Amy Mizzi is proving to be a huge success as Princess Jasmine in the UK Panto Aladdin. She is receving rave reviews for her performance, and tickets are selling like hot cakes. The UK's leading theatrical rag, The Stage reports, that " Sometimes soap actors are booked in panto just for their name value, but not so Amy Mizzi, from Home & Away. She makes a splendid Princess with real personality, entering into the spirit of things." Amy is appearing in Aladdin at The Civic Theatre in Rotheram....
After 20 years, the Gold Logie winner last night waved goodbye to her alter ego Sally Fletcher
Tim Campbell has finally ended public speculation by announcing that he is gay. The Home and Away actor today confirmed his sexuality to the The Advertiser after rumours began circulating that he was dating Rent co-star Anthony Callea. Both men have recently split up from their partners, however Tim has stated that they are just friends. "(Anthony and I) are mates - he's had his rough trot, I'm going through a rough trot and I'm really concerned for my (ex) partner," Tim told the Advertiser. "Part of me will probably always love him because 11 years is a lot to...
Home and Away will be taking a break on Five this Christmas, with the show not being shown between 24th December - 1st January. The show returns to its usual slot on 2nd January 2008, with episode 4518.This revised schedule, with H&A being taken off for an extra 2 days, means that the Five episodes finally correspond once again to the Australian episode order i.e. Friday episodes being shown on a Friday in the UK.The Early Years episodes currently showing on Five Life will also be taking a break, with the last episode airing on 21st December. It's currently...
Kate Ritchie has been asked by SEVEN to host this years Carols in The Domain together with Grant Denyer. Ritchie was reportedly hand-picked by Seven management to host the Christmas spectacle, which this year will focus on 25th anniversary celebrations. "I am a little overwhelmed," Ritchie said. "Despite the fact I'm leaving the show it was really nice of them to ask me back to do this." Ritchie, who films her final scenes as Sally Fletcher on December 14, said Carols In The Domain would be the climax of an extraordinary, emotional year, which included her Gold Logie win. Source:...
Kirsty & Kane's story continues in another special weekend on Five Life.
It's going to be a weekend where half the audience are going to be glued to the TV and the other half are going to will suddenly that the sock drawer needs tidying or perhaps it could be the weekend to get those much needed Christmas presents. Yes, it's the first of two KK weekends, this one named Kirsty and Kane: Growing Pains. Saturday 1st December 14:00 - Episode 3049: Kane rapes Dani. 14:30 - Episode 3050: Aftermath of Dani's rape 15:00 - Episode 3073: Kane's Trial 15:30 - Episode 3275: Kane and Dani's Mediation 16:00 - Episode 3277: Kane...
Isabel Lucas is set to appear in Steven Spielberg's epic World War II miniseries, The Pacific.
Another popular actress is understood to have quit the show to move to the US
Japanese police have issued an arrest warrant for Logie award-winning Australian actor Isabel Lucas, after her part in an anti-whaling protest last month.
2008 looks to be a big year for Kate - she's returning to radio and has been added to the 2008 Who's Who in Australia publication.
Former Home and Away actress Isla Fisher has reportedly given birth to her first child, a baby girl. Isla, 31, who is currently engaged to Sacha Baron Cohen of Ali G and Borat fame, played Shannon Reed on the show from 1994 to 1997. A source close to the couple confirmed that Isla had given birth, however a spokewoman for her agent denied any knowledge regarding the news. Isla and Sacha currently live in Los Angeles, where Isla has shot to fame since her appearance in the 2005 film The Wedding Crashers....
Austraila's media watchdog finds 3 episodes - featuring pole-dancing and sex talk - were too saucy for the their "G" classification.
This article contains spoilers, please do not read if you do not wish to read spoilers. ----- Bevan Lee, Seven Network Script Executive and current Script Producer of Home and Away, has been reading the BTTB Forum and wished to explain a little about the number of upcoming departures (of which more are to be announced), which have had forum members become rather worried about the future of their favourite show: No doubt the fans are disturbed by the number of actors choosing to not re-sign their contracts. This has always been a factor with the show, and even more...
BTTB is pleased to announce that Five Life have another funfilled weekend of special episodes planned for UK Viewers. The 'Horrors' Weekend will air on Saturday 13th October and Sunday 14th October, and will cover some of the disaster and stalker storylines from 2000 to 2007. The following schedule is correct at this moment in time, however is subject to change: Saturday 13th October 16:00 - Episode 3776 (2004) Sarah/Jesse Part 1 After the toxicology results show that Felix died from an intravenous injection of crystal meth, causing a huge heart attack, Sarah is the prime suspect. Meanwhile, Tasha and...
This topic contains major spoilers, please do not click if you do not wish to read. - - Less than an hour after the shock announcement of Kate's departure from the show, Script Producer Bevan Lee has kindly given us a statement on behalf of Channel Seven, exclusive to BTTB: After twenty years playing one of the iconic characters of Australian television drama, Kate has decided to move on to new challenges. It is of course a sad day for both the makers and the fans of the show, but her departure will be handled with the sensitivity and respect...
This article contains major spoilers. Please do not click if you are not willing to read spoilers. - - Kate Ritchie has this morning announced her departure from Home and Away after an outstanding 20 years of playing Sally Fletcher. Speaking on Seven's show 'Sunrise', she stated that 'After 20 years of Home and Away, it's time for a change.' She will be filming her last scenes on the show in December, which will air in early 2008. Kate first appeared on Oz screens as Sally Keating on Sunday 17th January 1988. Over the space of two decades, millions of...
Viewers of Five Life in the UK have a treat in store on Saturday 22nd September and Sunday 23rd September when 16 episodes will be shown covering the Arrivals and Departures of key characters. The final schedule is as follows: Saturday September 22nd on Five Life: 16:00 - Episode 2856 (2000) The Sutherlands Arrive 16:30 - Episode 2913 (2000) Noah Arrives 17:00 - Episode 2914 (2000) Noah Arrives (2nd Episode) 17:30 - Episode 3565 (2003) Tasha Arrives 18:00 - Episode 3658 (2004) Henry & Matilda Arrive 18:30 - Episode 3920 (2005) Cassie Arrives 19:00 - Episode 3928 (2005) Martha...
Holly Brisley returning to Home and Away SHE'S back home after being away, now Holly Brisley is returning to the Channel 7 show which kicked off her soapie career. The blonde bombshell - who spent three months travelling the world this year - is heading back to Summer Bay next month. "My character only moved to the city so she can flit in and flit out," she told Confidential. Despite being offered a job in a pantomine in the UK this Christmas, the one-time Dancing With the Stars contestant is keen to stay in Sydney. "I think Australia is...
Ray Meagher is currently enjoying the Rugby World Cup in Europe. Ray was given several weeks off to attend the Rugby, where Australia is expected to do well. He has tickets for the quarter finals, semi finals, and the final. He is off course fully expecting Australia to be in the final. Ray is a dedicated rugby fan and was very keen rugby player in his youth. He had a try out for the Australian team in 1969 but was not selected. He was in Cardiff to see Australia beat Wales on Saturday and also took the opportunity to meet...
For the second year running Sam Meikle has won the coveted 2007 AWGIE award for writing an episode in a television serial. This year there were two entries from Home And Away and one from Neighbours. The winning entry was the script for episode 4212, which dealt with the aftermath of Jack and Martha's explosive wedding. BttB extends many congratulations to Sam on a well deserved win....
Kate Ritchie and her skater boyfriend Corbin Harris have set rumours flying by browsing engagement rings at upmarket Double Bay jewellers 'Cerrone'. It was confirmed to the Daily Telegraph that Kate & Corbin, who have been dating for six months, had been inspecting 'some serious sparklers'. The Telegraph contacted a Seven spokesperson who told the paper ""Kate is not engaged, but her on screen character Sally Fletcher will be heading down the aisle on Home and Away next week.''...
Debra Lawrance, known to most Australians as the warm, caring and maternal Pippa from Home And Away, takes on a completely different role whilst playing a heartless DIMA Case Officer, in a new Australian film The Jammed. Written and directed by Dee McLachlan the film is about human trafficking, and how Australia responds. The Jammed is showing at The Brisbane International Film Festival and screens exclusively at The Dendy from August 30th....
Joining an increasingly long line of Home And Away cast, past and present, currently appearing on stage, is Joel McIlroy, who played the late Flynn Saunders. Joel is currently appearing at The Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide, in Lion Pig Lion by Marty Denniss alongside Michaela Cantwell, Brant Eustice, Patrick Frost, Patrick Graham, and Carmel Johnson. Lion Pig Lion is a new play which explores complex social themes, corruption in the business world, with intelligence and humour, and a fair amount of strong language. The State Theatre Company site states... " ... Cost Corridors, lifts, saunas and car parks - that's where...
Having completed work on the thriller film Punishment, Nic Bishop, who played the hapless detective Peter Baker, is tomorrow flying out to the UK. Nic has several auditions lined up and is looking forward to trying his luck within the UK branch of the industry. If we hear more we will keep you posted....
BTTB would like to congratulate former H&A star Brendan McKensy (Duncan Stewart) who has just become a father at the age of 21. His fiancee Bec gave birth last week to a boy, that they have named Tyler James McKensy. Brendan first appeared as Duncan in 1998, and since leaving his permanent role in 2001 has returned for a couple of guest stints....
Mitch Firth,who was in a former life Don Fishers grandson Seb Miller, is currently appearing on stage at the TAP Gallery, 278 Palmer Street, Darlinghurst, NSW in UnProtected Sex, the third part of a three parter from Stella Green Productions called Angry Young Women In Low-Rise Jeans With High-Class Issues. This section of the production is centres on two footy-watching blokes nervously awaiting and then subsequently dealing with the Pill-induced mood-swings of one of their girlfriends. Crtics reported that ".... whilst that might sound sexist in abstract, this piece as performed, was comedic gold. Adam Cleland as the hapless boyfriend...
Tim Campbell will be appearing in the musical RENT, alongside Aus idol contestant Anthony Callea and Nikki Webster - who was one of the singers at the opening of the Sydney Olympics. RENT by Jonathan Larson, "provides a scorchingly hot modern take on Puccini's classical opera La Boheme and is considered the greatest rock musical of modern times. This stirring musical centres on a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York City's Bohemian East Village. Searching for love and dealing with loss these artists and musicians choose to embrace life as if...
As previously reported, there will be no normal episodes of 'current' Home and Away on Five on 27th August - however the Early Years episodes will still be shown on Five Life, as well as another special selection of episodes later in the afternoon. As one of the longest running and most popular characters in the history of Home and Away, Sally Fletcher (Kate Ritchie) has had a tumultuous love life. Five Life gives you the opportunity to relive the highs and lows of her past relationships in a special series of episodes dedicated to Sally's loves.....well, one of them...
Wouldn't you know it, we go months without any news of Lynne McGranger and then suddenly we get two stories popping up together. Those of us who wondered why Lynne/Irene is not as active as she is usally need wonder no more. Lynne is shortly to star on stage in a play called Honey , which is co produced and written by Lorrae Desmond. Lorrae played the part of the much loved Shirley Gilroy in the long running Seven show, A Country Practice, and also played the part of Donald Fisher's mother on Home And Away. Lynne will be appearing...
Lynne McGranger, known to most of us as Irene, opened the Wattle Time Art exhibition on Friday 10th August at the town hall in Cootamundra. Cootamundra expects a lot of visitors this week end to see Irene, and the art....
It has been announced that Amy Mizzi is the latest H&A Cast member to be heading over to the UK for Panto this winter. She will be starring in Aladdin at the Civic Centre in Rotherham from 4th Dec 2007 - 8th Jan 2008. Information on booking tickets can be found on the Rotherham Borough Council website....
Home and Away will not be shown on five in the UK on Monday 27th August due to the Bank Holiday, a move which will now see the UK offset from the Australian week structure by an addition of 3 weekdays. This means that after the Bank Holiday, any episode shown in Australia on a Friday, will now air in the UK on a Wednesday. Whilst this does not dramatically affect viewing of the show, some viewers may note that dramatic episodes, that usually led to a weekend cliffhanger, now air on a Wednesday....
Home and Away favourite Kim Hyde, also known as Chris Hemsworth has made a quick impression on Hollywood it seems. Chris left the show only two months ago and headed off to LA to seek his fortune. He did not have long to wait and has landed the lead role in a new thriller, The Cache, playing a the good guy who is caught up in an illegal operation. The bad guy is played by Sean Bean. Chris is now hard at work, in pre production, with the film's director Steve Anderson....
Home and Away has been nominated in three categories at the UK's National Television Awards. Home and Away is up for Most Popular Serial Drama and its' stars Kate Ritchie and Chris Hemsworth are up for Most Popular Actress and Most Popular Actor respectively. Cast your votes at http://www.nationaltvawards.com....
Following recent reports about Chris Sadrinna (Brad) being axed from the show, both newspapers and forum members have been speculating about whether this will also bring about the departure of Kate Ritchie. In another BTTB exclusive Bevan Lee has contacted us to say that Chris' departure will have no relevance to whether Kate continues on the show or not. Chris will leave the show three months before the end of Kate's current contract, so only time will tell whether Kate will choose to continue past this point. However Bevan has hinted that Sally may indeed be the character that will...
With Brad given the axe by Seven, will Sally also leave the show?
Cathy Godbold, who's portrayal as Leukaemia sufferer Meg Bowman became one of H&A's most memorable storylines, has been battling her own battle with a brain tumour. Cathy, who was diagnosed with the tumour back in May, had the tumour removed immediately in a Melbourne hospital before starting a course of radiotherapy, which she completed on Friday. In an interview with the Sunday Herald Sun, Cathy said that she was determined to get back to good health. "It was a terrible shock to find out I was ill. Because I am young and healthy I have a much better chance of...
Well it's halfway through the year so it's now time to start preparing for pantomime! As always a small group of your favourite Home and Away stars will be heading over to tread the boards around the country. Currently we have the following list of people confirmed: Paul O Brien (Jack Holden) will be starring in Aladdin at the Woodville Hall Theatre in Gravesend from 13th - 20th December 2007, and then at the Majestic Theatre in Retford, Nottinghamshire from 2nd - 9th January 2008. Ray Meagher (Alf Stewart) will be starring alongside Hannah Waterman (EastEnder's Laura Beale) as well...
BTTB has received exclusive news regarding the 20th Anniversary of Home and Away, starting in January 2008. Current Script Producer Sarah Walker has this week finished her period in the role, plotting the stories right up until the end of the year, and next week the new Script Producer takes over to start plotting for the 20th year of the show. With it being such an important landmark for the show, it was decided that the show should receive the best work possible, from someone who is passionate about the show and knows a lot about its history. Therefore we...
According to Louis Walsh on an interview on Five Live, Dannii Minogue who played teenage rebel Emma Jackson in Home and Away for one and half years in the early 90's is to be one of four judges in the new series of X-Factor, with the show now featuring a 4th category, thought to be Under-16's. Since leaving Home and Away, Dannii has had significant success on the dance circuit, whilst not quite reaching the heights of her sister. The new series of X-Factor goes to air during the summer....
Welcome to yet another exciting edition of the Back to the Bay editorial. So, what did May bring at Back to the Bay? Well, as promised, we revealed the results of Home and Away's Most Popular Villain. Angie Russell took the lead with time to spare, winning the poll almost 100 points ahead of our second most popular villain, Eve Jacobson It seems Angie's memory is far from forgotten, years after her dramatic exit from the bay. Three of Home and Away's ex-Script Producers (Coral Droun, Daniel Bennett and Bevan Lee) were kind enough to provide their thoughts on our...
Home and Away's main rival, Neighbours, is to move to Five from 2008. The show has aired on the BBC since 1986, but when the rights to air the show went up for negotiation recently, a bidding war broke out between the BBC, ITV and Five. The BBC pulled out after refusing to pay extortionate prices for the show, accusing Neighbours' production company Fremantlemedia of making an "unrealistic price demand". Five have been looking to acquire Neighbours for many years, and it's widely expected that they'll create an "Aussie Hour", airing Neighbours and Home and Away back to back, presumably...
It has been announced that Home and Away actor Ray Meagher (Alf Stewart) is to have a 2 week stint appearing on stage in 'Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.' The play, centering around two drag queens and a transexual crossing the Australian outback in a large bus, has been playing at Sydney's Star City Lyric Theatre since the beginning of October. Ray will be playing the part of Bob the Mechanic, whose role includes singing solo and having a boogie in a Kangaroo costume, something that Ray has said he is looking forward to. Ray debuts on the 19th June...
Ada Nicodemou (Leah) celebrated her 30th birthday in style on Sunday, at a star-studded event at Kings Cross nightclub's Sapphire Suite. The event was attended by many of Ada's Home and Away co-stars, as well as her new husband Chrys Xipolitas. However, as the Daily Telegraph reports, it seems that Ada may be showing signs of maturity, opting "not to have her cake and eat it too"....
You wait months for news on Rhett Giles, and suddenly two stories come along at once. Australia's Daily Telegraph reports that Rhett Giles (Paris) came close to being shot while filming for a new Hollywood action movie on the Caribbean island of Trinidad. Giles was involved in a scene in which two actors 'hijacked' a car and drove it down a street, as Giles fired blanks at them. However, police mistook this fictional act of violence for the real thing, and ordered the two actors out of the car as they aimed their weapons at them. Rhett is reported to...
Home and Away may have won its fair share of awards at this year's Logies, but not all the stars were winners. While Mark Furze, Jessica Tovey et al. lost out at this year's awards, Sharni Vinson experienced a different kind of loss - her dress. The Herald Sun reports that Vinson, who plays Cassie on the show, managed to leave her dark blue Amy Taylor gown in a taxi while heading back to Sydney after the star-studded event. "My heart just sank when I saw the car drive away," she is reported as saying. She has so far been...
UK fans have sadly missed their chance, but Australian fans should watch out for Rhett Giles (Paris) in an upcoming episode of 'Lost'. Giles features in an episode airing on Thursday May 17th, playing a policeman in a flashback set in Sydney. Giles had lived in Los Angeles since 2004, and has starred in episodes of Alias and Nip/Tuck....
Five Life is to air 6 special wedding episodes of the show on the 28th May.
A look at what's coming up on Australian screens this week, 14th to 18th May.
After airing episodes every weekday without fail since 2001, Five didn't air an episode of Home and Away on last week's Bank Holiday Monday. Fans speculated whether it was a one-off move to bring the Five Life episodes in line with the Australian episodes, or whether it would become a regular occurence to prevent us from catching up with the Australian episodes. Well, it seems we have our explanation. There is no episode of Home and Away on Five (so presumably no episode on Five Life either) on Monday 28th May. It certainly seems like fans will have to get...
Bobby Morley endured his first week on It Takes Two. How did he perform?
The results of FHM Australia's Sexiest Women in the World 2007 are in, and Home and Away's hottest stars have faired well, making up 6 of the 100 women featured.
It appears that Five Life are to begin airing old episodes of Home and Away from the middle of the 2000 season, the point where five took over from ITV. When five life first launched, it was announced that early episodes of Home and Away would air on the channel. However, the announcement was quickly withdrawn and claimed to be a misprint. Now, it appears that the early episodes are set to actually appear. Five Life's schedule reports that the channel will air two episodes a day, from 10am til 11am, as of Monday 21st May. Our forum members are...
There is no episode of Home and Away on either five or five Life tomorrow, Monday 7th May 2007. It returns in its usual slots on Tuesday evening.
Home and Away sweeps the Logies. Gold and Silver for Kate, Most Popular Australian Drama, and Best New Talent.
I'm very pleased to announce that we have managed to secure an interview with the one and only Debra Lawrance, who played Pippa Fletcher/Ross on the show from 1990 onwards. We're very honoured to have been given this fantastic opportunity and are very grateful for Debra to agreeing to the interview! So this is your chance to ask Debra any questions you may have about her experiences of playing the original matriarch of the show on and off for the past 17 years. If you have any questions that you would like to ask Debra, then please post them here...
Is it really May already? 1/3 of the year has already passed us by in what feels like no time at all. April brought with it a number of changes to the site, such as a revamped Multimedia section and Features index page. The Multimedia section has been completely cleaned out and sorted through, and now contains a number of older video clips which disappeared from the site over the years. We also fixed many broken links, so if you were having trouble downloading some of the clips from the site, chances are they'll now work as they should. We...
Home and Away star Tim Campbell will be appearing with his 'Dancing with the Stars' partner Natalie Lowe on John Rowe's Lounge Room Live at Sydney's Seymour Centre on Wednesday 9th May. Tim and Natalie will be talking about their time on 'Dancing with the Stars' and there will be gossip from the set of Home and Away aswell as Tim's behind the scenes rundown on the Logies. Tim will also be singing live with the band on the evening. If you are interested in going to see it, and get up close and personal with the stars, the details...
Kate Ritchie will co-host It Takes Two, in her first television presenting role...
Despite coming joint first with the judges, a fantastic score of 72, and being the runaway favourite with the bookies, Tim Campbell and his partner Natalie Lowe were voted off Dancing with The Stars last night and will not be appearing in the grand final next week. The judges and the audience did not quite believe it. Tim has been spectacular throughout the series....
Bobby Morley (Drew) is to appear on the second series of Australia's "It Takes Two" programme. The show pairs up celebrities with professional singers/singing coaches and gets them to perform weekly in order to impress a panel of judges and the general public and avoid elimination. The first series saw Home and Away stars Mark Furze (Ric), Kate Ritchie (Sally) and Judy Nunn (Ailsa) take part, though the series was eventually won by model Erika Heynatz. Bobby will be singing with Jade MacRae. MacRae and her partner Michael Bevan were the fourth couple to be eliminated when the first season...
The start of the 2007 season brought with it a brand new version of Home and Away's famous theme tune, sung by Israel Cannan. However, it was badly received by many of the show's fans, who disliked the theme's new vocal arrangement. Thus, after just three months on the air, the theme tune was re-recorded, with new vocals by 20-year-old actor and musician Luke Dolahenty. The new arrangement hit Australian screens today, and is reminiscent of the original version of the show's theme tune, with many of our forum members noting the similarity between the voices of Mark Williams (singer...
Home and Away star Gyton Grantley (aka James Dalton) aims to take a seat on Virgin Galactic when it launches in 2008. The project, headed by Richard Branson, transports travellers 100km above the earth and allows them to experience weightlessness. However, that's not all. In a bizarre plan of action, he wants you to pay for his flight! He's set up a website, Send Gy To Space, with which he aims to raise the money to pay for the $200,000 ticket. Not all the money goes directly to him though. The website claims that 10% of the ticket cost, and...
After just 3 months, the theme song will be changed again due to negative feedback from viewers. Israel Cannan's version has been dumped in favour of a new artist...
The latest Australian teaser spoilers have been uploaded to our Forum, providing previews of the episodes airing the week beginning April 30th. View and discuss the previews. You must be a member of the forum to access the above link. Once you have signed up, you can access the topic using the password 'spoiler'. The episode previews are posted to our forum weekly, and give you a first look at what's to come on Australian screens....
Cameron Welsh and Julie McGuaran, the current and the former series producer for Home And Away were married last week in Sydney. They met when Cameron was playing the role of Mitch in the late 1990's. Cam then went on to be first a director, and now the series producer. Julie is working for Southern Star as a producer. The rest as they say is history. Kate Ritchie was a bridesmaid and most of the cast attended....
It's been a rumour for what seems like years now but this week The Herald Sun reported that Chris Hemsworth is finally filming his last scenes as Kim Hyde. Hot on the heels of a number of cast departures it seems Chris too is finally packing his bags and heading to LA for meetings with agents and casting directors. He will appear on screen as Kim up until June and ideas of just how he'll depart are already being discussed on our forum....
Summaries for episodes coming soon to Australian screens. Updated with actual previews.
Sharni Vinson and Paul O'Brien appeared on Sunrise this morning. View the full article for pictures.
Jodi Gordon (Martha) and Paul O'Brien will be at Martin Place, Sydney on Monday, with Seven's Sunrise programme. Join them there for a free 'sausage sizzle'. Have you met a Home and Away cast member? Do you have pictures of your meet or a story to tell? Contact us on chris@backtothebay.net....
For all fans in the UK who want to see what Anthony Phelan (who played Ken Smith) is up to nowadays, he has the part of a 'Police Interviewer' in 'Murder in the Outback' to be shown on Sunday evening at 9pm on ITV1. Since leaving H&A, Anthony has had many parts in various dramas and films, including playing the voice of 'Kaminoan Prime Minster Lama Su' in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones. Produced by ITV and Granada International, it stars Joanne Froggatt (Corrie, See No Evil: The Moors Murders) in an adaptation of the events surrounding the murder...
Updated with pictures. Your favourite stars have been helping out with the Good Friday Appeal.
What's coming up next week on Australian screens.
Summaries of episodes airing on Australian screens from 16th April.
It's been rumoured for a long while, and her removal from the credits a few weeks ago added fuel to the fire, but now it seems like the rumours are true. Beth Hunter, who arrived in the bay back in 2004, is set to leave the show after after being involved in a tragic accident. She will leave Australian screens for good in a few weeks time. Her departure from the show is being discussed over on our forum....
Home and Away has been nominated in numerous categories at this year's Logie Awards.
David Koch, co-host of Australia's Sunrise breakfast programme, is to star in Home and Away. The Daily Telegraph reports that Koch, affectionatly known as "Kochie" to viewers, has revealed he'll be making his acting debut on the show next month. Koch has made no secret to viewers that he and his family are huge fans of the show, often talking about it on his breakfast program. It's currently unknown how he'll be appearing, and it remains to be seen whether he will be appearing in a cameo role or as a guest character....
Adding to the number of arrivals and departures from the bay recently, TV Week reports that Norman Couburn is back on the set, reprising his role as Donald Fisher. Word is that Brad (Chris Sadrinna) seeks his help for running the school but tensions between the two boil over....
Well, April Fool's day has passed and the website is still standing. Let's look back at March and forward to April....
Ex-Home and Away star Beau Brady (Noah) has reportedly split from his fiancee Natalie Blair, star of rival soap Neighbours. The Herald Sun states that the pair quietly separated in January, and that their split was confirmed by a Neighbours spokeswoman on Friday. The pair reportedly split due to Beau's decision to move to Los Angeles to pursue his career. This is Beau's second broken engagement, after Bec Cartwright ended their relationship to be with Australian tennis star Lleyton Hewitt....
Isla Fisher (Shannon Reed) has revealed she's expecting a child with her fiance, Sacha Baron Cohen. Fisher, who has starred in films such as Scoobie Doo and Wedding Crashers since leaving the show, confirmed the news to friends a few days ago....
With the Season Finale just around the corner, five are airing a trailer to give the show some much needed promotion. View the full story to download the trailer.
Brief summaries of the episodes airing in Australia this week.
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After sailing off into the sunset with Brodie (Susie Rugg), Alex Poulos is making a shock return to Summer Bay. Danny Raco is reprising the role of the popular young Greek. His return will coincide with Ada Nicodemou's return after her honeymoon, with their characters returning from Greece together. No word as to how long he is in the bay for, but get set to see another Josh West- style character arc - Alex is out to cause trouble....
Hot on the heels of Holly Brisley's departure, Nicolas Bishop has revealed he has quit the show to pursue opportunities in the UK. Details are unknown about when he will leave, but he has plans to go to the UK in June, according to his interview in TV Week. More details when possible...
After almost two years as the manipulative Amanda Vale, Holly Brisley will be leaving the show. She will be having a break in Sydney for a month before jetting off to Europe with her husband, mareketing executive Paul Ford. Brisley says of her time on H&A: "There is a sadness about leaving such a nice group of people, but I guess it is time to move on to the next stage." It remains to be seen how she be written out of the weeknightly soap, although Brisley hints that there is a possiblity for a return....
Lincoln Lewis, son of Australian rugby league star Wally Lewis, has landed himself a guest role on Home and Away. Following in his father's footsteps, he will be playing a football star, in a role which could see potentially him landing a full time part in the show. The actor has already had experience appearing alongside Home and Away stars. In 2006, he starred in Voodoo Lagoon, featuring Beau Brady (Noah Lawson), and Aquamarine/H20 featuring Tammin Sursok (Dani Sutherland). He will make his debut on Australian screens in June....
The Herald Sun reports that Jodi Gordon is back on the set of Home and Away, after taking time off after the death of partner Chris Burkhardt. As we reported earlier this month, Chris, Jodi's boyfriend of two years, recently lost a battle with leukemia....
Home and Away is finally getting some much deserved promotion on five. Five Life is running a number of trailers promoting the show, featuring interviews with Lynne McGranger, Ray Meagher and Mark Furze. It appears there are at least two variations of the trailer, one featuring just Lynne, and one featuring all three cast members. It's likely there are other versions airing, so keep an eye out for them over the coming weeks. The interviews were shot when Lynne, Ray and Mark were in the UK. Lynne was in the country for a couple of months from November, while Ray...
After finishing her stint on Home and Away last year, Isabel Lucus (Tasha Hunter) is now turning her attention to films. She told News.com.au that although Home and Away was a wonderful learning experience, film and theatre is now her focus for the near future. The actress recently spent time in London, auditioning for a number of films and meeting with numerous high-profile agents, including Kate Winslet's. Will we see Lucas starring in a British film in the near future? Well, she's keeping tight lipped as to the films she auditioned for, so we'll just have to wait and see....
When Kate Ritchie attended Australia's newly re-opened Goodbar nightclub on Wednesday night, little did she know she'd get caught up in a gun drama. The star was just one of many celebrities at the event on Wednesday night, held to celebrate the launch of Converse Product Red. It came to a halt when "20 masked men armed with guns and metal bars stormed the party", reports Sydney Confidential. Several shots were fired at ceilings and fittings, though thankfully there were seemingly no fatalities, and the venue was back open the following evening....
Last month, we brought you news of Ryan Kwanten's new film, 'Dead Silence'. Well, today (March 16th) sees the film's release in the United Stages. Catch it if you can. A trailer for the film is now available, along with numerous stills over at MSN Movies....
The Herald Sun reports that Jodi Gordon buried her "beloved soulmate" and boyfriend of two years, Chris Burkhard, last week, after he lost a battle with leukemia. The 23 year old was diagnosed with the disease, an rare cancer usually found only in people older than 40, last May. He slipped a coma a week ago, with Jodi by his side, and died the next day. The newspaper reports that Jodi "was supported by many of her Summer Bay castmates, including Holly Brisley, Tim Campbell and Ray Meagher, at Burkhardt's funeral in Sydney's Lane Cove on Thursday." Seven have altered...
Home and Away is one of Australia's most complained about show, according to figures released today...
Welcome to March, and happy St David's Day to our Welsh visitors. February has seen a revival for Back to the Bay. After months of very few updates, February saw the site updated on 25 out of 28 days, making it the most updated month in our site's history. Strange how it should come in the shortest month of the year. So, what does March bring? Profiles, Villains, Episodes, Signed Scripts and more. Read on for more details. Did you know, our Message Board just got a complete revamp, and continues to be the largest and most popular place to...
Ryan Kwanten (Vinnie Patterson) is taking the lead in two new films in 2007. Dead Silence is a horror film written and directed by the man behind Saw, while Don't Fade Away is a drama featuring the The O.C.'s Mischa Barton....
Many congratulations to H&A star Ada Nicodemou who will today (17/02/07) marry her partner, restaurateur Chris Xipolitas, at the Shangri-La Hotel overlooking Sydney Harbour....
Don't miss Nic Bishop, Bobby Morley, and Kate Ritchie at the Pako Festa on Saturday 24th February. The free event provides "an opportunity for people from all cultural backgrounds to come together and celebrate the beauty and enriching capacity of multiculturalism." The Home and Away stars will be signing autographs on the Town Hall Stage, so be sure to head along and catch them. The event is taking place from 9am 'til 7pm at Pakington Street, Geelong West. More details can be found at http://www.pakofesta.com.au/...
Yes, yes, we've yet another new look. But don't worry, nothing has moved, and the site's as easy to use as ever before. You'll notice our homepage has increased in width. We were starting to have trouble fitting all of our content into the old homepage, and it was starting to get very cluttered and squashed. The extra space has allowed us to fit more in, hopefully without making everything too cluttered. It's not definitely staying, it depends whether you guys like it or not. If you don't, if you find it too wide or still too cluttered, we'll have...
Les Hill, who played Blake Dean in Home and Away from 1990-1993 (and appeared as a guest in 2002, 2003 and 2005), is to give evidence in court, in the case of an alleged attack on a top rugby player by a pub bouncer, News.com.au reports. The alleged attack on a Mr Bullock took place at the Surf Rock Hotel in Collaroy, where Dean was working as a member of security staff. Dean is reported to have helped escort Mr Bullock out of the hotel after the alleged attack, in which Mr Bullock sustained a broken nose and fractured eye...
Well, due to a billing problem, our forum is currently offline. I'm currently trying to sort the problem out with the hosts, but unfortunately their billing team isn't responding as quickly as one would hope. The problem will hopefully be sorted by Tuesday evening (GMT), and a temporary forum will be set up as soon as possible to give you all somewhere to hang out until then. Sorry for the inconvenience. This is totally out of my hands. Chris The Forum's back online. =)...
It's been announced that Tim Campbell will be taking part in this year's Dancing with the Stars. Tim, who has played Dan Baker on the show since 2004, is joining a growing list of Home and Away stars who've taken part in the show. Series 1 saw Bec Cartwright (Hayley Lawson) take to the dance floor, before going on to win the competition. In Series 2, it was the turn of Jason Smith (Robbie Hunter) and Holly Brisley (Amanda Vale). In Series 3, Home and Away won again, this time Ada Nicodemou being crowned dancing queen. The stars took a...
Isla Fisher, who played Shannon Reed from 1994 until 1998, is set to appear in a number of upcoming films. Due for limited release in the US in March, The Lookout is about a janitor who becomes a part of a bank heist. From IMDB, "After experiencing a brain injury, and facing a mental disability, janitor (Gordon-Levitt) becomes part of a heist at the bank which employs him." She is also due to star in a romantic comedy, Definitely, Maybe, about a political consultant going through a divorce, and an action comedy, Hot Rod, about an accident-prone daredevil who...
Inside Soap reports that Richard Grieve is to join the cast of British soap Emmerdale. The actor, who played Dr Lachlan Frazer in Home and Away from 1996 to 1997, and previously starred as Sam Kratz in Neighbours, is due to join the soap next month....
After the shock sacking of disgraced star Matthew Newton, Kate Ritchie has replaced him on the popular radio station Nova FM. Although Kate has regularly appeared on Merrick & Rosso's breakfast show on the same station, this is her first presenting job in the industry. She will be appearing with well-known comedian Akmal Saleh on the The Akmal Saleh Show with Kate Ritchie, a two hourly afternoon program that will be broadcast into Sydney & Melbourne. With three to five appearances a week, Channel Seven has already begun to adjust Kate's hectic Home And Away filming schedule, where Ritchie has...
Congratulations to Home And Away, which has taken out top spot in the Australian Ratings, for not one, but two nights. The ratings cemented H&A's gripping entrance to 2007, with averages of 1.4 million across the country. This is a well deserved feat and hopefully it will become a regular occasion...
After only one night, the opening credits have gone again, leaving us with only a picture frame-style recap. It is not understood whether there will be a certain pattern to the credits appearance or whether it will be a mismatch of sequencing like last years....
Home And Away had a roaring start to 2007 last night with a peak audience of over 1.75 million and an average audience of over 1.53 million viewers tuning in nationally. The Aussie drama, now in it's 20th Season, scored well in most capital cities, and came in 2nd place behind Today Tonight nationally. These are the capital cities average ratings: Adelaide - 153,000 Sydney - 478, 000 Perth - 208,000 Brisbane - 276,000 Melbourne - 416,000 After last year's shock cliffhanger, where long time Summer Bay resident Sally was stabbed and left for dead, viewers were enthusiastically awating her...
Home and Away returned to Australian screens today, and brought with it a brand new title sequence. The titles feature an altered photograph theme, and for the first time in Home and Away's history, there are no actor or character names featured. The new title sequence also brought with it a new theme tune, performed by Israel Cannan, who previously played Wazza in the show. The titles have received a mixed response over on our forum, with a number of members disliking the new vocal arrangement. Join in the discussion....
The Romances and Weddings DVDs are being released in the UK.
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