https://au.tv.yahoo.com/home-and-away/a/36749928/johnny-ruffo-confirms-aggressive-brain-cancer/#page1

January 2018 Episode Rankings
A total of 3 episodes aired this month.

 

1. James Stewart (Justin Morgan) : 3

2. Raechelle Banno (Olivia Fraser-Richards) : 2

*. George Mason (Martin Ashford) : 2

*. Lynne McGranger (Irene Roberts) : 2

*. Penny McNamee (Tori Morgan) : 2

*. Ray Meagher (Alf Stewart) : 2

*. Kestie Morassi (Maggie Astoni) : 2

*. Rohan Nichol (Ben Astoni) : 2

*. Orpheus Pledger (Mason Morgan) : 2

*. Sarah Roberts (Willow Harris) : 2

*. Jake Ryan (Robbo) : 2

*. Brittany Santariga (Jennifer Dutton) : 2

*. Shane Withington (John Palmer) : 2

14. Anna Cocquerel (Coco Astoni) : 1

*. Olivia Deeble (Raffy Morrison) : 1

*. Sophie Dillman (Ziggy Astoni) : 1

*. Jackson Heywood (Brody Mason) : 1

*. Scott Lee (Hunter King) : 1

*. Pia Miller (Katrina Chapman) : 1

*. Ada Nicodemou (Leah Patterson-Baker) : 1

*. Georgie Parker (Roo Stewart) : 1

*. Matthew Pearce (Axel Boyd) : 1

*. Emily Symons (Marilyn Chambers) : 1

 

CONTRACT DEPARTURES

1/29 – Pia Miller (Katrina Chapman)

https://www.backtothebay.net/news/2018/01/17/vale-jessica-falkholt/
So saddened about this, truly devastating. I liked her as Hope and wondered whether they would ever bring her back.

 

Reading some other stuff on that website trying not to spoil myself too much, I wonder if the gay character is going to be the new cop, Colby. He's been on for weeks (I'm still a bit behind though) and not a single mention of an ex girlfriend or flirting with anyone. Any other new man or woman on this show has a love interest nearly straight away, as on any soap, more often than not. If that's where they're going, and the show was more over-the-top, I say have Robbo who's living with him remember he'd been with men before and the two hook up, shocking the whole town.
It was always obvious the annoying mother of the new family would be killed off sooner or later because even though they've barely shared any scene thus far, the dad is, I bet, a future love interest for Leah. The daughters have been fine additions, not to mention Ryder. I only wish they had kept Scarlett around as I thought there was something so warm about her with great long-term potential.

RIP Cornelia Frances.

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-44285534

RIP Cornelia. Morag was one of my favourite characters  

Morag was the best !

A BTS documentary of Australia Soaps from Early 90's(?) but mostly consisting of Neighbours & Home and Away. Really good interviews and reactions from viewers too. 

 

 

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a29350339/home-and-away-watch-200-classic-episodes-amazon-prime/

Some spoilerish news:

 

Spoiler

Looks like a new Kiwi (specifically Maori) family will be coming to Summer Bay in the next few months.

 

One of the new characters (possibly, the father) has already appeared in the season finale as one of the hostages caught up in the hostage drama at the hospital.

 

Bree Peters has been cast (the mother?). Bree Peters had a memorable role on Shortland Street as Pania Stevens from 2014 - 15. She is also the daughter of New Zealand's deputy prime minister Winston Peters.

 

Looks like the family will have two sons.

 

The backstory seems to be that the family moved to Australia from New Zealand about 12 years ago.

 

A bit of social history - Kiwis moving to Australia has been a common occurrence for several generations (Trans-Tasman travel agreement allows citizens of each country to reside and work in the other, with some restrictions), although in the past few years it has reversed a little bit.

 

https://www.backtothebay.net/news/2019/11/25/home-and-away-2020-spoilers-a-new-family-set-to-make-waves/

Currently watching Bella and Nikau supposedly out in the middle of nowhere when it's sooo obvious they're in the Blue Mountains near Katoomba lol; I'm pretty sure I even saw the Three Sisters in the background.

Emily Symons interview (starts about 14 minutes in) as she tours Paris. I never knew she hosted a talk show between H&A and Emmerdale. Looks like a proto-Loose Women.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLobvfDxWmE

 

 

An old promo for Home and Away's shift from TV3 to TV2 in New Zealand from I think 2013.

 

Edited November 20, 20214 yr by Dion

That was fun. Thanks. 

I have never really seen any of the times when Irene was big in story. I started watching more regularly this year and she's pretty firm support.