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.

Cast & crew

A

Alan Bateman

Creator

Ray Meagher

Alf

Lynne McGranger

Irene Roberts

Ada Nicodemou

Leah

Shane Withington

Emily Symons

Marilyn Chambers

James Stewart

Justin

Georgie Parker

Roo Stewart

Sophie Dillman

Ziggy Astoni

Penny McNamee

Tori Morgan

Emily Weir

Mackenzie Booth

Dieter Brummer

Shane Parrish

Luke Mitchell

Romeo Smith

Patrick O'Connor

Dean Thompson

Ethan Browne

Tane Parata

Les Hill

Blake Dean

George Mason

Martin Ashford

Chris Hemsworth

Extra

Rohan Nichol

Ben Astoni

Kestie Morassi

Maggie Astoni

Esther Anderson

Charlie Buckton

Seasons

8841 episodes

Season 11988 · 228 episodes

Season 21989 · 220 episodes

Season 31990 · 225 episodes

Season 41991 · 242 episodes

Season 51992 · 230 episodes

Season 61993 · 230 episodes

Season 71994 · 230 episodes

Season 81995 · 230 episodes

Season 91996 · 230 episodes

Season 101997 · 230 episodes