Home and Away
Australian soap opera set in the fictional town of Summer Bay.
Home and Away is an Australian television soap opera created by Alan Bateman. It commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988 and has become one of Australia's most successful media exports, sold to over 140 countries.
- created_by
- Alan Bateman
- first_aired
- 17 January 1988
- country
- Australia
- network
- Seven Network
- genre
- Soap opera
- episode_duration
- 22 minutes
- setting
- Summer Bay, fictional seaside town in New South Wales
Lore & Background
Home and Away was created by Alan Bateman after a trip to Kangaroo Point, New South Wales, where locals complained about the construction of a foster home. The show was initially called Refuge but was changed to the 'friendlier' title Home and Away. It premiered as a ninety-minute telefeature, not a pilot, and subsequent episodes run twenty-two minutes. The series initially focused on the Fletcher family and their foster children, and has dealt with adult-themed storylines such as teen pregnancy, rape, and drug addiction.
Reader's Guide
Home and Away is the second longest-running drama series in Australian television after Neighbours. It has won 51 Logie Awards, including Most Popular Drama Program, and was inducted into the Logie Hall of Fame in 2015. The show is broadcast in Australia from Mondays to Thursdays at 7:00 pm, and in the UK on 5Star. It is one of the highest-rating shows on RTÉ Television in Ireland and TVNZ 2 in New Zealand. Exterior scenes are filmed at Palm Beach, Sydney, and interior scenes at the Australian Technology Park in Redfern.
Did You Know?
- The show was originally going to be called Refuge.
- Palm Beach in Sydney's Northern Beaches has been used as the location for Summer Bay since 1988.
- Home and Away has been sold to over 140 countries.
- It is the most awarded program at the Logie Awards with 51 wins.
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