193-816: Summer Bay is the fictional coastal town featured in the Australian soap opera, Home and Away . Palm Beach , the northernmost beach in Sydney, is used for the show's exterior scenes to depict the Bay. Between 2010 and 2014, the Lane Cove River Tourist Park in Macquarie Park was used as the location for filming of scenes involving the Summer Bay Caravan Park. As with many real life Australian beaches Summer Bay has its own Surf and Lifesaving Centre (SLSC). It
386-419: A Daily Record reporter observed how the demeanour in the town had changed, writing "There was once a time when Summer Bay was a happy place to be. The sun was always shining, the birds sang and people went around with a smile on their faces. Only the odd cloud passed by to spoil things. Ah, how times have changed. These days the locals are more likely to go around feeling miserable than chirpy." In August 2017,
579-482: A cyclone , storm , flood , landslide , earthquake , and bushfires . There have also been several storylines involving car, bus, plane and boating accidents. Furthermore, in addition to the show featuring scenes of moderate to strong violence in past episodes, the special episode, Home and Away: All or Nothing , which became available for online streaming in January 2017, was intended for "adult-only" viewing as it
772-552: A surf club , which includes a gym, small kiosk and an upstairs restaurant. Characters in the show live at surrounding neighbouring areas such as the Summer Bay House , Summer Bay Caravan Park , Beach House , The Farmhouse , Pier flat , and Saxon Avenue . Other fictional towns mentioned and sometimes seen in Home and Away are Mangrove River and Yabbie Creek . Palm Beach in Sydney's Northern Beaches district has been used as
965-466: A "natural style" to the role. In May 2011, Michael Idato writing for The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Grant Dodwell had been cast as Gary O'Connor , the boss of the Mangrove River surf club. Gary arrives to take on John at the surf carnival. Withington and Dodwell had previously worked together on A Country Practice and Dodwell told Idato that working with Withington on the storyline
1158-438: A bit rejected and a bit left out and he sees Marilyn as someone he can be friends with." John is "lonely" and his marriage does not appear to be working out. Marilyn is just there being "cute and available". Withington explained that "John tries it on rather foolishly and then hates himself for what he has done". He also noted that they were keen to not portray Marilyn as a "home wrecker", but she does like John. He also teased that
1351-458: A bitter rivalry with school headmaster Donald Fisher ( Norman Coburn ). They were joined in the third episode by Alf Stewart's rebellious daughter Roo Stewart ( Justine Clarke ) and within the first month by his sister Celia Stewart ( Fiona Spence ), who portrayed a similar busybody role to what Gwen Plumb played as Doris Peters in the pilot. While Home and Away features a mix of young cast members and older, more experienced actors,
1544-612: A bonus feature. Four soundtrack albums were released between 1996 and 2003 that featured music used on the show as well songs from some of the cast members. Home and Away has also produced several spin-off episodes. headLand was a spin-off series focusing on a university. It ran from November 2005 until January 2006, when it was cancelled due to low ratings. In 2013, the show launched their first webisode series titled Home and Away Extras , which introduced new characters Andy ( Tai Hara ) and Josh Barrett (Jackson Gallagher) before they appeared on-air. The four-part websisode series
1737-579: A brief relationship. John begins a relationship with Gina Austin ( Sonia Todd ), which makes her son, Xavier ( David Jones-Roberts ) unhappy. Things between John and Xavier become tense, but they eventually start to get on. John proposes to Gina, but, to his shock, he is rejected. Shandi Ayres ( Samantha Tolj ) comes to the Bay and tells John that she is his daughter. When Bianca Scott ( Lisa Gormley ) runs out of her wedding to Vittorio Seca ( Richard Brancatisano ), Gina whispers in John's ear to say there will be
1930-505: A bus touring business. They later begin a relationship and Jett gives his approval. John and Marilyn get engaged and finally marry in front of their friends and family. At the reception, Jett asks them to adopt him and the adoption is finalised a couple of weeks later. In 2015, John was furious at Jett for driving his lifeguard cart into a tent of a caravan park and tells new cop, Katarina Chapman ( Pia Miller ) to get Jett into trouble, but realised that he had upset him and John apologised. John
2123-463: A family show. Seven's head of creative drama, Bevan Lee, later confirmed that the censorship allegations were in fact false and that the scene would still go to air as planned. A 2010 episode which featured Martha McKenzie engaging in a sexual scene with Liam Murphy ( Axle Whitehead ) on a kitchen table was deemed "too raunchy" by a television watchdog in New Zealand, where, at the time, the series
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#17329137294632316-404: A fight in retaliation. John tells Marilyn news that Jett is getting married and he wants to pay for it for him as a gift. Marilyn who tells him she also wants to help out but he says not to bother, this causes Marilyn to become a brand ambassador for Stunning Organics. As Marilyn tries to make many with selling her product it becomes harder when the company doesn't take her calls and ignores her to
2509-445: A foster home Romeo Smith came to stay and live in the Bay. In October 2009 Jai had left Summer Bay with Annie Campbell to go to Japan on a student exchange programme. A week after Jai had left Kirsty and Ollie left Summer Bay with her mother Shelly after she had a miscarriage with her and Miles' baby. The recurring character of Rabbit, who was Miles Copeland's dead daughter briefly stayed in the house in early 2010, this went unnoticed by
2702-546: A foster home for various kids over the years. Tom died in 1990 and Pippa married Michael Ross a year later and he moved in. Michael drowned in a flood in 1996 and Pippa was widowed again. Two years later Pippa decided to move with new partner, Ian Routledge to The Carrington Ranges and let Travis and Rebecca Nash take over the tenancy on the house and the care of the remaining foster children who opted to stay behind, Sam Marshall , Tiegan Brook and Justine Welles . Sally Fletcher , Pippa's adoptive daughter felt like her home
2895-463: A fresh start. Ziggy moves back in after she and Dean split and later invites Mackenzie Booth ( Emily Weir ) to move in. But in 2021, Mackenzie moves out after Ziggy kicks her out, for kissing her new boyfriend, Tane Parata . Tane then moves in, but later moved out a few months later after he and Ziggy breaks up. Dean, who got back with Ziggy, moves in to recover his injuries from a car accident. Mackenzie moves in temporarily to take care of Dean when Ziggy
3088-749: A head injury sustained during the explosion at the Caravan Park. Justin Morgan briefly moves in after his siblings kick him out of their house. Evie moves back in after finding Summer Bay house too crowded, while Billie moves out to live with her fiancé VJ Patterson and his family. After the house is sold, Phoebe moves in with her fiancé Justin Morgan . Evelyn leaves to live and work in Vietnam. The Astoni family, consisting of Ben Astoni ( Rohan Nichol ), his wife Maggie ( Kestie Morassi ), and their two daughters, Ziggy (Sophie Dillman) and Coco (Anna Cocquerel), move into
3281-534: A heart attack. John supports Gina through her many problems with Xavier when he wants attend festivals and moves to the countryside. John is present during a fight which erupts in the surf club involving the River Boys. He is punched to the ground and kicked in the face. While recovering at home a storm crosses Summer Bay. John is left home alone when his spleen ruptures as a result of the attack. He tries to call for help but passes out. Sasha Bezmel ( Demi Harman ) enters
3474-468: A hostage situation. During Donald Fisher's reign as principal, Adult Evening classes were often held. The school was rebuilt in 1996 following a major earthquake that occurred in Summer Bay that year. In 2011, a storm occurred and did a great deal of damage, rendering the building unsafe. The school was rebuilt at the start of the 2012 school year. Most of the younger characters attend the school, and many of
3667-465: A job at the juice bar and they bond. John and Marilyn's house is burgled by Jordan's father. He apologises and Jordan decides to give him a second chance, so they leave for the city. After Hunter King (Scott Lee) fails his Bronze Medallion test, he smashes John's radio. John unintentionally sets fire to Hunter's caravan and soon apologises when Hunter gets the blame. John collapses outside the Surf Club and
3860-468: A letter from Skye saying that she has left the Bay with Tank. A week later, Skye returns home to collect the rest of her stuff and John begs her to stay, but Skye declines, saying she wants to be with Tank. When Alf suffers a heart attack and a stroke, Marilyn returns him to support him. John tells Marilyn that he wants to foster another child and they foster Jordan Walsh (Benny Turland). John initially tries too hard to befriend Jordan, but he later offers him
4053-481: A lot of love in his heart for Jett, he genuinely does love him but there's friction there all the way." He also described the situation a "very tough" for John and Gina and revealed that there would be "some hard drama" ahead. Withington told Erin Miller from TV Week that Gina thinks that Marilyn is after John, despite his protests that she is wrong. He added that "their marriage has lost its sparkle; John has been feeling
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#17329137294634246-468: A meeting, but Marilyn accidentally reveals the truth. Gina confronts John over being dishonest and she later accuses Marilyn of having an affair with John. He moves out but Gina asks him to return when he injures himself doing maintenance on the house. Gina and John decide to adopt Jett. Richard flies in and tells them that he does not want to give up on his son. This angers Jett and he accuses Richard of not wanting anyone else to have him. Richard relents and
4439-470: A mobile home further up the park following a lottery win and was joined by Martin Dibble and they lived there for two years. They were joined by Marilyn Chambers for a while, but following their departures, she moved out. The home was rarely seen on screen for the next few years and when it was briefly shown in 1995 when Marilyn returned the steps had been removed. Lance's mother Colleen returned in 1997 to clean out
4632-429: A ninety-minute telefeature (subsequently in re-runs and on VHS titled as Home and Away: The Movie ), as opposed to a pilot. Since then, each subsequent episode has aired for a duration of twenty-two minutes. Home and Away has become the second longest-running drama series in Australian television, after Neighbours . In Australia, it is currently broadcast from Mondays to Thursdays at 7:00 pm. Home and Away follows
4825-523: A number of the town's prized pies: a member of the surf lifesaving club, he was first elected to the local council and then bought the gym." Withington told a reporter from Home and Away Official Collector's Edition that John was initially an angry dad. He thought that "an angry guy isn't going to last" in the show and decided to make John "funny and very human". He described John as being vain, egotistical and insecure. Art director Marianne Evans has revealed that she enjoys working Withington because he brings
5018-445: A phone call from Italy that Marilyn injured her leg and John decided to fly there to look after her and leaves Skye under Irene's care. A few weeks later, John returns home and Skye moves back in. John learns Skye is dating Tank Snelgrove (Reece Milne), the boy who kidnapped Evelyn and punched Josh. John orders Skye to stay away from Tank and tells Tank's father, Greg Snelgrove (Paul Gleeson) to keep his son away from Skye. John finds
5211-457: A pizza deliverer in 2014. Josh Barrett works there as a pizza deliverer in 2014, but left in 2016 to go to university. Martin Ashford works there in late 2014. Brax left the job in 2015, while on the run. Then, Maddy Osborne started working there in mid 2015. In 2016, Ash left the job to start his own company and Kyle left the job after being sent to jail . Matt left the job in 2016 and Maddy leaves
5404-403: A recurring guest role in 2009. He was initially only signed to the show for twelve weeks. The character was said to be a "strict father to his stepson" Trey Palmer ( Luke Bracey ), and a member of the surf lifesaving club. In February 2012 Withington signed a three-year contract with the serial. He later told Holly Richards from The West Australian that he was content in remaining part of
5597-501: A repeat at 6:00 pm. The programme was also repeated on 5Star at 3:00pm and shown online via Demand 5 . From July 2018, Home and Away was shown on Viacom's Paramount Network , a channel operated in the UK by Channel 5, which has now ceased. On 24 September 2021, Ofcom approved Channel 5's decision to broadcast their hour-long news show 5 News from 5pm. The change led to Neighbours being moved to Home and Away' s usual 6pm slot, with
5790-526: A report in the Manly Daily confirmed that The Boathouse was set to be demolished to make way for a new café on the site. A tenant of The Boathouse said Home and Away would have to carry out some prerecording or write a dramatic storyline, such as "some sort of explosion" to explain why the bait shop no longer exists. This led writers to create the Pier Diner Coffee Cart, a new outdoor location while
5983-515: A reporter for the Birmingham Mail quipped, "Given the crime rate in Summer Bay, it's a wonder anyone wants to live there." They also dubbed the town "the sun-kissed den of doom". Home and Away Home and Away ( H&A ) is an Australian television soap opera . It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with
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6176-668: A revamp of the Surf Club in the show. The Pier Diner (previously Bayside Diner and Beachside Diner ) is a restaurant used by the local residents and tourists. It is connected to the Summer Bay Pier. The Diner is currently owned by Leah Patterson-Baker and Irene Roberts . The Boathouse in Palm Beach is used for exterior filming of the Diner and Alf Stewart's bait shop, while interior scenes are filmed at Technology Park in Redfern. In June 2021,
6369-399: A risotto. Irene considers closing the diner permanently when there are no customers, but business soon picks up. Employees since then have included Olivia Fraser Richards , Skye Peters , Brody Morgan , Gemma Parata and Chloe Anderson . The local co-ed high school for students aged 12–18. It is also used as a shelter in extreme weather conditions such as cyclones and has been the scene of
6562-575: A series low for a premiere with only 548,000 tuning in. The opening episode of the 2021 season saw a rating of 597,000. The 2021 season has seen an increase in ratings with most episodes attracting over 600,000. June saw a rise in viewers when the month peaked at 650,000 for episode which aired on 22 June, while in July, the show continued to receive steady ratings, and again saw a further rise in ratings with 657,000 viewers tuning in on 7 July. The 2021 Olympic return episode, which aired on 9 August 2021, attracted
6755-406: A stroke. This property located on Beach Road was previously owned by Ernie Jacobs , who rented it to Marilyn Chambers, Adam Cameron and Matt Wilson. Marilyn bought the property outright in 1991 and sold it to Greg and Bobby, following her departure the next year. After Bobby's death, Greg put the house up for sale and Irene Roberts purchased it at auction in 1994 and remains living there. Originally
6948-434: A talk with Patrick, Ash eventually forgives John. Although Marilyn assures him that their lives are back on track, John still decides to leave the bay. John then attends his trial and despite having Morag Bellingham ( Cornelia Frances ) to represent him, John is found guilty and given jail time. John is sent to prison for arson and Billie's death. During visiting hours, a fellow inmate sexually harasses Marilyn, and John starts
7141-403: A third of the business also left the Bay to serve a prison sentence. On Australia Day 2010 a riot took place outside the Diner, which resulted in the Diner being badly damaged by fire. The Diner was given a major makeover inside with there now being two sets of sliding glass doors leading onto a terraced area overlooking the pier and one set of sliding glass doors on the opposite wall reflecting
7334-410: A tribute to her late husband Dan. As The Den struggled to survive financially Leah made a decision to close The Den with The Pier Diner then moving to the location of The Den . The room used for the original Pier Diner was then used only as an additional store room. Belle Taylor and Aden Jefferies previously worked at the Diner before Belle's death and Aden's departure. Roman Harris , who owned
7527-616: A tribute to the Anzac Centenary . The episode centred around Alf Stewart (Ray Meagher), "who becomes upset with the younger generation's perceived lack of respect for Anzac Day, and joins the school trip to Canberra to visit the War Memorial." Outside of Australia, Home and Away has filmed in Hawaii once and in the UK three times. The theme song to Home and Away was written by Mike Perjanik . There have been nine different versions of
7720-459: A trip to Kangaroo Point, New South Wales with his family, Bateman began talking to locals who were "up in arms" over the construction of a foster home for children from the city. Seeing the degree of conflict the "influx of parentless children on a tight-knit community" was having, Bateman came away with the idea for a new serial. He explained "Nobody in the community wanted them to move in and I began to wonder how streetwise city kids would adapt to
7913-422: A wedding between John and herself. They marry and John runs out of the chapel with Gina in his arms. John later discovers Shandi is actually a con woman called Daria Hennesy. His real daughter, Shandi Palmer (Elizabeth Blackmore), turns up and they meet. John organises the surf carnival and becomes competitive against the Mangrove River team. However the event ends in his competitor's captain, Gary collapsing from
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8106-400: Is a crazy assumption, Irene has idea and tells him to play along, the two are spotted at dinner together. Later John supports Irene during her legal trouble after she is arrested for helping Dana and Harper. John during Irene's trial asks Irene's lawyer to do something as Irene faces years behind bars. Irene confides in John that she is scared of what's about to come. The following morning John
8299-428: Is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away , played by Shane Withington . He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 27 March 2009. Withington was introduced as a recurring cast member for twelve weeks. John was initially an angry father, but Withington thought that the character would not last if he continued that way, so began portraying him as "funny and very human". John
8492-401: Is a neighbouring suburb to Summer Bay, often mentioned in the earlier years of the programme. Its first mention came in 1989 when Tom Fletcher and Alf Stewart were hospitalised there after being lost at sea. Tug O'Neale lived there and attended school until Year 10 when he transferred to Summer Bay High. Vinnie Patterson originally lived in Mangrove River before coming to the Bay. Throughout
8685-586: Is also egotistical and insecure. He has worked several jobs during his time in Summer Bay, including managing the Juice Bar and working as a Surf Life Saver. The character was married to school principal Gina Austin ( Sonia Todd ) and they fostered Jett James (Will McDonald). Following Gina's death, John married Marilyn Chambers ( Emily Symons ) in 2014. Withington had previously guest starred in Home and Away as helicopter pilot Colin Page. He began playing John Palmer,
8878-591: Is broadcast on TVNZ2 , with five episodes aired between 3.30pm to 6pm broadcasting every Sunday. A repeat of the episodes are spread across Monday to Friday, shown at 11:00 am each weekday. The TVNZ website also offers viewers the chance to watch episodes online with its OnDemand service. Home and Away is one of New Zealand's most popular TV series and is one of TVNZ 2's highest-rating shows. The show had previously aired on TV3 since 2002, where it consistently won high ratings for TV3 and helped boost audiences for their 6pm news bulletin. However, on 5 July 2013,
9071-462: Is hospitalised. Soon, John starts committing arson around the Bay. He sets the bush alight during the Summer Grooves music festival, and the smoke contributes to Billie Ashford 's ( Tessa de Josselin ) early death. Kat works out John is behind the arson attacks. John collapses and is told that he has a brain tumour. He undergoes surgery and learns that he is the Bay's arsonist. He receives abuse from
9264-568: Is insensitive to people going through a similar situation in real life. The launch of Home and Away in 1988 was hoped to help boost the Seven Network's early evening ratings which had been underperforming in previous years. However, the show struggled to attract high ratings, particularly when compared to rival soap opera Neighbours , which was a huge ratings success at the time. By the end of 1988, Home and Away ' s ratings had improved. In January 1992, when Neighbours' high-rating era
9457-406: Is institutionalised after suffering a breakdown, John and Jenena's marriage breaks down and they both leave town. John returns and he is elected to the local council and he buys the gym. When John insults Romeo Smith ( Luke Mitchell ) one day, Mink Carpenter (Matylda Buczko) punches him. A few weeks later Romeo's mother, Jill Carpenter ( Josephine Mitchell ), arrives in town and she and John have
9650-615: Is one of the highest-rating shows on RTÉ Television in Ireland and TVNZ 2 in New Zealand. In Australia, Home and Away is the most awarded program at the Logie Awards , with a total of 49 wins, including Most Popular Drama Program . Some cast members have won several other awards such as the Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television , Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor , and Most Popular Actress . In 2015, Home and Away
9843-648: Is pleased when Irene's charges are dropped by the judge. John and Marilyn's wedding won the 2015 TV Week and Soap Extra #OMGAward for Best Wedding. In 2022, Withington received a nomination for Best Daytime Star at the Inside Soap Awards . A columnist for the Western Mail was left unimpressed when John's attitude towards April Scott's ( Rhiannon Fish ) recycling plans. They stated: "Just when we had started to put all our doubts about John Palmer to one side and were beginning to believe that he'd turned over
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#173291372946310036-436: Is released from hospital he is told by Bree that he needs to be with someone while he recovers, Irene agrees to take him in and when he moves in he says that he is only going to stay a couple of days as he doesn't want to put Irene out, Irene tells him that it is fine and asks him what's up, John says that moment in the hospital left him shaken. John and Irene later hear rumours that they are 'dating' and both of them think that it
10229-692: Is renamed JP's Juice Bar. Summer Bay Fit (previously Summer Bay Body & Soul is a gym located downstairs in the Surf Club. It is initially owned by Romeo Smith and Indigo Walker . Shortly after it opened in March 2013, Romeo departed the Bay, leaving Indi to run the business alone. She left the business to Casey and Heath after she departed in November 2013. Spencer Harrington worked as an employee in 2013, and left to return home in 2015. Andy started to work there in early 2014, so he could pay for his brother Josh Barrett 's school bills. Heath left in 2014 to move to
10422-559: Is sent to prison. Justin's fiancée Phoebe Nicholson ( Isabella Giovinazzo ) moves in briefly before she leaves for a tour of the United States. Raffy goes to live with John Palmer ( Shane Withington ) and Marilyn Chambers ( Emily Symons ) when Brody's drug addiction grows worse, and the move is later made permanent until her accident. Brody moves out to live with his wife Ziggy Astoni (Sophie Dillman), while Justin invites Willow to stay when she becomes homeless. Brody and Ziggy move into
10615-616: Is trying to take Jett's mind off his father. Gina tricks John and Jett into talking to school counsellor, Natalie Davison ( Catherine Mack-Hancock ). John becomes annoyed with Gina, but they eventually reconcile. John and Gina plan to adopt Jett, but Richard gets in touch and states that he wants his son. Gina and John say goodbye to Jett, but a couple of weeks later, Richard allows him to return. John thinks that Gina and Jett are leaving him out of their celebrations. He confides in Marilyn and they get drunk. He lies to Gina and says that he got drunk in
10808-402: Is working. The wedding announcement came one year after Gina's final scenes were broadcast. Home and Away publicity told a reporter from Inside Soap that "while it's true that Gina's sad passing wasn't all that long ago, John's been given a second chance at love - so he's going to grab it with both hands." John married Jenena (Anna Lise Phillips) and he became stepfather to Trey. When Trey
11001-490: The Herald Sun noted that "Growing up in Summer Bay can't be easy. After all, we're talking about a place where tragedy happens at a more frequent rate than the opera." Brygel later pointed out that storylines in soaps move at a rapid pace, writing "The town of Summer Bay, a rural retreat where only those wishing to have their lives turned upside down would ever retreat to, is a perfect example of this phenomenon." Brygel also said
11194-460: The COVID-19 pandemic. Although it was initially stated that the show would continue filming, the decision was later made to halt production, despite neither the cast or crew testing positive for the virus. Furthermore, on 23 March, the show was removed from Seven's schedule to make way for extended coverage on the pandemic. Home and Away returned in its usual timeslot on 13 April. On 12 May 2020, it
11387-492: The Seven Network at 7:00 pm from Mondays to Thursdays, going up against rival current affairs shows A Current Affair on the Nine Network , and The Project on Network Ten . The show is on air for approximately 45 weeks each year. Each season is usually broadcast from late January, and concludes with the season finale in late November (sometimes early February to early December), as it goes off air for two months during
11580-523: The Summer Olympic Games and the episode to screen prior to this is referred to as an 'Olympic cliffhanger'. An Olympic cliffhanger episode would usually involve increased drama, with the peak of a storyline, similar to a season finale episode, and the outcome of the cliffhanger to conclude after the Olympics. Olympic cliffhangers were broadcast in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2016, with the exclusion of 2012, as
11773-436: The 2002 Guinness World Records as the longest-serving actors in an Australian drama series. Meagher now holds that record alone and he is the only remaining original cast member in the show. Meagher along with Lynne McGranger ( Irene Roberts ), Ada Nicodemou ( Leah Patterson-Baker ) and Emily Symons ( Marilyn Chambers ) are the longest-serving cast members currently in Home and Away . In 2010, Georgie Parker joined
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#173291372946311966-484: The 2015 season. The service no longer receives new episodes, although the complete twenty-eighth season is currently available. In Kenya, Home and Away was broadcast on the NTV network Monday to Friday at 6:00 pm. Home and Away ' s storylines have ranged from mild to serious issues throughout its run. While the central stories revolve around fostering children, family and teenage problems, school problems and romances,
12159-481: The Austin house for shelter, finding John unconscious on the floor. She calls him an ambulance and after surgery he is sent home to recover. John begins a feud with Harvey Ryan ( Marcus Graham ) when they both enter the local election. John is angry when Harvey tries to get him fired from his bus driving job. Harvey wins the election. John invests money in the resort for Dennis Harling ( Daniel Roberts ). Harvey later ruins
12352-560: The Bay and move to Queensland. The Farmhouse address is 17 Ferry Road. The farm is situated within driving distance of the Bay and a local bus service is frequently used. The property was first owned by Bruce Campbell ( Chris Haywood ), who lives there with his grandchildren Annie Campbell ( Charlotte Best ) and Geoff Campbell ( Lincoln Lewis ). Geoff and Annie eventually move to the Beach House and leave Bruce on his own until his death. Two years later, Martha MacKenzie ( Jodi Gordon ) buys
12545-398: The Bay and moves to London. Was owned by Amanda Vale after she inherited her late husband Graham Walters' estate. The mansion also features an outdoor pool. After Amanda leaves Summer Bay, she rents it out to Jazz Curtis. It is burnt down by fire after Jazz lights a candle which falls down while she is sleeping. The damage is beyond repair and the house has to be demolished. Mangrove River
12738-513: The Bay in 2011. Heath briefly works there in 2012, and so does Liam Murphy . Indi returned working there briefly in 2012, but left. Xavier left the job in 2012, Kyle started working there in late 2012. Casey and Heath left their jobs in early 2013, to start working at the Body & Soul gym. Liam was then fired by Brax for stealing money at the restaurant. Tamara Kingsley worked there in 2013, but left in 2014 to return home to her family. Matt works there as
12931-466: The Bay was perfect place if someone was "looking for love, romance and a place to swan around, day in, day out in the skimpiest of swimwear". She also said that "declarations of everlasting love are made more often than the entire cast of The Bold and the Beautiful hit the tanning salon." Following a series of issue-led storylines, including Leah Patterson's miscarriage and Irene Roberts' cancer diagnosis,
13124-399: The Bay, he leaves the business to Dean. In August 2021, Ryder Jackson takes over the business temporarily while Dean recovers his injuries from a car accident, but later quits and Nikau Parata takes over. Dean's girlfriend, Ziggy Astoni helps out with surfing lessons. Following the departures of Dean and Ziggy, Mali Hudson took over the business and renamed it Manta Ray Boards as part of
13317-618: The Bay. Matt's sister Eloise Page ( Darcey Wilson ) runs away from her aunt and Roo and Matt allow her to live with them. Matt and Elly move to Vietnam with Evelyn MacGuire. Roo moves back to the Summer bay house. Kat Chapman ( Pia Miller ) and Martin Ashford ( George Mason ) move in, after Ash fails to win custody of Luc Patterson . Ash's brother Patrick Stanwood (Luke McKenzie) briefly stays with them. Raffy Morrison ( Olivia Deeble ) also stays briefly, but leaves after Kat and Ash break up and Kat moves out. Ash leaves when he cannot afford to pay
13510-633: The Braxton family and was a feature-length episode running for over an hour. Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye was made available to watch on Presto from 9 December 2015. Following the success of Home and Away: An Eye for An Eye , it was announced on 6 May 2016 that two more feature-length episodes had been commissioned. The first episode became available on 19 December 2016 and is titled Home and Away: Revenge . The second special, Home and Away: All or Nothing , became available for viewing on 26 January 2017. John Palmer (Home and Away) John Palmer
13703-479: The Caravan Park after he confess that he burnt Leah's house, but returned. In February 2016, Maddy moves in with her new boyfriend, Matt. During the same month, Matt and Maddy move out of the Caravan Park. During episodes broadcast on 5 May 2016, the Caravan Park was the setting for an explosion that killed Oscar MacGuire (Jake Speer) and Hannah Wilson (Cassie Horwath), and injured many other characters. In 2021, Cash Newman and his sister Felicity Newman moves into
13896-609: The Christmas and New Year period. It is typically commissioned at 230 episodes per season, but have sometimes commissioned less episodes in a season due to years where the Olympic games have aired on the Seven Network, putting the show into a mid-season break. All aired episodes shown during the week are available to watch on the Seven Network's 7plus app, as part of their catch up TV service. They are also broadcast in an omnibus edition each Sunday on Seven's digital multichannel 7Two . When
14089-606: The Farmhouse by Ziggy and Bella moves back in after breaking up with Nikau Parata . 13 Healey Road is owned by the Morgan family, who move in during May 2016. Tori Morgan ( Penny McNamee ) is the first to arrive, and is followed by her three brothers, Justin ( James Stewart ), Brody ( Jackson Heywood ) and Mason Morgan ( Orpheus Pledger ) follow in June. In November, their half-sister, Raffy Morrison (Olivia Deeble) moves in with them, after her cousin, Hope Morrison (Jessica Falkholt),
14282-456: The Jackaroo Ranch following a rebuild, and returned to screens in 2015. Sarah Thomas of The Sun-Herald wrote that the caravan park has been "a pillar of the community since Home & Away' s beginnings in 1988." Thomas also described the park as "a fictional budget-friendly holiday spot". The Park, like the house, was owned by Alf. Following the supposed death of his wife Martha, Alf let
14475-572: The PG rating, as do the streaming service 7plus . In New Zealand, the show was originally aired on TV3 in an edited 5:30 pm timeslot under the G classification. The series now airs uncut at 6:30 pm under the PG classification. In the UK, when the show aired on ITV, it was heavily edited for content that was deemed to be unsuitable for pre watershed viewing. Many episodes were edited to the point that some continuing storylines would not have made sense to UK viewers, with some episodes lasting barely 15 minutes to fit
14668-471: The SLSC. The set was originally known as Noah's Bar when it was established in 2005. Producer Julie McGauran said the location would be "a new get-together area for the younger residents during the day and will attract the older members of the Bay at night when it reopens as a bar." Noting that it would a place for adult issues to be discussed, McGauran called the set versatile. The kiosk was later renamed Gelato. There
14861-575: The Seven Network did not have the rights to televise the 2012 London Olympics ; the most recent one was in 2021 due to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics taking place in that year after being postponed in 2020. In addition to this, Home and Away took a transmission break in 2018 and 2022 in order to broadcast the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games , held on the Gold Coast and in Birmingham respectively. On 22 March 2020, Home and Away suspended production over
15054-777: The Stewarts. The house was first seen in 1998 when Sean Ellis (Mark Gerber) and his daughter move in. Throughout the 2000s, it was known for being a share house with various characters staying there, including James Fraser (Michael Piccirilli), Harry Reynolds ( Justin Melvey ), Shauna Bradley ( Kylie Watson ), Leah Patterson ( Ada Nicodemou ), and Charlotte Adams ( Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen ). Sally Fletcher ( Kate Ritchie ) and Flynn Saunders ( Martin Dingle-Wall ) made it their marital home, and had an annexe built for Flynn's surgery. They later moved into Summer Bay House after swapping with
15247-612: The Summer Bay House was rebuilt in its original location at the Kenthurst estate several years later, with the exception of a grey roof instead of a red one. The caravan park set moved back to the estate after the house was rebuilt, and both exterior sets made their on-screen returns in 2015. The Summer Bay House is the only house to still be seen on screen since the pilot episode. Aside from New South Wales, Home and Away has also filmed scenes in other states of Australia. In May 2012,
15440-426: The UK, it and fellow Australian soap opera Neighbours are the most popular of the genre that are filmed internationally; Home and Away is broadcast on Channel 5 , which also previously aired Neighbours until it was initially cancelled in 2022 after the network declined to renew its contract for the programme (it has since been revived by Amazon Freevee , in cooperation with domestic broadcaster Network 10 ). It
15633-530: The adjoining Caravan Park as a separate entity. In 2005, it was revealed Pippa had purchased the Caravan Park from Tasha Andrews for Sally and Flynn and they took in local teenagers, Ric Dalby and Cassie Turner . In 2006, Belle Taylor arrived in the Bay and secretly camped at the house with Ric, she moved out after she was caught. After Flynn's death in 2006, Alf moved back in. Sally left the Bay in April 2008 and let her long-lost twin brother, Miles Copeland take over
15826-610: The adoption goes ahead. However, on the drive to the court to finalize the adoption, Gina begins suffering from a headache and hallucinations of herself. Gina suddenly stops the car, falls unconscious and dies from an aneurysm. John thinks he cannot look after Jett any longer but Marilyn decides to look after them while they grieve. John becomes dependent on her and Alf and Roo warn Marilyn to distance herself from him. John becomes upset with Marilyn for thinking he could move on from Gina so soon. The pair later reconcile but Jett disapproves of them spending time together, especially when they begin
16019-491: The adult characters have worked there including: The House was originally owned by Alf Stewart , who lived there with his wife Martha and daughter, Roo. In 1985, Martha was reported to have drowned in a boating accident and Alf and Roo remained in the house until 1988 when Alf sold the property and the Caravan park that came with it to Tom and Pippa Fletcher who had moved from the city with their foster children. The house became
16212-482: The bay on the same year. After Ricky leaves the Bay, Phoebe is placed in charge and Brody Morgan becomes the new chef. He later buys the restaurant and renames it Salt. He employs various Bay residents as waiting staff. Brody briefly loses the restaurant after he has to sell it to fund his time in rehab, but buys it back a few months later. The restaurant is sold to Mackenzie Booth (Emily Weir) following Brody's departure. That same year, Ryder Jackson starts working at
16405-492: The beach. Jett later steals from Marilyn and John reports him to the police. Gina invites Jett to stay when his mother dies and he starts to bond with the family. Xavier decides to move away to be closer to the police academy. John then takes Jett under his wing and he and Gina decide to foster him. Jett meets his father, Richard Bozic, who initially rejects him. John starts to train Jett for the swim carnival, leading Gina to think that he
16598-402: The caravan park after they got evicted from their home. 12 James Street (originally 26 Bailey Street , later 6 James Street ) was originally owned by Travis Nash, who grew up in the house with his brother Joel, and inherited it after their father, Jack's death. The house first seen on screen in 1995. Leah Patterson-Baker moved into the house shortly after arriving in the Bay. In July 2015, it
16791-458: The caravan park, but Willow leaves when she breaks up with Dean. Colby's sister, Bella Nixon moves in and Chelsea Campbell moves in after she married Colby, but soon leaves. In 2020, Dean's girlfriend Ziggy Astoni moves in, but moves out after they split. Dean's new girlfriend Amber Simmons and their son Jai Simmons moves in, but Amber and Jai moves out and depart the Bay after Dean and Amber split. Mackenzie moves in after being kicked out of
16984-584: The cast because he had the chance to work on a daily basis. "John Palmer is a loveable larrikin, he likes to think he is a capable handyman, but an electrician he is not, which was highlighted when he blew up the fuse box on Indi and Romeo's opening night of the Gym. However he has tried his hand at a few things, running for council, managing the Juice Bar and working as a Surf Life Saver. He can be very competitive [...and] his past relationships were complicated." A writer for Channel 5 described John as having "his hand in
17177-413: The cast boarded onto a ferry boat for a night cruise; however, a massive storm ruined the celebrations, leading the boat to sink. In July 2005, Home and Away celebrated its 4000th episode, which saw many former cast members return for Alf Stewart 's ( Ray Meagher ) surprise 60th birthday party. In March 2007, the commercial television industry's Annual Code Complaint Report revealed that Home and Away
17370-604: The cast of Home and Away as Alf's daughter Roo Stewart , originally played by Justine Clarke in 1988–89. Alf and Roo are currently the only two original characters in the series. Throughout the years, Home and Away has featured several guest appearances from celebrities such as John Farnham , Johanna Griggs , Sia , Michael Palin , Ian Thorpe , Lleyton Hewitt , Paulini , Nick Grimshaw , Eliza Doolittle , Ed Sheeran , Jessica Mauboy , Atomic Kitten , and Sunrise presenters Matt Shirvington and Natalie Barr . In Australia, Home and Away currently airs on
17563-462: The cast to return. From 2013 until 2017, Home and Away used a series of five-second opening titles, which changed every week. The various titles mostly featured scenes of bikini-clad women and shirtless men with surfboards at the beach. In 2018, a new series of eight-second titles were introduced along with the return of the show's theme song. The new titles, which currently change during each week, mostly feature two men or two women running down to
17756-411: The character shots. 2004 saw Home and Away introduce new picture frame-style opening titles, with characters shown posing in and out of large picture frames in front of beach backgrounds. In January 2007, the show debuted new opening titles along with a new version of the theme song. The picture-frame style was still used, but this time the titles featured framed pictures of the characters. In 2009,
17949-444: The city into the Summer Bay House , where they assumed the new job of running the caravan park, and eventually took in a sixth foster child, Bobby Simpson ( Nicolle Dickson ). Home and Away was not without controversy. During the first season alone, it featured several adult-themed storylines such as teen pregnancy, rape, drug and alcohol addiction, drug overdose and attempted suicide. The series has dealt with similar storylines over
18142-645: The city to live in the seaside town of Summer Bay. At the end of the first episode, Tom and Pippa take in their sixth foster child Bobby Simpson ( Nicolle Dickson ). The Fletchers bought the Summer Bay Caravan Park and moved into the Summer Bay House. They quickly built strong friendships with the locals, shopkeepers Alf Stewart ( Ray Meagher ) and Ailsa Hogan ( Judy Nunn ) and retired carnival workers Neville ( Frank Lloyd ) and Floss McPhee ( Sheila Kennelly ), and town locals including surfer Matt Wilson (Greg Benson) and local yobbos Lance Smart and Martin Dibble , (Peter Vroom and Craig Thomson), whilst having
18335-402: The city with his family. Casey dies in late 2014 and Brax bought the gym after his death. Maddy Osborne works there until late 2014, but was fired by Brax for stealing the business' money for buying new clothes and shoes. Billie Ashford works there in early 2015, but left to recover her burns. But she returned to the job in 2016. After Casey's death in 2014, his brother Darryl Braxton bought
18528-523: The closing credits to the episodes were also reinstated. Home and Away is rated PS (recommended for a mature audience) in Ireland and has always aired with no edits. A 2023 episode was given an MA rating (18 certificate) for mature content on RTE Player. During the show's first season in 1988, a rape storyline for the character Carly Morris ( Sharyn Hodgson ) outraged the public and a protest erupted, as viewers deemed it an inappropriate subject to be covering in an early evening time slot. In March 2007,
18721-404: The commercial television industry's Annual Code Complaint Report revealed that Home and Away was the eighth most complained about show on Australian television, and the only drama series in the top ten complaint list. From 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006, there were 23 written complaints about the show as viewers thought it was inappropriate for it to be shown in its 7:00 pm timeslot. In 2007,
18914-423: The community and is fired from his job, until Alf steps in and gets it back for him. VJ Patterson (Matt Little), decides to forgive John despite his actions but it does little to make John change his mind. Martin Ashford (George Mason), pushes John against a pylon and badly injures him, having to be restrained by Patrick Stanwood (Luke McKenzie), and causing John to undergo a checkup at the hospital. After having
19107-434: The concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, New South Wales , where he noticed locals were complaining about the construction of a foster home and against the idea of foster children from the city living in the area. The soap opera was initially going to be called Refuge , but the name was changed to the "friendlier" title of Home and Away once production began. The show premiered in what Bateman classified as
19300-415: The condition of the park slide and eventually sold it to Tom and Pippa Fletcher who inherited full-time tenants Floss and Neville McPhee who lived in their circus caravan until March 1989, but their van remained in the park until 1991 when Pippa decided she needed to make space for additional caravans. Bobby Simpson lived in a caravan until moving into the house. Lance Smart also rented a van until he purchased
19493-466: The cottage behind the house. Raffy returns after being diagnosed with epilepsy in 2018, and when Jett James stays with John and Marilyn. Brody and Raffy both depart Summer Bay, and Mason dies. Leah moves in as her relationship with Justin develops. Christian Green moves in after dating Tori, but moves out after their break up. But he later moves back in after getting back with Tori. In 2021, Leah's nephew, Theo Poulos moves in and Tori and Christian departs
19686-672: The daytime broadcast. A repeat of the week's episodes is aired on Saturdays and Sundays on RTÉ2. Viewers in the Republic of Ireland are also able to catch up with episodes on the RTÉ Player . Home and Away is one of RTÉ's most popular drama series. It was the most watched program of 2014 on the RTÉ Player with over four million viewers. As of 2014, the show is available to view in Northern Ireland on 5STAR daily at 3.30pm and 6.30pm as well as
19879-631: The early 2010s, viewing figures had further decreased to between 800,000 and 1 million an episode. In 2012, Home and Away was averaging 981,000 viewers, down from 1.039 million in 2011 and 1.021 million in 2010. In 2015, the show began going through a serious ratings decline. A July 2015 report revealed that the ratings were down 14% compared to the first six months of 2014, which translates to about 140,000 fewer viewers per episode. On 6 July 2015, Home and Away ranked 16th in OzTAM 's overnight ratings with 750,000 viewers. The following night,
20072-399: The early evening repeat scrapped altogether. The 6:00 pm broadcast is now moved to 5Star in the same time slot, with the "first look" episode continuing to air at 6.30pm on the channel. In the UK, Home and Away usually begins a new season in late February or early March and takes its annual Christmas break mid November, before a season has been completed. It usually returns to screens in
20265-479: The episode featuring the death of Felicity Newman (Jacqui Purvis), on 19 August 2024, garnered 953,000 viewers. The 2024 season finale, which aired on 20 November 2024, attracted a high viewership of 792,000. Home and Away has received many awards and nominations throughout the years. The show has won 48 Logie Awards from 168 nominations, making it the most awarded program in Logie history. In 2015, Home and Away
20458-509: The first Australian television show to reach this milestone. The Facebook page was established in November 2009 and is followed by fans mostly in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom. In 2013, Home and Away celebrated its 25th anniversary and former cast member Kate Ritchie ( Sally Fletcher ) returned for a special storyline to coincide with the celebrations. For
20651-511: The first DVDs released in October 2003, and both contained exclusive episodes that were never aired on television. Two further DVDs, Home and Away: Romances and Home and Away: Weddings were released in November 2005 and March 2006, respectively, and featured clips from the most popular romances and weddings in the series' history. Romances featured the pilot episode, while Weddings featured two episodes containing Leah and Vinnie's wedding as
20844-511: The first time in the show's history, Home and Away aired a two-hander episode, featuring only the characters Ricky Sharpe ( Bonnie Sveen ) and Darryl "Brax" Braxton ( Steve Peacocke ), on 14 February 2016. Home and Away is set in Summer Bay , a fictional seaside town in New South Wales . Locations within the town include the beach, a high school , diner , bait shop , garage and
21037-399: The first week of January with the remaining episodes of a season. As of November 2024, the show is seven weeks behind the Australian broadcast. In September 2019, the pilot episode and the first 199 episodes of the first season were made available to stream on Amazon Prime Video in the United Kingdom. In November 2019, the final 29 episodes of the first season, and the first 171 episodes of
21230-408: The gym in his memory. In 2016, Billie was raped by Irene Roberts long lost son, Mick Jennings during the end of the night shift. Kyle Braxton sells the gym. Andy leaves to go on the run, and left Billie to run the business alone, until she goes to maternity leave. In 2018, Willow Harris starts working, and is the only employee ever since. Mason Morgan works there until he gets his internship at
21423-476: The highest rating in over two years, with 710,000 viewers, with an even higher increase of 733,000 viewers tuning in on 10 August. On 31 March 2022, two episodes achieved new series lows of 382,000 and 364,000 viewers respectively. The 2023 season return was watched by an audience of 519,000 and was ranked 6th for the evening. The 8000th episode , which aired on 27 March 2023, drew an audience of 512,000 and ranked 10th for that night. The 2023 finale triple bill
21616-540: The home for sale but stayed for the next fifteen years. In 2013, Casey Braxton stayed for a while after his break-up with his girlfriend, Tamara Kingsley. In 2014, Denny Miller stayed since she arrived to the Bay, but left in July and moved to the Farmhouse with her family. Matt later moved to the Caravan Park after Hunter King burnt Leah's house down. In October 2015, Hunter moved in the Caravan Park after he found out his mother's affair with Matt, but in February 2016, Hunter left
21809-440: The hospital. The gym has been owned by Robbo since 2018. After Robbo dies in 2020, he left the business to his wife, Jasmine. In 2021, Jasmine sold the gym to Ari Parata and Mia Anderson . Manta Ray Boards (previously Ben's Boards ) is a surfboard and surfing accessories shop. It was originally owned and run by Ben Astoni ( Rohan Nichol ), with the help of Dean Thompson (Patrick O'Connor). Following Ben's departure from
22002-597: The house and caravan park from Pippa along with Alf Stewart and Colleen Smart . In 2000, the family had ultimately split up and Joel sold the house. The Sutherland Family had purchased it and lived there for four years. The family merged with the Hunters when Rhys Sutherland married local widow Beth Hunter. The marriage didn't last as Rhys went back to his ex-wife Shelley. Beth, not feeling comfortable in Rhys' home, elected to house swap with Flynn Saunders and Sally Fletcher , selling
22195-401: The house had three bedrooms but a fourth was added. Skye Peters moved in temporarily while her foster father John Palmer left to care for his wife overseas. Skye moved out after John returned home. Hunter moves in during 2017. In 2018, Jasmine Delaney and Willow Harris moves in. In 2019, Bella Nixon moves in briefly, before moving back in with her brother Colby Thorne. In 2021, Willow departed
22388-470: The house in 2013, as did Josh Barrett (Jackson Gallagher). Harvey Ryan moved out of the house after separating from Roo in 2014, Spencer returned to the house after his break-up with Sasha Bezmel . Then left again in May 2014. Marilyn Chambers moved out in October 2014 after marrying John Palmer . Leah, Zac, VJ, Oscar and Evelyn move into the house after Leah's house was burnt down by Hunter King . Roo moves out of
22581-530: The house in 2017. Brody Morgan ( Jackson Heywood ) moves in after he married Ziggy, but he and Ziggy later move out and move into Brody's place. Coco left to go to boarding school in Cairns and Ziggy moves back in after she finds out that Brody was having an affair with Simone Bedford . In 2020, Ziggy moves out to live with her boyfriend Dean Thompson . On that same year, Ben moves out after separating with Maggie. They later reconcile and decided to move to Italy to have
22774-587: The house in 2020 after separating from John and moving out of 33 Saxton Avenue. Scenes for the caravan park have been shot at the Jackaroo Ranch in Kenthurst since the show began airing in 1988. The caravan park and house were severely damaged during a bush fire in 2002, causing production to move. Other filming locations for the caravan park included the Lane Cove River Tourist Park and Waratah Park Earth Sanctuary in Duffys Forest . The caravan park set moved back to
22967-529: The house to live with her new boyfriend, James Edmunds ( Myles Pollard ). The following year, Maddy also moves out and Oscar dies. Evie moves out in 2016 to move back into the Farmhouse, and Billie Ashford moves in. Billie gives birth to a daughter Luc Patterson and dies days later. Zac moves out after his divorce with Leah. In October, Alf's grandson Ryder Jackson arrives in Summer Bay and moves in. VJ and Luc departed Summer Bay in 2017. In 2020, Martha moves back in after remarrying Alf. Marilyn moves back in to
23160-709: The interiors are now filmed at the Australian Technology Park in Redfern . The Jackeroo Ranch estate in Kenthurst had been used for the exterior sets of the Summer Bay House and Caravan Park since 1988. After both sets were destroyed by a bushfire in December 2002, the caravan park set was moved and filmed at other locations such as the Waratah Park Earth Sanctuary between 2007–09 and the Lane Cove River Tourist Park between 2010 and 2014. A replica of
23353-498: The key to Palm Beach , the exteriors setting filming location for the show. At the end of 2011, Cameron Welsh left his role as the series producer. Welsh previously played the character Mitch McColl from 1999 until 2001 and then became the series producer for Home and Away in 2007. Former All Saints producer Lucy Addario took over as series producer in January 2012. In August 2012, Home and Away ' s official Australian Facebook page reached one million likes, becoming
23546-483: The lives and loves of the residents in Summer Bay , a fictional seaside town in New South Wales . The series initially focused on the Fletcher family – Tom ( Roger Oakley ) and Pippa ( Vanessa Downing ), and their five foster children, Frank Morgan ( Alex Papps ), Carly Morris ( Sharyn Hodgson ), Lynn Davenport (Helena Bozich), Steven Matheson ( Adam Willits ) and Sally Fletcher ( Kate Ritchie ) – who moved from
23739-540: The location for Summer Bay since Home and Away began in 1988. It has since become popular with tourists, and tours to the show's exterior sets at Palm Beach run throughout the year. The exterior scenes are filmed mainly at Palm Beach and at Fisherman's Beach in Collaroy . Interior scenes for the show were filmed at the Seven Network's Sydney studios in Epping until 2010. Following the closure of these studios in early 2010,
23932-425: The male vocalist was uploaded onto the Home and Away website. The Home and Away opening titles sequence was initially used to introduce the regular characters in the show. The sequences often featured the characters in couple shots or with family and friends, and showed them in familiar settings around Summer Bay such as the beach. The titles for the show's earlier years featured black brush stroke cutouts around
24125-458: The month drew in 740,000 viewers and ranked 9th for that night. The triple bill episodes continued to receive low ratings until the Thursday, 9 May episodes, which improved with 617,000 viewers. The following week's triple bill saw a further rise with 627,000 viewers, while the episodes broadcast on 30 May received 638,000 viewers and ranked at 7th place for the evening. The 2020 season return saw
24318-411: The new diner had a flat attached upstairs this is where Alf and Ailsa lived with their son Duncan, and Mitch McColl. Alf continued to live here following Ailsa's death. Alf sold his share of the business to Irene Roberts in 2004 but continued to live in the flat until 2006, when he moved back into Summer Bay House and the flat became home to many other Summer Bay residents for the next few years. In 2008,
24511-445: The new lifestyle. Suddenly I thought, there is my slice of life in a community." Bateman began outlining the storyline and set the serial in the fictional town of Summer Bay. While Seven Network executives were unconvinced by the idea, audience research was positive. The soap opera was initially called Refuge , but the name was changed to the "friendlier" title of Home and Away once production began. Home and Away has since become
24704-423: The newly introduced Hunter family. The annexe was later turned into living space when Beth Hunter (Clarissa House) established a relationship with Tony Holden ( Jon Sivewright ). From 2011 until 2016, the house was home to the Braxton family and their friends. It was reintroduced in 2022 when Eden Fowler (Stephanie Panozzo), Remi Carter (Adam Rowland) and Kirby Aramoana (Angelina Thomson) rent it. The house
24897-530: The ocean for a surf. A 30-second version of the titles, not aired on Australian television, was released on the Home and Away website. When Home and Away began in January 1988, it initially focused on the "Fletcher" family – Tom ( Roger Oakley ) and his wife Pippa ( Vanessa Downing ), and their five foster children, Frank Morgan ( Alex Papps ), Carly Morris ( Sharyn Hodgson ), Steven Matheson ( Adam Willits ), Lynn Davenport (Helena Bozich), and Sally Fletcher ( Kate Ritchie ) – who relocated from
25090-416: The opening theme was shortened in 1996; this version remained until 1999. From 2000 to 2003, the theme song to Home and Away was sung by The Robertson Brothers and it was the first version to use only male vocals. A 30-second updated version by The Robertson Brothers was used from 2004 to 2006. In January 2007, a new version was introduced and performed by Israel Cannan, who played the character Wazza in
25283-426: The opening was reduced to 15 seconds and the characters were removed from the titles for the first time in Home and Away ' s history. They were replaced by a large photo collage showing various locations around Summer Bay. The decision to remove the cast and shorten the titles was due to time restrictions. Since then, many viewers in Australia and the United Kingdom have wanted the full-length title sequence with
25476-629: The others as Miles could only see her. Marilyn Chambers moved in when she returned to the Bay. Alf's daughter Roo ( Georgie Parker ) returned to Summer Bay in October 2010 moving into the house, after twenty years in New York City. Romeo moved out after marrying Indigo Walker and Miles left to join Sally in Phuket in late 2011. Roo and her husband foster Spencer Harrington ( Andrew Morley ) and Maddy Osborne (Kassandra Clementi). Sally and Pippa briefly stayed in
25669-451: The plans for the resort. John asks for his money from Dennis, but he flees without paying him back. Gina is angry that John did not feel he could tell her about the investment. John and Gina begin arguing and John briefly moves in with Alf Stewart ( Ray Meagher ). Marilyn Chambers and Roo Stewart ( Georgie Parker ) get annoyed with his laziness and they convince Gina to take him back. John encounters Jett James when he steals from people on
25862-500: The point boxes pile up. Marilyn who is staying at Irene's house has a brick thrown threw the window as John was keeping her company. Later on as the company finally agree to stop sending her boxes Marilyn decides to throw them out, unbeknownst to her one of the boxes had a bomb planted in it, Marilyn learns what the company are up to when she is sent a text of the bomb she tries to call John and tell him but he doesn't answer. When Mali catches up to them he yells for Roo and John to get out of
26055-623: The property. The Walker family purchase the farm in 2010. After they depart in 2013, Zac MacGuire ( Charlie Clausen ), Hannah Wilson (Cassie Howarth) and their niece and nephew, Evelyn (Philippa Northeast) and Oscar MacGuire (Jake Speer) move in. Denny Miller (Jessica Grace Smith) moves in during the following year. Zac moves out when his relationship with Hannah becomes strained. In 2015, Evelyn and Oscar moved out and Phoebe Nicholson and Katarina Chapman moved in. Phoebe's boyfriend, Martin Ashford, briefly moves in after Denny leaves. His sister, Billie Ashford later moves in, while Hannah dies from
26248-598: The real life location of the Pier Diner. The kitchen is now located to the left of the building and toilets on the right with the dining area central to the building, scenes can be filmed facing all walls as it is a 4-walled set unlike the previous set. Leah scales back her work as she is employed at Summer Bay High School, however, she does some casual shifts and continues to own her half of the diner. Chris Harrington ( Johnny Ruffo ) unintentionally poisons some diners, as well as Alf and Leah, when he uses Death cap mushrooms in
26441-507: The redevelopment took place. The original diner was the Bayside Diner run by Bobby Simpson and Ailsa Stewart and later Ailsa's husband Alf. For a while this diner included a Beauty Salon set up in a back room, this was run by Marilyn Fisher . This Diner was given a makeover in 1998 when it was revealed a Bonza Burger outlet was being set up in Summer Bay. In 2000, the kitchen of the Bayside
26634-482: The regular Channel Five airings. The show is geo blocked in Northern Ireland via the SKY platform on both RTE1 and RTE2, yet it remains available on Irish platform Saorview for both Irish and Northern Irish viewers. RTE television airs episodes exactly as shown in Australia. Home and Away is consistently RTÉ's most-watched soap opera, and in 2021, the series was streamed by 4.9 million viewers. In New Zealand, Home and Away
26827-445: The rent himself. Kat moves back in with Scarlett Snow ( Tania Nolan ), until Scarlett leaves Summer Bay with her husband. Robbo (Jake Ryan) moves in with Kat. But she dies in a car crash and he goes on the run, before being arrested. Senior Constable Colby Thorne (Tim Franklin) rents the flat and allows Robbo to stay with him. Dean Thompson (Patrick O'Connor) and Willow Harris ( Sarah Roberts ) move in after they get kicked out of
27020-486: The restaurant, but he got fired by Mackenzie in 2021, but later rehired again a few months later. Chloe Anderson starts working there, but was fired by Mackenzie after she gets into feud with Chloe's mother, Mia Anderson and the Parata family, and even fired Ryder, later rehires him weeks later. JP's Juice Bar (previously Noah's Bar and Gelato ) is a small kiosk selling gelato, juices and smoothies located downstairs in
27213-556: The running of the house and caravan park. Ric's girlfriend, Matilda Hunter, who had lived there previously with her family also moved back in. Jai Fernandez, an orphaned youth Miles had met in Phuket came to live with them. After Ric and Matilda moved to Perth together, Kirsty Sutherland, Matilda's former stepsister and her son moved into the house. Nicole Franklin , moved in with Miles after her father Roman Harris left Summer Bay in June 2009. In September 2009 Jai's friend from when he lived in
27406-431: The same people who do not subscribe to appointment viewing. They prefer to watch shows when they want and don't want to be dictated to by the commercial networks." A Seven spokeswoman commented that Home and Away was still performing well on digital and social platforms and that the overnight ratings were not the only measure of the show's success. In 2019, Home and Away returned at the later date of 18 February, after
27599-452: The second season were added to the service, however, they are listed as "Season 2". In Ireland, Home and Away debuted on Monday, 3 October 1988 (with the pilot episode) as part of RTÉ's re-launch of RTÉ2 as Network 2 - their secondary channel. Episodes screened at 6.30pm and in September 1997, a daytime episode was added at 1.25pm on RTÉ One with the 6.30pm episode becoming the replay of
27792-412: The second-longest drama series in Australian television after Neighbours . In 2002, several former characters such as Frank Morgan ( Alex Papps ), Carly Morris (Sharyn Hodgson), Steven Matheson (Adam Willits), Blake Dean ( Les Hill ) and Sophie Simpson ( Rebekah Elmaloglou ) returned for a special storyline to mark the 150th anniversary of settlement in Summer Bay. The storyline featured a majority of
27985-1354: The series has covered several controversial, adult-themed and detailed issues not suitable for young audiences, despite its early evening time of 7:00 pm. Storylines covered include abortion , accidental death , adultery , adoption , alcoholism , amnesia , amputation , arson , autism , bereavement , brain aneurysm , bullying , cancer , cage fighting , career problems, child abuse , cults , cyberbullying , domestic violence , depression , drink driving , drug overdose , drug trafficking and drug use , eating disorders , gambling addiction , health problems, hit-and-runs , HIV and AIDS , homosexuality , Huntington's disease , incest , imprisonment , kidnapping , marriage problems, miscarriage , murder , obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), paedophilia , phantom pregnancy , pole dancing , post-natal depression , post-traumatic stress disorder , prostitution , racism , rape , revenge porn , robbery , self-harm , sex, sexual grooming , shootings (including drive-by shootings ), stabbings , stalking , stroke , SIDS (cot death), stillbirth , suicide , surrogacy , teacher-student relationships, teenage pregnancy , terminal illness , and witness protection . The show has also featured many natural disaster storylines, including
28178-718: The show breached broadcasting rules when they aired a number of episodes featuring Martha MacKenzie ( Jodi Gordon ) involved with pole-dancing in the G classification, as the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) said that these episodes should have been rated PG as they contained sexual scenes and references. In March 2009, it was alleged that Seven had agreed to censor a then-upcoming lesbian kiss scene between Charlie Buckton ( Esther Anderson ) and Joey Collins ( Kate Bell ), after receiving many complaints from conservative groups and mothers who did not want their children exposed to same-sex relationships in
28371-475: The show fell to an even lower figure of 701,000 viewers. A writer for the Australian Associated Press stated that one of the reasons for the ratings decline could be "the viewing habits of Gen Y , which the show is aimed at, have changed dramatically in recent times thanks to the launch of streaming services, Netflix , Stan and Presto . The exact age demographic that Home and Away targets are
28564-657: The show filmed scenes at Flinders Ranges and Nilpena Station in South Australia for a storyline in which Casey Braxton ( Lincoln Younes ) was kidnapped and taken to the outback by Kyle Braxton ( Nic Westaway ). The following month, Home and Away filmed scenes in Melbourne for the second time. In November 2014, the show filmed an episode at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra with several cast members, as
28757-553: The show first began in 1988, it aired at 5:30 pm in Adelaide , at 6:00 pm in Melbourne and Sydney, at 6:30 pm in Brisbane , and at 7:00 pm in Perth . In January 1992, Seven moved Home and Away to the 7:00 pm timeslot across the network. On 3 November 2009, 7Two began airing repeat episodes of the show from the very beginning at 9:30 am, before moving to 9:00 am. Since its premiere,
28950-478: The show for a year. After a delay in screening, Home and Away made its debut on Channel 5 on 16 July 2001. Channel 5 started airing new episodes of Home and Away at 6:00 pm with a repeat showing the following day at 12:30 pm. On 16 October 2006, the newly-established digital channel Five Life (now 5Star) introduced follow-up episodes at 6:30 pm after Channel 5's broadcast. Channel 5 later started airing episodes at 1:15 pm each week day, with
29143-552: The show had been screened as a 22-minute episode each weeknight. However, beginning in March 2013, Better Homes and Gardens began replacing Home and Away on Fridays to make way for Seven's AFL coverage . Friday's episodes of Home and Away began airing on Thursdays at 7:30 pm. By 2018, the Home and Away schedule often varied from week to week. Some weeks saw four episodes aired, with Thursdays often featuring two or three episodes back-to-back. Between 2000 and 2021, Home and Away ceased broadcast mid-season for two weeks during
29336-542: The show has always had a definite youth focus, with the younger characters dominating much of the storylines. Many of the cast have spent several years on Home and Away , including original cast member Judy Nunn who left the series in 2000 after 12 years playing the co-owner of Summer Bay's diner. Other original cast members Norman Coburn played high school principal Donald Fisher until 2003, and Kate Ritchie departed in 2008 after 20 years playing Sally Fletcher. Both Coburn and Ritchie along with Ray Meagher (Alf Stewart) entered
29529-487: The show have been released on several VHS and DVDs. Home and Away: The Movie was the first VHS released in 1989 and contained the 90-minute pilot episode. Another VHS tape, Home and Away: The Official Summer Bay Special , was released in 1996. It celebrated 2,000 episodes of the show and looked back at memorable moments throughout its earlier years. Home and Away: Secrets and the City and Home and Away: Hearts Divided were
29722-412: The show ranked 10th for the night. The first triple bill on 21 February pulled in 577,000 viewers and ranked 8th for the evening. The ratings for the triple bill episodes continued to fall from 524,000 to 414,000 viewers, and on 28 March 2019, the triple bill pulled in a series low of 383,000 viewers and ranked 14th for the night. April 2019 saw a slight rise in the viewing figures; the first episode of
29915-446: The show's European distributor Endemol cancelled its agreement with TV3, causing them to lose the right to broadcast Home and Away . In the United States, Home and Away was first shown briefly on the FX cable network from the channel's launch on 1 June 1994 to February 1995. Over two decades later, the show began streaming on the subscription service Hulu on 2 March 2015, beginning with
30108-446: The show. After Cannan's version received many complaints from fans, the Seven Network decided to re-record the theme song in April 2007 with vocals provided by Luke Dolahenty. A shorter, 15-second version sung by Dolahenty and Tarryn Stokes debuted in 2009. From 2010 until 2017, the Home and Away theme song was not used in the opening titles and was replaced by a short instrumental version. However, Dolahenty and Stokes' version
30301-417: The storyline would continue with more "high drama" for the three characters. Withington found the storyline challenging because he had to play to storyline so John would not be seen as betraying Gina. After the death of Gina in March 2013 John begins a relationship with Marilyn. She finds it awkward when John suggests they move in together, but they agree it is too soon but acknowledge that their relationship
30494-460: The structure of The Beachside Diner became unsafe as result of aftershocks from the 1996 earthquake and the building was condemned. The Diner was relocated to its current location as The Pier Diner ; originally this Diner was located in a room to the left of the Kitchen which was central to the building with a room to the right being used as a youth centre known as The Den , this was started by Leah as
30687-421: The summer series of cricket concluded. Pippa Doyle of 96FM reported that declining ratings in 2018 and Seven's decision to push the show back had created doubt about its future on the network, and whether or not a timeslot change or a move to a multichannel was likely. The season returned to a series low of 620,000 viewers and ranked 13th for the night. The following night, the viewing figure fell to 581,000 and
30880-548: The theme song used throughout the years. The lyrics remained the same since the show's inception, but a number of verses were gradually cut back over the years due to time restrictions. The original version was sung by Karen Boddington and Mark Williams , and was used from 1988 until mid-1995. Their version was released as a single in the UK in 1989 and peaked at number 73 on the UK Singles Chart . A new version performed by Doug Williams and Erana Clark debuted in 1995 and
31073-447: The timeslot. One episode was completely dropped, the school siege, and the 1996 season finale was very heavily edited. The closing credits were also dropped from around 1994 for timing reasons, leaving only the final scene in the closing credits, which meant that UK viewers never got to see the closing credits to the show at all. This all changed when the show moved to Channel Five in 2001, although very minor edits to some scenes remain, and
31266-461: The trio used their bodies as a human shield to protect the mural and many students join in to save it, including Marilyn. John brings Katarina to the mural and give Evelyn a warning, but Katarina said that the students didn't break the law and there was nothing she can do to stop them. The next day, the students gave up by Alf, letting John and Chris remove the mural. Marilyn was upset about this and refused to talk to him. John realised how much Marilyn
31459-516: The van and when they do the van explodes. Mali, Roo and John are taken to hospital and are treated, but Roo has to be flown to the city hospital as she has neck injuries. Marilyn blames herself and says that it should've been her, John says that it shouldn't have been anyone, John undergoes surgery for internal bleeding and suffers a bout of SVT while in ICU, John realises that when he was having his attack having Irene there made him feel happy again. While John
31652-401: The world. Jett returns to the bay and John meets Jett's new girlfriend, Skye Peters (Marlo Kelly). Skye told John that she ran away from home because her mother, Carol was abusing her and blaming her for the death of her other daughter, Lisa. In 2016, John found Skye in his house, learning that Carol continues to abuse Skye and allows her to stay. John calls the police to arrest Carol, but Carol
31845-457: The years and surf competitions take place occasionally. The club has undergone renovations in 1992, 1996, 2004, 2010, and 2023, respectively. Salt (previously Angelo's ) is a restaurant located upstairs in the renovated SLSC. It replaces Noah's Bar as the only licensed premises in Summer Bay. It was initially a business venture by Angelo Rosetta after he was discharged from the Police force and it
32038-495: The years which have often exceeded its restricted time slot. Palm Beach in Sydney 's Northern Beaches district has been used as the location for Summer Bay since 1988. The exterior scenes are filmed mainly at Palm Beach, while the interior scenes are filmed at the Australian Technology Park in Redfern . Home and Away has been sold to over 80 countries around the world, making it one of Australia's most successful media exports. In
32231-477: The years, Mangrove River began to be mentioned more frequently and has been started to become involved in many storylines including Nicole Franklin inviting some guests from suburb to a party and David "Gardy" Gardener coercing Roman Harris into a robbery on the Wharf. The River Boys, who were introduced in 2011, come from Mangrove River. Wilson's Beach is Mangrove River's main beach for surfing. Mangrove River High School
32424-717: Was "just like old times". John was married to Gina Austin ( Sonia Todd ) and Withington credits the mutual respect between himself and Todd as creating a successful dynamic between the two characters. Todd added that Withington acts as her "bridge" to get her into the right place for the drama. In 2012, John and Gina take Jett James (Will McDonald) into their care. However he later moves in with his biological father Richard Bozic (Radek Jonak) and this causes problems in John's marriage. The predicament becomes more difficult when John lies to Gina about spending an evening spent drinking with Marilyn Chambers ( Emily Symons ). Withington told The West Australian's Richards that "He has got
32617-550: Was aired in a G-rated timeslot. In December 2023, fans of the serial branded a marketing campaign for a missing character as "disrespectful" and "gross". The show's series finale featured the kidnapping of Eden Fowler (Stephanie Panozzo). Channel Seven then launched a "Bring Eden Home" campaign featuring on-air promotions, a 1800 number to hear Eden's last phone call, and the promotion of a missing person poster across social media. The campaign proved divisive among viewers, with some branding it "epic", but others pointing out that it
32810-415: Was also a small workout area tucked in the corner replacing Summer Bay Super Bods, as well as a boutique selling magazines and surf, skateboard and fashion items and a pool table in the centre of the area. The kiosk is owned and run by John Palmer . Alf Stewart, Dallas Phillips and VJ Patterson have all worked there. Alf's grandson Ryder Jackson later replaced VJ. The kiosk underwent a revamp in 2023 and
33003-444: Was always his dream to own his own restaurant after growing up with his parents running a restaurant. Indi Walker worked there, but was fired by Angelo after she sold alcohol to Ruby Buckton without his permission. Darryl Braxton buys into the business and helps turn it into a successful pizza restaurant. Angelo and Darryl employ Xavier Austin and Casey Braxton to deliver pizza. Darryl eventually buys Angelo out after Angelo left
33196-506: Was announced that Home and Away would be moving to rival Channel 5 after they bought the rights to the show in a £40m auction deal. ITV reportedly offered twice the amount by Channel 5, but the Seven Network in Australia were swayed by Channel 5's commitment to the long-term future of the show in a deal of more than five years. After ITV's contract ran out in July 2000, Home and Away went off air for 12 months as ITV had an exclusivity clause that prevented any other broadcaster from airing
33389-404: Was announced that the show would recommence production following the nine-week suspension. Filming was limited to the studio and resumed on 25 May. Storylines were rewritten to limit close contact between the actors. On 19 July 2021, Home and Away was forced to postpone scheduled filming due to new COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in Sydney. The show was already on a two-week production break, which
33582-546: Was away, and move out after Ziggy returns. This property is located above the Pier Diner in Summer Bay. It was first seen in August 2015 when Charlotte King ( Erika Heynatz ) and her son Hunter (Scott Lee) moved in. Hunter moves out a couple of months later, while Charlotte leaves the flat after the police come to arrest her for murder. The next occupants are Roo Stewart ( Georgie Parker ), Maddy Osborne ( Kassandra Clementi ) and Matt Page (Alec Snow). In May 2016, Maddy departs
33775-418: Was badly damaged by fire, due to Colleen Smart mistakenly pouring water onto the flames of a chip-pan fire, making it worse and instead of repairing the building Alf and Ailsa decided to relocate the diner to an existing building in front of the beach, subsequently the diner became known as The Beachside Diner. Prior to the original diner fire Alf and Ailsa's home had been destroyed by a landslide and fire, as
33968-428: Was burnt down in October 2013 and its students were subsequently transferred to Summer Bay High. In 2015, Evelyn and Josh went to Mangrove River to find Matt. Yabbie Creek is Summer Bay's nearest neighbouring town where various characters either dine out, shop or take in movies. Yabbie Creek houses the police, fire, ambulance, medical, court house, major transport hubs and other services. In May 2000, Jackie Brygel of
34161-451: Was coded by Seven into one figure which was an average of 395,000. The opening episode of the 2024 season, which aired on 8 January, drew 411,000 viewers. From 29 January 2024, the show's ratings began to rapidly increase; the episode airing that evening garnered an viewing figure of 804,000, while ratings rose to 902,000 on 6 May 2024. The highest rated episodes of the season, so far, drew in an audience of 950,000, on 15 July 2024, while
34354-402: Was described as the most violent episode of the entire series, as it contains scenes of strong violence. Since 1988, Home and Away has dealt with some controversial issues, despite being broadcast in a G-rated time block. Since 2008, every subsequent episode has been broadcast under the PG classification and often continues to exceed the rating. 7two aired the repeated early episodes under
34547-457: Was first seen on screen in 1989. Over the years as well as serving its purpose as a centre for sea and land rescues it has been a place for the young people of the Bay to relax and socialise. Town meetings are often held in the Surf Club. It has also been used as a polling station and a private party/formal venue and has housed various food outlets, most notably the ill-fated Bonza Burger in 1998. Several characters have been trained as lifeguards over
34740-552: Was hurt and decided to a romantic gesture to win her back. John and Marilyn reconciles and Jett tells John and Marilyn that he's going to military boarding school and John receives a new apron from him on the day of Jett's departure. When Marilyn was electrocuted at the diner and lost her memories of him and their marriage and mistook John for her ex-husband Fisher, leaving her memories stranded in 1996. Months later, Marilyn remembers him after remembered their wedding day. John and Marilyn renew their vows and Marilyn goes off to travel around
34933-468: Was inducted into the Logie Hall of Fame . After the Seven Network cancelled their soap opera Neighbours on 12 July 1985 due to low ratings, rival Network 10 picked it up and turned it into a success. A couple of years later, Seven's head of drama, Alan Bateman, became desperate to get back into the soap market and began to work out how to launch another soap that was not a copy of Neighbours . While on
35126-563: Was inducted into the Logie Hall of Fame . The show has also won twelve Australian Writers' Guild Awards and five Australian Directors' Guild Awards. Since 1988, Home and Away has generated a range of merchandise, including books, magazines, VHS tapes, DVDs and soundtracks. Various annuals and books about the show and its cast and characters were released in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Between 2003 and 2005, several fictional books by Leon F. Saunders and Jane Anderson were released and based on characters from Home and Away . Episodes of
35319-446: Was intentionally burnt down by Hunter King (Scott Lee). The house has been home to John Palmer ( Shane Withington ) since 2010. He initially moved in with his partner, and later wife, Gina Austin ( Sonia Todd ) and her son Xavier Austin ( David Jones-Roberts ). Four years later, Marilyn Chambers ( Emily Symons ) moves in and she and John marry. Following the couple's separation, which aired in 2020, Marilyn moves out to live with
35512-420: Was introduced to the show in 2020 following the arrival of the Parata family – Ari Parata (Rob Kipa-Williams), Tane Parata (Ethan Browne), Nikau Parata (Kawakawa Fox-Reo), and Gemma Parata ( Bree Peters ). After renting the home, the family dig a Hāngī , a Māori pit oven, in the back garden and host a party for their friends and neighbours, however, the party ends when John Palmer ( Shane Withington ) has
35705-434: Was not happy when Chris told him that Josh Barrett (Jackson Gallagher) spray-painted a mural on the wall of the Surf Club for his girlfriend, Evelyn MacGuire (Philippa Northeast). Jett, Marilyn and the residents of the Bay thought it was nice, but John and Chris disagrees and attempts to clean it off. But Evelyn, Josh and Jett stops them and Evelyn threatens Chris and John that the mural will be removed over her dead body and
35898-610: Was not hers anymore and moved in with Jesse McGregor and Vinnie Patterson at Travis' house. Within a year, Travis and Rebecca moved to Canada, Sam had moved in with Donald Fisher and Tiegan had joined Pippa in the Carrington Ranges and the house was now occupied by Travis' brother, Joel and his wife Natalie and their children Tom and Gypsy . During the Nashes tenure they took in Peta Janossi and Rachel McGregor. They eventually bought
36091-440: Was over, Seven moved Home and Away to the 7:00 pm timeslot, putting both shows up against each other. This caused Network Ten to move Neighbours to the 6.30 pm timeslot two months later. During the early 2000s, Home and Away was averaging 1.3 million viewers and in 2007, viewing figures rose to 1.4 million. However, by the end of the decade, the ratings had dropped to an average of 1.1 million viewers. During
36284-422: Was released on the show's Yahoo!7 website from 7 August 2013. On 19 August 2015, it was announced that former cast members Dan Ewing ( Heath Braxton ) and Lisa Gormley ( Bianca Scott ) would be returning for a special spin-off episode titled Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye . The episode was commissioned specially for the local streaming service Presto and did not air on the Seven Network. It centred around
36477-502: Was shown twice a day on ITV, with a lunchtime showing and a tea time repeat; many regions aired it at around 5:10 pm, while others at 6:00 pm or even 6:30 pm. The show attracted up to eight million viewers, making it one of ITV's top 30 rated programs. It also helped boost audiences for ITV's regional and early evening news bulletins. During the show's last year on ITV, Home and Away attracted an average audience of 4.4 million for its early-evening repeats. In February 2000, it
36670-528: Was soon released. John left Skye alone in the house for a few hours and Carol tries to take Skye back. John returns home and sees the police arresting Carol at his driveway and felt guilty that he left Skye all alone, but luckily Oscar MacGuire (Jake Speer), came to Skye's rescue. John offers Skye to move in with him while Carol's in a psychiatric hospital, and Skye accepts and John fosters her. Nate Cooper ( Kyle Pryor , his fiancee Ricky Sharpe ( Bonnie Sveen ) and her son, Casey moved into John's house. John gets
36863-423: Was still used in the closing credits for international broadcasts. In 2018, two new eight-second versions of the theme song made a return to the opening titles after an eight-year absence. One version is sung by a male vocalist, while the other version is sung by a female vocalist; in the opening titles, both only sing the last two lines of the theme: "closer each day, Home and Away". An extended 30-second version by
37056-454: Was the eighth most complained about show on Australian television, and the only drama series in the top ten complaint list. From 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006, there were 23 written complaints about the show as viewers thought it was inappropriate for it to be shown in its 7:00 pm timeslot. Home and Away celebrated its 21st year in production in Sydney on 23 July 2009. The mayor of Sydney's Pittwater Council presented cast members with
37249-403: Was then extended. In early August, a spokesperson for the show confirmed filming had resumed. Home and Away has been sold to over 80 countries around the world, making it one of Australia's successful media exports. In the United Kingdom, Home and Away was first broadcast on ITV from 11 February 1989 until 8 June 2000. (LWT and Yorkshire started the series a day later) Home and Away
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