Andy Posted April 16, 2005 Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 Hurray, Summer Bay Sunday Herald Sun 17 April 2005 Home and Away celebrates its 4000th episode on July 8 and fans can expect to see a numberof old favourites, including Pip and Mr Fisher, return for the landmark episode. The show, which first aired in January, 1988, has launched some of ourbest-known actors, including Danni Minogue, Natalie Imbruglia and Heath Ledger. Only two of the original cast members are left, Ray Meagher, who plays Alf Stewart, and Kate Ritchie (Sally), who joined when she was nine. The two have made it into the Guinness Book of World Records as the Longest Serving Actors on an Australian soap. Today, the show airs in about 50 countries including most of Asia, the UK, Israel and Kenya. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * ENDURING soap Home and Away hoped to land something of a publicity coup by attracting one of its favourite stars, Melissa George (left), back for a cameo appearance as part of Alf's (Ray Meagher) 60th birthday. In shades of Neighbours' 20th-anniversary tribute week, the invitation was sent to George, who played Angel in the series. But, while George had time to come back to Australia with husband Claudio Dabed to push her new flick, The Amityville Horror, and to see her relatives in WA, she had no interest in heading back to Summer Bay, even for a blink-and-you-will-miss-it moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted April 16, 2005 Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 I wonder if MG is a one-off or if the TPTB have offered invitiations to more than the seven-eight people we've heard off so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Karl Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 Oh, this is all in the Herald Sun, not the Sun Herald! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theresa Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 The show, which first aired in January, 1988, has launched some of ourbest-known actors, including Danni Minogue, Natalie Imbruglia and Heath Ledger. Natalie Imbruglia was in H&A?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moe Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 No she wasn't.. it's just another factually incorrect article! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat123 Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 *sigh* I hate articles that don't do their research! She was in NEIGHBOURS! But you probably knew that. I knew Heath was in it. There was a scene at the Kiosk when Hayley & Nick were talking about him and it amused me no end!!! Simple things..... Julian McMahon was in it. Oh how I love him!!!!! I'm really interested to see an episode with him in, I cannot imagine him with an Aussie accent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-Co Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 So we can't take it for granted that Melissa shunned the invitation to appear in H&A, can we? She may have refused, but for valid reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Karl Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 Well I would say Julian definitely has one, what with him being a former PM's son and all... He was a main character in the show for a little while, Ben Lucini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confyde Posted April 24, 2005 Report Share Posted April 24, 2005 So we can't take it for granted that Melissa shunned the invitation to appear in H&A, can we? She may have refused, but for valid reasons. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> From an interview with Melissa on 3rd November 2003 How was it working with Dieter Brummer? Would you like to work with Dieter agian? Melissa: No thank you. Unfortunately he was? he was a nice guy but just not very? I wouldn?t put anyone with him working. And also, maybe now, Yes, but back then I think he was too young, and he wasn?t very respectful. So no, I think it?s been eight years now, so I would never go back. So you would never go back to Home and Away ? obviously he wouldn?t be involved, because his character?s dead? Melissa: Oh yeah, he died ? that?s right! Oh yeah, so maybe I would go back! [laughs] I wouldn?t know how to play Angel anymore, and it kind of defeats the purpose. Maybe if I wasn?t doing anything, I would maybe go back, but if I?m on Alias and I go back to Home and Away it wouldn?t make sense. It seems a bit of a step back! Melissa: Not really a step back, I think it?s more just? I don?t want to put too many characters out there on TV, I?d want to just be one, and then maybe do a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Posted April 24, 2005 Report Share Posted April 24, 2005 Oh how can she say that about Dieter Brummer! I had the biggest crush on him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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