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{{Infobox television
| image = Homeandawaytitlecard.jpg
| caption = Title card
| genre = [[Soap opera]]
| creator = [[Alan Bateman]]
| starring = [[List of Home and Away characters|Cast]]
| theme_music_composer = [[Mike Perjanik]]
| opentheme = "[[Home and Away (song)|Home and Away]]"<br />(short theme)
| endtheme = "Home and Away"<br />(international broadcasts)
| country = Australia
| language = English
| num_seasons = 37 (+ pilot TV film and 5 specials)<!-- Please only update the season count once the first week of episodes have been aired -->
| num_episodes = 8,290<!-- As of 27 June 2024; only update the episode count once Thursday's episode(s) has been shown each week -->
| executive_producer = {{unbulleted list|John Holmes|Julie McGauran}}
| producer = {{unbulleted list|John Holmes (1988–1989)|Andrew Howie (1989–1994)|Russell Webb (1994–2001)|Julie McGauran (2001–2007)|[[Cameron Welsh]] (2007–2012)|Lucy Addario (2012–present)}}
| location = [[Palm Beach, New South Wales|Palm Beach, Sydney, New South Wales]]
| camera = [[Video camera|Video]] (1988–2003)<br />[[High-definition video|HD video]] ([[Film look|filmized]]) (2003–present)
| runtime = 22 minutes
| company = {{unbulleted list|Seven Studios (formerly Seven Productions)|Seven Network Operations Limited|Red Heart Entertainment|Kepper Media}}
| network = [[Seven Network]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|1988|1|17|df=y}}
| last_aired = present
| related = ''[[HeadLand]]''
}}
'''''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 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 a ninety-minute telefeature<ref name="ReferenceA">Oram, James "Home and Away: Behind the Scenes" p. 45 Angus and Robertson, 1989</ref> (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 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 Fletcher (Home and Away)|Tom]] ([[Roger Oakley]]) and [[Pippa Ross|Pippa]] ([[Vanessa Downing]]), and their five foster children, [[Frank Morgan (Home and Away)|Frank Morgan]] ([[Alex Papps]]), [[Carly Morris]] ([[Sharyn Hodgson]]), [[Lynn Davenport]] (Helena Bozich), [[Steven Matheson]] ([[Adam Willits]]) and [[Sally Fletcher]] ([[Kate Ritchie]]) – who moved from the city into the [[Summer Bay#Summer Bay House|Summer Bay House]], where they assumed the new job of running the caravan park, and eventually took in a sixth foster child, [[Bobby Simpson (Home and Away)|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 the years which have often exceeded its restricted time slot. [[Palm Beach, New South Wales|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, New South Wales|Redfern]].
''Home and Away'' has been sold to over eighty countries around the world, making it one of Australia's most successful media exports. In the UK, it and ''[[Neighbours]]'', another Australian soap opera, are the most popular of the genre that are filmed internationally, with them both airing on [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]]. It 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 forty-nine wins, including [[Logie Award for Most Popular Drama Program|Most Popular Drama Program]]. Some cast members have won several other awards such as the [[Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television|Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television]], [[Logie Award for Most Popular Actor|Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor]], and [[Logie Award for Most Popular Actress|Most Popular Actress]]. In 2015, ''Home and Away'' was inducted into the [[Logie Hall of Fame]].
==Production==
===Conception===
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.<ref>[[#refmercado|Mercado 2004]], p. 205.</ref> 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''.<ref name="TwoFiveOne">[[#refmercado|Mercado 2004]], p. 251.</ref> While on 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.<ref name="TwoFiveOne"/><ref name="Rand">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/sunday-magazine/home-and-away-in-la/story-e6frf039-1111118645473|title=Home and Away in LA|last=Rand|first=Hannah|date=25 January 2009|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=26 August 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Rand"/> He explained "Nobody in the community wanted them to move in and I began to wonder how streetwise city kids would adapt to the new lifestyle. Suddenly I thought, there is my slice of life in a community."<ref name="TwoFiveOne"/> 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.<ref name="TwoFiveOne"/> The soap opera was initially called ''Refuge'', but the name was changed to the "friendlier" title of ''Home and Away'' once production began.<ref name="TwoFiveOne"/>
''Home and Away'' has since become the second-longest drama series in Australian television after ''Neighbours''.<ref name="21st Birthday">{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/happy-birthday-for-home-and-away/story-fn3dxity-1225754170129|title=Happy birthday for Home and Away|last=Field|first=Katherine|work=[[The Australian]]|date=23 July 2009|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="Years">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/red-carpet/galleries/2013/3/home-and-away-through-the-years/|title=Home and Away Through the Years|work=[[TV Week]]|date=March 2013|access-date=8 August 2015}}</ref> In 2002, several former characters such as Frank Morgan ([[Alex Papps]]), Carly Morris (Sharyn Hodgson), Steven Matheson (Adam Willits), [[Blake Dean (Home and Away)|Blake Dean]] ([[Les Hill]]) and Sophie Simpson ([[Rebekah Elmaloglou]]) returned for a special storyline to mark the 150th anniversary of settlement in Summer Bay.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=Rebekah+Elmaloglou+and+home+and+away&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE0205099MO9415ELKU|title=Networking|last=Hooks|first=Barbara|work=[[The Age]]|date=9 May 2002|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=les+hill&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=NCH020515ADVQN120HIE|title=ChannelSurf|last=Doherty|first=Ben|work=[[Newcastle Herald]]|date=15 May 2002|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref> The storyline featured a majority of the cast boarded onto a ferry boat for a night cruise; however, a massive storm ruined the celebrations, leading the boat to sink.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel5.com/shows/home-and-away/episodes/friday-17-august-2|title=Episode 3284 – The One with the Massive Storm|publisher=[[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923221836/http://www.channel5.com/shows/home-and-away/episodes/friday-17-august-2|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/summer-bay-milestone/2005/06/21/1119321716281.html|title=Summer Bay milestone|work=The Age|date=21 June 2005|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=Rebekah+Elmaloglou+and+home+and+away&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=NCH0507077I6GT60Q269|title=Getting ready to party|last=Adie|first=Kilmeny|work=Newcastle Herald|date=7 July 2005|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=les+hill&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=ILL0507079Q5EI4CHA3F|title=Home once more for birthday celebrations|last=Adie|first=Kilmeny|work=[[Illawarra Mercury]]|date=7 July 2005|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref> In March 2007, 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.<ref name="Complaint">{{cite web|url=http://www.backtothebay.net/news/2007/03/06/acmacomplaints.shtml|title=Home and Away tops complaint list|publisher=Backtothebay.net|date=6 March 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409063506/http://www.backtothebay.net/news/2007/03/06/acmacomplaints/|archive-date=9 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Complaint"/>
''Home and Away'' celebrated its 21st year in production in [[Sydney]] on 23 July 2009.<ref name="21st Birthday"/> The mayor of Sydney's [[Pittwater Council]] presented cast members with the key to [[Palm Beach, New South Wales|Palm Beach]], the exteriors setting filming location for the show.<ref name="21st Birthday" /> At the end of 2011, [[Cameron Welsh]] left his role as the series producer.<ref name="Quits">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a360237/home-and-away-producer-cameron-welsh-quits-show.html|title='Home and Away' producer Cameron Welsh quits show|last=Davies|first=Rebecca|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=16 January 2012|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="Kicking">{{cite web|url=http://if.com.au/2013/01/17/article/Home-and-Away-25-and-kicking/VEKRGDOYJY.html|title=Home and Away: 25 and kicking|last=George|first=Sandy|work=[[If Magazine]]|date=17 January 2013|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref> Welsh previously played the character [[Mitch McColl]] from 1999 until 2001 and then became the series producer for ''Home and Away'' in 2007.<ref name="Quits"/> Former ''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]'' producer Lucy Addario took over as series producer in January 2012.<ref name="Quits"/><ref name="Kicking"/> In August 2012, ''Home and Away''{{'}}s official Australian [[Facebook]] page reached one million likes, becoming the first Australian television show to reach this milestone.<ref name="1 Million">{{cite web|url=http://www.sevenwestmedia.com.au/docs/business-unit-news/home-and-away-million-facebook-fans.pdf?sfvrsn=2|title=Home and Away Celebrates 1 Million Facebook Fans|last=Echols|first=Kristina|publisher=[[Seven West Media]]|date=14 August 2012|access-date=10 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100748/http://www.sevenwestmedia.com.au/docs/business-unit-news/home-and-away-million-facebook-fans.pdf?sfvrsn=2|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> The Facebook page was established in November 2009 and is followed by fans mostly in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom.<ref name="1 Million"/> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/kate-ritchie-returns-home-for-soaps-anniversary-20130211-2e7fh.html|title=Kate Ritchie returns Home for soap's anniversary|last=Idato|first=Michael|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=11 February 2013|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/scoop/a465881/home-and-away-kate-ritchie-talks-show-return-and-playing-sally.html|title='Home and Away': Kate Ritchie talks show return and playing Sally|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=15 March 2013|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref> For the first time in the show's history, ''Home and Away'' aired a [[two-hander]] episode, featuring only the characters [[Ricky Sharpe (Home and Away)|Ricky Sharpe]] ([[Bonnie Sveen]]) and [[Darryl Braxton|Darryl "Brax" Braxton]] ([[Steve Peacocke]]), on 14 February 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/news/a782724/home-and-away-makes-history-the-show-is-lining-up-a-two-hander-episode-for-the-first-time-ever/|title=Home and Away history! The show will air a two-hander episode for the first time after Brax's return|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|work=Digital Spy|date=8 February 2016|access-date=9 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/new-my-kitchen-rules-judge-rachel-khoo-shares-a-special-valentines-day-recipe/news-story/d2ad2cf9131a21f88714f82f6460319b|title=New My Kitchen Rules judge Rachel Khoo shares a special Valentine's Day recipe|last=Byrnes|first=Holly|publisher=News.com.au|date=13 February 2016|access-date=9 May 2016}}</ref>
===Location and sets===
{{main|Summer Bay}}
[[File:Palm Beach NSW.jpg|thumb|right|[[Palm Beach, New South Wales|Palm Beach]] in Sydney's [[Northern Beaches]] district has been used to represent Summer Bay since ''Home and Away'' began in 1988.]]
''Home and Away'' is set in [[Summer Bay]], a fictional seaside town in [[New South Wales]]. Locations within the town include the beach, a [[Summer Bay#Summer Bay High School|high school]], [[Summer Bay#Pier Diner|diner]], [[Summer Bay#The Bait Shop|bait shop]], [[Summer Bay#Summer Bay Auto|garage]] and a [[Summer Bay#Summer Bay Surf Lifesaving Club|surf club]], which includes a gym, small kiosk and an upstairs restaurant.<ref name="Tours">{{cite web|url=http://www.sydney.com/things-to-do/tours/snb-australia-home-and-away-tour|title=Sydney's Northern Beaches Tours – North Curl Curl|publisher=Sydney.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912102122/http://www.sydney.com/things-to-do/tours/snb-australia-home-and-away-tour|archive-date=12 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Characters in the show live at surrounding neighbouring areas such as the [[Summer Bay#Summer Bay House|Summer Bay House]], [[Summer Bay#Summer Bay Caravan Park|Summer Bay Caravan Park]], [[Summer Bay#Beach House|Beach House]], [[Summer Bay#The Farmhouse|The Farmhouse]], <!--[[Summer Bay#12 James Street|James Street]]-->[[Summer Bay#Pier flat|Pier flat]], and [[Summer Bay#31 Saxon Avenue|Saxon Avenue]]. Other fictional towns mentioned and sometimes seen in ''Home and Away'' are [[Summer Bay#Mangrove River|Mangrove River]] and [[Summer Bay#Yabbie Creek|Yabbie Creek]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/news/articles/2015/5/home-and-away-recap-thursday,-may-21/|title=Home and Away Recap|work=TV Week|date=21 May 2015|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="Locations">{{cite web|url=http://sydneyforeveryone.com.au/sydney-television-locations/|title=Sydney Television Locations|publisher=Sydney for Everyone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330234805/http://sydneyforeveryone.com.au/sydney-television-locations/|archive-date=30 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[Palm Beach, New South Wales|Palm Beach]] in Sydney's [[Northern Beaches]] district has been used as the location for Summer Bay since ''Home and Away'' began in 1988.<ref name="Tours"/><ref name="Locations"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/holidaytype/showbiz/655092/prime-time-aussie-tv-locations|title=Prime time: Aussie TV locations|last=Whitley|first=David|publisher=[[Ninemsn]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002343/http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/holidaytype/showbiz/655092/prime-time-aussie-tv-locations|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has since become popular with tourists, and tours to the show's exterior sets at Palm Beach run throughout the year.<ref name="Tours"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/sydney-storm-stops-home-and-away-filming-20150422-1mqppa.html|title=Sydney storm stops Home And Away filming|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=22 April 2015|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.homeandawaytours.com.au/faqs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128214615/http://www.homeandawaytours.com.au/faqs |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 January 2012 |title=Home and Away Tours FAQs |publisher=Homeandawaytours.com.au |access-date=10 August 2015 }}</ref> The exterior scenes are filmed mainly at Palm Beach and at Fisherman's Beach in [[Collaroy, New South Wales|Collaroy]].<ref name="Tours"/><ref name="Locations"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sydneyeguide.com/fishermans.php|title=Fishermans Beach|publisher=Sydneyguide.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121026/http://www.sydneyeguide.com/fishermans.php|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Interior scenes for the show were filmed at the Seven Network's Sydney studios in [[Epping, New South Wales|Epping]] until 2010. Following the closure of these studios in early 2010, the interiors are now filmed at the [[Australian Technology Park]] in [[Redfern, New South Wales|Redfern]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/07/demolition-at-sevens-epping-studios.html|title=Demolition at Seven's Epping studios|last=Knox|first=David|website=[[TV Tonight]]|date=28 July 2010|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://televisionau.com/2010/07/remembering-sevens-epping-era.html|title=Remembering Seven's Epping era|publisher=Televisionau.com|date=29 July 2010|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref> The Jackeroo Ranch estate in [[Kenthurst, New South Wales|Kenthurst]] had been used for the exterior sets of the Summer Bay House and Caravan Park since 1988.<ref name="Locations"/> 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.<ref name="Locations"/><ref name="Top List">{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/friends-top-list-of-best-tv-homes-20140819-105aa8.html|title=Friends top list of best TV homes|last=Thomas|first=Sarah|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=23 August 2014|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.caravanparkphotos.com.au/blog/?p=800 |title=Home and Away Comes to Lane Cove River Tourist Park Sydney |author=John |publisher=Caravanparkphotos.com.au |date=19 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306004413/https://www.caravanparkphotos.com.au/blog/?p=800 |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A replica of 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.<ref name="Locations"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2009/11/24/home-and-away-set-gets-rebuild-566644/|title=Home And Away set gets rebuild|work=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|date=24 November 2009|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Rebuild">{{cite web|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/home-and-away/26428066/what-to-expect-from-home-and-away-in-2015/|title=What to expect from Home and Away in 2015|publisher=[[Yahoo!7]]|date=25 February 2015|access-date=10 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405014018/https://au.tv.yahoo.com/home-and-away/26428066/what-to-expect-from-home-and-away-in-2015/|archive-date=5 April 2015}}</ref> The Summer Bay House is the only house to still be seen on screen since the pilot episode.<ref name="Locations"/>
Aside from New South Wales, ''Home and Away'' has also filmed scenes in other states of Australia. In May 2012, the show filmed scenes at [[Flinders Ranges]] and [[Nilpena|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]]).<ref name="Outback">{{cite news|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/home-and-away-shoot-in-the-south-australian-outback/news-story/0834248da22f82c681414789844ddad1|title=Home and Away shoot in the South Australian outback|last=Allan|first=Roxanne|work=[[Sunday Mail (Adelaide)|Sunday Mail (SA)]]|date=19 May 2012|access-date=6 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/home-and-away/14963732/home-and-away-in-the-outback/|title=Home and Away in the Outback|publisher=Yahoo!7|date=26 September 2012|access-date=10 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305145217/https://au.tv.yahoo.com/home-and-away/14963732/home-and-away-in-the-outback/|archive-date=5 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/lincoln-younes-is-a-long-way-from-home/news-story/19e189e191cdb1a88e39618375e30c79|title=Lincoln Younes is a long way from home|work=[[Sunday Mail (Adelaide)|Sunday Mail (SA)]]|date=22 September 2012|access-date=6 August 2022}}</ref> The following month, ''Home and Away'' filmed scenes in [[Melbourne]] for the second time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2012/06/home-away-films-in-melbourne.html|title=Home & Away films in Melbourne|last=Knox|first=David|website=TV Tonight|date=18 June 2012|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref> In November 2014, the show filmed an episode at the [[Australian War Memorial]] in [[Canberra]] with several cast members, as 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."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/canberra-life/home-and-away-in-canberra-for-anzac-tribute-20150410-1migyq.html|title=Home and Away in Canberra for Anzac tribute|last=Hogan|first=Jill|work=[[Canberra Times]]|date=10 April 2015|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/television/summer-bays-alf-aka-ray-meagher-revelling-in-shows-new-storyline-for-gallipoli-anniversary/story-fni0cc2c-1227272611512|title=Summer Bay's Alf – aka Ray Meagher – revelling in show's new storyline for Gallipoli anniversary|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Sunday Telegraph]]|date=22 March 2015|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref> Outside of Australia, ''Home and Away'' has filmed in [[Hawaii]] once and in the UK three times.<ref name="Outback"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a306064/home-and-away-to-film-eps-in-hawaii.html|title='Home and Away' to film eps in Hawaii|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=27 February 2015|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2013/09/04/summer-bay-is-coming-to-london-home-and-away-to-begin-filming-in-uk-for-first-time-in-12-years-3949819/|title=Summer Bay is coming to London! Home and Away to begin filming in UK for first time in 12 years|last=Duncan|first=Amy|work=Metro|date=4 September 2013|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref>
===Theme song===
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The theme song to ''Home and Away'' was written by [[Mike Perjanik]].<ref name="Theme Song">{{cite web|url=http://noisey.vice.com/en_au/blog/aussie-jingles-a-look-inside-the-home--away-and-neighbours-theme-songs|title=Aussie Jingles: A Look Inside the 'Home & Away' and 'Neighbours' Theme Songs|last=Viney|first=Steven|work=Noisey|date=22 May 2015|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="Soapie Hit">{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/paul-mccartney-vs-home-and-away/story-e6frfn09-1226455434224|title=Life's a beach: The real story behind soapie hit|last=Parker|first=Helen|publisher=news.com.au|date=22 August 2012|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=16 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116202517/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/paul-mccartney-vs-home-and-away/story-e6frfn09-1226455434224|url-status=dead}}</ref> There have been nine different versions of 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thefix.ninemsn.com.au/2014/12/09/05/29/top-5-australian-tv-theme-songs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117013845/http://thefix.ninemsn.com.au/2014/12/09/05/29/top-5-australian-tv-theme-songs |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 November 2015 |title=Top 5 Australian TV theme songs |author=Sam |work=The Fix |date=25 January 2012 |access-date=6 August 2015 }}</ref><ref name="Credits Cut 2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/interviews/a330018/cameron-welsh-home-and-away-series-producer.html|title=Exclusive: Cameron Welsh – 'Home and Away' series producer|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=16 July 2011|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref> The original version was sung by [[Karen Boddington and Mark Williams]], and was used from 1988 until mid-1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-01-18/your-snowed-in-guide-to-daytime-tv|title=Your snowed-in guide to daytime TV|work=[[Radio Times]]|date=18 January 2013|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=17 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117020351/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-01-18/your-snowed-in-guide-to-daytime-tv|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atvtoday.co.uk/p29532/|title=Neighbours theme to become 'a duet'|last=Watkins|first=Mike|work=ATV Today|date=9 April 2013|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923180159/http://www.atvtoday.co.uk/p29532/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Their version was [[Home and Away (song)|released as a single]] in the UK in 1989 and peaked at number 73 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Eat%20For%20Two |title=UK Singles & Albums Chart Archive – Karen Boddington and Mark Williams: Home and Away |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref> A new version performed by Doug Williams and [[Erana Clark]] debuted in 1995 and the opening theme was shortened in 1996; this version remained until 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reportingpoint.net/56d049be760e4dc.html|title=1995 in Television|publisher=Reportingpoint.net|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=16 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116125639/http://reportingpoint.net/56d049be760e4dc.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Soapie Hit"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://undercover.com.au/News-Story096e.html|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20090517140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/11299/20090518-0000/undercover.com.au/News-Story096e.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 May 2009|title=Robertson Brothers Sign With Destra|last=Cashmere|first=Paul|publisher=Undercover.com.au|date=30 June 2008|access-date=6 August 2015}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> A 30-second updated version by The Robertson Brothers was used from 2004 to 2006.<ref name="harshlight"/> In January 2007, a new version was introduced and performed by Israel Cannan, who played the character Wazza in the show.<ref name="2007 Credits">{{cite web|url=http://www.throng.com.au/home-and-away/new-credits-on-home-and-away.html|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120101130500/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/124103/20120102-0005/www.throng.com.au/home-and-away/new-credits-on-home-and-away.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 January 2012|title=New credits on Home and Away|publisher=Throng Australia|date=23 January 2007|access-date=6 August 2015}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Theme Song"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2007/04/page/3/index.html|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120129131500/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/100803/20120130-0015/www.mediaspy.org/report/2007/04/page/3/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 January 2012|title=H&A theme changes tonight|work=Media Spy|date=23 April 2007|access-date=6 August 2015}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="Classic Credits">{{cite web|url=http://twotube.ie/2012/06/classic-home-and-away-opening-credits/|title=Classic Home And Away Opening Credits!|last=Bellissimo|first=Sarina|work=Two Tube|date=13 June 2012|access-date=6 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117013823/http://twotube.ie/2012/06/classic-home-and-away-opening-credits/|archive-date=17 November 2015}}</ref> A shorter, 15-second version sung by Dolahenty and Tarryn Stokes debuted in 2009.<ref name="2009 Credits">{{cite web|url=http://www.backtothebay.net/credits/opening/credits_09.shtml|title=2009 Opening Titles|publisher=Backtothebay.net|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.backtothebay.net/multimedia/theme.shtml|title=Media – Theme Tunes|publisher=Backtothebay.net|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923181726/http://www.backtothebay.net/multimedia/theme.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://syn.org.au/group/trash/posts/2011/09/05/playlist-sunday-4th-september|title=Playlist Sunday 4 September|publisher=Syn.org.au|date=5 September 2011|access-date=6 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116121208/http://syn.org.au/group/trash/posts/2011/09/05/playlist-sunday-4th-september|archive-date=16 November 2015}}</ref>
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.<ref name="2013 Opening Titles"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/tahliapritchard/strewth-mate|title=19 Random Facts About Australia's Iconic TV Show 'Home And Away'|last=Pritchard|first=Tahlia|publisher=[[BuzzFeed]]|date=17 September 2017|access-date=11 February 2018}}</ref> However, Dolahenty and Stokes' version was still used in the closing credits for international broadcasts.<ref name="harshlight">{{cite web|url=http://www.harshlight.org/the-robertson-brothers-home-and-away/|title=The Robertson Brothers' 'Home and Away'|last=Thomas|first=Shain E.|publisher=Harshlight.org|date=12 January 2018|access-date=11 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190003/http://www.harshlight.org/the-robertson-brothers-home-and-away/|archive-date=11 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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".<ref name="2018 theme">{{cite web|url=http://www.backtothebay.net/news/2018/01/30/2018-season-home-and-away-new-title-cards-and-theme-tune/|title=2018 Season Debuts with New Title-cards and Theme Tune|author=Dan|publisher=Back to the Bay|date=30 January 2018|access-date=30 January 2018}}</ref> An extended 30-second version by the male vocalist was uploaded onto the ''Home and Away'' website.<ref name="2018 opening">{{cite video|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/shows/home-and-away/watch/38797953/home-and-away-2018-theme-song/|title=You know we belong together...|publisher=Yahoo!7|date=1 February 2018|access-date=3 February 2018}}</ref>
===Opening titles===
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.<ref name="Classic Credits"/> The titles for the show's earlier years featured black brush stroke cutouts around the character shots.<ref name="Classic Credits"/> 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.<ref name="Classic Credits"/> In January 2007, the show debuted new opening titles along with a new version of the theme song.<ref name="2007 Credits"/><ref name="Classic Credits"/> The picture-frame style was still used, but this time the titles featured framed pictures of the characters.<ref name="2007 Credits"/><ref name="Classic Credits"/> In 2009, 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.<ref name="2009 Credits"/> The decision to remove the cast and shorten the titles was due to time restrictions.<ref name="Credits Cut 2011"/><ref name="Series Producer 2012 Interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/interviews/a401497/home-and-away-producer-lucy-addario-talks-storylines-future-plans.html|title=Exclusive: 'Home and Away' producer Lucy Addario talks storylines, future plans|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=24 August 2012|access-date=8 August 2015}}</ref> Since then, many viewers in Australia and the United Kingdom have wanted the full-length title sequence with the cast to return.<ref name="Credits Cut 2011"/><ref name="Series Producer 2012 Interview"/>
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.<ref name="2013 Opening Titles"/> 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 the ocean for a surf.<ref name="2018 theme"/> A 30-second version of the titles, not aired on Australian television, was released on the ''Home and Away'' website.<ref name="2018 opening"/>
==Cast and characters==
{{Main|List of Home and Away characters}}
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[[File:Ray Meagher.jpg|thumb|right|180px|[[Ray Meagher]] ([[Alf Stewart]]) is currently the only remaining original cast member in ''Home and Away''.]]
When ''Home and Away'' began in January 1988, it initially focused on the "Fletcher" family – [[Tom Fletcher (Home and Away)|Tom]] ([[Roger Oakley]]) and his wife [[Pippa Ross|Pippa]] ([[Vanessa Downing]]), and their five foster children, [[Frank Morgan (Home and Away)|Frank Morgan]] ([[Alex Papps]]), [[Carly Morris]] ([[Sharyn Hodgson]]), [[Steven Matheson]] ([[Adam Willits]]), [[Lynn Davenport]] (Helena Bozich), and [[Sally Fletcher]] ([[Kate Ritchie]]) – who relocated from the city to live in the seaside town of Summer Bay.<ref name="TelevisionAu"/><ref name="25 Years">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/01/25-years-for-home-and-away.html|title=25 years for Home and Away|last=Knox|first=David|website=TV Tonight|date=17 January 2013|access-date=3 August 2015}}</ref> At the end of the first episode, Tom and Pippa take in their sixth foster child [[Bobby Simpson (Home and Away)|Bobby Simpson]] ([[Nicolle Dickson]]).<ref name="TelevisionAu"/><ref name="25 Years"/>
The Fletchers bought the Summer Bay Caravan Park and moved into the Summer Bay House.<ref name="Rand"/> They quickly built strong friendships with the locals, [[Alf Stewart]] ([[Ray Meagher]]), [[Ailsa Stewart|Ailsa Hogan]] ([[Judy Nunn]]) and retired carnival workers [[Neville McPhee|Neville]] ([[Frank Lloyd (actor)|Frank Lloyd]]) and [[Floss McPhee]] ([[Sheila Kennelly]]), and town locals including surfer [[Matt Wilson (Home and Away)|Matt Wilson]] (Greg Benson) and local yobbos [[Lance Smart]] and [[Martin Dibble]], (Peter Vroom and Craig Thomson), whilst having a bitter rivalry with school headmaster [[Donald Fisher (Home and Away)|Donald Fisher]] ([[Norman Coburn]]).<ref name="TelevisionAu"/><ref name="25 Years"/>
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 in the pilot.<ref name="25 Years" />
While ''Home and Away'' features a mix of young cast members and older, more experienced actors, the show has always had a definite youth focus, with the younger characters dominating much of the storylines.<ref name="TelevisionAu"/> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/12/31/1072546585593.html?from=storyrhs|title=The year that was|work=The Age|date=1 January 2004|access-date=4 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/tribute-to-dull-and-dependable-sally/2008/04/02/1206850985624.html|title=Tribute to dull and dependable Sally|last=Farouque|first=Farah|work=The Age|date=3 April 2008|access-date=4 August 2015}}</ref> Both Coburn and Ritchie along with Ray Meagher (Alf Stewart) entered the 2002 [[Guinness World Records]] as the longest-serving actors in an Australian drama series.<ref>{{cite book|title=Guinness World Records 2002|year=2001|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|isbn=978-0-85112-124-6|page=[https://archive.org/details/guinnessworldrec00guin_1/page/34 34]|url=https://archive.org/details/guinnessworldrec00guin_1/page/34}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/austory/content/2007/s2324551.htm|title=Looking For Kate – Transcript|work=Australian Story|date=4 August 2008|access-date=4 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222193410/http://www.abc.net.au/austory/content/2007/s2324551.htm|archive-date=22 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/stilettos-bullets-and-bags-of-cash-the-underbelly-women/story-e6freuy9-1111118716182|title=Stilettos, bullets and bags of cash: the Underbelly women|last=McWhirter|first=Erin|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=31 January 2009|access-date=3 August 2015}}</ref> Meagher now holds that record alone and he is the only remaining original cast member in the show.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/9041490/Home-away-from-home|title=Home away from home|last=Holmes|first=Stephanie|work=Stuff.co.nz|date=18 August 2013|access-date=4 August 2015}}</ref> Meagher along with [[Lynne McGranger]] ([[Irene Roberts (Home and Away)|Irene Roberts]]), [[Ada Nicodemou]] ([[Leah Patterson-Baker]]) and [[Emily Symons]] ([[Marilyn Chambers (Home and Away)|Marilyn Chambers]]) are the longest-serving cast members currently in ''Home and Away''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/soaps/home-and-away/news/ada-why-im-staying-in-summer-bay/5956|title=Ada: 'Why I'm staying in Summer Bay!'|work=What's on TV|date=17 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220083044/http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/soaps/home-and-away/news/ada-why-im-staying-in-summer-bay/5956|archive-date=20 February 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/features/2011/0620/430381-homeandaway/|title=Days by the Bay|last=Butler|first=Janice|publisher=Rte.ie|date=20 June 2011|access-date=4 August 2015}}</ref> In 2010, [[Georgie Parker]] joined 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/08/georgie-parker-joins-home-and-away.html|title=Georgie Parker joins Home and Away|last=Knox|first=David|website=TV Tonight|date=9 August 2010|access-date=4 August 2015}}</ref>
===Celebrity guest appearances===
Throughout the years, ''Home and Away'' has featured several guest appearances from celebrities such as [[John Farnham]],<ref name="Cameos"/> [[Johanna Griggs]],<ref name="Cameos"/> [[Sia]],<ref name="Cameos"/> [[Michael Palin]],<ref name="Cameos"/> [[Ian Thorpe]],<ref name="TelevisionAu"/> [[Lleyton Hewitt]],<ref name="Serves Up"/> [[Paulini]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonymusic.com.au/news/details.do?newsId=20030829001334 |title=Catch Paulini on Home And Away |publisher=[[Sony BMG Australia]]|date=26 November 2004|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304140228/http://www.sonymusic.com.au/news/details.do?newsId=20030829001334 |archive-date=4 March 2011}}</ref> [[Nick Grimshaw]],<ref name="Radio 1"/> [[Eliza Doolittle (singer)|Eliza Doolittle]],<ref name="Eliza Cameo"/> [[Ed Sheeran]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/ed-sheeran-joins-cast-of-home-and-away/story-e6frfn09-1227276881556|title=Ed Sheeran joins cast of Home and Away|last=McCabe|first=Kathy|publisher=news.com.au|date=24 March 2015|access-date=14 August 2015|archive-date=15 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915004148/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/ed-sheeran-joins-cast-of-home-and-away/story-e6frfn09-1227276881556|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Jessica Mauboy]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/jessica-mauboy-revelling-on-the-small-screen-with-home-and-away-role/news-story/c3d562b8bb4f14ec6cfc9fda0cedec4c?nk=cfb429b18655ca0e93ccfee99540e4e4-1482255747|title=Jessica Mauboy revelling on the small screen with Home and Away role|last=Moran|first=Jonathon|date=11 December 2016|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=16 January 2017}}</ref> [[Atomic Kitten]],<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2001/0612/393795-atomickitten/| title=Atomic Kitten to appear in Home and Away| publisher=rte.ie| date=12 June 2001| access-date=7 July 2019}}</ref> and ''[[Sunrise (Australian TV program)|Sunrise]]'' presenters [[Matt Shirvington]] and [[Natalie Barr]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/05/matt-shirvington-visits-summer-bay.html|title=Matt Shirvington visits Summer Bay|last=Knox|first=David|date=13 May 2024|publisher=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=13 May 2024}}</ref>
==Broadcasting==
In Australia, ''Home and Away'' currently airs on the [[Seven Network]] at 7:00 pm from Mondays to Thursdays, going up against rival [[current affairs (news format)|current affairs]] shows ''[[A Current Affair (Australian TV series)|A Current Affair]]'' on the [[Nine Network]], and ''[[The Project (Australian TV program)|The Project]]'' on [[Network Ten]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/01/nine-to-stick-with-one-hour-news.html|title=Nine to stick with one hour news|website=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|date=8 January 2014|access-date=7 April 2014}}</ref> The show is on air for approximately 45 weeks each year.<ref name="OffAir">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a643098/home-and-away-to-go-off-air-for-four-weeks-on-channel-5.html|title=Home and Away to go off air for four weeks on Channel 5|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=21 April 2015|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref> 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 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 [[Seven Network#7plus|7plus]] app, as part of their catch up TV service.<ref name="7plus"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/plus7/home-and-away/#page1|title=Home and Away – Watch full episodes|publisher=Yahoo!7|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref> They are also broadcast in an omnibus edition each Sunday on Seven's digital multichannel [[7Two]].<ref name="7Two TV Guide">{{cite web|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/tv-guide/channel/410798/#1438437600|title=7TWO TV Guide – Australian TV Guide|publisher=Yahoo!7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906110658/https://au.tv.yahoo.com/tv-guide/channel/410798/|archive-date=6 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
When 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]].<ref name="TelevisionAu">{{cite web|url=http://televisionau.com/feature-articles/home-and-away|title=Home and Away|publisher=Televisionau.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408015816/http://televisionau.com/feature-articles/home-and-away|archive-date=8 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 1992, Seven moved ''Home and Away'' to the 7:00 pm timeslot across the network.<ref name="TelevisionAu"/> 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.<ref name="7Two TV Guide"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://televisionau.com/2009/11/back-to-the-first-day-at-summer-bay.html|title=Back to the first day at Summer Bay|publisher=Televisionau.com|date=2 November 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925112713/http://televisionau.com/2009/11/back-to-the-first-day-at-summer-bay.html|archive-date=25 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Since its premiere, the show had been screened as a 22-minute episode each weeknight. However, beginning in March 2013, ''[[Better Homes and Gardens (TV series)|Better Homes and Gardens]]'' began replacing ''Home and Away'' on Fridays to make way for Seven's [[Friday Night Football (AFL)|AFL coverage]].<ref name="Home and Away Thursdays">{{cite web|last=B|first=Alicia|url=http://www.throng.com.au/2013/03/home-and-away-programming-here-is-the-answer/|title=Home and Away Programming|publisher=Throng Australia|date=14 March 2013|access-date=7 April 2014}}</ref> Friday's episodes of ''Home and Away'' began airing on Thursdays at 7:30 pm.<ref name="Home and Away Thursdays"/> 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.<ref name="7plus">{{cite web|url=https://7plus.com.au/home-and-away|title=Home and Away Episodes|publisher=[[7plus]]|access-date=3 February 2018}}</ref>
Since 2000, ''Home and Away'' has ceased broadcast mid-season for two weeks during the 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 have been broadcast in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2016, with the exclusion of 2012, as the Seven Network did not have the rights to televise the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London Olympics]]; the most recent one was in 2021 due to the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo Olympics]] taking place in that year after being postponed in 2020.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.backtothebay.net/news/2016/07/08/transmission-break-confirmed-australia/| title=Transmission Break Confirmed in Australia| publisher=Backtothebay.net| date=8 July 2016| access-date=18 July 2016}}</ref> In addition to this, ''Home and Away'' took a transmission break on 3 April 2018 in order to broadcast the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]], and returned on 16 April 2018.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.backtothebay.net/news/2018/03/15/commonwealth-games-transmission-break/| title=Home and Away to take a break in Australia for the Commonwealth Games| publisher=Backtothebay.net| date=15 March 2018| access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref>
On 22 March 2020, ''Home and Away'' suspended production over the [[Coronavirus disease 2019|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.<ref name="Pullar"/> Furthermore, on 23 March, the show was removed from Seven's schedule to make way for extended coverage on the pandemic.<ref name="Pullar">{{cite web| last=Pullar| first=Jess| title=Production of Australia's beloved soap Home & Away is stopped amid COVID-19 outbreak| url=https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebrity/tv/home-and-away-filming-stopped-63155| website=Nowtolove.com.au| date=23 March 2020| access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref> ''Home and Away'' returned in its usual timeslot on 13 April.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/03/returning-home-away-3.html|title=Returning: Home & Away|last=Knox|first=David|date=31 March 2020|publisher=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=31 March 2020}}</ref> On 12 May 2020, it 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pressreader.com/article/281891595453984|title=Home stay now Away for soapie|last=Moran|first=Jonathon|date=12 May 2020|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=12 May 2020|via=[[PressReader]]}}</ref> 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 was then extended.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a37062582/home-and-away-filming-postponed-sydney-lockdown-restrictions/|title=Home and Away filming postponed due to lockdown restrictions in Sydney|last=Alexander|first=Susannah|date=19 July 2021|website=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=28 July 2021}}</ref> In early August, a spokesperson for the show confirmed filming had resumed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a37195640/home-and-away-filming-update-after-postponing-shoots/|title=Home and Away issues update on filming after postponing shoots|last=Alexander|first=Susannah|date=2 August 2021|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=3 August 2021}}</ref>
===International===
''Home and Away'' has been sold to over 80 countries around the world, making it one of Australia's successful media exports.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.northpalmbeach.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=66&Itemid=60 |title=Summer Bay |publisher=Northpalmbeach.com.au |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227070007/http://northpalmbeach.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=66&Itemid=60 |archive-date=27 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/shadows-fall-on-home-and-away-behind-the-scenes-at-australias-most-troubled-soap-opera/story-e6frf96f-1225811925149|title=Shadows fall on Home And Away – behind the scenes at Australia's most troubled soap opera|last=Fife-Yeomans|first=Janet|work=[[Herald Sun]]|date=19 December 2009|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref>
In the United Kingdom, ''Home and Away'' was first broadcast on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] from 11 February 1989 until 8 June 2000.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2009/feb/10/australian-soap-home-away-20|title=Strewth! The Australian soap Home and Away is 20 years old|last=McManus|first=Darragh|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=10 February 2009|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="UK Evening Ratings">{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/ratings-analysis-the-teatime-tv-viewing-tussle/1172379.article|title=RATINGS ANALYSIS – The teatime TV viewing tussle|work=[[Broadcast (magazine)|Broadcast]]|date=23 March 2001|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref> (LWT and Yorkshire started the series a day later) ''Home and Away'' 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/678568.stm|title=ITV cuts Home And Away|work=[[BBC News]]|date=15 March 2000|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="Bags">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/654936.stm|title=Channel 5 'bags Home and Away'|work=BBC News|date=24 February 2000|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref> The show attracted up to eight million viewers, making it one of ITV's top 30 rated programs.<ref name="Bags"/><ref name="Gibson">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2000/feb/24/channelfive.mondaymediasection|title=Channel 5 swoop for £40m soap|last=Gibson|first=Janine|work=The Guardian|date=25 February 2000|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref> It also helped boost audiences for ITV's regional and early evening news bulletins.<ref name="Gibson"/> During the show's last year on ITV, ''Home and Away'' attracted an average audience of 4.4 million for its early-evening repeats.<ref name="UK Evening Ratings"/> In February 2000, it was announced that ''Home and Away'' would be moving to rival [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]] after they bought the rights to the show in a £40m auction deal.<ref name="Bags"/><ref name="Gibson"/> 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.<ref name="Bags"/><ref name="Gibson"/> 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 the show for a year.<ref name="Bags"/><ref name="Gibson"/> After a delay in screening, ''Home and Away'' made its debut on Channel 5 on 16 July 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1441470.stm|title=Home and Away returns|work=BBC News|date=16 July 2001|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref>
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 [[5Star|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 a repeat at 6:00 pm.<ref name="UK Broadcast">{{cite web|url=http://www.channel5.com/shows/home-and-away|title=Home and Away|publisher=Channel 5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802065129/http://www.channel5.com/shows/home-and-away|archive-date=2 August 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The programme was also repeated on [[5Star]] at 3:00pm and shown online via [[My5|Demand 5]].<ref name="UK Broadcast"/> From July 2018, ''Home and Away'' was shown on Viacom's [[Paramount Network (British TV channel)|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/ofcom-c5newsapproval|title = Ofcom Approve Changes to Channel 5 News|date = 24 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://advanced-television.com/2021/09/24/channel-5-extends-evening-news/|title = Channel 5 extends evening news| date=24 September 2021 }}</ref> The change led to ''Neighbours'' being moved to ''Home and Away'''s usual 6pm slot, with 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a37721453/home-and-away-loses-channel-5-evening-slot/|title = Home and Away to lose evening slot on Channel 5|website = [[Digital Spy]]|date = 24 September 2021}}</ref> ''Home and Away'' is currently exactly eight weeks behind the Australian broadcast as of February 2024.
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.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pilot/dp/B07YBNTL7N/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=home+and+away&qid=1569951196&s=instant-video&sr=1-1| title=Home and Away (Season 1)| publisher=Amazon.co.uk| access-date=1 October 2019}}</ref> In November 2019, the final 29 episodes of the first season, and the first 171 episodes of the second season were added to the service, however, they are listed as "Season 2".<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Episode-370/dp/B0813YCX37/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=home+and+away&qid=1573545803&s=instant-video&sr=1-2
| title=Home and Away (Season 2)| publisher=Amazon.co.uk| access-date=1 October 2019}}</ref>
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 the daytime broadcast.<ref name="Ireland Broadcast">{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/homeandaway/|title=Home and Away|publisher=[[RTÉ]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812021854/http://www.rte.ie/tv/homeandaway/|archive-date=12 August 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> A repeat of the week's episodes is aired on Saturdays and Sundays on RTÉ2.<ref name="Ireland Broadcast" /> Viewers in the Republic of Ireland are also able to catch up with episodes on the [[RTÉ Player]].<ref name="RTÉ Player">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyedge.ie/rte-player-most-watched-1876929-Jan2015/|title=Home and Away was RTÉ Player's most watched programme of 2014|work=Daily Edge|date=12 January 2015|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref> ''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.<ref name="RTÉ Player"/> As of 2014, the show is available to view in Northern Ireland on [[5Star|5STAR]] daily at 3.30pm and 6.30pm as well as 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.<ref>{{cite web| title=Irish Content on RTÉ continues to lead Top 50 Most Watched Programmes in Ireland| url=https://about.rte.ie/2022/01/12/irish-content-on-rte-continues-to-lead-top-50-most-watched-programmes-in-ireland/| website=about.rte.ie| date=12 January 2022| access-date=13 June 2022}}</ref>
In New Zealand, ''Home and Away'' is broadcast on [[TVNZ 2|TVNZ2]], with five episodes aired between 3.30pm to 6pm broadcasting every Sunday.<ref name="NZLaunch">{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10896644|title=TV2 announces Home and Away launch date|date=11 July 2013|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|access-date=2 August 2013}}</ref> A repeat of the episodes are spread across Monday to Friday, shown at 11:00 am each weekday.<ref name="NZLaunch" /> The TVNZ website also offers viewers the chance to watch episodes online with its OnDemand service.<ref name="NZLaunch" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/home-and-away/index-group-5504620|title=Home & Away|publisher=[[TVNZ]].co.nz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820200343/http://tvnz.co.nz/home-and-away/index-group-5504620|archive-date=20 August 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Home and Away'' is one of New Zealand's most popular TV series and is one of TVNZ 2's highest-rating shows.<ref name="Axed" /> The show had previously aired on [[Three (TV channel)|TV3]] since 2002, where it consistently won high ratings for TV3 and helped boost audiences for their 6pm news bulletin.<ref name="Whittingham">{{cite web|url=http://www.c21media.net/archives/117214 |title=TVNZ swipes Home & Away rights |last=Whittingham |first=Clive |date=5 July 2013 |publisher=C21Media |access-date=1 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709210655/http://www.c21media.net/archives/117214 |archive-date=9 July 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.3news.co.nz/entertainment/tv3-loses-home--away-2013070512#axzz3hWIgAsat|title=TV3 loses Home & Away|work=[[3 News]]|date=5 July 2013|access-date=2 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001063141/http://www.3news.co.nz/entertainment/tv3-loses-home--away-2013070512#axzz3hWIgAsat|archive-date=1 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10894958|title=TVNZ poaches Home & Away from TV3|work=The New Zealand Herald|date=5 July 2013|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref> However, on 5 July 2013, the show's European distributor [[Endemol]] cancelled its agreement with TV3, causing them to lose the right to broadcast ''Home and Away''.<ref name="Whittingham" />
In the United States, ''Home and Away'' was first shown briefly on the [[FX (TV channel)|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 the 2015 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/03/hulu-adds-home-away-for-us-viewers.html|title=Hulu adds Home & Away for US viewers|last=Knox|first=David|website=TV Tonight|date=16 March 2015|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref> The service no longer receives new episodes, although the complete twenty-eighth season is currently available.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hulu.com/home-and-away |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405215849/http://www.hulu.com/home-and-away |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 April 2015 |title=Watch Home and Away Online |publisher=[[Hulu]] |access-date=2 August 2015 }}</ref>
In Lithuania LNK at 1995 started with first season. Later it was broadcasting on BTV with breaking. At 2023 started with season number 25 at TV1 until March same years. At juni LNK was broadcasting further on.
In Kenya, ''Home and Away'' was broadcast on the [[NTV (Kenyan TV channel)|NTV]] network Monday to Friday at 6:00 pm.
==Storylines==
''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,<ref name="Lucy Addario Interview"/><ref name="Storylines"/><ref name="Controversial"/> 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]],<ref name="Controversial"/> [[accidental death]],<ref name="Controversial"/> [[adultery]],<ref name="Steamy"/> [[adoption]], [[alcoholism]],<ref name="Al"/> [[amnesia]], [[amputation]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|title=Home and Away spoiler: Maddy struggles with having her arm amputated|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a797396/home-and-away-spoiler-maddy-struggles-with-having-her-arm-amputated/| website=[[Digital Spy]]|date=10 June 2016|access-date=24 July 2019}}</ref> [[arson]], [[autism]], [[Grief|bereavement]], [[brain aneurysm]], [[bullying]],<ref name="Controversial"/> [[cancer]], [[cage fighting]],<ref name="Cage Plot"/> career problems,<ref name="CP"/> [[child abuse]],<ref name= "traumatic">{{cite web| url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/spoilers/a782600/home-and-away-spoiler-olivia-reveals-her-traumatic-secret/| title=Home and Away spoiler: Olivia reveals her traumatic secret| website=[[Digital Spy]]| date=6 February 2016| access-date=13 October 2016}}</ref> [[cult]]s,<ref name="Cult Storyline"/> [[cyberbullying]], [[domestic violence]],<ref name="Controversial"/> [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[drink driving]], [[drug overdose]], [[drug trafficking]] and [[Recreational drug use|drug use]],<ref name="Controversial"/> [[eating disorder]]s, [[gambling addiction]],<ref name="GA"/> health problems,<ref name="HP"/><ref name="Morley"/> [[hit-and-run]]s,<ref name="H&R"/> [[HIV/AIDS|HIV and AIDS]],<ref name="Tragic"/><ref name="08 Spoilers"/> [[homosexuality]],<ref name="Ricci"/> [[Huntington's disease]], [[incest]],<ref name="Controversial"/> [[imprisonment]],<ref name="Prison"/> [[kidnapping]],<ref name="Controversial"/> marriage problems,<ref name="MP"/> [[miscarriage]],<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.beamly.com/tv-film/6-memorable-home-away-teenage-pregnancies| title=6 of the Most Memorable Home And Away Teenage Pregnancies| publisher=Beamly.com| date=5 November 2014| access-date=13 October 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013221637/https://www.beamly.com/tv-film/6-memorable-home-away-teenage-pregnancies| archive-date=13 October 2016| url-status=dead}}</ref> [[murder]],<ref name="Controversial"/> [[obsessive-compulsive disorder]] (OCD), [[paedophilia]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.backtothebay.net/characters/jefferies_aden/| title=Aden Jefferies| publisher=backtothebay.net| access-date=13 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Dge8fWOw60| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/5Dge8fWOw60| archive-date=2021-10-30| title=Aden Reveals All| publisher=[[YouTube]]| date=27 July 2008| access-date=13 October 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[False pregnancy|phantom pregnancy]],<ref>{{cite web| last=Edwards| first=Chris| title=Home and Away's Jasmine Delaney to receive shocking news over her pregnancy| url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a32356043/home-and-away-jasmine-delaney-pregnancy/| website=[[Digital Spy]]| date=3 May 2020| access-date=16 July 2020}}</ref> [[Pole dance|pole dancing]], [[post-natal depression]], [[Posttraumatic stress disorder|post-traumatic stress disorder]], [[prostitution]], [[racism]],<ref name="Controversial"/> [[rape]],<ref name="Controversial"/> [[revenge porn]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.news.com.au/news/home-and-away-sex-tape-storyline-to-be-broadcast/news-story/0545d97666f90331c5ec16b45390977d| title=Home And Away sex tape storyline to be broadcast| publisher=news.com.au| date=19 August 2009| access-date=18 February 2017| archive-date=18 February 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218144008/http://www.news.com.au/news/home-and-away-sex-tape-storyline-to-be-broadcast/news-story/0545d97666f90331c5ec16b45390977d| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last=Mustafa| first=Filiz| title=Home and Away's Ryder fights with show newcomer as Jade's lies get worse| url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a30593377/home-and-away-ryder-nikau-fight-jade/| website=Digitalspy.com| date=20 January 2020| access-date=6 February 2020}}</ref> [[robbery]],<ref name="Rob"/> [[self-harm]],<ref name= "traumatic"/> sex,<ref name="Sex Plot"/> [[Sexual grooming#Online offenders|sexual grooming]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|title=Home and Away's dark Bella storyline sees Tommy step up his manipulation|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a28238933/home-and-away-spoilers-2019-bella-nixon-tommy-storyline/| website=[[Digital Spy]]|date=1 July 2019|access-date=24 July 2019}}</ref> shootings (including [[drive-by shooting]]s),<ref name="Sparks"/> [[stabbing]]s,<ref name="Controversial"/> [[stalking]],<ref name="Controversial"/> [[stroke]], [[Sudden infant death syndrome|SIDS]] (cot death),<ref name="Baby Tragedy"/> [[stillbirth]], [[suicide]],<ref name="Storylines"/> [[surrogacy]],<ref name="Controversial"/> teacher-student relationships,<ref name="Controversial"/> [[teenage pregnancy]],<ref name="Pregnant Plot"/> [[terminal illness]], and [[witness protection]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|title=Home and Away reveals the Morgans' dark secret... but what will happen next|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a799539/home-and-away-spoilers-morgan-family-secret-revealed/| website=[[Digital Spy]]|date=29 June 2016|access-date=24 July 2019}}</ref>
The show has also featured many [[natural disaster]] storylines, including a [[cyclone]], [[The Great Storm (Home and Away)|storm]], [[flood]], [[landslide]], [[earthquake]], and [[Bushfires in Australia|bushfires]].<ref name="TelevisionAu"/><ref name="Beamly"/> There have also been several storylines involving car, bus, plane and boating accidents.<ref name="Controversial"/><ref name="Beamly"/><ref name="Bus Crash"/> 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 was described as the most violent episode of the entire series, as it contains scenes of strong violence.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/television/home-and-aways-all-or-nothing-is-the-bloodiest-episode-to-feature-on-the-soap-opera/news-story/772378f17a172f82e7c0d33886735908?nk=cfb429b18655ca0e93ccfee99540e4e4-1501016311|title=Home And Away's All or Nothing is the bloodiest episode to feature on the soap opera|last=Vickery|first=Colin|date=21 January 2017|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>
==Rating and restrictions==
Since 1988, ''Home and Away'' has dealt with some controversial issues, despite being broadcast in a [[Television content rating system|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 the PG rating, as do the streaming service [[7plus]]. In New Zealand, the show was originally aired on [[TV3 (New Zealand)|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 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 the closing credits to the episodes were also reinstated. Home and Away is rated [[RTÉ programme classifications#PS: Parental supervision|PS]] (recommended for a mature audience) in Ireland and has always aired with no edits. A 2023 episode was given an [[RTÉ programme classifications#MA: Mature audience|MA]] rating (18 certificate) for mature content on RTE Player.
===Controversies===
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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19890329&id=TjFAAAAAIBAJ&pg=6102,3104160&hl=en|title=Star defends rape scene|work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Glasgow Herald]]|date=29 March 1989|access-date=12 August 2015}}</ref>
In March 2007, 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.<ref name="Complaint"/> 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.<ref name="Complaint"/>
In 2007, 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/home-and-away-too-saucy-for-rating/story-e6frfmyi-1111114569324|title=Home and Away too saucy for rating|publisher=news.com.au|date=4 October 2007|access-date=22 August 2007}}{{Dead link|date=April 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
In March 2009, it was alleged that Seven had agreed to censor a then-upcoming lesbian kiss scene between [[Charlie Buckton]] ([[Esther Anderson (Australian actress)|Esther Anderson]]) and [[Joey Collins]] ([[Kate Bell (Australian actress)|Kate Bell]]), after receiving many complaints from conservative groups and mothers who did not want their children exposed to same-sex relationships in a family show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.samesame.com.au/news/local/3815/Lesbian-Kiss-Cut-From-Home-And-Away.htm|title=Lesbian Kiss Cut From Home And Away?|last=Taylor|first=Christian|publisher=Samesame.com.au|date=29 March 2009|access-date=3 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924094141/http://www.samesame.com.au/news/local/3815/Lesbian-Kiss-Cut-From-Home-And-Away.htm|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/news/lesbian-kiss-cut-from-home-away/story-fna7dq6e-1225699562754|title=Home & Away lesbian kiss between actresses Esther Anderson and Katie Bell cut by Seven|publisher=[[news.com.au]]|date=28 March 2009|access-date=3 August 2015|archive-date=1 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701121942/http://www.news.com.au/news/lesbian-kiss-cut-from-home-away/story-fna7dq6e-1225699562754|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.samesame.com.au/news/local/3827/Home-and-Away-sets-the-record-straight.htm|title=Home And Away Sets The Record Straight|last=Taylor|first=Christian|publisher=Samesame.com.au|date=31 March 2009|access-date=3 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924094145/http://www.samesame.com.au/news/local/3827/Home-and-Away-sets-the-record-straight.htm|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref>
A 2010 episode which featured Martha McKenzie engaging in a sexual scene with [[Liam Murphy (Home and Away)|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 was aired in a G-rated timeslot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a277936/ha-too-raunchy-for-nz-television/|title='H&A' too "raunchy" for NZ television|last=Davies|first=Rebecca|date=21 September 2010|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref>
In December 2023, fans of the serial branded a marketing campaign for a missing character as "disrespectful" and "gross".<ref name="Guertin">{{cite web|url=https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/home-and-away-fans-call-out-disrespectful-marketing-campaign-gross-235013237.html|title=Home and Away fans call out 'disrespectful' marketing campaign: 'Gross'|last=Guertin|first=Lachlan|date=15 December 2023|publisher=[[Yahoo! Lifestyle]]|access-date=18 December 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Guertin"/> The campaign proved divisive among viewers, with some branding it "epic", but others pointing out that it is insensitive to people going through a similar situation in real life.<ref name="Guertin"/>
==Reception==
===Popularity and viewership===
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.<ref name="TelevisionAu"/> 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.<ref name="TelevisionAu"/> By the end of 1988, ''Home and Away''{{'}}s ratings had improved.<ref name="TelevisionAu"/> In January 1992, when ''Neighbours''' high-rating era was over, Seven moved ''Home and Away'' to the 7:00 pm timeslot, putting both shows up against each other.<ref name="TelevisionAu"/> This caused Network Ten to move ''Neighbours'' to the 6.30 pm timeslot two months later.<ref name="TelevisionAu"/> During the early 2000s, ''Home and Away'' was averaging 1.3 million viewers<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/research/statistics/archwftvtopseries.aspx|title=Top 20 drama series and serials (including comedy) shown on television, 1998–2003|publisher=[[Screen Australia]]|access-date=13 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="2009 Ratings Report">{{cite web|url=http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/research/statistics/archmrrateseries.aspx|title=Top-rating Australian drama series and serials on television, 2004–2009|publisher=[[Screen Australia]]|access-date=13 July 2015}}</ref> and in 2007, viewing figures rose to 1.4 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23056884-5003422,00.html |title=Kym at home in Ramsay St |last1=Downie |first1=Stephen |last2=Devlyn |first2=Darren |work=[[The Courier-Mail]] |date=15 January 2008 |access-date=11 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118103404/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0%2C23739%2C23056884-5003422%2C00.html |archive-date=18 January 2008}}</ref> However, by the end of the decade, the ratings had dropped to an average of 1.1 million viewers.<ref name="2009 Ratings Report"/> During the early 2010s, viewing figures had further decreased to between 800,000 and 1 million an episode.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/home-and-away-cleans-up-in-ratings-battle/story-e6frewz0-1226440720627|title=Home And Away cleans up in ratings battle|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|date=2 August 2012|access-date=13 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/02/19/aca-trumps-home-and-away-ratings-race|title=ACA trumps Home And Away in ratings race|work=[[Australian Associated Press]]|date=19 February 2014|access-date=13 July 2015}}</ref> In 2012, ''Home and Away'' was averaging 981,000 viewers, down from 1.039 million in 2011 and 1.021 million in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/11/29/glenn-dyers-tv-ratings-home-and-away-finishes-strong/|title=Glenn Dyer's TV ratings: Home and Away finishes strong|last=Dyer|first=Glenn|work=[[Crikey]]|date=29 November 2012|access-date=13 July 2015}}</ref>
In 2015, the show began going through a serious ratings decline.<ref name="Axed">{{cite news|url=http://m.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11477563|title=Home and Away could be axed|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=8 July 2015|access-date=13 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="Struggling">{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-au/entertainment/tv/seven-network-stands-behind-struggling-home-and-away/ar-AAcHROn|title=Seven Network stands behind struggling 'Home And Away'|last=Cartwright|first=Darren|work=[[Australian Associated Press]]|date=9 July 2015|access-date=13 July 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Axed"/><ref name="Struggling"/> On 6 July 2015, ''Home and Away'' ranked 16th in [[OzTAM]]'s overnight ratings with 750,000 viewers.<ref name="Axed"/> The following night, the show fell to an even lower figure of 701,000 viewers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/07/tuesday-7-july-2015.html|title=Tuesday 7 July 2015|last=Knox|first=David|website=[[TV Tonight]]|date=8 July 2015|access-date=13 July 2015}}</ref> 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 (company)|Stan]] and [[Presto (streaming company)|Presto]]. The exact age demographic that ''Home and Away'' targets are 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."<ref name="Axed"/> 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.<ref name="Struggling"/>
In 2019, ''Home and Away'' returned at the later date of 18 February, after the summer series of cricket concluded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsfm.com.au/entertainment/entertainment-news/channel-7-has-finally-confirmed-when-home-away-will-return|title=Channel 7 has finally confirmed when Home & Away will return|date=6 February 2019|publisher=[[WSFM 101.7]]|access-date=23 February 2019|archive-date=23 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223131615/http://www.wsfm.com.au/entertainment/entertainment-news/channel-7-has-finally-confirmed-when-home-away-will-return|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pippa Doyle of [[96fm (Perth radio station)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.96fm.com.au/entertainment/home-and-away-time-slot-change-seven/|title=Bad news for Home & Away fans as Seven confirms change|last=Doyle|first=Pippa|date=16 January 2019|publisher=[[96fm (Perth radio station)|96FM]]|access-date=23 February 2019|archive-date=21 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221000019/http://www.96fm.com.au/entertainment/home-and-away-time-slot-change-seven|url-status=dead}}</ref> The season returned to a series low of 620,000 viewers and ranked 13th for the night.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/02/monday-18-february-2019.html|title=Monday 18 February 2019|last1=Knox|first1=David|date=19 February 2019|website=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=23 February 2019}}</ref> The following night, the viewing figure fell to 581,000 and the show ranked 10th for the night.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/02/tuesday-19-february-2019.html|title=Tuesday 19 February 2019|last1=Knox|first1=David|date=20 February 2019|website=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=23 February 2019}}</ref> The first triple bill on 21 February pulled in 577,000 viewers and ranked 8th for the evening.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/02/thursday-21-february-2019.html|title=Thursday 21 February 2019|last1=Knox|first1=David|date=22 February 2019|website=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=23 February 2019}}</ref> The ratings for the triple bill episodes continued to fall from 524,000 to 414,000 viewers,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Knox|first1=David|title=Thursday 28 February 2019|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/03/thursday-28-february-2019.html|date=1 March 2019|website=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=1 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Knox|first1=David|title=Thursday 21 March 2019|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/03/thursday-21-march-2019.html|date=22 March 2019|website=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=22 March 2019}}</ref> and on 28 March 2019, the triple bill pulled in a series low of 383,000 viewers and ranked 14th for the night.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Knox|first1=David|title=Thursday 28 March 2019|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/03/thursday-28-march-2019.html|date=29 March 2019|website=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=30 March 2019}}</ref> April 2019 saw a slight rise in the viewing figures; the first episode of the month drew in 740,000 viewers and ranked 9th for that night.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Knox|first1=David|title=Monday 1 April 2019|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/04/monday-1-april-2019.html|date=2 April 2019|website=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=22 May 2019}}</ref>
The triple bill episodes continued to receive low ratings until the Thursday, 9 May episodes, which improved with 617,000 viewers.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Knox|first1=David|title=Thursday 9 May 2019|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/05/thursday-9-may-2019.html|date=10 May 2019|website=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=22 May 2019}}</ref> The following week's triple bill saw a further rise with 627,000 viewers,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Knox|first1=David|title=Thursday 16 May 2019|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/05/thursday-16-may-2019.html|date=17 May 2019|website=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=22 May 2019}}</ref> while the episodes broadcast on 30 May received 638,000 viewers and ranked at 7th place for the evening.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Knox|first1=David|title=Thursday 30 May 2019| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/05/thursday-30-may-2019.html|date=31 May 2019|website=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=5 June 2019}}</ref> The 2020 season return saw a series low for a premiere with only 548,000 tuning in.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Knox |first1=David |title=Monday 27 January 2020 |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/01/monday-27-january-2020.html |website=TV Tonight |date=28 January 2020 |access-date=29 January 2020}}</ref> The opening episode of the 2021 season saw a rating of 597,000.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Knox |first1=David |title=Monday 1 February 2021 |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/02/monday-1-february-2021.html |website=TV Tonight |date=6 February 2021 |access-date=7 February 2021}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite web| last=Knox| first=David| title=Tuesday 22 June 2021| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/06/tuesday-22-june-2021.html| website=[[TV Tonight]]| date=23 June 2021| access-date=11 July 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web| last=Knox| first=David| title=Tuesday 7 July 2021| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/07/wednesday-7-july-2021.html| website=[[TV Tonight]]| date=8 July 2021| access-date=11 July 2021}}</ref> The 2021 Olympic return episode, which aired on 9 August 2021, attracted the highest rating in over two years, with 710,000 viewers,<ref>{{cite web| last=Knox| first=David| title=Monday 9 August 2021| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/08/monday-9-august-2021.html| website=[[TV Tonight]]| date=10 August 2021| access-date=10 August 2021}}</ref> with an even higher increase of 733,000 viewers tuning in on 10 August.<ref>{{cite web| last=Knox| first=David| title=Tuesday 10 August 2021| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/08/tuesday-10-august-2021.html| website=[[TV Tonight]]| date=11 August 2021| access-date=11 August 2021}}</ref> On 31 March 2022, two episodes achieved new series lows of 382,000 and 364,000 viewers respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/04/thursday-31-march-2022.html|title=Thursday 31 March 2022|last=Knox|first=David|date=1 April 2022|publisher=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref>
The 2023 season return was watched by an audience of 519,000 and was ranked 6th for the evening.<ref>{{cite web| last=Knox| first=David| title=Monday 9 January 2023| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/01/monday-9-january-2023.html| website=[[TV Tonight]]| date=10 January 2023| access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref> The [[Episode 8000 (Home and Away)|8000th episode]], which aired on 27 March 2023, drew an audience of 512,000 and ranked 10th for that night.<ref>{{cite web| last=Knox| first=David| title=Monday 27 March 2023| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/03/monday-27-march-2023.html| website=[[TV Tonight]]| date=28 January 2023| access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref> The 2023 finale triple bill was coded by Seven into one figure which was an average of 395,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/11/home-away-wraps-season-wednesday-a-dud-for-10.html|title=Home & Away wraps season, Wednesday a dud for 10|last=Knox|first=David|date=30 November 2023|publisher=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref>
The opening episode of the 2024 season, which aired on 8 January, drew 411,000 viewers.<ref>{{cite web| last1=Knox| first=David| title=Monday 8 January 2024| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/01/monday-8-january-2024.html| website=[[TV Tonight]]| date=9 January 2024| access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref> From 29 January 2024, the show's ratings began to increase rapidly; the episode airing that evening garnered an viewing figure of 804,000, while the highest rated episode of the season so far was 902,000, on 6 May 2024.<ref>{{cite web| last1=Knox| first=David| title=Monday 6 May 2024| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/05/monday-6-may-2024.html| website=[[TV Tonight]]| date=7 May 2024| access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last1=Knox| first=David| title=Home & Away tops 900,000 viewers on Monday| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/05/home-away-tops-900000-viewers-on-monday.html| website=[[TV Tonight]]| date=7 May 2024| access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref>
===Awards and nominations===
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Home and Away}}
''Home and Away'' has received many awards and nominations throughout the years. The show has won 48 [[Logie Awards]] from 168
nominations,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/news/articles/2016/5/home-and-away-wins-best-drama-logie/|title=Home and Away wins Best Drama Logie|work=[[TV Week]]|date=9 May 2016|access-date=9 May 2016}}</ref> making it the most awarded program in Logie history.<ref name="Years"/> In 2015, ''Home and Away'' was inducted into the [[Logie Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/logies-hall-of-fame-awaits-australias-favourite-soap-home-and-away/story-fni0cvc9-1227309532274|title=Logies Hall of Fame awaits Australia's favourite soap Home and Away|last=Moran|first=Jonathon|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Sunday Telegraph]]|date=19 April 2015|access-date=19 April 2015}}</ref> The show has also won twelve [[AWGIE Awards|Australian Writers' Guild Awards]] and five Australian Directors' Guild Awards.<ref name="AWGIE Wins"/><ref name="Directors Guild Wins"/>
==Merchandise and spin-offs==
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17380208-home-and-away---the-frank-morgan-story|title=Home and Away – The Frank Morgan Story by Elizabeth Coleman|publisher=[[Goodreads]]|access-date=25 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/180937|title=Home and Away Annual|year=1990 |publisher=[[National Library of Australia]]|isbn=9780862276874 |access-date=25 August 2015}}</ref> Between 2003 and 2005, several fictional books by Leon F. Saunders and Jane Anderson were released and based on characters from ''Home and Away''.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2613391|title=Home and Away: Hearts Divided / Leon F Saunders|year=2003|publisher=National Library of Australia|isbn=9780330364614|access-date=15 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781743284834|title=Second Chances: Home & Away 7|publisher=Pan Macmillan Australia|access-date=25 August 2015}}</ref> Episodes of 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Home-And-Away-Original-Pilot/dp/B00008T2RY|title=Home and Away – The Original Pilot TV Movie|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]]|access-date=25 August 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Home-Away-Official-Special-Celebration/dp/B00004CT42|title=Home and Away – The Official Summer Bay Special. A Celebration of 2000 Episodes (VHS)|date=28 October 1996|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|access-date=25 August 2015}}</ref> ''[[Home and Away: Secrets and the City]]'' and ''[[Home and Away: Hearts Divided]]'' were the first DVDs released in October 2003, and both contained exclusive episodes that were never aired on television.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/home-and-away-secrets-and-the-city/dp/224679|title=Home and Away – Secrets and the City|publisher=[[EzyDVD]]|access-date=25 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041245/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/home-and-away-secrets-and-the-city/dp/224679|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/home-and-away-hearts-divided/dp/224678|title=Home and Away – Hearts Divided|publisher=EzyDVD|access-date=25 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041237/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/home-and-away-hearts-divided/dp/224678|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> 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 a bonus feature.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/Home-and-Away-Romances-DVD/76357/| title=Home and Away: Romances DVD| publisher=Blu-ray.com| access-date=18 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/Home-and-Away-Weddings-DVD/76358/| title=Home and Away: Weddings DVD| publisher=Blu-ray.com| access-date=18 July 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvmem.com/OZST/tv/A-Z/H/HOMEANDA/HOMEANDA.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121003914/http://www.tvmem.com/OZST/tv/A-Z/H/HOMEANDA/HOMEANDA.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 November 2008 |title=Home and Away soundtracks |publisher=Tvmem.com |access-date=25 August 2015 }}</ref>
''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/news/a28366/home-away-spinoff-axed-in-oz/|title='Home & Away' spinoff axed in Oz|last=Wilkes|first=Neil|date=24 January 2006|website=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref> In 2013, the show launched their first [[webisode]] series titled ''Home and Away Extras'', which introduced new characters [[Andy Barrett|Andy]] ([[Tai Hara]]) and [[Josh Barrett (Home and Away)|Josh Barrett]] (Jackson Gallagher) before they appeared on-air. The four-part websisode series was released on the show's [[Yahoo!7]] website from 7 August 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/08/new-home-and-away-boys-in-webisode-debut.html|title=New Home and Away boys in webisode debut|last=Knox|first=David|website=TV Tonight|date=6 August 2013|access-date=29 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mumbrella.com.au/home-and-away-webisodes-introduce-new-characters-171193|title=Home and Away webisodes introduce new characters|work=Mumbrella|date=5 August 2013|access-date=29 August 2015}}</ref> 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 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://if.com.au/2015/08/18/article/Seven-reveals-first-local-commission-for-Presto-streaming-service/VYCMDZYUWP.html|title=Seven reveals first local commission for Presto streaming service|work=If Magazine|date=19 August 2015|access-date=19 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/presto-announces-its-first-specially-commissioned-show-a-home-and-away-special-that-wont-be-available-on-channel-seven/story-e6frfmyi-1227488780615|title=Presto announces first specially commissioned show, a Home and Away special that won't be available on Channel Seven|publisher=news.com.au|date=19 August 2015|access-date=19 August 2015|archive-date=18 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818204503/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/presto-announces-its-first-specially-commissioned-show-a-home-and-away-special-that-wont-be-available-on-channel-seven/story-e6frfmyi-1227488780615|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/news/a773889/home-and-away-lines-up-baby-kidnap-plot-for-braxton-spinoff-special/|title=Home and Away lines up baby kidnap plot for Braxton spinoff special|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=13 November 2015|access-date=14 November 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/more-home-and-away-specials-on-the-way-after-success-of-an-eye-for-an-eye/news-story/834bae582aebf1e06ca805b558a4b42f|title=More Home and Away specials on the way after success of An Eye for an Eye|last=Dunk|first=Tiffany|date=6 May 2016|publisher=[[news.com.au]]|access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.australianetworknews.com/home-away-2016-shocking-murder-endangers-kat-justin-two-spinoffs-tie-past-present/| title=Home and Away 2016 Shocking Murder Endangers Kat and Justin? Two Spinoffs Tie Past and Present?| publisher=Aussie Network News| date=30 November 2016| access-date=5 December 2016| archive-date=1 December 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201145447/http://www.australianetworknews.com/home-away-2016-shocking-murder-endangers-kat-justin-two-spinoffs-tie-past-present/| url-status=dead}}</ref>
From 25 November 2019, a [[web television]] series called ''Home and Away: Christmas in Summer Bay'' will begin airing weekly on [[video on demand]] and [[catch up TV]] service [[My5]] in the UK, as the show takes its annual Christmas break. The series is presented by former ''Home and Away'' actor [[Jason Smith (actor)|Jason Smith]], who interviews the show's cast members at various Summer Bay locations. The series also features clips from past episodes and behind-the-scenes footage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/events/home-and-away-spoilers-christmas-episode-1/|title=Home and Away spoilers: Christmas in Summer Bay (Episode 1)|last=Timblick|first=Simon|date=19 November 2019|work=[[What's on TV]]|access-date=19 November 2019}}</ref> The series consisted of six episodes – "The Summer Bay House", "The Morgan Family", "The Mangrove River Gang", "A Surf Club Celebration", "A ''Home and Away'' Family" and "''Home and Away'' in 2020: New Decade, New Attitude".
==See also==
{{Portal|Television|Australia}}
* [[List of longest-running Australian television series]]
==References==
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<ref name="Radio 1">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a525753/home-and-away-radio-1-dj-nick-grimshaw-films-cameo-scene.html|title='Home and Away': Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw films cameo scene|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=23 October 2013|access-date=14 August 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Eliza Cameo">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a561043/eliza-doolittle-to-cameo-in-home-and-away-pictures.html|title=Eliza Doolittle to cameo in Home and Away – pictures|last=Harp|first=Justin|work=Digital Spy|date=30 March 2014|access-date=14 August 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Lucy Addario Interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/interviews/a401497/home-and-away-producer-lucy-addario-talks-storylines-future-plans.html|title=Exclusive: 'Home and Away' producer Lucy Addario talks storylines, future plans|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=24 August 2012|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Storylines">{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/home-and-away|title=Abou Home and Away|work=[[What's on TV]]|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Controversial">{{cite web|url=http://thefix.ninemsn.com.au/2014/12/09/06/31/home-and-aways-most-controversial-moments|title=Home and Away's most controversial moments|work=The Fix|date=9 December 2014|access-date=31 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828020306/http://thefix.ninemsn.com.au/2014/12/09/06/31/home-and-aways-most-controversial-moments|archive-date=28 August 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="MP">{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/home-and-away/episodes/roo-wants-a-divorce|title=Roo wants a divorce|work=What's on TV|date=27 March 2014|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="CP">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a654181/home-and-away-nate-cooper-to-be-framed-for-assault-by-billie-ashford.html|title=Home and Away: Nate Cooper to be framed for assault by Billie Ashford|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=22 June 2015|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="HP">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a612052/home-and-away-maddy-osborne-to-be-diagnosed-with-cancer.html|title=Home and Away: Maddy Osborne to be diagnosed with cancer|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|work=Digital Spy|date=24 November 2014|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Morley">{{cite web|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/home-and-away/19515831/the-moment-that-changed-everything-for-andrew-morley/|title=The moment that changed everything for Andrew Morley|publisher=Yahoo!7|date=23 October 2013|access-date=31 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219171213/http://au.tv.yahoo.com/home-and-away/19515831/the-moment-that-changed-everything-for-andrew-morley/|archive-date=19 December 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="Al">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/spoilers/a650041/leah-tries-to-support-matt.html|title=Leah tries to support Matt|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=30 May 2015|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Prison">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a638753/home-and-away-brax-is-brutally-attacked-in-prison.html|title=Home and Away: Brax is brutally attacked in prison|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|work=Digital Spy|date=30 March 2015|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="GA">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a659185/home-and-away-spoilers-kyle-braxton-to-get-into-trouble-over-gambling.html|title=Home and Away spoilers: Kyle Braxton to get into trouble over gambling|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|work=Digital Spy|date=20 July 2015|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Rob">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a480894/home-and-away-adam-sharpe-gets-casey-braxton-arrested.html|title='Home and Away': Adam Sharpe gets Casey Braxton arrested|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|work=Digital Spy|date=13 May 2013|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="H&R">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a571791/home-and-away-oscar-macguire-to-be-arrested-over-hit-and-run.html|title=Home and Away: Oscar McGuire to be arrested over hit and run|work=Digital Spy|date=19 May 2014|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Cult Storyline">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a509913/home-and-away-zac-macguires-family-to-arrive-in-cult-storyline.html|title='Home and Away': Zac MacGuire's family to arrive in cult storyline|last=Rigby|first=Sam|work=Digital Spy|date=26 August 2013|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Sex Plot">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a649203/home-and-aways-cassie-howarth-i-was-resistant-to-hannah-sex-plot.html|title=Home and Away's Cassie Howarth: 'I was resistant to Hannah sex plot'|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|work=Digital Spy|date=26 May 2015|access-date=4 September 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Pregnant Plot">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a301222/ha-star-pregnancy-plot-is-realistic.html|title='H&A' star: 'Pregnancy plot is realistic'|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=31 January 2011|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Steamy">{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/steamy-marthas-summer-trouble/story-e6frfmyr-1111114820466 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121230163839/http://www.news.com.au/steamy-marthas-summer-trouble/story-e6frfmyr-1111114820466 |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 December 2012 |title=Steamy Martha's summer trouble |publisher=news.com.au |date=7 November 2007 |access-date=31 July 2015 }}</ref>
<ref name="Sparks">{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/home-and-away-character-death-sparks-outpouring-on-twitter-20140916-3fun6.html|title=Home and Away character death sparks outpouring on Twitter|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=16 September 2014|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Ricci">{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/education/too-gay-for-teens-20090322-92yi.html|title=Too gay for teens|last=Ricci|first=Colleen|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=23 March 2009|access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Tragic">{{cite journal|title=A tragic twist|journal=[[Inside Soap]]|date=7 March 2008|pages=31}}</ref>
<ref name="08 Spoilers">{{cite web|title=Home and Away Spoilers 2008|url=http://www.throng.com.au/home-and-away/home-and-away-spoilers-2008|publisher=Throng Australia|access-date=12 November 2011|date=23 August 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Baby Tragedy">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a415185/home-and-away-baby-tragedy-aftermath-revealed.html|title='Home and Away' baby tragedy aftermath revealed|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=8 October 2012|access-date=22 August 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Cage Plot">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a365499/home-and-away-brax-gets-cage-fighting-plot.html|title='Home and Away' Brax gets cage fighting plot|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=14 February 2012|access-date=22 August 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Beamly">{{cite web|url=https://au.beamly.com/tv-news/2015/04/21/home-away-natural-disasters-glad-didnt-need-go|title=The Home and Away Natural Disasters We Are Glad We Didn't Need to Go Through|last=Miller|first=Karyn|publisher=Beamly.com|date=21 April 2015|access-date=31 July 2015}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
<ref name="Bus Crash">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a624202/home-and-away-bus-crash-aftermath-revealed.html|title=Home and Away: Bus crash aftermath revealed|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|work=Digital Spy|date=26 January 2015|access-date=23 August 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="2013 Opening Titles">List of various five-second opening titles used in ''Home and Away'' since 2013:
*{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foRGdmS2TGg| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/foRGdmS2TGg| archive-date=2021-10-30|title=Home and Away: Wednesday 4 December – Clip|work=Home and Away|publisher=[[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]] on [[YouTube]]|date=27 November 2013|access-date=8 August 2015}}{{cbignore}}
*{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EORegDxDN8E| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/EORegDxDN8E| archive-date=2021-10-30|title=Home and Away: Thursday 12 December – Clip|work=Home and Away|publisher=Channel 5 on YouTube|date=5 December 2013|access-date=8 August 2015}}{{cbignore}}
*{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxugABEgOKE| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317074805/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxugABEgOKE| archive-date=2016-03-17|title=Home and Away: Friday 30 May – Clip|work=Home and Away|publisher=Channel 5 on YouTube|date=23 May 2014|access-date=8 August 2015}}
*{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNfRQa4T8zc| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/zNfRQa4T8zc| archive-date=2021-10-30|title=Home and Away: Thursday 2 July – Clip|work=Home and Away|publisher=Channel 5 on YouTube|date=22 June 2015|access-date=8 August 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
<ref name="AWGIE Wins">List of Australian Writers' Guild Award wins for ''Home and Away'':
*1996–2006: {{cite web|url=http://www.awg.com.au/images/awgie%20winners%201968-2006.pdf|title=Winners 1968–2006|publisher=[[Australian Writers' Guild]]|access-date=3 February 2011}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*2008: {{cite web|url=http://www.awg.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=98&Itemid=119|title=2008 AWGIE Winners|publisher=Australian Writers' Guild|access-date=5 March 2010|archive-date=16 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416043328/http://www.awg.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=98&Itemid=119|url-status=dead}}
*2010: {{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/08/awgies-2010-winners.html|title=AWGIES: 2010 winners|last=Knox|first=David|date=21 August 2010|website=TV Tonight|access-date=21 August 2010}}
*2011: {{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2011/09/2011-awgie-awards-winners.html|title=2011 AWGIE Awards: winners|last=Knox|first=David|date=24 September 2011|website=TV Tonight|access-date=24 September 2011}}
*2012: {{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2012/08/abc-drama-dominates-awgie-winners.html|title=ABC Drama dominates AWGIE winners|last=Knox|first=David|date=25 August 2012|website=TV Tonight|access-date=24 August 2012}}
*2013: {{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/10/awgie-awards-2013-winners-2.html|title=AWGIE Awards 2013: winners|last=Knox|first=David|date=5 October 2013|website=TV Tonight|access-date=4 October 2013}}
*2015: {{cite web|url=http://www.awg.com.au/news-18/latest-news/741-2015-awgie-winners-by-category.html|title=2015 AWGIE Winners – by category|publisher=Awg.com.au|access-date=14 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920030609/http://www.awg.com.au/news-18/latest-news/741-2015-awgie-winners-by-category.html|archive-date=20 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="Directors Guild Wins">List of Australian Directors' Guild Award wins for ''Home and Away'':
*2012: {{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2012/05/doubles-dip-into-directors-guild-awards.html|title=Doubles dip into Directors'<!-- "Director's" in original --> Guild Awards|last=Knox|first=David|date=12 May 2012|website=TV Tonight|access-date=11 May 2012}}
*2013: {{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/05/australian-directors-guild-awards-2013-winners.html|title=Australian Directors'<!-- "Director's" in original --> Guild Awards 2013: winners|last=Knox|first=David|date=4 May 2013|website=TV Tonight|access-date=28 June 2013}}
*2014: {{cite web|url=http://if.com.au/2014/05/02/article/AHQKKNGPPG.html|title=ADG salutes Mordaunt, Woods, Perkins|date=3 May 2014|work=[[If Magazine]]|access-date=9 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321115259/http://if.com.au/2014/05/02/article/AHQKKNGPPG.html|archive-date=21 March 2015}}
*2015: {{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/jennifer-kent-wins-australian-directors-guild-award-1201490990/|title=Jennifer Kent Wins Australian Directors{{sic |nolink=yes}} Guild Award|last=Frater|first=Patrick|date=8 May 2015|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=8 May 2015}}
*2016: {{cite web|url=http://tvtonight.com.au/2016/05/australian-directors-guild-awards-2016-winners.html|title=Australian Directors{{sic |nolink=yes}} Guild Awards 2016: winners|last=Knox|first=David|date=7 May 2016|website=TV Tonight|access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref>
}}
==Further reading==
* {{cite book|title=Super Aussie Soaps|last=Mercado|first=Andrew|year=2004|publisher=Pluto Press Australia|isbn=978-1-86403-191-1|ref=refmercado}}
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{{Infobox television
| image = Homeandawaytitlecard.jpg
| caption = Title card
| genre = [[Soap opera]]
| creator = [[Alan Bateman]]
| starring = [[List of Home and Away characters|Cast]]
| theme_music_composer = [[Mike Perjanik]]
| opentheme = "[[Home and Away (song)|Home and Away]]"<br />(short theme)
| endtheme = "Home and Away"<br />(international broadcasts)
| country = Australia
| language = English
| num_seasons = 37 (+ pilot TV film and 5 specials)<!-- Please only update the season count once the first week of episodes have been aired -->
| num_episodes = 8,290<!-- As of 27 June 2024; only update the episode count once Thursday's episode(s) has been shown each week -->
| executive_producer = {{unbulleted list|John Holmes|Julie McGauran}}
| producer = {{unbulleted list|John Holmes (1988–1989)|Andrew Howie (1989–1994)|Russell Webb (1994–2001)|Julie McGauran (2001–2007)|[[Cameron Welsh]] (2007–2012)|Lucy Addario (2012–present)}}
| location = [[Palm Beach, New South Wales|Palm Beach, Sydney, New South Wales]]
| camera = [[Video camera|Video]] (1988–2003)<br />[[High-definition video|HD video]] ([[Film look|filmized]]) (2003–present)
| runtime = 22 minutes
| company = {{unbulleted list|Seven Studios (formerly Seven Productions)|Seven Network Operations Limited|Red Heart Entertainment|Kepper Media}}
| network = [[Seven Network]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|1988|1|17|df=y}}
| last_aired = present
| related = ''[[HeadLand]]''
}}
'''''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 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 a ninety-minute telefeature<ref name="ReferenceA">Oram, James "Home and Away: Behind the Scenes" p. 45 Angus and Robertson, 1989</ref> (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 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 Fletcher (Home and Away)|Tom]] ([[Roger Oakley]]) and [[Pippa Ross|Pippa]] ([[Vanessa Downing]]), and their five foster children, [[Frank Morgan (Home and Away)|Frank Morgan]] ([[Alex Papps]]), [[Carly Morris]] ([[Sharyn Hodgson]]), [[Lynn Davenport]] (Helena Bozich), [[Steven Matheson]] ([[Adam Willits]]) and [[Sally Fletcher]] ([[Kate Ritchie]]) – who moved from the city into the [[Summer Bay#Summer Bay House|Summer Bay House]], where they assumed the new job of running the caravan park, and eventually took in a sixth foster child, [[Bobby Simpson (Home and Away)|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 the years which have often exceeded its restricted time slot. [[Palm Beach, New South Wales|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, New South Wales|Redfern]].
''Home and Away'' has been sold to over eighty countries around the world, making it one of Australia's most successful media exports. In the UK, it and ''[[Neighbours]]'', another Australian soap opera, are the most popular of the genre that are filmed internationally, with them both airing on [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]]. It 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 forty-nine wins, including [[Logie Award for Most Popular Drama Program|Most Popular Drama Program]]. Some cast members have won several other awards such as the [[Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television|Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television]], [[Logie Award for Most Popular Actor|Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor]], and [[Logie Award for Most Popular Actress|Most Popular Actress]]. In 2015, ''Home and Away'' was inducted into the [[Logie Hall of Fame]]. Home and Away Season Finale Thursday 25th Of December 2025 7:00 pm On Channel 7 Home and Away Replacement Neighbours Season Promo Monday 27th Of January 2026 9:00 pm On Channel 5 and 7 News 6pm and The Chase Australia Weeknights 5:00 pm On Channel 7 It’s Time New Home and Away BBC News 8pm Singing Time God Save The King 5 Minutes 8:55 pm It’s Time New Home Away The Chase Weeknights 7:00 pm On Channel 5 6pm BBC News 5 Minutes 6:55 pm It’s Now Time The Chase Singing God Save The King Home and Away Opening Theme Song Running Kiwi and Reccabba Kiwi Closing Theme Song Running Kiwi and Reccabba Kiwi
==Production==
===Conception===
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.<ref>[[#refmercado|Mercado 2004]], p. 205.</ref> 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''.<ref name="TwoFiveOne">[[#refmercado|Mercado 2004]], p. 251.</ref> While on 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.<ref name="TwoFiveOne"/><ref name="Rand">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/sunday-magazine/home-and-away-in-la/story-e6frf039-1111118645473|title=Home and Away in LA|last=Rand|first=Hannah|date=25 January 2009|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=26 August 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Rand"/> He explained "Nobody in the community wanted them to move in and I began to wonder how streetwise city kids would adapt to the new lifestyle. Suddenly I thought, there is my slice of life in a community."<ref name="TwoFiveOne"/> 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.<ref name="TwoFiveOne"/> The soap opera was initially called ''Refuge'', but the name was changed to the "friendlier" title of ''Home and Away'' once production began.<ref name="TwoFiveOne"/>
''Home and Away'' has since become the second-longest drama series in Australian television after ''Neighbours''.<ref name="21st Birthday">{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/happy-birthday-for-home-and-away/story-fn3dxity-1225754170129|title=Happy birthday for Home and Away|last=Field|first=Katherine|work=[[The Australian]]|date=23 July 2009|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="Years">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/red-carpet/galleries/2013/3/home-and-away-through-the-years/|title=Home and Away Through the Years|work=[[TV Week]]|date=March 2013|access-date=8 August 2015}}</ref> In 2002, several former characters such as Frank Morgan ([[Alex Papps]]), Carly Morris (Sharyn Hodgson), Steven Matheson (Adam Willits), [[Blake Dean (Home and Away)|Blake Dean]] ([[Les Hill]]) and Sophie Simpson ([[Rebekah Elmaloglou]]) returned for a special storyline to mark the 150th anniversary of settlement in Summer Bay.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=Rebekah+Elmaloglou+and+home+and+away&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE0205099MO9415ELKU|title=Networking|last=Hooks|first=Barbara|work=[[The Age]]|date=9 May 2002|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=les+hill&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=NCH020515ADVQN120HIE|title=ChannelSurf|last=Doherty|first=Ben|work=[[Newcastle Herald]]|date=15 May 2002|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref> The storyline featured a majority of the cast boarded onto a ferry boat for a night cruise; however, a massive storm ruined the celebrations, leading the boat to sink.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel5.com/shows/home-and-away/episodes/friday-17-august-2|title=Episode 3284 – The One with the Massive Storm|publisher=[[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923221836/http://www.channel5.com/shows/home-and-away/episodes/friday-17-august-2|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/summer-bay-milestone/2005/06/21/1119321716281.html|title=Summer Bay milestone|work=The Age|date=21 June 2005|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=Rebekah+Elmaloglou+and+home+and+away&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=NCH0507077I6GT60Q269|title=Getting ready to party|last=Adie|first=Kilmeny|work=Newcastle Herald|date=7 July 2005|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=les+hill&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=ILL0507079Q5EI4CHA3F|title=Home once more for birthday celebrations|last=Adie|first=Kilmeny|work=[[Illawarra Mercury]]|date=7 July 2005|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref> In March 2007, 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.<ref name="Complaint">{{cite web|url=http://www.backtothebay.net/news/2007/03/06/acmacomplaints.shtml|title=Home and Away tops complaint list|publisher=Backtothebay.net|date=6 March 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409063506/http://www.backtothebay.net/news/2007/03/06/acmacomplaints/|archive-date=9 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Complaint"/>
''Home and Away'' celebrated its 21st year in production in [[Sydney]] on 23 July 2009.<ref name="21st Birthday"/> The mayor of Sydney's [[Pittwater Council]] presented cast members with the key to [[Palm Beach, New South Wales|Palm Beach]], the exteriors setting filming location for the show.<ref name="21st Birthday" /> At the end of 2011, [[Cameron Welsh]] left his role as the series producer.<ref name="Quits">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a360237/home-and-away-producer-cameron-welsh-quits-show.html|title='Home and Away' producer Cameron Welsh quits show|last=Davies|first=Rebecca|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=16 January 2012|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="Kicking">{{cite web|url=http://if.com.au/2013/01/17/article/Home-and-Away-25-and-kicking/VEKRGDOYJY.html|title=Home and Away: 25 and kicking|last=George|first=Sandy|work=[[If Magazine]]|date=17 January 2013|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref> Welsh previously played the character [[Mitch McColl]] from 1999 until 2001 and then became the series producer for ''Home and Away'' in 2007.<ref name="Quits"/> Former ''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]'' producer Lucy Addario took over as series producer in January 2012.<ref name="Quits"/><ref name="Kicking"/> In August 2012, ''Home and Away''{{'}}s official Australian [[Facebook]] page reached one million likes, becoming the first Australian television show to reach this milestone.<ref name="1 Million">{{cite web|url=http://www.sevenwestmedia.com.au/docs/business-unit-news/home-and-away-million-facebook-fans.pdf?sfvrsn=2|title=Home and Away Celebrates 1 Million Facebook Fans|last=Echols|first=Kristina|publisher=[[Seven West Media]]|date=14 August 2012|access-date=10 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100748/http://www.sevenwestmedia.com.au/docs/business-unit-news/home-and-away-million-facebook-fans.pdf?sfvrsn=2|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> The Facebook page was established in November 2009 and is followed by fans mostly in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom.<ref name="1 Million"/> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/kate-ritchie-returns-home-for-soaps-anniversary-20130211-2e7fh.html|title=Kate Ritchie returns Home for soap's anniversary|last=Idato|first=Michael|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=11 February 2013|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/scoop/a465881/home-and-away-kate-ritchie-talks-show-return-and-playing-sally.html|title='Home and Away': Kate Ritchie talks show return and playing Sally|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=15 March 2013|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref> For the first time in the show's history, ''Home and Away'' aired a [[two-hander]] episode, featuring only the characters [[Ricky Sharpe (Home and Away)|Ricky Sharpe]] ([[Bonnie Sveen]]) and [[Darryl Braxton|Darryl "Brax" Braxton]] ([[Steve Peacocke]]), on 14 February 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/news/a782724/home-and-away-makes-history-the-show-is-lining-up-a-two-hander-episode-for-the-first-time-ever/|title=Home and Away history! The show will air a two-hander episode for the first time after Brax's return|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|work=Digital Spy|date=8 February 2016|access-date=9 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/new-my-kitchen-rules-judge-rachel-khoo-shares-a-special-valentines-day-recipe/news-story/d2ad2cf9131a21f88714f82f6460319b|title=New My Kitchen Rules judge Rachel Khoo shares a special Valentine's Day recipe|last=Byrnes|first=Holly|publisher=News.com.au|date=13 February 2016|access-date=9 May 2016}}</ref>
===Location and sets===
{{main|Summer Bay}}
[[File:Palm Beach NSW.jpg|thumb|right|[[Palm Beach, New South Wales|Palm Beach]] in Sydney's [[Northern Beaches]] district has been used to represent Summer Bay since ''Home and Away'' began in 1988.]]
''Home and Away'' is set in [[Summer Bay]], a fictional seaside town in [[New South Wales]]. Locations within the town include the beach, a [[Summer Bay#Summer Bay High School|high school]], [[Summer Bay#Pier Diner|diner]], [[Summer Bay#The Bait Shop|bait shop]], [[Summer Bay#Summer Bay Auto|garage]] and a [[Summer Bay#Summer Bay Surf Lifesaving Club|surf club]], which includes a gym, small kiosk and an upstairs restaurant.<ref name="Tours">{{cite web|url=http://www.sydney.com/things-to-do/tours/snb-australia-home-and-away-tour|title=Sydney's Northern Beaches Tours – North Curl Curl|publisher=Sydney.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912102122/http://www.sydney.com/things-to-do/tours/snb-australia-home-and-away-tour|archive-date=12 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Characters in the show live at surrounding neighbouring areas such as the [[Summer Bay#Summer Bay House|Summer Bay House]], [[Summer Bay#Summer Bay Caravan Park|Summer Bay Caravan Park]], [[Summer Bay#Beach House|Beach House]], [[Summer Bay#The Farmhouse|The Farmhouse]], <!--[[Summer Bay#12 James Street|James Street]]-->[[Summer Bay#Pier flat|Pier flat]], and [[Summer Bay#31 Saxon Avenue|Saxon Avenue]]. Other fictional towns mentioned and sometimes seen in ''Home and Away'' are [[Summer Bay#Mangrove River|Mangrove River]] and [[Summer Bay#Yabbie Creek|Yabbie Creek]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/news/articles/2015/5/home-and-away-recap-thursday,-may-21/|title=Home and Away Recap|work=TV Week|date=21 May 2015|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="Locations">{{cite web|url=http://sydneyforeveryone.com.au/sydney-television-locations/|title=Sydney Television Locations|publisher=Sydney for Everyone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330234805/http://sydneyforeveryone.com.au/sydney-television-locations/|archive-date=30 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[Palm Beach, New South Wales|Palm Beach]] in Sydney's [[Northern Beaches]] district has been used as the location for Summer Bay since ''Home and Away'' began in 1988.<ref name="Tours"/><ref name="Locations"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/holidaytype/showbiz/655092/prime-time-aussie-tv-locations|title=Prime time: Aussie TV locations|last=Whitley|first=David|publisher=[[Ninemsn]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002343/http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/holidaytype/showbiz/655092/prime-time-aussie-tv-locations|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has since become popular with tourists, and tours to the show's exterior sets at Palm Beach run throughout the year.<ref name="Tours"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/sydney-storm-stops-home-and-away-filming-20150422-1mqppa.html|title=Sydney storm stops Home And Away filming|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=22 April 2015|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.homeandawaytours.com.au/faqs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128214615/http://www.homeandawaytours.com.au/faqs |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 January 2012 |title=Home and Away Tours FAQs |publisher=Homeandawaytours.com.au |access-date=10 August 2015 }}</ref> The exterior scenes are filmed mainly at Palm Beach and at Fisherman's Beach in [[Collaroy, New South Wales|Collaroy]].<ref name="Tours"/><ref name="Locations"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sydneyeguide.com/fishermans.php|title=Fishermans Beach|publisher=Sydneyguide.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121026/http://www.sydneyeguide.com/fishermans.php|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Interior scenes for the show were filmed at the Seven Network's Sydney studios in [[Epping, New South Wales|Epping]] until 2010. Following the closure of these studios in early 2010, the interiors are now filmed at the [[Australian Technology Park]] in [[Redfern, New South Wales|Redfern]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/07/demolition-at-sevens-epping-studios.html|title=Demolition at Seven's Epping studios|last=Knox|first=David|website=[[TV Tonight]]|date=28 July 2010|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://televisionau.com/2010/07/remembering-sevens-epping-era.html|title=Remembering Seven's Epping era|publisher=Televisionau.com|date=29 July 2010|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref> The Jackeroo Ranch estate in [[Kenthurst, New South Wales|Kenthurst]] had been used for the exterior sets of the Summer Bay House and Caravan Park since 1988.<ref name="Locations"/> 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.<ref name="Locations"/><ref name="Top List">{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/friends-top-list-of-best-tv-homes-20140819-105aa8.html|title=Friends top list of best TV homes|last=Thomas|first=Sarah|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=23 August 2014|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.caravanparkphotos.com.au/blog/?p=800 |title=Home and Away Comes to Lane Cove River Tourist Park Sydney |author=John |publisher=Caravanparkphotos.com.au |date=19 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306004413/https://www.caravanparkphotos.com.au/blog/?p=800 |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A replica of 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.<ref name="Locations"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2009/11/24/home-and-away-set-gets-rebuild-566644/|title=Home And Away set gets rebuild|work=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|date=24 November 2009|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Rebuild">{{cite web|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/home-and-away/26428066/what-to-expect-from-home-and-away-in-2015/|title=What to expect from Home and Away in 2015|publisher=[[Yahoo!7]]|date=25 February 2015|access-date=10 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405014018/https://au.tv.yahoo.com/home-and-away/26428066/what-to-expect-from-home-and-away-in-2015/|archive-date=5 April 2015}}</ref> The Summer Bay House is the only house to still be seen on screen since the pilot episode.<ref name="Locations"/>
Aside from New South Wales, ''Home and Away'' has also filmed scenes in other states of Australia. In May 2012, the show filmed scenes at [[Flinders Ranges]] and [[Nilpena|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]]).<ref name="Outback">{{cite news|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/home-and-away-shoot-in-the-south-australian-outback/news-story/0834248da22f82c681414789844ddad1|title=Home and Away shoot in the South Australian outback|last=Allan|first=Roxanne|work=[[Sunday Mail (Adelaide)|Sunday Mail (SA)]]|date=19 May 2012|access-date=6 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/home-and-away/14963732/home-and-away-in-the-outback/|title=Home and Away in the Outback|publisher=Yahoo!7|date=26 September 2012|access-date=10 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305145217/https://au.tv.yahoo.com/home-and-away/14963732/home-and-away-in-the-outback/|archive-date=5 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/lincoln-younes-is-a-long-way-from-home/news-story/19e189e191cdb1a88e39618375e30c79|title=Lincoln Younes is a long way from home|work=[[Sunday Mail (Adelaide)|Sunday Mail (SA)]]|date=22 September 2012|access-date=6 August 2022}}</ref> The following month, ''Home and Away'' filmed scenes in [[Melbourne]] for the second time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2012/06/home-away-films-in-melbourne.html|title=Home & Away films in Melbourne|last=Knox|first=David|website=TV Tonight|date=18 June 2012|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref> In November 2014, the show filmed an episode at the [[Australian War Memorial]] in [[Canberra]] with several cast members, as 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."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/canberra-life/home-and-away-in-canberra-for-anzac-tribute-20150410-1migyq.html|title=Home and Away in Canberra for Anzac tribute|last=Hogan|first=Jill|work=[[Canberra Times]]|date=10 April 2015|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/television/summer-bays-alf-aka-ray-meagher-revelling-in-shows-new-storyline-for-gallipoli-anniversary/story-fni0cc2c-1227272611512|title=Summer Bay's Alf – aka Ray Meagher – revelling in show's new storyline for Gallipoli anniversary|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Sunday Telegraph]]|date=22 March 2015|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref> Outside of Australia, ''Home and Away'' has filmed in [[Hawaii]] once and in the UK three times.<ref name="Outback"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a306064/home-and-away-to-film-eps-in-hawaii.html|title='Home and Away' to film eps in Hawaii|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=27 February 2015|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2013/09/04/summer-bay-is-coming-to-london-home-and-away-to-begin-filming-in-uk-for-first-time-in-12-years-3949819/|title=Summer Bay is coming to London! Home and Away to begin filming in UK for first time in 12 years|last=Duncan|first=Amy|work=Metro|date=4 September 2013|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref>
===Theme song===
{{main|Home and Away (song)}}
The theme song to ''Home and Away'' was written by [[Mike Perjanik]].<ref name="Theme Song">{{cite web|url=http://noisey.vice.com/en_au/blog/aussie-jingles-a-look-inside-the-home--away-and-neighbours-theme-songs|title=Aussie Jingles: A Look Inside the 'Home & Away' and 'Neighbours' Theme Songs|last=Viney|first=Steven|work=Noisey|date=22 May 2015|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="Soapie Hit">{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/paul-mccartney-vs-home-and-away/story-e6frfn09-1226455434224|title=Life's a beach: The real story behind soapie hit|last=Parker|first=Helen|publisher=news.com.au|date=22 August 2012|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=16 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116202517/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/paul-mccartney-vs-home-and-away/story-e6frfn09-1226455434224|url-status=dead}}</ref> There have been nine different versions of 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thefix.ninemsn.com.au/2014/12/09/05/29/top-5-australian-tv-theme-songs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117013845/http://thefix.ninemsn.com.au/2014/12/09/05/29/top-5-australian-tv-theme-songs |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 November 2015 |title=Top 5 Australian TV theme songs |author=Sam |work=The Fix |date=25 January 2012 |access-date=6 August 2015 }}</ref><ref name="Credits Cut 2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/interviews/a330018/cameron-welsh-home-and-away-series-producer.html|title=Exclusive: Cameron Welsh – 'Home and Away' series producer|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=16 July 2011|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref> The original version was sung by [[Karen Boddington and Mark Williams]], and was used from 1988 until mid-1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-01-18/your-snowed-in-guide-to-daytime-tv|title=Your snowed-in guide to daytime TV|work=[[Radio Times]]|date=18 January 2013|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=17 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117020351/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-01-18/your-snowed-in-guide-to-daytime-tv|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atvtoday.co.uk/p29532/|title=Neighbours theme to become 'a duet'|last=Watkins|first=Mike|work=ATV Today|date=9 April 2013|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923180159/http://www.atvtoday.co.uk/p29532/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Their version was [[Home and Away (song)|released as a single]] in the UK in 1989 and peaked at number 73 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Eat%20For%20Two |title=UK Singles & Albums Chart Archive – Karen Boddington and Mark Williams: Home and Away |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref> A new version performed by Doug Williams and [[Erana Clark]] debuted in 1995 and the opening theme was shortened in 1996; this version remained until 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reportingpoint.net/56d049be760e4dc.html|title=1995 in Television|publisher=Reportingpoint.net|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=16 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116125639/http://reportingpoint.net/56d049be760e4dc.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Soapie Hit"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://undercover.com.au/News-Story096e.html|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20090517140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/11299/20090518-0000/undercover.com.au/News-Story096e.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 May 2009|title=Robertson Brothers Sign With Destra|last=Cashmere|first=Paul|publisher=Undercover.com.au|date=30 June 2008|access-date=6 August 2015}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> A 30-second updated version by The Robertson Brothers was used from 2004 to 2006.<ref name="harshlight"/> In January 2007, a new version was introduced and performed by Israel Cannan, who played the character Wazza in the show.<ref name="2007 Credits">{{cite web|url=http://www.throng.com.au/home-and-away/new-credits-on-home-and-away.html|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120101130500/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/124103/20120102-0005/www.throng.com.au/home-and-away/new-credits-on-home-and-away.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 January 2012|title=New credits on Home and Away|publisher=Throng Australia|date=23 January 2007|access-date=6 August 2015}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Theme Song"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2007/04/page/3/index.html|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120129131500/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/100803/20120130-0015/www.mediaspy.org/report/2007/04/page/3/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 January 2012|title=H&A theme changes tonight|work=Media Spy|date=23 April 2007|access-date=6 August 2015}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="Classic Credits">{{cite web|url=http://twotube.ie/2012/06/classic-home-and-away-opening-credits/|title=Classic Home And Away Opening Credits!|last=Bellissimo|first=Sarina|work=Two Tube|date=13 June 2012|access-date=6 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117013823/http://twotube.ie/2012/06/classic-home-and-away-opening-credits/|archive-date=17 November 2015}}</ref> A shorter, 15-second version sung by Dolahenty and Tarryn Stokes debuted in 2009.<ref name="2009 Credits">{{cite web|url=http://www.backtothebay.net/credits/opening/credits_09.shtml|title=2009 Opening Titles|publisher=Backtothebay.net|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.backtothebay.net/multimedia/theme.shtml|title=Media – Theme Tunes|publisher=Backtothebay.net|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923181726/http://www.backtothebay.net/multimedia/theme.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://syn.org.au/group/trash/posts/2011/09/05/playlist-sunday-4th-september|title=Playlist Sunday 4 September|publisher=Syn.org.au|date=5 September 2011|access-date=6 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116121208/http://syn.org.au/group/trash/posts/2011/09/05/playlist-sunday-4th-september|archive-date=16 November 2015}}</ref>
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.<ref name="2013 Opening Titles"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/tahliapritchard/strewth-mate|title=19 Random Facts About Australia's Iconic TV Show 'Home And Away'|last=Pritchard|first=Tahlia|publisher=[[BuzzFeed]]|date=17 September 2017|access-date=11 February 2018}}</ref> However, Dolahenty and Stokes' version was still used in the closing credits for international broadcasts.<ref name="harshlight">{{cite web|url=http://www.harshlight.org/the-robertson-brothers-home-and-away/|title=The Robertson Brothers' 'Home and Away'|last=Thomas|first=Shain E.|publisher=Harshlight.org|date=12 January 2018|access-date=11 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190003/http://www.harshlight.org/the-robertson-brothers-home-and-away/|archive-date=11 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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".<ref name="2018 theme">{{cite web|url=http://www.backtothebay.net/news/2018/01/30/2018-season-home-and-away-new-title-cards-and-theme-tune/|title=2018 Season Debuts with New Title-cards and Theme Tune|author=Dan|publisher=Back to the Bay|date=30 January 2018|access-date=30 January 2018}}</ref> An extended 30-second version by the male vocalist was uploaded onto the ''Home and Away'' website.<ref name="2018 opening">{{cite video|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/shows/home-and-away/watch/38797953/home-and-away-2018-theme-song/|title=You know we belong together...|publisher=Yahoo!7|date=1 February 2018|access-date=3 February 2018}}</ref>
===Opening titles===
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.<ref name="Classic Credits"/> The titles for the show's earlier years featured black brush stroke cutouts around the character shots.<ref name="Classic Credits"/> 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.<ref name="Classic Credits"/> In January 2007, the show debuted new opening titles along with a new version of the theme song.<ref name="2007 Credits"/><ref name="Classic Credits"/> The picture-frame style was still used, but this time the titles featured framed pictures of the characters.<ref name="2007 Credits"/><ref name="Classic Credits"/> In 2009, 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.<ref name="2009 Credits"/> The decision to remove the cast and shorten the titles was due to time restrictions.<ref name="Credits Cut 2011"/><ref name="Series Producer 2012 Interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/interviews/a401497/home-and-away-producer-lucy-addario-talks-storylines-future-plans.html|title=Exclusive: 'Home and Away' producer Lucy Addario talks storylines, future plans|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=24 August 2012|access-date=8 August 2015}}</ref> Since then, many viewers in Australia and the United Kingdom have wanted the full-length title sequence with the cast to return.<ref name="Credits Cut 2011"/><ref name="Series Producer 2012 Interview"/>
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.<ref name="2013 Opening Titles"/> 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 the ocean for a surf.<ref name="2018 theme"/> A 30-second version of the titles, not aired on Australian television, was released on the ''Home and Away'' website.<ref name="2018 opening"/>
==Cast and characters==
{{Main|List of Home and Away characters}}
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[[File:Ray Meagher.jpg|thumb|right|180px|[[Ray Meagher]] ([[Alf Stewart]]) is currently the only remaining original cast member in ''Home and Away''.]]
When ''Home and Away'' began in January 1988, it initially focused on the "Fletcher" family – [[Tom Fletcher (Home and Away)|Tom]] ([[Roger Oakley]]) and his wife [[Pippa Ross|Pippa]] ([[Vanessa Downing]]), and their five foster children, [[Frank Morgan (Home and Away)|Frank Morgan]] ([[Alex Papps]]), [[Carly Morris]] ([[Sharyn Hodgson]]), [[Steven Matheson]] ([[Adam Willits]]), [[Lynn Davenport]] (Helena Bozich), and [[Sally Fletcher]] ([[Kate Ritchie]]) – who relocated from the city to live in the seaside town of Summer Bay.<ref name="TelevisionAu"/><ref name="25 Years">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/01/25-years-for-home-and-away.html|title=25 years for Home and Away|last=Knox|first=David|website=TV Tonight|date=17 January 2013|access-date=3 August 2015}}</ref> At the end of the first episode, Tom and Pippa take in their sixth foster child [[Bobby Simpson (Home and Away)|Bobby Simpson]] ([[Nicolle Dickson]]).<ref name="TelevisionAu"/><ref name="25 Years"/>
The Fletchers bought the Summer Bay Caravan Park and moved into the Summer Bay House.<ref name="Rand"/> They quickly built strong friendships with the locals, [[Alf Stewart]] ([[Ray Meagher]]), [[Ailsa Stewart|Ailsa Hogan]] ([[Judy Nunn]]) and retired carnival workers [[Neville McPhee|Neville]] ([[Frank Lloyd (actor)|Frank Lloyd]]) and [[Floss McPhee]] ([[Sheila Kennelly]]), and town locals including surfer [[Matt Wilson (Home and Away)|Matt Wilson]] (Greg Benson) and local yobbos [[Lance Smart]] and [[Martin Dibble]], (Peter Vroom and Craig Thomson), whilst having a bitter rivalry with school headmaster [[Donald Fisher (Home and Away)|Donald Fisher]] ([[Norman Coburn]]).<ref name="TelevisionAu"/><ref name="25 Years"/>
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 in the pilot.<ref name="25 Years" />
While ''Home and Away'' features a mix of young cast members and older, more experienced actors, the show has always had a definite youth focus, with the younger characters dominating much of the storylines.<ref name="TelevisionAu"/> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/12/31/1072546585593.html?from=storyrhs|title=The year that was|work=The Age|date=1 January 2004|access-date=4 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/tribute-to-dull-and-dependable-sally/2008/04/02/1206850985624.html|title=Tribute to dull and dependable Sally|last=Farouque|first=Farah|work=The Age|date=3 April 2008|access-date=4 August 2015}}</ref> Both Coburn and Ritchie along with Ray Meagher (Alf Stewart) entered the 2002 [[Guinness World Records]] as the longest-serving actors in an Australian drama series.<ref>{{cite book|title=Guinness World Records 2002|year=2001|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|isbn=978-0-85112-124-6|page=[https://archive.org/details/guinnessworldrec00guin_1/page/34 34]|url=https://archive.org/details/guinnessworldrec00guin_1/page/34}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/austory/content/2007/s2324551.htm|title=Looking For Kate – Transcript|work=Australian Story|date=4 August 2008|access-date=4 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222193410/http://www.abc.net.au/austory/content/2007/s2324551.htm|archive-date=22 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/stilettos-bullets-and-bags-of-cash-the-underbelly-women/story-e6freuy9-1111118716182|title=Stilettos, bullets and bags of cash: the Underbelly women|last=McWhirter|first=Erin|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=31 January 2009|access-date=3 August 2015}}</ref> Meagher now holds that record alone and he is the only remaining original cast member in the show.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/9041490/Home-away-from-home|title=Home away from home|last=Holmes|first=Stephanie|work=Stuff.co.nz|date=18 August 2013|access-date=4 August 2015}}</ref> Meagher along with [[Lynne McGranger]] ([[Irene Roberts (Home and Away)|Irene Roberts]]), [[Ada Nicodemou]] ([[Leah Patterson-Baker]]) and [[Emily Symons]] ([[Marilyn Chambers (Home and Away)|Marilyn Chambers]]) are the longest-serving cast members currently in ''Home and Away''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/soaps/home-and-away/news/ada-why-im-staying-in-summer-bay/5956|title=Ada: 'Why I'm staying in Summer Bay!'|work=What's on TV|date=17 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220083044/http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/soaps/home-and-away/news/ada-why-im-staying-in-summer-bay/5956|archive-date=20 February 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/features/2011/0620/430381-homeandaway/|title=Days by the Bay|last=Butler|first=Janice|publisher=Rte.ie|date=20 June 2011|access-date=4 August 2015}}</ref> In 2010, [[Georgie Parker]] joined 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/08/georgie-parker-joins-home-and-away.html|title=Georgie Parker joins Home and Away|last=Knox|first=David|website=TV Tonight|date=9 August 2010|access-date=4 August 2015}}</ref>
===Celebrity guest appearances===
Throughout the years, ''Home and Away'' has featured several guest appearances from celebrities such as [[John Farnham]],<ref name="Cameos"/> [[Johanna Griggs]],<ref name="Cameos"/> [[Sia]],<ref name="Cameos"/> [[Michael Palin]],<ref name="Cameos"/> [[Ian Thorpe]],<ref name="TelevisionAu"/> [[Lleyton Hewitt]],<ref name="Serves Up"/> [[Paulini]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonymusic.com.au/news/details.do?newsId=20030829001334 |title=Catch Paulini on Home And Away |publisher=[[Sony BMG Australia]]|date=26 November 2004|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304140228/http://www.sonymusic.com.au/news/details.do?newsId=20030829001334 |archive-date=4 March 2011}}</ref> [[Nick Grimshaw]],<ref name="Radio 1"/> [[Eliza Doolittle (singer)|Eliza Doolittle]],<ref name="Eliza Cameo"/> [[Ed Sheeran]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/ed-sheeran-joins-cast-of-home-and-away/story-e6frfn09-1227276881556|title=Ed Sheeran joins cast of Home and Away|last=McCabe|first=Kathy|publisher=news.com.au|date=24 March 2015|access-date=14 August 2015|archive-date=15 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915004148/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/ed-sheeran-joins-cast-of-home-and-away/story-e6frfn09-1227276881556|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Jessica Mauboy]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/jessica-mauboy-revelling-on-the-small-screen-with-home-and-away-role/news-story/c3d562b8bb4f14ec6cfc9fda0cedec4c?nk=cfb429b18655ca0e93ccfee99540e4e4-1482255747|title=Jessica Mauboy revelling on the small screen with Home and Away role|last=Moran|first=Jonathon|date=11 December 2016|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=16 January 2017}}</ref> [[Atomic Kitten]],<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2001/0612/393795-atomickitten/| title=Atomic Kitten to appear in Home and Away| publisher=rte.ie| date=12 June 2001| access-date=7 July 2019}}</ref> and ''[[Sunrise (Australian TV program)|Sunrise]]'' presenters [[Matt Shirvington]] and [[Natalie Barr]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/05/matt-shirvington-visits-summer-bay.html|title=Matt Shirvington visits Summer Bay|last=Knox|first=David|date=13 May 2024|publisher=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=13 May 2024}}</ref>
==Broadcasting==
In Australia, ''Home and Away'' currently airs on the [[Seven Network]] at 7:00 pm from Mondays to Thursdays, going up against rival [[current affairs (news format)|current affairs]] shows ''[[A Current Affair (Australian TV series)|A Current Affair]]'' on the [[Nine Network]], and ''[[The Project (Australian TV program)|The Project]]'' on [[Network Ten]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/01/nine-to-stick-with-one-hour-news.html|title=Nine to stick with one hour news|website=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|date=8 January 2014|access-date=7 April 2014}}</ref> The show is on air for approximately 45 weeks each year.<ref name="OffAir">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a643098/home-and-away-to-go-off-air-for-four-weeks-on-channel-5.html|title=Home and Away to go off air for four weeks on Channel 5|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=21 April 2015|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref> 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 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 [[Seven Network#7plus|7plus]] app, as part of their catch up TV service.<ref name="7plus"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/plus7/home-and-away/#page1|title=Home and Away – Watch full episodes|publisher=Yahoo!7|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref> They are also broadcast in an omnibus edition each Sunday on Seven's digital multichannel [[7Two]].<ref name="7Two TV Guide">{{cite web|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/tv-guide/channel/410798/#1438437600|title=7TWO TV Guide – Australian TV Guide|publisher=Yahoo!7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906110658/https://au.tv.yahoo.com/tv-guide/channel/410798/|archive-date=6 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
When 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]].<ref name="TelevisionAu">{{cite web|url=http://televisionau.com/feature-articles/home-and-away|title=Home and Away|publisher=Televisionau.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408015816/http://televisionau.com/feature-articles/home-and-away|archive-date=8 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 1992, Seven moved ''Home and Away'' to the 7:00 pm timeslot across the network.<ref name="TelevisionAu"/> 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.<ref name="7Two TV Guide"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://televisionau.com/2009/11/back-to-the-first-day-at-summer-bay.html|title=Back to the first day at Summer Bay|publisher=Televisionau.com|date=2 November 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925112713/http://televisionau.com/2009/11/back-to-the-first-day-at-summer-bay.html|archive-date=25 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Since its premiere, the show had been screened as a 22-minute episode each weeknight. However, beginning in March 2013, ''[[Better Homes and Gardens (TV series)|Better Homes and Gardens]]'' began replacing ''Home and Away'' on Fridays to make way for Seven's [[Friday Night Football (AFL)|AFL coverage]].<ref name="Home and Away Thursdays">{{cite web|last=B|first=Alicia|url=http://www.throng.com.au/2013/03/home-and-away-programming-here-is-the-answer/|title=Home and Away Programming|publisher=Throng Australia|date=14 March 2013|access-date=7 April 2014}}</ref> Friday's episodes of ''Home and Away'' began airing on Thursdays at 7:30 pm.<ref name="Home and Away Thursdays"/> 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.<ref name="7plus">{{cite web|url=https://7plus.com.au/home-and-away|title=Home and Away Episodes|publisher=[[7plus]]|access-date=3 February 2018}}</ref>
Since 2000, ''Home and Away'' has ceased broadcast mid-season for two weeks during the 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 have been broadcast in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2016, with the exclusion of 2012, as the Seven Network did not have the rights to televise the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London Olympics]]; the most recent one was in 2021 due to the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo Olympics]] taking place in that year after being postponed in 2020.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.backtothebay.net/news/2016/07/08/transmission-break-confirmed-australia/| title=Transmission Break Confirmed in Australia| publisher=Backtothebay.net| date=8 July 2016| access-date=18 July 2016}}</ref> In addition to this, ''Home and Away'' took a transmission break on 3 April 2018 in order to broadcast the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]], and returned on 16 April 2018.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.backtothebay.net/news/2018/03/15/commonwealth-games-transmission-break/| title=Home and Away to take a break in Australia for the Commonwealth Games| publisher=Backtothebay.net| date=15 March 2018| access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref>
On 22 March 2020, ''Home and Away'' suspended production over the [[Coronavirus disease 2019|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.<ref name="Pullar"/> Furthermore, on 23 March, the show was removed from Seven's schedule to make way for extended coverage on the pandemic.<ref name="Pullar">{{cite web| last=Pullar| first=Jess| title=Production of Australia's beloved soap Home & Away is stopped amid COVID-19 outbreak| url=https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebrity/tv/home-and-away-filming-stopped-63155| website=Nowtolove.com.au| date=23 March 2020| access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref> ''Home and Away'' returned in its usual timeslot on 13 April.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/03/returning-home-away-3.html|title=Returning: Home & Away|last=Knox|first=David|date=31 March 2020|publisher=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=31 March 2020}}</ref> On 12 May 2020, it 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pressreader.com/article/281891595453984|title=Home stay now Away for soapie|last=Moran|first=Jonathon|date=12 May 2020|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=12 May 2020|via=[[PressReader]]}}</ref> 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 was then extended.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a37062582/home-and-away-filming-postponed-sydney-lockdown-restrictions/|title=Home and Away filming postponed due to lockdown restrictions in Sydney|last=Alexander|first=Susannah|date=19 July 2021|website=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=28 July 2021}}</ref> In early August, a spokesperson for the show confirmed filming had resumed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a37195640/home-and-away-filming-update-after-postponing-shoots/|title=Home and Away issues update on filming after postponing shoots|last=Alexander|first=Susannah|date=2 August 2021|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=3 August 2021}}</ref>
===International===
''Home and Away'' has been sold to over 80 countries around the world, making it one of Australia's successful media exports.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.northpalmbeach.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=66&Itemid=60 |title=Summer Bay |publisher=Northpalmbeach.com.au |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227070007/http://northpalmbeach.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=66&Itemid=60 |archive-date=27 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/shadows-fall-on-home-and-away-behind-the-scenes-at-australias-most-troubled-soap-opera/story-e6frf96f-1225811925149|title=Shadows fall on Home And Away – behind the scenes at Australia's most troubled soap opera|last=Fife-Yeomans|first=Janet|work=[[Herald Sun]]|date=19 December 2009|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref>
In the United Kingdom, ''Home and Away'' was first broadcast on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] from 11 February 1989 until 8 June 2000.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2009/feb/10/australian-soap-home-away-20|title=Strewth! The Australian soap Home and Away is 20 years old|last=McManus|first=Darragh|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=10 February 2009|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="UK Evening Ratings">{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/ratings-analysis-the-teatime-tv-viewing-tussle/1172379.article|title=RATINGS ANALYSIS – The teatime TV viewing tussle|work=[[Broadcast (magazine)|Broadcast]]|date=23 March 2001|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref> (LWT and Yorkshire started the series a day later) ''Home and Away'' 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/678568.stm|title=ITV cuts Home And Away|work=[[BBC News]]|date=15 March 2000|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="Bags">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/654936.stm|title=Channel 5 'bags Home and Away'|work=BBC News|date=24 February 2000|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref> The show attracted up to eight million viewers, making it one of ITV's top 30 rated programs.<ref name="Bags"/><ref name="Gibson">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2000/feb/24/channelfive.mondaymediasection|title=Channel 5 swoop for £40m soap|last=Gibson|first=Janine|work=The Guardian|date=25 February 2000|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref> It also helped boost audiences for ITV's regional and early evening news bulletins.<ref name="Gibson"/> During the show's last year on ITV, ''Home and Away'' attracted an average audience of 4.4 million for its early-evening repeats.<ref name="UK Evening Ratings"/> In February 2000, it was announced that ''Home and Away'' would be moving to rival [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]] after they bought the rights to the show in a £40m auction deal.<ref name="Bags"/><ref name="Gibson"/> 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.<ref name="Bags"/><ref name="Gibson"/> 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 the show for a year.<ref name="Bags"/><ref name="Gibson"/> After a delay in screening, ''Home and Away'' made its debut on Channel 5 on 16 July 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1441470.stm|title=Home and Away returns|work=BBC News|date=16 July 2001|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref>
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 [[5Star|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 a repeat at 6:00 pm.<ref name="UK Broadcast">{{cite web|url=http://www.channel5.com/shows/home-and-away|title=Home and Away|publisher=Channel 5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802065129/http://www.channel5.com/shows/home-and-away|archive-date=2 August 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The programme was also repeated on [[5Star]] at 3:00pm and shown online via [[My5|Demand 5]].<ref name="UK Broadcast"/> From July 2018, ''Home and Away'' was shown on Viacom's [[Paramount Network (British TV channel)|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/ofcom-c5newsapproval|title = Ofcom Approve Changes to Channel 5 News|date = 24 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://advanced-television.com/2021/09/24/channel-5-extends-evening-news/|title = Channel 5 extends evening news| date=24 September 2021 }}</ref> The change led to ''Neighbours'' being moved to ''Home and Away'''s usual 6pm slot, with 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a37721453/home-and-away-loses-channel-5-evening-slot/|title = Home and Away to lose evening slot on Channel 5|website = [[Digital Spy]]|date = 24 September 2021}}</ref> ''Home and Away'' is currently exactly eight weeks behind the Australian broadcast as of February 2024.
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.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pilot/dp/B07YBNTL7N/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=home+and+away&qid=1569951196&s=instant-video&sr=1-1| title=Home and Away (Season 1)| publisher=Amazon.co.uk| access-date=1 October 2019}}</ref> In November 2019, the final 29 episodes of the first season, and the first 171 episodes of the second season were added to the service, however, they are listed as "Season 2".<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Episode-370/dp/B0813YCX37/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=home+and+away&qid=1573545803&s=instant-video&sr=1-2
| title=Home and Away (Season 2)| publisher=Amazon.co.uk| access-date=1 October 2019}}</ref>
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 the daytime broadcast.<ref name="Ireland Broadcast">{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/homeandaway/|title=Home and Away|publisher=[[RTÉ]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812021854/http://www.rte.ie/tv/homeandaway/|archive-date=12 August 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> A repeat of the week's episodes is aired on Saturdays and Sundays on RTÉ2.<ref name="Ireland Broadcast" /> Viewers in the Republic of Ireland are also able to catch up with episodes on the [[RTÉ Player]].<ref name="RTÉ Player">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyedge.ie/rte-player-most-watched-1876929-Jan2015/|title=Home and Away was RTÉ Player's most watched programme of 2014|work=Daily Edge|date=12 January 2015|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref> ''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.<ref name="RTÉ Player"/> As of 2014, the show is available to view in Northern Ireland on [[5Star|5STAR]] daily at 3.30pm and 6.30pm as well as 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.<ref>{{cite web| title=Irish Content on RTÉ continues to lead Top 50 Most Watched Programmes in Ireland| url=https://about.rte.ie/2022/01/12/irish-content-on-rte-continues-to-lead-top-50-most-watched-programmes-in-ireland/| website=about.rte.ie| date=12 January 2022| access-date=13 June 2022}}</ref>
In New Zealand, ''Home and Away'' is broadcast on [[TVNZ 2|TVNZ2]], with five episodes aired between 3.30pm to 6pm broadcasting every Sunday.<ref name="NZLaunch">{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10896644|title=TV2 announces Home and Away launch date|date=11 July 2013|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|access-date=2 August 2013}}</ref> A repeat of the episodes are spread across Monday to Friday, shown at 11:00 am each weekday.<ref name="NZLaunch" /> The TVNZ website also offers viewers the chance to watch episodes online with its OnDemand service.<ref name="NZLaunch" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/home-and-away/index-group-5504620|title=Home & Away|publisher=[[TVNZ]].co.nz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820200343/http://tvnz.co.nz/home-and-away/index-group-5504620|archive-date=20 August 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Home and Away'' is one of New Zealand's most popular TV series and is one of TVNZ 2's highest-rating shows.<ref name="Axed" /> The show had previously aired on [[Three (TV channel)|TV3]] since 2002, where it consistently won high ratings for TV3 and helped boost audiences for their 6pm news bulletin.<ref name="Whittingham">{{cite web|url=http://www.c21media.net/archives/117214 |title=TVNZ swipes Home & Away rights |last=Whittingham |first=Clive |date=5 July 2013 |publisher=C21Media |access-date=1 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709210655/http://www.c21media.net/archives/117214 |archive-date=9 July 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.3news.co.nz/entertainment/tv3-loses-home--away-2013070512#axzz3hWIgAsat|title=TV3 loses Home & Away|work=[[3 News]]|date=5 July 2013|access-date=2 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001063141/http://www.3news.co.nz/entertainment/tv3-loses-home--away-2013070512#axzz3hWIgAsat|archive-date=1 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10894958|title=TVNZ poaches Home & Away from TV3|work=The New Zealand Herald|date=5 July 2013|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref> However, on 5 July 2013, the show's European distributor [[Endemol]] cancelled its agreement with TV3, causing them to lose the right to broadcast ''Home and Away''.<ref name="Whittingham" />
In the United States, ''Home and Away'' was first shown briefly on the [[FX (TV channel)|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 the 2015 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/03/hulu-adds-home-away-for-us-viewers.html|title=Hulu adds Home & Away for US viewers|last=Knox|first=David|website=TV Tonight|date=16 March 2015|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref> The service no longer receives new episodes, although the complete twenty-eighth season is currently available.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hulu.com/home-and-away |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405215849/http://www.hulu.com/home-and-away |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 April 2015 |title=Watch Home and Away Online |publisher=[[Hulu]] |access-date=2 August 2015 }}</ref>
In Lithuania LNK at 1995 started with first season. Later it was broadcasting on BTV with breaking. At 2023 started with season number 25 at TV1 until March same years. At juni LNK was broadcasting further on.
In Kenya, ''Home and Away'' was broadcast on the [[NTV (Kenyan TV channel)|NTV]] network Monday to Friday at 6:00 pm.
==Storylines==
''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,<ref name="Lucy Addario Interview"/><ref name="Storylines"/><ref name="Controversial"/> 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]],<ref name="Controversial"/> [[accidental death]],<ref name="Controversial"/> [[adultery]],<ref name="Steamy"/> [[adoption]], [[alcoholism]],<ref name="Al"/> [[amnesia]], [[amputation]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|title=Home and Away spoiler: Maddy struggles with having her arm amputated|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a797396/home-and-away-spoiler-maddy-struggles-with-having-her-arm-amputated/| website=[[Digital Spy]]|date=10 June 2016|access-date=24 July 2019}}</ref> [[arson]], [[autism]], [[Grief|bereavement]], [[brain aneurysm]], [[bullying]],<ref name="Controversial"/> [[cancer]], [[cage fighting]],<ref name="Cage Plot"/> career problems,<ref name="CP"/> [[child abuse]],<ref name= "traumatic">{{cite web| url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/spoilers/a782600/home-and-away-spoiler-olivia-reveals-her-traumatic-secret/| title=Home and Away spoiler: Olivia reveals her traumatic secret| website=[[Digital Spy]]| date=6 February 2016| access-date=13 October 2016}}</ref> [[cult]]s,<ref name="Cult Storyline"/> [[cyberbullying]], [[domestic violence]],<ref name="Controversial"/> [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[drink driving]], [[drug overdose]], [[drug trafficking]] and [[Recreational drug use|drug use]],<ref name="Controversial"/> [[eating disorder]]s, [[gambling addiction]],<ref name="GA"/> health problems,<ref name="HP"/><ref name="Morley"/> [[hit-and-run]]s,<ref name="H&R"/> [[HIV/AIDS|HIV and AIDS]],<ref name="Tragic"/><ref name="08 Spoilers"/> [[homosexuality]],<ref name="Ricci"/> [[Huntington's disease]], [[incest]],<ref name="Controversial"/> [[imprisonment]],<ref name="Prison"/> [[kidnapping]],<ref name="Controversial"/> marriage problems,<ref name="MP"/> [[miscarriage]],<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.beamly.com/tv-film/6-memorable-home-away-teenage-pregnancies| title=6 of the Most Memorable Home And Away Teenage Pregnancies| publisher=Beamly.com| date=5 November 2014| access-date=13 October 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013221637/https://www.beamly.com/tv-film/6-memorable-home-away-teenage-pregnancies| archive-date=13 October 2016| url-status=dead}}</ref> [[murder]],<ref name="Controversial"/> [[obsessive-compulsive disorder]] (OCD), [[paedophilia]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.backtothebay.net/characters/jefferies_aden/| title=Aden Jefferies| publisher=backtothebay.net| access-date=13 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Dge8fWOw60| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/5Dge8fWOw60| archive-date=2021-10-30| title=Aden Reveals All| publisher=[[YouTube]]| date=27 July 2008| access-date=13 October 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[False pregnancy|phantom pregnancy]],<ref>{{cite web| last=Edwards| first=Chris| title=Home and Away's Jasmine Delaney to receive shocking news over her pregnancy| url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a32356043/home-and-away-jasmine-delaney-pregnancy/| website=[[Digital Spy]]| date=3 May 2020| access-date=16 July 2020}}</ref> [[Pole dance|pole dancing]], [[post-natal depression]], [[Posttraumatic stress disorder|post-traumatic stress disorder]], [[prostitution]], [[racism]],<ref name="Controversial"/> [[rape]],<ref name="Controversial"/> [[revenge porn]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.news.com.au/news/home-and-away-sex-tape-storyline-to-be-broadcast/news-story/0545d97666f90331c5ec16b45390977d| title=Home And Away sex tape storyline to be broadcast| publisher=news.com.au| date=19 August 2009| access-date=18 February 2017| archive-date=18 February 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218144008/http://www.news.com.au/news/home-and-away-sex-tape-storyline-to-be-broadcast/news-story/0545d97666f90331c5ec16b45390977d| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last=Mustafa| first=Filiz| title=Home and Away's Ryder fights with show newcomer as Jade's lies get worse| url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a30593377/home-and-away-ryder-nikau-fight-jade/| website=Digitalspy.com| date=20 January 2020| access-date=6 February 2020}}</ref> [[robbery]],<ref name="Rob"/> [[self-harm]],<ref name= "traumatic"/> sex,<ref name="Sex Plot"/> [[Sexual grooming#Online offenders|sexual grooming]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|title=Home and Away's dark Bella storyline sees Tommy step up his manipulation|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a28238933/home-and-away-spoilers-2019-bella-nixon-tommy-storyline/| website=[[Digital Spy]]|date=1 July 2019|access-date=24 July 2019}}</ref> shootings (including [[drive-by shooting]]s),<ref name="Sparks"/> [[stabbing]]s,<ref name="Controversial"/> [[stalking]],<ref name="Controversial"/> [[stroke]], [[Sudden infant death syndrome|SIDS]] (cot death),<ref name="Baby Tragedy"/> [[stillbirth]], [[suicide]],<ref name="Storylines"/> [[surrogacy]],<ref name="Controversial"/> teacher-student relationships,<ref name="Controversial"/> [[teenage pregnancy]],<ref name="Pregnant Plot"/> [[terminal illness]], and [[witness protection]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|title=Home and Away reveals the Morgans' dark secret... but what will happen next|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a799539/home-and-away-spoilers-morgan-family-secret-revealed/| website=[[Digital Spy]]|date=29 June 2016|access-date=24 July 2019}}</ref>
The show has also featured many [[natural disaster]] storylines, including a [[cyclone]], [[The Great Storm (Home and Away)|storm]], [[flood]], [[landslide]], [[earthquake]], and [[Bushfires in Australia|bushfires]].<ref name="TelevisionAu"/><ref name="Beamly"/> There have also been several storylines involving car, bus, plane and boating accidents.<ref name="Controversial"/><ref name="Beamly"/><ref name="Bus Crash"/> 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 was described as the most violent episode of the entire series, as it contains scenes of strong violence.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/television/home-and-aways-all-or-nothing-is-the-bloodiest-episode-to-feature-on-the-soap-opera/news-story/772378f17a172f82e7c0d33886735908?nk=cfb429b18655ca0e93ccfee99540e4e4-1501016311|title=Home And Away's All or Nothing is the bloodiest episode to feature on the soap opera|last=Vickery|first=Colin|date=21 January 2017|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>
==Rating and restrictions==
Since 1988, ''Home and Away'' has dealt with some controversial issues, despite being broadcast in a [[Television content rating system|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 the PG rating, as do the streaming service [[7plus]]. In New Zealand, the show was originally aired on [[TV3 (New Zealand)|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 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 the closing credits to the episodes were also reinstated. Home and Away is rated [[RTÉ programme classifications#PS: Parental supervision|PS]] (recommended for a mature audience) in Ireland and has always aired with no edits. A 2023 episode was given an [[RTÉ programme classifications#MA: Mature audience|MA]] rating (18 certificate) for mature content on RTE Player.
===Controversies===
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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19890329&id=TjFAAAAAIBAJ&pg=6102,3104160&hl=en|title=Star defends rape scene|work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Glasgow Herald]]|date=29 March 1989|access-date=12 August 2015}}</ref>
In March 2007, 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.<ref name="Complaint"/> 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.<ref name="Complaint"/>
In 2007, 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/home-and-away-too-saucy-for-rating/story-e6frfmyi-1111114569324|title=Home and Away too saucy for rating|publisher=news.com.au|date=4 October 2007|access-date=22 August 2007}}{{Dead link|date=April 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
In March 2009, it was alleged that Seven had agreed to censor a then-upcoming lesbian kiss scene between [[Charlie Buckton]] ([[Esther Anderson (Australian actress)|Esther Anderson]]) and [[Joey Collins]] ([[Kate Bell (Australian actress)|Kate Bell]]), after receiving many complaints from conservative groups and mothers who did not want their children exposed to same-sex relationships in a family show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.samesame.com.au/news/local/3815/Lesbian-Kiss-Cut-From-Home-And-Away.htm|title=Lesbian Kiss Cut From Home And Away?|last=Taylor|first=Christian|publisher=Samesame.com.au|date=29 March 2009|access-date=3 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924094141/http://www.samesame.com.au/news/local/3815/Lesbian-Kiss-Cut-From-Home-And-Away.htm|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/news/lesbian-kiss-cut-from-home-away/story-fna7dq6e-1225699562754|title=Home & Away lesbian kiss between actresses Esther Anderson and Katie Bell cut by Seven|publisher=[[news.com.au]]|date=28 March 2009|access-date=3 August 2015|archive-date=1 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701121942/http://www.news.com.au/news/lesbian-kiss-cut-from-home-away/story-fna7dq6e-1225699562754|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.samesame.com.au/news/local/3827/Home-and-Away-sets-the-record-straight.htm|title=Home And Away Sets The Record Straight|last=Taylor|first=Christian|publisher=Samesame.com.au|date=31 March 2009|access-date=3 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924094145/http://www.samesame.com.au/news/local/3827/Home-and-Away-sets-the-record-straight.htm|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref>
A 2010 episode which featured Martha McKenzie engaging in a sexual scene with [[Liam Murphy (Home and Away)|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 was aired in a G-rated timeslot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a277936/ha-too-raunchy-for-nz-television/|title='H&A' too "raunchy" for NZ television|last=Davies|first=Rebecca|date=21 September 2010|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref>
In December 2023, fans of the serial branded a marketing campaign for a missing character as "disrespectful" and "gross".<ref name="Guertin">{{cite web|url=https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/home-and-away-fans-call-out-disrespectful-marketing-campaign-gross-235013237.html|title=Home and Away fans call out 'disrespectful' marketing campaign: 'Gross'|last=Guertin|first=Lachlan|date=15 December 2023|publisher=[[Yahoo! Lifestyle]]|access-date=18 December 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Guertin"/> The campaign proved divisive among viewers, with some branding it "epic", but others pointing out that it is insensitive to people going through a similar situation in real life.<ref name="Guertin"/>
==Reception==
===Popularity and viewership===
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.<ref name="TelevisionAu"/> 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.<ref name="TelevisionAu"/> By the end of 1988, ''Home and Away''{{'}}s ratings had improved.<ref name="TelevisionAu"/> In January 1992, when ''Neighbours''' high-rating era was over, Seven moved ''Home and Away'' to the 7:00 pm timeslot, putting both shows up against each other.<ref name="TelevisionAu"/> This caused Network Ten to move ''Neighbours'' to the 6.30 pm timeslot two months later.<ref name="TelevisionAu"/> During the early 2000s, ''Home and Away'' was averaging 1.3 million viewers<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/research/statistics/archwftvtopseries.aspx|title=Top 20 drama series and serials (including comedy) shown on television, 1998–2003|publisher=[[Screen Australia]]|access-date=13 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="2009 Ratings Report">{{cite web|url=http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/research/statistics/archmrrateseries.aspx|title=Top-rating Australian drama series and serials on television, 2004–2009|publisher=[[Screen Australia]]|access-date=13 July 2015}}</ref> and in 2007, viewing figures rose to 1.4 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23056884-5003422,00.html |title=Kym at home in Ramsay St |last1=Downie |first1=Stephen |last2=Devlyn |first2=Darren |work=[[The Courier-Mail]] |date=15 January 2008 |access-date=11 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118103404/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0%2C23739%2C23056884-5003422%2C00.html |archive-date=18 January 2008}}</ref> However, by the end of the decade, the ratings had dropped to an average of 1.1 million viewers.<ref name="2009 Ratings Report"/> During the early 2010s, viewing figures had further decreased to between 800,000 and 1 million an episode.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/home-and-away-cleans-up-in-ratings-battle/story-e6frewz0-1226440720627|title=Home And Away cleans up in ratings battle|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|date=2 August 2012|access-date=13 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/02/19/aca-trumps-home-and-away-ratings-race|title=ACA trumps Home And Away in ratings race|work=[[Australian Associated Press]]|date=19 February 2014|access-date=13 July 2015}}</ref> In 2012, ''Home and Away'' was averaging 981,000 viewers, down from 1.039 million in 2011 and 1.021 million in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/11/29/glenn-dyers-tv-ratings-home-and-away-finishes-strong/|title=Glenn Dyer's TV ratings: Home and Away finishes strong|last=Dyer|first=Glenn|work=[[Crikey]]|date=29 November 2012|access-date=13 July 2015}}</ref>
In 2015, the show began going through a serious ratings decline.<ref name="Axed">{{cite news|url=http://m.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11477563|title=Home and Away could be axed|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=8 July 2015|access-date=13 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="Struggling">{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-au/entertainment/tv/seven-network-stands-behind-struggling-home-and-away/ar-AAcHROn|title=Seven Network stands behind struggling 'Home And Away'|last=Cartwright|first=Darren|work=[[Australian Associated Press]]|date=9 July 2015|access-date=13 July 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Axed"/><ref name="Struggling"/> On 6 July 2015, ''Home and Away'' ranked 16th in [[OzTAM]]'s overnight ratings with 750,000 viewers.<ref name="Axed"/> The following night, the show fell to an even lower figure of 701,000 viewers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/07/tuesday-7-july-2015.html|title=Tuesday 7 July 2015|last=Knox|first=David|website=[[TV Tonight]]|date=8 July 2015|access-date=13 July 2015}}</ref> 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 (company)|Stan]] and [[Presto (streaming company)|Presto]]. The exact age demographic that ''Home and Away'' targets are 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."<ref name="Axed"/> 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.<ref name="Struggling"/>
In 2019, ''Home and Away'' returned at the later date of 18 February, after the summer series of cricket concluded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsfm.com.au/entertainment/entertainment-news/channel-7-has-finally-confirmed-when-home-away-will-return|title=Channel 7 has finally confirmed when Home & Away will return|date=6 February 2019|publisher=[[WSFM 101.7]]|access-date=23 February 2019|archive-date=23 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223131615/http://www.wsfm.com.au/entertainment/entertainment-news/channel-7-has-finally-confirmed-when-home-away-will-return|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pippa Doyle of [[96fm (Perth radio station)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.96fm.com.au/entertainment/home-and-away-time-slot-change-seven/|title=Bad news for Home & Away fans as Seven confirms change|last=Doyle|first=Pippa|date=16 January 2019|publisher=[[96fm (Perth radio station)|96FM]]|access-date=23 February 2019|archive-date=21 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221000019/http://www.96fm.com.au/entertainment/home-and-away-time-slot-change-seven|url-status=dead}}</ref> The season returned to a series low of 620,000 viewers and ranked 13th for the night.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/02/monday-18-february-2019.html|title=Monday 18 February 2019|last1=Knox|first1=David|date=19 February 2019|website=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=23 February 2019}}</ref> The following night, the viewing figure fell to 581,000 and the show ranked 10th for the night.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/02/tuesday-19-february-2019.html|title=Tuesday 19 February 2019|last1=Knox|first1=David|date=20 February 2019|website=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=23 February 2019}}</ref> The first triple bill on 21 February pulled in 577,000 viewers and ranked 8th for the evening.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/02/thursday-21-february-2019.html|title=Thursday 21 February 2019|last1=Knox|first1=David|date=22 February 2019|website=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=23 February 2019}}</ref> The ratings for the triple bill episodes continued to fall from 524,000 to 414,000 viewers,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Knox|first1=David|title=Thursday 28 February 2019|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/03/thursday-28-february-2019.html|date=1 March 2019|website=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=1 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Knox|first1=David|title=Thursday 21 March 2019|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/03/thursday-21-march-2019.html|date=22 March 2019|website=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=22 March 2019}}</ref> and on 28 March 2019, the triple bill pulled in a series low of 383,000 viewers and ranked 14th for the night.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Knox|first1=David|title=Thursday 28 March 2019|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/03/thursday-28-march-2019.html|date=29 March 2019|website=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=30 March 2019}}</ref> April 2019 saw a slight rise in the viewing figures; the first episode of the month drew in 740,000 viewers and ranked 9th for that night.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Knox|first1=David|title=Monday 1 April 2019|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/04/monday-1-april-2019.html|date=2 April 2019|website=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=22 May 2019}}</ref>
The triple bill episodes continued to receive low ratings until the Thursday, 9 May episodes, which improved with 617,000 viewers.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Knox|first1=David|title=Thursday 9 May 2019|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/05/thursday-9-may-2019.html|date=10 May 2019|website=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=22 May 2019}}</ref> The following week's triple bill saw a further rise with 627,000 viewers,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Knox|first1=David|title=Thursday 16 May 2019|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/05/thursday-16-may-2019.html|date=17 May 2019|website=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=22 May 2019}}</ref> while the episodes broadcast on 30 May received 638,000 viewers and ranked at 7th place for the evening.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Knox|first1=David|title=Thursday 30 May 2019| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/05/thursday-30-may-2019.html|date=31 May 2019|website=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=5 June 2019}}</ref> The 2020 season return saw a series low for a premiere with only 548,000 tuning in.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Knox |first1=David |title=Monday 27 January 2020 |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/01/monday-27-january-2020.html |website=TV Tonight |date=28 January 2020 |access-date=29 January 2020}}</ref> The opening episode of the 2021 season saw a rating of 597,000.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Knox |first1=David |title=Monday 1 February 2021 |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/02/monday-1-february-2021.html |website=TV Tonight |date=6 February 2021 |access-date=7 February 2021}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite web| last=Knox| first=David| title=Tuesday 22 June 2021| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/06/tuesday-22-june-2021.html| website=[[TV Tonight]]| date=23 June 2021| access-date=11 July 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web| last=Knox| first=David| title=Tuesday 7 July 2021| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/07/wednesday-7-july-2021.html| website=[[TV Tonight]]| date=8 July 2021| access-date=11 July 2021}}</ref> The 2021 Olympic return episode, which aired on 9 August 2021, attracted the highest rating in over two years, with 710,000 viewers,<ref>{{cite web| last=Knox| first=David| title=Monday 9 August 2021| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/08/monday-9-august-2021.html| website=[[TV Tonight]]| date=10 August 2021| access-date=10 August 2021}}</ref> with an even higher increase of 733,000 viewers tuning in on 10 August.<ref>{{cite web| last=Knox| first=David| title=Tuesday 10 August 2021| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/08/tuesday-10-august-2021.html| website=[[TV Tonight]]| date=11 August 2021| access-date=11 August 2021}}</ref> On 31 March 2022, two episodes achieved new series lows of 382,000 and 364,000 viewers respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/04/thursday-31-march-2022.html|title=Thursday 31 March 2022|last=Knox|first=David|date=1 April 2022|publisher=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref>
The 2023 season return was watched by an audience of 519,000 and was ranked 6th for the evening.<ref>{{cite web| last=Knox| first=David| title=Monday 9 January 2023| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/01/monday-9-january-2023.html| website=[[TV Tonight]]| date=10 January 2023| access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref> The [[Episode 8000 (Home and Away)|8000th episode]], which aired on 27 March 2023, drew an audience of 512,000 and ranked 10th for that night.<ref>{{cite web| last=Knox| first=David| title=Monday 27 March 2023| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/03/monday-27-march-2023.html| website=[[TV Tonight]]| date=28 January 2023| access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref> The 2023 finale triple bill was coded by Seven into one figure which was an average of 395,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/11/home-away-wraps-season-wednesday-a-dud-for-10.html|title=Home & Away wraps season, Wednesday a dud for 10|last=Knox|first=David|date=30 November 2023|publisher=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref>
The opening episode of the 2024 season, which aired on 8 January, drew 411,000 viewers.<ref>{{cite web| last1=Knox| first=David| title=Monday 8 January 2024| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/01/monday-8-january-2024.html| website=[[TV Tonight]]| date=9 January 2024| access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref> From 29 January 2024, the show's ratings began to increase rapidly; the episode airing that evening garnered an viewing figure of 804,000, while the highest rated episode of the season so far was 902,000, on 6 May 2024.<ref>{{cite web| last1=Knox| first=David| title=Monday 6 May 2024| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/05/monday-6-may-2024.html| website=[[TV Tonight]]| date=7 May 2024| access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last1=Knox| first=David| title=Home & Away tops 900,000 viewers on Monday| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/05/home-away-tops-900000-viewers-on-monday.html| website=[[TV Tonight]]| date=7 May 2024| access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref>
===Awards and nominations===
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Home and Away}}
''Home and Away'' has received many awards and nominations throughout the years. The show has won 48 [[Logie Awards]] from 168
nominations,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/news/articles/2016/5/home-and-away-wins-best-drama-logie/|title=Home and Away wins Best Drama Logie|work=[[TV Week]]|date=9 May 2016|access-date=9 May 2016}}</ref> making it the most awarded program in Logie history.<ref name="Years"/> In 2015, ''Home and Away'' was inducted into the [[Logie Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/logies-hall-of-fame-awaits-australias-favourite-soap-home-and-away/story-fni0cvc9-1227309532274|title=Logies Hall of Fame awaits Australia's favourite soap Home and Away|last=Moran|first=Jonathon|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Sunday Telegraph]]|date=19 April 2015|access-date=19 April 2015}}</ref> The show has also won twelve [[AWGIE Awards|Australian Writers' Guild Awards]] and five Australian Directors' Guild Awards.<ref name="AWGIE Wins"/><ref name="Directors Guild Wins"/>
==Merchandise and spin-offs==
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17380208-home-and-away---the-frank-morgan-story|title=Home and Away – The Frank Morgan Story by Elizabeth Coleman|publisher=[[Goodreads]]|access-date=25 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/180937|title=Home and Away Annual|year=1990 |publisher=[[National Library of Australia]]|isbn=9780862276874 |access-date=25 August 2015}}</ref> Between 2003 and 2005, several fictional books by Leon F. Saunders and Jane Anderson were released and based on characters from ''Home and Away''.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2613391|title=Home and Away: Hearts Divided / Leon F Saunders|year=2003|publisher=National Library of Australia|isbn=9780330364614|access-date=15 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781743284834|title=Second Chances: Home & Away 7|publisher=Pan Macmillan Australia|access-date=25 August 2015}}</ref> Episodes of 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Home-And-Away-Original-Pilot/dp/B00008T2RY|title=Home and Away – The Original Pilot TV Movie|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]]|access-date=25 August 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Home-Away-Official-Special-Celebration/dp/B00004CT42|title=Home and Away – The Official Summer Bay Special. A Celebration of 2000 Episodes (VHS)|date=28 October 1996|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|access-date=25 August 2015}}</ref> ''[[Home and Away: Secrets and the City]]'' and ''[[Home and Away: Hearts Divided]]'' were the first DVDs released in October 2003, and both contained exclusive episodes that were never aired on television.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/home-and-away-secrets-and-the-city/dp/224679|title=Home and Away – Secrets and the City|publisher=[[EzyDVD]]|access-date=25 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041245/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/home-and-away-secrets-and-the-city/dp/224679|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/home-and-away-hearts-divided/dp/224678|title=Home and Away – Hearts Divided|publisher=EzyDVD|access-date=25 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041237/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/home-and-away-hearts-divided/dp/224678|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> 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 a bonus feature.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/Home-and-Away-Romances-DVD/76357/| title=Home and Away: Romances DVD| publisher=Blu-ray.com| access-date=18 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/Home-and-Away-Weddings-DVD/76358/| title=Home and Away: Weddings DVD| publisher=Blu-ray.com| access-date=18 July 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvmem.com/OZST/tv/A-Z/H/HOMEANDA/HOMEANDA.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121003914/http://www.tvmem.com/OZST/tv/A-Z/H/HOMEANDA/HOMEANDA.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 November 2008 |title=Home and Away soundtracks |publisher=Tvmem.com |access-date=25 August 2015 }}</ref>
''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/news/a28366/home-away-spinoff-axed-in-oz/|title='Home & Away' spinoff axed in Oz|last=Wilkes|first=Neil|date=24 January 2006|website=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref> In 2013, the show launched their first [[webisode]] series titled ''Home and Away Extras'', which introduced new characters [[Andy Barrett|Andy]] ([[Tai Hara]]) and [[Josh Barrett (Home and Away)|Josh Barrett]] (Jackson Gallagher) before they appeared on-air. The four-part websisode series was released on the show's [[Yahoo!7]] website from 7 August 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/08/new-home-and-away-boys-in-webisode-debut.html|title=New Home and Away boys in webisode debut|last=Knox|first=David|website=TV Tonight|date=6 August 2013|access-date=29 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mumbrella.com.au/home-and-away-webisodes-introduce-new-characters-171193|title=Home and Away webisodes introduce new characters|work=Mumbrella|date=5 August 2013|access-date=29 August 2015}}</ref> 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 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://if.com.au/2015/08/18/article/Seven-reveals-first-local-commission-for-Presto-streaming-service/VYCMDZYUWP.html|title=Seven reveals first local commission for Presto streaming service|work=If Magazine|date=19 August 2015|access-date=19 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/presto-announces-its-first-specially-commissioned-show-a-home-and-away-special-that-wont-be-available-on-channel-seven/story-e6frfmyi-1227488780615|title=Presto announces first specially commissioned show, a Home and Away special that won't be available on Channel Seven|publisher=news.com.au|date=19 August 2015|access-date=19 August 2015|archive-date=18 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818204503/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/presto-announces-its-first-specially-commissioned-show-a-home-and-away-special-that-wont-be-available-on-channel-seven/story-e6frfmyi-1227488780615|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/news/a773889/home-and-away-lines-up-baby-kidnap-plot-for-braxton-spinoff-special/|title=Home and Away lines up baby kidnap plot for Braxton spinoff special|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=13 November 2015|access-date=14 November 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/more-home-and-away-specials-on-the-way-after-success-of-an-eye-for-an-eye/news-story/834bae582aebf1e06ca805b558a4b42f|title=More Home and Away specials on the way after success of An Eye for an Eye|last=Dunk|first=Tiffany|date=6 May 2016|publisher=[[news.com.au]]|access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.australianetworknews.com/home-away-2016-shocking-murder-endangers-kat-justin-two-spinoffs-tie-past-present/| title=Home and Away 2016 Shocking Murder Endangers Kat and Justin? Two Spinoffs Tie Past and Present?| publisher=Aussie Network News| date=30 November 2016| access-date=5 December 2016| archive-date=1 December 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201145447/http://www.australianetworknews.com/home-away-2016-shocking-murder-endangers-kat-justin-two-spinoffs-tie-past-present/| url-status=dead}}</ref>
From 25 November 2019, a [[web television]] series called ''Home and Away: Christmas in Summer Bay'' will begin airing weekly on [[video on demand]] and [[catch up TV]] service [[My5]] in the UK, as the show takes its annual Christmas break. The series is presented by former ''Home and Away'' actor [[Jason Smith (actor)|Jason Smith]], who interviews the show's cast members at various Summer Bay locations. The series also features clips from past episodes and behind-the-scenes footage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/events/home-and-away-spoilers-christmas-episode-1/|title=Home and Away spoilers: Christmas in Summer Bay (Episode 1)|last=Timblick|first=Simon|date=19 November 2019|work=[[What's on TV]]|access-date=19 November 2019}}</ref> The series consisted of six episodes – "The Summer Bay House", "The Morgan Family", "The Mangrove River Gang", "A Surf Club Celebration", "A ''Home and Away'' Family" and "''Home and Away'' in 2020: New Decade, New Attitude".
==See also==
{{Portal|Television|Australia}}
* [[List of longest-running Australian television series]]
==References==
{{Reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name="Cameos">{{cite web|url=http://thefix.ninemsn.com.au/2015/05/20/13/19/home-and-away-v-neighbours-who-has-the-better-celebrity-cameos|title=Home and Away v Neighbours: Which Aussie soap has the better celebrity cameos?|last=Bub|first=Adam|work=The Fix|date=20 May 2015|access-date=14 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150727022052/http://thefix.ninemsn.com.au/2015/05/20/13/19/home-and-away-v-neighbours-who-has-the-better-celebrity-cameos|archive-date=27 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Serves Up">{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/TV--Radio/Lleyton-serves-up-TV-debut/2005/04/09/1112997230312.html|title=Lleyton serves up TV debut|last=Browne|first=Rachel|work=[[The Sun-Herald]]|date=10 April 2005|access-date=14 August 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Radio 1">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a525753/home-and-away-radio-1-dj-nick-grimshaw-films-cameo-scene.html|title='Home and Away': Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw films cameo scene|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=23 October 2013|access-date=14 August 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Eliza Cameo">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a561043/eliza-doolittle-to-cameo-in-home-and-away-pictures.html|title=Eliza Doolittle to cameo in Home and Away – pictures|last=Harp|first=Justin|work=Digital Spy|date=30 March 2014|access-date=14 August 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Lucy Addario Interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/interviews/a401497/home-and-away-producer-lucy-addario-talks-storylines-future-plans.html|title=Exclusive: 'Home and Away' producer Lucy Addario talks storylines, future plans|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=24 August 2012|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Storylines">{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/home-and-away|title=Abou Home and Away|work=[[What's on TV]]|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Controversial">{{cite web|url=http://thefix.ninemsn.com.au/2014/12/09/06/31/home-and-aways-most-controversial-moments|title=Home and Away's most controversial moments|work=The Fix|date=9 December 2014|access-date=31 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828020306/http://thefix.ninemsn.com.au/2014/12/09/06/31/home-and-aways-most-controversial-moments|archive-date=28 August 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="MP">{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/home-and-away/episodes/roo-wants-a-divorce|title=Roo wants a divorce|work=What's on TV|date=27 March 2014|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="CP">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a654181/home-and-away-nate-cooper-to-be-framed-for-assault-by-billie-ashford.html|title=Home and Away: Nate Cooper to be framed for assault by Billie Ashford|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=22 June 2015|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="HP">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a612052/home-and-away-maddy-osborne-to-be-diagnosed-with-cancer.html|title=Home and Away: Maddy Osborne to be diagnosed with cancer|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|work=Digital Spy|date=24 November 2014|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Morley">{{cite web|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/home-and-away/19515831/the-moment-that-changed-everything-for-andrew-morley/|title=The moment that changed everything for Andrew Morley|publisher=Yahoo!7|date=23 October 2013|access-date=31 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219171213/http://au.tv.yahoo.com/home-and-away/19515831/the-moment-that-changed-everything-for-andrew-morley/|archive-date=19 December 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="Al">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/spoilers/a650041/leah-tries-to-support-matt.html|title=Leah tries to support Matt|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=30 May 2015|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Prison">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a638753/home-and-away-brax-is-brutally-attacked-in-prison.html|title=Home and Away: Brax is brutally attacked in prison|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|work=Digital Spy|date=30 March 2015|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="GA">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a659185/home-and-away-spoilers-kyle-braxton-to-get-into-trouble-over-gambling.html|title=Home and Away spoilers: Kyle Braxton to get into trouble over gambling|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|work=Digital Spy|date=20 July 2015|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Rob">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a480894/home-and-away-adam-sharpe-gets-casey-braxton-arrested.html|title='Home and Away': Adam Sharpe gets Casey Braxton arrested|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|work=Digital Spy|date=13 May 2013|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="H&R">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a571791/home-and-away-oscar-macguire-to-be-arrested-over-hit-and-run.html|title=Home and Away: Oscar McGuire to be arrested over hit and run|work=Digital Spy|date=19 May 2014|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Cult Storyline">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a509913/home-and-away-zac-macguires-family-to-arrive-in-cult-storyline.html|title='Home and Away': Zac MacGuire's family to arrive in cult storyline|last=Rigby|first=Sam|work=Digital Spy|date=26 August 2013|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Sex Plot">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a649203/home-and-aways-cassie-howarth-i-was-resistant-to-hannah-sex-plot.html|title=Home and Away's Cassie Howarth: 'I was resistant to Hannah sex plot'|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|work=Digital Spy|date=26 May 2015|access-date=4 September 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Pregnant Plot">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a301222/ha-star-pregnancy-plot-is-realistic.html|title='H&A' star: 'Pregnancy plot is realistic'|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=31 January 2011|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Steamy">{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/steamy-marthas-summer-trouble/story-e6frfmyr-1111114820466 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121230163839/http://www.news.com.au/steamy-marthas-summer-trouble/story-e6frfmyr-1111114820466 |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 December 2012 |title=Steamy Martha's summer trouble |publisher=news.com.au |date=7 November 2007 |access-date=31 July 2015 }}</ref>
<ref name="Sparks">{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/home-and-away-character-death-sparks-outpouring-on-twitter-20140916-3fun6.html|title=Home and Away character death sparks outpouring on Twitter|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=16 September 2014|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Ricci">{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/education/too-gay-for-teens-20090322-92yi.html|title=Too gay for teens|last=Ricci|first=Colleen|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=23 March 2009|access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Tragic">{{cite journal|title=A tragic twist|journal=[[Inside Soap]]|date=7 March 2008|pages=31}}</ref>
<ref name="08 Spoilers">{{cite web|title=Home and Away Spoilers 2008|url=http://www.throng.com.au/home-and-away/home-and-away-spoilers-2008|publisher=Throng Australia|access-date=12 November 2011|date=23 August 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Baby Tragedy">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a415185/home-and-away-baby-tragedy-aftermath-revealed.html|title='Home and Away' baby tragedy aftermath revealed|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=8 October 2012|access-date=22 August 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Cage Plot">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a365499/home-and-away-brax-gets-cage-fighting-plot.html|title='Home and Away' Brax gets cage fighting plot|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|work=Digital Spy|date=14 February 2012|access-date=22 August 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Beamly">{{cite web|url=https://au.beamly.com/tv-news/2015/04/21/home-away-natural-disasters-glad-didnt-need-go|title=The Home and Away Natural Disasters We Are Glad We Didn't Need to Go Through|last=Miller|first=Karyn|publisher=Beamly.com|date=21 April 2015|access-date=31 July 2015}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
<ref name="Bus Crash">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a624202/home-and-away-bus-crash-aftermath-revealed.html|title=Home and Away: Bus crash aftermath revealed|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|work=Digital Spy|date=26 January 2015|access-date=23 August 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="2013 Opening Titles">List of various five-second opening titles used in ''Home and Away'' since 2013:
*{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foRGdmS2TGg| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/foRGdmS2TGg| archive-date=2021-10-30|title=Home and Away: Wednesday 4 December – Clip|work=Home and Away|publisher=[[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]] on [[YouTube]]|date=27 November 2013|access-date=8 August 2015}}{{cbignore}}
*{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EORegDxDN8E| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/EORegDxDN8E| archive-date=2021-10-30|title=Home and Away: Thursday 12 December – Clip|work=Home and Away|publisher=Channel 5 on YouTube|date=5 December 2013|access-date=8 August 2015}}{{cbignore}}
*{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxugABEgOKE| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317074805/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxugABEgOKE| archive-date=2016-03-17|title=Home and Away: Friday 30 May – Clip|work=Home and Away|publisher=Channel 5 on YouTube|date=23 May 2014|access-date=8 August 2015}}
*{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNfRQa4T8zc| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/zNfRQa4T8zc| archive-date=2021-10-30|title=Home and Away: Thursday 2 July – Clip|work=Home and Away|publisher=Channel 5 on YouTube|date=22 June 2015|access-date=8 August 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
<ref name="AWGIE Wins">List of Australian Writers' Guild Award wins for ''Home and Away'':
*1996–2006: {{cite web|url=http://www.awg.com.au/images/awgie%20winners%201968-2006.pdf|title=Winners 1968–2006|publisher=[[Australian Writers' Guild]]|access-date=3 February 2011}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*2008: {{cite web|url=http://www.awg.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=98&Itemid=119|title=2008 AWGIE Winners|publisher=Australian Writers' Guild|access-date=5 March 2010|archive-date=16 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416043328/http://www.awg.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=98&Itemid=119|url-status=dead}}
*2010: {{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/08/awgies-2010-winners.html|title=AWGIES: 2010 winners|last=Knox|first=David|date=21 August 2010|website=TV Tonight|access-date=21 August 2010}}
*2011: {{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2011/09/2011-awgie-awards-winners.html|title=2011 AWGIE Awards: winners|last=Knox|first=David|date=24 September 2011|website=TV Tonight|access-date=24 September 2011}}
*2012: {{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2012/08/abc-drama-dominates-awgie-winners.html|title=ABC Drama dominates AWGIE winners|last=Knox|first=David|date=25 August 2012|website=TV Tonight|access-date=24 August 2012}}
*2013: {{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/10/awgie-awards-2013-winners-2.html|title=AWGIE Awards 2013: winners|last=Knox|first=David|date=5 October 2013|website=TV Tonight|access-date=4 October 2013}}
*2015: {{cite web|url=http://www.awg.com.au/news-18/latest-news/741-2015-awgie-winners-by-category.html|title=2015 AWGIE Winners – by category|publisher=Awg.com.au|access-date=14 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920030609/http://www.awg.com.au/news-18/latest-news/741-2015-awgie-winners-by-category.html|archive-date=20 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="Directors Guild Wins">List of Australian Directors' Guild Award wins for ''Home and Away'':
*2012: {{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2012/05/doubles-dip-into-directors-guild-awards.html|title=Doubles dip into Directors'<!-- "Director's" in original --> Guild Awards|last=Knox|first=David|date=12 May 2012|website=TV Tonight|access-date=11 May 2012}}
*2013: {{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/05/australian-directors-guild-awards-2013-winners.html|title=Australian Directors'<!-- "Director's" in original --> Guild Awards 2013: winners|last=Knox|first=David|date=4 May 2013|website=TV Tonight|access-date=28 June 2013}}
*2014: {{cite web|url=http://if.com.au/2014/05/02/article/AHQKKNGPPG.html|title=ADG salutes Mordaunt, Woods, Perkins|date=3 May 2014|work=[[If Magazine]]|access-date=9 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321115259/http://if.com.au/2014/05/02/article/AHQKKNGPPG.html|archive-date=21 March 2015}}
*2015: {{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/jennifer-kent-wins-australian-directors-guild-award-1201490990/|title=Jennifer Kent Wins Australian Directors{{sic |nolink=yes}} Guild Award|last=Frater|first=Patrick|date=8 May 2015|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=8 May 2015}}
*2016: {{cite web|url=http://tvtonight.com.au/2016/05/australian-directors-guild-awards-2016-winners.html|title=Australian Directors{{sic |nolink=yes}} Guild Awards 2016: winners|last=Knox|first=David|date=7 May 2016|website=TV Tonight|access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref>
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==Further reading==
* {{cite book|title=Super Aussie Soaps|last=Mercado|first=Andrew|year=2004|publisher=Pluto Press Australia|isbn=978-1-86403-191-1|ref=refmercado}}
==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://7plus.com.au/home-and-away}}
* {{IMDb title|0094481|Home and Away}}
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''Home and Away'' follows 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 Fletcher (Home and Away)|Tom]] ([[Roger Oakley]]) and [[Pippa Ross|Pippa]] ([[Vanessa Downing]]), and their five foster children, [[Frank Morgan (Home and Away)|Frank Morgan]] ([[Alex Papps]]), [[Carly Morris]] ([[Sharyn Hodgson]]), [[Lynn Davenport]] (Helena Bozich), [[Steven Matheson]] ([[Adam Willits]]) and [[Sally Fletcher]] ([[Kate Ritchie]]) – who moved from the city into the [[Summer Bay#Summer Bay House|Summer Bay House]], where they assumed the new job of running the caravan park, and eventually took in a sixth foster child, [[Bobby Simpson (Home and Away)|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 the years which have often exceeded its restricted time slot. [[Palm Beach, New South Wales|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, New South Wales|Redfern]].
-''Home and Away'' has been sold to over eighty countries around the world, making it one of Australia's most successful media exports. In the UK, it and ''[[Neighbours]]'', another Australian soap opera, are the most popular of the genre that are filmed internationally, with them both airing on [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]]. It 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 forty-nine wins, including [[Logie Award for Most Popular Drama Program|Most Popular Drama Program]]. Some cast members have won several other awards such as the [[Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television|Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television]], [[Logie Award for Most Popular Actor|Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor]], and [[Logie Award for Most Popular Actress|Most Popular Actress]]. In 2015, ''Home and Away'' was inducted into the [[Logie Hall of Fame]].
+''Home and Away'' has been sold to over eighty countries around the world, making it one of Australia's most successful media exports. In the UK, it and ''[[Neighbours]]'', another Australian soap opera, are the most popular of the genre that are filmed internationally, with them both airing on [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]]. It 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 forty-nine wins, including [[Logie Award for Most Popular Drama Program|Most Popular Drama Program]]. Some cast members have won several other awards such as the [[Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television|Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television]], [[Logie Award for Most Popular Actor|Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor]], and [[Logie Award for Most Popular Actress|Most Popular Actress]]. In 2015, ''Home and Away'' was inducted into the [[Logie Hall of Fame]]. Home and Away Season Finale Thursday 25th Of December 2025 7:00 pm On Channel 7 Home and Away Replacement Neighbours Season Promo Monday 27th Of January 2026 9:00 pm On Channel 5 and 7 News 6pm and The Chase Australia Weeknights 5:00 pm On Channel 7 It’s Time New Home and Away BBC News 8pm Singing Time God Save The King 5 Minutes 8:55 pm It’s Time New Home Away The Chase Weeknights 7:00 pm On Channel 5 6pm BBC News 5 Minutes 6:55 pm It’s Now Time The Chase Singing God Save The King Home and Away Opening Theme Song Running Kiwi and Reccabba Kiwi Closing Theme Song Running Kiwi and Reccabba Kiwi
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