based in Australia from the early 1970s Lynne McGranger (born 29 January 1953) is an Australian Actress best known for her role as Irene Roberts on Soap opera Irene Roberts is a Fictional character in the Australian Soap opera Home and Away, portrayed by actress Jacqui Phillips in Lyn Collingwood (born ( 6 September, 1936) in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian actress Colleen Smart (née Hickie) is a Fictional character in the Australian Soap opera Home and Away. Ada Nicodemou ( Άντα Νικοδήμου) (born 14 May 1977 in Larnaca, Cyprus) is an Australian Actress, best known for her role as Leah This is a list of current Home and Away characters. Characters Baker family The extended Baker family now consists of Dan's widow Leah Christie Lynne Hayes (born October 31 1986 is an Australian actress best known for her work on the television series Home and Away as Kirsty Phillips Kirsty Phillips (née Sutherland) is a Fictional character on the Seven Network Soap opera Home and Away. Indiana Evans (born July 27, 1990) is an Australian actress best known for her role as Matilda Hunter on popular Australian Soap opera Mark Furze (born 7 May 1986) is an Australian Actor who is best known for his role as Eric "Ric" Dalby on the popular Jodi Gordon (born February 1 1985) is an Australian Actress and model. This is a list of current Home and Away characters. Characters Baker family The extended Baker family now consists of Dan's widow Leah Todd Lasance (born February 18, 1985) is an Australian actor and performer Jon Sivewright (born May 22, 1965) in Fremantle is an Australian actor This is a list of current Home and Away characters. Characters Baker family The extended Baker family now consists of Dan's widow Leah Paul O'Brien (born April 14, 1978) is a Logie Award -winning actor from Australia. This is a list of current Home and Away characters. Characters Baker family The extended Baker family now consists of Dan's widow Leah Amy Matthews is a Logie Award winning Australian Actress born on 29 March 1980 in Melbourne, Australia although she has spent most of her life This is a list of current Home and Away characters. Characters Baker family The extended Baker family now consists of Dan's widow Leah Jessica Tovey (born 10 November 1987) is an Australian Actress. This is a list of current Home and Away characters. Characters Baker family The extended Baker family now consists of Dan's widow Leah Lincoln Clay Lewis (born October 24, 1987) is an Australian actor This is a list of current Home and Away characters. Characters Baker family The extended Baker family now consists of Dan's widow Leah This is a list of current Home and Away characters. Characters Baker family The extended Baker family now consists of Dan's widow Leah Conrad Julius Coleby (born on 29 September 1979 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian Actor. This is a list of current Home and Away characters. Characters Baker family The extended Baker family now consists of Dan's widow Leah Josh Quong Tart (born October 16, 1979, Canberra) is an Australian Actor who has performed in several television commercial and film Tessa James (born April 17 1991) is an Australian Actress. Tessa is probably best known for currently portraying Nicole Franklin on the successful This is a list of current Home and Away characters. Characters Baker family The extended Baker family now consists of Dan's widow Leah Jordan Rodrigues (born July 20 1992 in Sydney, Australia) is a teenage actor Jai Fernandez is a Fictional character in the Australian Soap opera Home and Away, portrayed by Jordan Rodrigues The following is a list of recurring characters that appear or have appeared on the Seven Network Soap opera Home and Away. Elizabeth Alexander (sometimes credited as Liz Alexander is an Australian actress with a number of high profile credits in film television and theatre Samuel Atwell (b April 6, 1979) is an Australian television and movie Actor. Robert A Baines (born 1946 is a former Mayor of Manchester New Hampshire. Trent Dalzell (born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian actor Axel Hayes was a Fictional character in the Australian Soap opera Home and Away, portrayed by actor Trent Dalzell J. Patterson
Celeste Dodwell	Melody Jones
Rebecca George	Const. Celeste Dodwell (born 1992 is an Australian actress perhaps best known for her role as Melody Jones on popular Australian soap opera Home and Away since 2008 The daughter of actor Lara Fitzgerald
Paul Gleeson	Larry Jefferies
Lisa Hayson-Phillips	Nurse Julie Cooper
Katrina Risteska	Danielle Hay

Coming cast members

All the below information has been confirmed by either TV Week or Bevan Lee

Actor	Character	Arrival
Rebecca Breeds	Ruby Buckton (regular)	Debuts 20th June 2008
Paul Pantano	Elliot (regular)	Debuts July 2008
Luke Jacobz	Unknown (regular)	Debuts August 2008
Celeste Dodwell	Melody Jones (returns as a regular)	Returns 2008

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. Luke Jacobz (born 14 February 1981) is an Australian actor and television presenter Celeste Dodwell (born 1992 is an Australian actress perhaps best known for her role as Melody Jones on popular Australian soap opera Home and Away since 2008 The daughter of actor This is a list of current Home and Away characters. Characters Baker family The extended Baker family now consists of Dan's widow Leah Megan Jennifer Connolly ( April 9, 1974 - September 6, 2001) was an Australian Actress. Rebecca Nash (née Fisher) was a Fictional character on the Australian television soap opera series Home and Away. Gwen Plumb ( 2 August 1912 - 5 June 2002) (full name Gwendoline Jean Plumb) was a veteran Australian performer of radio Belinda 'Belle' Jane Emmett ( April 12, 1974 – November 11, 2006) was an Australian Actress and Singer. Rebecca Nash (née Fisher) was a Fictional character on the Australian television soap opera series Home and Away. Richard Morgan was an Australian actor He was most famous for playing the long-running role of Terry Sullivan in Soap opera The Sullivans. Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008 was an Australian television and film actor 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. ATN is the Sydney Flagship Television station of the Seven Network in Australia. Epping is a Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The exterior scenes are filmed on location mainly at Palm Beach and at Fisherman's Beach, Collaroy in Sydney's Northern Beaches region. Palm Beach is a northern beachside Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales Collaroy is a Suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Northern Beaches is a informal term used to describe the northern coastal suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, located near

 Australia on Seven

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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.

 Belgium on 2BE

The show has been showing in Flanders (northern Belgium, with Dutch language subtitles) since Kanaal Twee (VTM's commercial sister channel, renamed 2BE in 2008) opened in 1995. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Flanders (Vlaanderen Flandre Flandern is a geographical region located in parts of present day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname 2BE (pronounced like "two be" is a Belgian Television channel owned by the commercial broadcasting company Vlaamse Media Maatschappij. vtm or Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij is the main commercial television station in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking north of Belgium. 2BE (pronounced like "two be" is a Belgian Television channel owned by the commercial broadcasting company Vlaamse Media Maatschappij. 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 since January 2008 airs twice a day; currently each 25 minute episode first shows at 5. 55pm (4. 55pm GMT and 1. 55am (3. 55am between October and March) Sydney) and is repeated the next day about 1. 30pm (12. 30pm GMT and 9. 30pm Sydney (late March/Early April-late October) in some cases the time in Sydney could be 11. 30pm (Late October/Early November- late March).

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 Ireland on RTÉ One and RTÉ Two

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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.

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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.

 New Zealand on TV3 (New Zealand)

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). New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island TV3 is a commercial Television station in New Zealand. It began broadcasting on November 26 1989 as the first privately owned television network in the Current New Zealand episodes are 4 weeks (20 episodes) behind Australia.

 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.

Now Home and Away airs on Five and Five Life in the Uk and Five and Five Life are approximately 6 weeks behind Australia with Five (29 episodes behind) and Five Life (28 episodes behind).

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. Home and Away (also commonly abbreviated in writing to H&A) is a Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera that has been Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Neighbours is a long-running multiple Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera, which first aired in March 1985 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

Due to phenomenal public demand, Canadian television networks are locked in a battle for current broadcasting rights. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 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 The Bold and the Beautiful (often abbreviated to B&B) is an American Television Soap opera. Days of Our Lives is an American Soap opera, which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8 1965 on the NBC network in the United This ultimately means that Home and Away will return to television screens across Canada in the not too distant future. Similar discussions have also been occurring amongst the major U. S. networks. It has been suggested that a commercial relaunch of the show throughout North America is on the cards following its consistent primetime success in Australia. The Seven Network has welcomed this support announcing that expansion into the international market will allow for a larger production budget (and ultimately better viewing).

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. Indiana Evans (born July 27, 1990) is an Australian actress best known for her role as Matilda Hunter on popular Australian Soap opera Mark Furze (born 7 May 1986) is an Australian Actor who is best known for his role as Eric "Ric" Dalby on the popular The theme was released as a single in the UK in 1989 and peaked at #73 on the UK single charts. "Home and Away" was a song released in 1989, by Australian singer Karen Boddington and New Zealand singer Mark Williams ^[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.

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. Israel Cannan is a 21 year old musician from the Central Coast of New South Wales.

In the first part episode of the two-parter where Sally Fletcher left Summer Bay in 2008, an softer Piano instrumental of the theme was played. Sally Louise Fletcher (neé Copeland, previously Keating) was a Fictional character in Home and Away played throughout by actress

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

Merchandise

Books & Annuals:

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
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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 (Includes Pilot Episode)	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

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 31 Logie Awards making it the most successful television series in Australian history. The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards which have been presented annually since 1959

Australian Nominees and awards

Digital Spy Soap Awards

The first set of nominations the UK has nominated for Home and Away 2008 were the Digital Spy Soap awards. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Digital Spy (or DS as it is often known by its users is a British Entertainment and Media website noted for its extensive Big Brother coverage and forums 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

British Soap Awards

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Classic showings in the UK

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Sources and References

• IMDb page

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