Home and Away is set in the fictional town of Summer Bay, a coastal town in New South Wales, and follows the personal and professional lives of the people living in the area. The show initially focused on the Fletcher family, Pippa and Tom Fletcher and their five foster children Frank Morgan, Carly Morris, Steven Matheson, Lynn Davenport and Sally Keating, who would go on to become one of the show's longest-running characters. The show also originally and currently focuses on the Stewart family. Home and Away had proved popular when it premiered in 1988 and had risen to become a hit in Australia, and after only a few weeks, the show tackled its first major and disturbing storyline, the rape of Carly Morris; it was one of the first shows to feature such storylines during the early timeslot. H&A has tackled many adult-themed and controversial storylines; something rarely found in its restricted timeslot.
Creator: Alan Bateman
Network: Seven Network
Seasons
39
Episodes
8680
Status
Returning Series
Ray Meagher
Alf Stewart
Lynne McGranger
Irene Roberts
Ada Nicodemou
Leah Patterson-Baker
Shane Withington
John Palmer
Emily Symons
Marilyn Chambers
Georgie Parker
Roo Stewart
James Stewart
Justin Morgan
Sophie Dillman
Ziggy Astoni
2014