Michael Beckley (Rhys Sutherland) has recently been treading the boards at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London's West End.
Home and Away snapped up by French broadcaster AB Droits.
Bec gives birth to a healthy baby girl. More details inside...
Ben Steel, who played Jude Lawson in the show, is currently rehearsing in the UK for a play. More details inside...
Kip Gamblin (Scott) is heading over to the UK soon for a few TV spots and appearances. More details inside.
Further to the update about Ben's appearances we can now bring you a more complete list of where he will be visiting.
As from Monday 10th October, the weekday lunchtime repeats of 'Home and Away' on Five will be shown half an hour earlier at 12pm.
Ben makes two appearances at Uni Fresher's Fairs in the East Midlands
'Home and Away - Romances' to be released in Oz on 2nd November
Three stars named for St Marks Park Appearance
A second new promotion has begun airing, featuring newcomers Cassie and Martha.
Five have started airing a new Home and Away promo, featuring Jodi Gordon who plays Martha McKenzie.
See the cast in Marks Park, Tamarama on Saturday 3rd September as they help launch a new regeneration project.
Ben Unwin, who appeared as Jesse McGregor until recently in Australian episodes, will be in the UK from 2nd to 15th October. He will be doing a number of appearances whilst over here. We'll bring you more details as soon as soon as we get confirmation on dates and locations of appearances....
Home and Away has been nominated at this year's 'Inside Soap Awards'. The soap is nominated in all but one of the categories. Get voting now.
A brand new Home and Away novel has been released, with another one due out in September. The first book, Home and Away 6 : Mayday, was released on the 1st June 2005, and follows Colleen, Dan, Leah, Tasha, Kim and Hayley's path as they board the mysterious seaplane, only to return to land ahead of schedule in a dramatic plane crash. Back at Summer Bay, the anxious hours pass. Alf organises the search and rescue mission; Scott thinks of all the things he desperately needs to tell Hayley. But as the daylight begins to fade, there is still no...
Following the editing of last weeks Seaplane Crash in the UK, many forum members wrote in complaint to 'Five' Member 'ukfanatic' was the first to receive the following response: Thank you for your recent e-mail regarding Home And Away. We can confirm that edits were made to Monday evening's edition of Home And Away. The scenes we edited featured bodies being dragged from the wreckage. It was decided that to broadcast these scenes unedited would be insensitive to those affected by the recent attacks in London. In our experience, broadcasting things that mirror recent atrocities causes widespread offence. We also...
'Five' once again made edits to tonight's UK episode of Home and Away, which featured the aftermath of the Summer Bay Seaplane Crash. Though the reason is unknown for some of the edits, certain references to the plane exploding could be seen as having vague similarities to the recent London Bombings. You can read a summary of the episode with cuts in this forum topic, thanks to member rcoleman_uk....
Laurie Foell, who played Angie and Josie Russell in Home and Away until 2005, is heading off to New Zealand today for a stint in medical soap Shortland Street. Details of her role are still sketchy, but we know that she will be playing an ambitious doctor called Justine Jones. We'll bring you more details on when her character will hit screens as soon as we can....
Australia's most popular and well-known couple, Rebecca Cartright and Lleyton Hewitt, married yesterday in a "spectacular celebrity affair" at Sydney Opera House. The couple have been preparing for the wedding for the past few months, and it has been shrewd in secrecy, with reports that the guests didn't even know the location of the event until the day itself. In a simple, elegant ceremony, the glowing bride in a stunning white flowing gown was walked down the aisle by her father as The Bridal March was played on a harp. The couple exchanged vows before almost 200 guests just before...
As we previously reported, Michael Beckley (Rhys Sutherland) recently attended the Classic Car Show in Warshall. Our source was at the event, and here's an exclusive picture of Michael himself attending the event:...
As you probably know by now, Hayley Lawson's character has been re-cast from Rebecca Cartwright to Ella Scott Lynch.This week's TV SOAP has revealed that the transition from Bec to Ella won't be instant. Instead, Hayley will leave the show in August, to return 6 weeks later as the bubbly red-head. Thanks to . : a state of mind : ....
Ex-Home and Away star Michael Beckley (Rhys Sutherland) will be appearing at The Walsall Classic Car Show this Sunday. The event is taking place at the Walsall Arboretum Extension in Walsall, and Michael will be there from 12pm to sign autographs and meet the fans. Feel free to go along and say hi....
Home and Away has been nominated in the 'Most Popular Serial Drama' category at this year's UK National Television Awards. It is up against strong competition from British soaps Coronation Street, Eastenders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks, and is the only international soap to be nominated in the category.Here's what the NTA website has to say about the nominations in the category: Now in its 11th year, TV's biggest night of the year has dispensed honours even-handedly in the soap category with EastEnders and Coronation Street both voted into the top spot five times each. But also riding high in the...
If you were watching last night's UK episode of Home and Away carefully, you may have noticed the lack of KFC sponsorship before and after the show. The company appears to have pulled out of sponsoring the show, becoming the second company to do so after BodyForm pulled out in late 2003. KFC begun sponsoring the show exactly a year ago, in July 2004....
As you may have seen at the start of tonight's episode of Home and Away, the cast are taking over the station's idents and announcements all this week.As we discovered last week, Chris Hemsworth (Kim) and Jason Smith (Robbie) will be doing the voiceover announcements at the beginning and end of the show every day this week. As well as that, we were also treated to a special Home and Away ident at the beginning of tonight's show, featuring Isabel Lucus (Tasha) smearing ice-cream on the screen, before wiping it off to form the 'five' logo. Presumably there will be...
As you may know, many of the Home and Away cast are currently in the UK. Ada Nicodemou (Leah), Chris Hemsworth (Kim), Laurie Foell (Josie), Jason Smith (Robbie) and Isabel Lucus (Tasha) are all here promoting the show by making various appearances on TV and at special events across the country.On the 30th June, they attended a special Home and Away Cast Party in Leicester Square, to which Back to the Bay was lucky enough to be invited. Here are some pictures from the glamorous night, which was also attended by ex-Home and Away star Michael Beckley (Rhys Sutherland). Click...
'Five' made a small edit to tonight's UK episode of Home and Away. The episode featured a flashback of Kane Phillips' father beating him as a child.In the Australian screening of the episode, just before Kane collapses down onto the rock, we hear Kane's father say: "<something> clean it up. When are you gonna bloody grow up?" However, this line was missing from the UK screening. It's presumed the line was cut due to language, but it has left many members of our Message Board fuming. If an edit was made over such a trivial matter, just how will...
A number of the Home and Away cast are coming to the UK this week, and will be making appearances on various TV shows during their stay: Ada Nicodemou and Laurie Foell will be on Big Brother's Little Brother, Wednesday 29th June, 5:25pm on Channel 4. Laurie and Ada will also be appearing on Good Food Live on the UKtv Food Channel on Tuesday 30th June. Ada will be on T4 on the Saturday 2nd July, on Channel 4. Also keep your eye out on MTV, and The Crunch on Nickelodeon, where it's rumoured the cast will also be appearing....
Home and Away's 4000th Episode airs next month, and there are some big surprises on the way. Look away now if you don't want to know what's going on. The soap will celebrate it's 4000th episode in style, with a Birthday, a Marriage and a Death all within a very short space of time. The birthday is that of Alf Stewart (Ray Meagher), and the residents of Summer Bay throw him a surprise birthday party to celebrate. There's even more happiness in store for two other Summer Bay residents, as Leah Patterson (Ada Nicodemou) and Dan Baker (Tim Campbell)...
It looks like Tobi Atkins has been demoted to a Recurring Guest Star in Home and Away. His character, Henry Hunter, has been mysteriously removed from the Opening Titles this week, with no on-screen explanation for the change....
Viewers have often wondered why 'five' fails to give Home and Away, one of it's most watched programmes, any promotion on the channel. Their prayers have now been answered, with Inside Soap reporting that five have filmed a selection of new promotions for the show, featuring the cast playing volleyball on Bondi Beach. The magazine reports that the promotions were shot in such a way that they make the actors look like giants....
The revelation of the Summer Bay Stalker, a storyline which kept viewers on the edge of their seats for months on end, was watched by 1.76 million. This made it the most watched episode of the show since OzTAM took over recording ratings in 2001....
The actress who is to replace Rebecca Cartwright in the role of Hayley Lawson has been chosen.22 year old Ella Scott Lynch, who graduated from NIDA last year, will take over the role when Cartwright leaves in two weeks time. Rebecca Cartwright, who has been in Home and Away for more than 6 years, recently announced she was quitting the show to concentrate on her wedding to fiancé Leighton Hewitt, and birth of her first child. Picture from News.com.au...
Rebecca Cartwright (Hayley Lawson) has set the date for her wedding to tennis star Leighton Hewitt. The pair, who recently announced they were expecting their first child, have set the wedding date as 21st July, reports the Sunday Morning Herald....
This week's TV WEEK reports that Chloe Richards, played by Kirsty Wright, will return to Summer Bay later this year. Details of why she's returning are sparse, but it's reported she's back for "protection after a relationship in the City goes sour".Don't remember Chloe? Our Forum's joey-lee gives us a rundown of her character: She arrived almost 10 years ago – she left her father to live with Irene, she stayed there as Irene’s ‘second kid’ along with the first, Selina. She dated Jack for a while, Curtis had an ‘affair’ with Jesse had a little thing with Liam only...
Tammin Sursok, Home and Away's Dani Sutherland, released her debut album today. Entitled 'Whatever Will Be', has something for everyone on it, featuring a mix of pop-rock, orchestral numbers and guitar-based instrumentation. Pointless Relationship World Without You Whatever Will Be (Album Version) It's a Little Late Something Better Almost Me Tender Backwards Again It's a Beautiful Thing Better to be Lonely Ordinary Day Around the World You can purchase the Album from HMV Australia....
Campus, the new drama from ex-Home and Away Script Producer, Bevan Lee, has had yet another name change. The show, which was originally planed to be as a Home and Away Spin-Off, started off life as 'Ten Degrees South'. It was soon re-named as 'Campus', but Bevan recently revealed on our Message Board that it was still a working title. Today, the Australian Financial Review revealed the new title for the show, "Headland". In an article about Seven's line up for the second half of 2005, they write: "New local programs for the second half include Last Man Standing, Headland...
Seven News confirmed yesterday that Rebecca Cartwright will leave her role as Hayley Lawson in Home and Away next month. Bec, recently announced that she's 3 months pregnant, hinted that she would leave the role when her contract expires later on this year. However, the date has now been brought forward and she will film her final scenes at the end of June. It's going to be so hard to leave all my friends at Home and Away. The last six and a half years have been amazing. Rebecca Cartwright In a move which has shocked many members of our...
Maggie Kirkpatrick, who plays 'The Guv' in Home and Away, will be making a personal appearance in Manchester later this month. Organised by Prisoner Cell Block H : On the Inside, she will appearing at "An Evening with Maggie Kirkpatrick" at the "Fab Cafe" in Manchester on Sunday 29th May. The entrance fee costs £10, and the event runs from 5 - 7 pm. Fab Cafe, 111 Portland Street, Manchester, UK Full details can be found on the Prisoner Cell Block H: On the Inside website....
Channel Five cut a few seconds from today's UK episode of Home and Away, leaving members of our Message Board rather confused as to why the cut was made. In the first scene of the episode, after Robbie reminded Tasha they'd have to stick to the story Henry told the police, Tasha says 'But it's wrong', in the Aussie airing of the episode Henry then says "Don't worry Tash, do you think I care what those morons think?" Matilda then says that no-one is going to bother the Hunters now she's doing self-defence classes. This cut seems completely un-necessary, with...
The Australian Broadcast Authority has found that Channel Seven breached the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice, by incorrectly classifying the 2004 Olympic Cliffhanger Episode as 'G'. The following extract is from the ABA's report, which was published on the 9th May 2005. On 27 October 2004, the ABA received a complaint concerning an episode of Home and Away that was broadcast on 13 August 2004 at 7 pm. The complainant alleged that the episode contained violence and adult themes that were inappropriate for a child audience. The ABA found that the closing scene of the episode depicted a seriously...
Rebecca Cartright, who recently revealed her pregnancy to the world, has hinted that she may leave Home and Away when her contract runs out later on this year. APP reports her as saying "My contract (with Home and Away) ends later on in the year, so that works out perfectly for me and I'll just stick with this guy for a little bit, I think,", referring to her fiancé Leighton Hewitt. The baby is expected in November....
You must have been living under a pretty sound-proof rock to miss the news that Rebecca Cartright, who plays Hayley Lawson in Home and Away, is 3 months pregnant. Glynn Hewitt, the father of Bec's fiancé Leighton Hewitt, confirmed the pregnancy to the Herald Sun on Thursday. "We can confirm the news," the newspaper reports him as saying. "We are tremendously excited and happy about it." The couple announced their engagement on February 1st and were due to get married at the end of the year. However, that date has now been postponed to make way for the baby. New...
View this article with a large selection of pictures from the night. Home and Away performed well at last night's TV WEEK Logies in Australia, winning 2 of the 6 Awards it was nominated for. Chris Hemsworth (Kim Hyde), who was nominated against co-star Beau Brady (Noah Lawson), won Most Popular New Male Talent. Meanwhile, Rebecca Cartwright, who shot to stardom as Hayley Lawson, won a Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress. Rebecca, who lost out on the Gold Logie award to popular Network 10 presenter Rove McManus, also walked away with Best Dressed of the Night award, for...
Are you one of those obsessive fans who'd just love to get hold of your favourite Home and Away stars' clothes? Well, now you can come one step closer to doing so. Seven Network are venturing into the fashion business by introducing a new line of women's clothing, inspired by 'Home and Away' and imaginatively titled 'Summer Bay'. The range, "a mix of surf and fashion, including casually decorated tops, tanks, hoodies, track pants, skirts and denim items" will be featured in the show and worn by Matilda Hunter (Indiana Evans), Martha Mackenzie (Jodi Gordon) and Cassie Turner (Sharni...
Australia's The Courier-Mail reports that Tammin Sursok, who played Dani Sutherland in the show, is to make her film debut in Aquamarine. Tammin will play a 'bitchy bad girl' in the romantic comedy, which is currently being filmed on the Gold Coast. According to the newspaper, "The plot follows the story of a mermaid who falls in love with a lifeguard, and enlists the help of two girls to win his heart. Sursok plays one of three girls in a 'rat pack' who set out to destroy the mermaid's chance of getting her man."...
Wednesday's episode of Home and Away was interrupted this morning due to a power surge at Seven's Broadcast Centre in Melbourne. Seven have issued the following statement, apologising for the loss of programming: Seven Melbourne would like to appolgise to it's viewers acorss Australia for its power surge which interupted the following programs: Home & Away/Will & Grace (WA), Will & Grace/Blue Heelers (SA) Blue Heelers/Air Crash Investigators (QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS) on the night of Wednesday April 13. Seven has not issued any encore screenings of the mentioned programs however severel new promotions are in process of creation...
It's Logie time once again in Australia, and Home and Away's stars have been nominated for 6 Awards. Jason Smith and Chris Hemsworth, who play Robbie Hunter and Kim Hyde in the show, have both been nominated for Best Male Talent. Chris has also been nominated for Best Actor, alongside Beau Brady, who played Noah Lawson in the show. Meanwhile, Bec Cartwright (Hayley Lawson) has been nominated for Gold Logie Most Popular Personality On TV and Silver Logie Most Popular Actress. The awards take place on May 1st, and in an unprecedented move, will be hosted by Nine's Eddie Maguire,...
Here's what's coming up in Home and Away in Australia this week: Monday, 28th March 2005 Kim and Hayley's one night stand threatens to tear apart her new found happiness with Scott. Meanwhile, Leah's outraged when Ryan puts VJ's life in danger, and Robbie's commercial is a whole lot more than he expected. Tuesday, 29th March 2005 Jesse's decision turns Josie's life upside down, and Scott's night of romance sweeps Hayley off her feet. Meanwhile, Dan is shattered following Ryan's disappearance. Wednesday, 30th March 2005 Sally's convinced the stalker is still out there, and Alf has a huge surprise for...
Here's what's coming up in Home and Away in the UK this week: Monday, 28th March 2005 Summer Bay reels after recent murderous events. Shelley and Rhys wreak havoc. Scott makes an amazing proposal to Dani. Tuesday, 29th March 2005 Hayley contemplates the unthinkable. Max's decision stuns Colleen. Will Rhys return to break Beth's heart? Wednesday, 30th March 2005 The Bay says farewell to a longtime resident. Leah deals with the possibility that Vinnie is still alive. Kirsty and Kane clash. Thursday, 31st March 2005 Josie drops a bombshell on Irene. Will Leah betray Jesse over the new bar? Rhys...
It was reported last week that Tammin Sursok, who played Dani Sutherland in the show, was soon to move to the UK to concentrate on her singing career. Now, the Daily Telegraph reports that Tammin is in fact planning to stay in Australia and is only coming to the UK to promote her new Album. "I have a good relationship with the people over there, but Australia is my home" the Telegraph reports her as saying. Tammin's debut Album is released later this year....
Tomorrow sees the Australian Olympic Cliffhanger air on five in the UK. The Episode aired in August in Australia, before Seven took a break for the Athens Olympics. If you can't wait that long, you can download a Video Clip of the Episode, and today's Pre-Finale Episode, here....
Monday, 21st February 2005 saw the Opening Titles receive a complete refresh in Australia, with all of the characters getting brand new shots. The style of the Credits remained the same, with a Picture theme running throughout. Members of our Message Board have been awaiting the arrival of new Credits for weeks. They were originally rumoured to appear back in February but the current change was completely unexpected. View pictures and download a Video Clip of the new Credits....
Tammin Sursok, who played Dani Sutherland in the show, will be releasing her second single very soon. Entitled 'Whatever Will Be', it will be released in Australia on Sunday, March 27th. Tammin's Official Site reports that "there will also be some *special events* in Sydney around the release date of the single". We'll try to bring you details of these events as soon as they are announced. Tammin's debut Album will be released in April....
Home and Away's Bec Cartwright and fiance Lleyton Hewitt are never out of the news these days, but it looks like we could soon be seeing them together again... on the show itself. 'MX' reports that Hewitt told Adelaide Radio that there 'had been talk of a guest spot for him on Home & Away'....
Home and Away's own Bec Cartwright has climbed to the top spot of Australia's Hottest on TV Awards, overtaking Ten Network's Sandra Sully to become the winner for February. Chris Hemsworth, who plays Kim Hyde, has been voted Hottest Male in the same awards for the second month in a row....
Ok, so this isn't exactly news, but it deserves your attention none the less. Dan Foster has put together a fantastic video clip of the Cast and Crew of Home and Away filming the show on location at Palm Beach. If you're a fan of the show, you need to see this. Click Here for more information....
We've got more news on Campus, the new Seven show, which was originally due to be a spin-off of Home and Away. The following comes from the Sydney Morning Herald: Seven has signed actor Conrad Coleby to a leading role in the new drama Campus. He joins his former All Saints cast mate Libby Tanner in the series, set on a university campus south of Sydney. The other nine cast members are largely unknowns. Production begins today in Sydney and on location in Wollongong. Seven will produce two one-hour episodes of Campus each week. The series is expected to debut...
Here's a quick glance of what else is yet to come this week in Home and Away, in both Australia and the UK. United KingdomTuesday, 15th February 2005 A day of pure terror unfolds in Summer Bay as Jesse is held hostage by a crazed woman wielding a gun. Tasha risks death through an act of intense bravery. Wednesday, 16th February 2005 Summer Bay reels after the rampage by a psychotic Sarah. Will Peter Baker find the gun that caused all the terror? Colleen appears to be falling apart. Thursday, 17th February 2005 Hayley receives a phone call that could...
Since Back to the Bay went down at the beginning of January, five's Omnibus edition of Home and Away has moved timeslots. It can now be found on Saturday mornings at the later time of 11:25am, finishing at 1:30pm. Also, due to the Football, Thursday 17th February's evening edition of Home and Away is on at the earlier time of 4:10pm. The lunchtime airing remains untouched....
Welcome back to the website! After what feels like forever, the site is finally back alive and kicking. In case you hadn't realised, the site has been down since the 1st January due to problems with the domain name. Fortunately, after a month of misery, and even a Re-name the Bay project, Back to the Bay is finally back online. I'm currently making some changes around the place, just to make it easier for me to update and easier for you to use. Please bear with me during this time, things may get moved around and may look a...
We're in the process of creating a brand new look Back to the Bay to freshen things up, clear out the clutter and add some features as we go. Apologies for how long it's taking and how much of the site is looking rather peculiar as a result, but rest assured we're making progress and the new look will be complete within the next few weeks.
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