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Home and Away

  • TV Series
  • 1988–
  • TV-14
  • 22m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
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Home and Away (1988)
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Australian television soap opera chronicling the lives, loves, happiness, and heartbreaks of the residents of Summer Bay, a small fictional coastal town in the upper Northern Beaches of Sydn... Read allAustralian television soap opera chronicling the lives, loves, happiness, and heartbreaks of the residents of Summer Bay, a small fictional coastal town in the upper Northern Beaches of Sydney in New South Wales.Australian television soap opera chronicling the lives, loves, happiness, and heartbreaks of the residents of Summer Bay, a small fictional coastal town in the upper Northern Beaches of Sydney in New South Wales.

  • Creator
    • Alan Bateman
  • Stars
    • Ray Meagher
    • Lynne McGranger
    • Emily Symons
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    5.1/10
    6.7K
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    1,583
    285
    • Creator
      • Alan Bateman
    • Stars
      • Ray Meagher
      • Lynne McGranger
      • Emily Symons
    • 97User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 55 wins & 146 nominations total

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    Ray Meagher
    Ray Meagher
    • Alf Stewart…
    • 1988–2025
    Lynne McGranger
    Lynne McGranger
    • Irene Roberts
    • 1993–2025
    Emily Symons
    Emily Symons
    • Marilyn Chambers…
    • 1989–2025
    Ada Nicodemou
    Ada Nicodemou
    • Leah Patterson…
    • 2000–2025
    Shane Withington
    Shane Withington
    • John Palmer…
    • 2006–2025
    Georgie Parker
    Georgie Parker
    • Roo Stewart…
    • 2010–2025
    Norman Coburn
    Norman Coburn
    • Donald Fisher…
    • 1988–2007
    Kate Ritchie
    Kate Ritchie
    • Sally Fletcher…
    • 1988–2013
    Judy Nunn
    Judy Nunn
    • Ailsa Stewart…
    • 1988–2003
    James Stewart
    James Stewart
    • Justin Morgan
    • 2016–2025
    Nicolle Dickson
    • Bobby Simpson…
    • 1988–1995
    Debra Lawrance
    Debra Lawrance
    • Pippa Ross…
    • 1990–2009
    Lyn Collingwood
    • Colleen Smart
    • 1988–2013
    Felix Dean
    • VJ Patterson
    • 2007–2014
    Dennis Coard
    • Michael Ross
    • 1990–2006
    David Jones-Roberts
    David Jones-Roberts
    • Xavier Austin
    • 2008–2013
    Josh Quong Tart
    Josh Quong Tart
    • Miles Copeland…
    • 1992–2011
    Luke Jacobz
    Luke Jacobz
    • Angelo Rosetta…
    • 1997–2020
    • Creator
      • Alan Bateman
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    missvixen_90

    Home and Away

    I'm from merry old england- and i think that this show is tons better that the English ones you get. the story lines are always good unlike the ones you get on soaps over here. i love the whole story and have been watching it for the past twelve years its great!!! i think that Nick Smith should come back and personally i like the old Hayley Smith (Cartwright) better. she was a great actress. Paul O' Brian is amazingly good looking its unbelievable!! LOL. and so is the one that plays Lucas. Home and Away never stops bringing in eye candy for us girls or for the boys. it is a truly magnificent show. i wish i was part of it. LOL!!
    Oilers85

    Past Glories

    Home & Away had its best days in the mid 90's when they actually had good actors and a few decent storylines. It started to go down hill after about 1997 when the characters became all to similar and the storylines revisited (but then again what soapy doesn't?). This show is watchable until you feel the recycling and then its a turnoff. I do admire a couple of the actors though who have stuck with the show and not got stars in their eyes and expectations beyond their abilities.
    kiaora

    are you insane?

    I can't help but notice that most of the people who dislike Home and Away are from the UK. This isn't a criticism at all, I just find it funny, and it makes sense because the lifestyle over there is so completely different. My partner is English and has been here (in NZ) 2 and a half years, I watch Home and Away every day without fail and he just doesn't get it. We have re runs from 1990 on PrimeTV and it is brilliant being able to watch earlier episodes as well as the new. Home and Away is an awesome representation of Aussie life, the characters are great, Credit where credits due, you Aussies make a brilliant soap. I say this because you guys obviosly have a liking for our music, every piece of background music in the diner or surfclub is Kiwi, (well a lot of it) there's a lot of dub and the feelers good on ya. Honestly Home and Away far surpasses things like Eastenders and Coronation St, and i'd say that would be the opinion of most Kiwis and Aussies.
    daniel_hofverberg

    One of the best TV shows ever made!

    Home and Away is definitely my favorite TV show. There are not many shows made that compares to this one. It´s a great show with interesting storylines, good actors and a good script. There is not much more to add, really...

    Home and Away is definitely the best Australian show ever made, and even counting shows from all countries, it´s still one of the very best. I can definitely recommend you all to watch this.

    Since I live in Scandinavia, we are a couple of years behind Australia in the airings so I haven´t seen the last couple of years of the Australian productions, plus that the stations here skipped a number of episodes in the beginning, but the 600 or so episodes that I have seen has been great!

    /Daniel Hofverberg
    sian2k

    I Think Its Good!!!!

    I think that Home and Away is really good even though every child in the cast apart from 3 are misfits of some sorts i.e. runaway's and drug addicts!! And every family has at least 1 adopted child and you wonder where do they get the money to support these children?? The way they accept the kids is stupid too its like just come on in and live here with the other freaks in the house!! But its silly stories and funny cast are very entertaining!

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    • Trivia
      Debra Lawrance replaced Vanessa Downing as Pippa Fletcher in 1990, however after her own departure in 1998, the show continued to use both actresses' likeness in flashbacks and photographs throughout the series, possibly the only television serial to do so.
    • Goofs
      Throughout the years, numerous characters have referred to "the city" (meaning Sydney) as being either "up" or "down" from Summer Bay. The general consensus, however, is that Summer Bay is north of Sydney (approximately 100km away), as is the real-life filming location.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      Alf Stewart: Stone the flamin' crows!

    • Crazy credits
      In June 1996 the credits changed so Shane approaches from the other side of the screen, causing Angel to be confused.
    • Connections
      Featured in Coronation Street: Episode #1.3347 (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      From the Sea
      Written by Stuart MacLeod (uncredited), Joel Quartermain (uncredited) and Kavyen Temperley (uncredited)

      Performed by Eskimo Joe

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    • Release date
      • June 1, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 聚散離合
    • Filming locations
      • Kenthurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia(Summer Bay House)
    • Production company
      • 7 Network
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    • Runtime
      22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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