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Fiver's 'Sun, Sea & Scandal' Week

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:46:04 +0000

To make up for Home and Away's 4 week break in the UK during August, Fiver are once again showing a selection of special episodes.

To kick the break off, 10 episodes will be shown between 3rd-7th August entitled 'Sun, Sea and Scandal'.

The planned schedule is as follows:

Monday 3rd August

10:30 & 18:00 - Episode 2853 Original Oz Airdate: 14th June 2000 As Sally and Kieran's big day approaches, old friends and familiar faces return to the Bay to share in the festivities. Meanwhile, Gypsy is revolted by Kieran's hypocrisy. Later, Leah worries that Vinnie will follow his fortune, and Martin, to Queensland.

11:00 & 18:30 - Episode 2854
Original Oz Airdate: 15th June 2000
As Sally and Kieran's big day arrives, Joel admits to Gypsy that he misses Nat. Making their way into the church, Gypsy glares at Kieran. Will she finally let the truth be known? Meanwhile, as Sally prepares to enter the church, Fisher admits that he can't give her away - someone else has volunteered.

Tuesday 4th August

10:30 & 18:00 - Episode 3250 Original Oz Airdate: 5th April 2002 The school sit-in ends in chaos as the police arrive to make the students leave. When Fisher refuses to move, reinforcements are called in, and Seb, Flynn, Ethan and Fisher are arrested. Meanwhile, Kirsty and Jemma continue to party at the nightclub, but Kirsty as taken Ecstasy and soon leaves the club feeling extremely ill. Jemma tries to cover it up, and it isn't until the next day that the full extent of Kirsty's condition is known.

11:00 & 18:30 - Episode 3251
Original Oz Airdate: 8th April 2002
While Kirsty's life hangs in the balance after taking Ecstasy at a nightclub, her family tries to cope. But Brodie finds herself isolated from the rest of her family, while Dani turns to Josh for comfort. Meanwhile, Josh's photo of Fisher being arrested makes its way onto the front page of a national newspaper.

Wednesday 5th August

10:30 & 18:00 - Episode 3319 Original Oz Airdate: 11th July 200211:00 & 18:30 - Episode 3220
Original Oz Airdate: 12th July 2002
Shelley confronts Kirsty over Kane and demands that the couple no longer see each other. Rhys soon discovers the truth and the two men nearly come to blows. Later, Dani discovers the identity of her secret pen pal. Meanwhile, Hayley and Josh take the DIC kids out bushwalking, but an accidental slip means Hayley is left dangling over a cliff edge. Will Aimee help her?

Thursday 6th August

10:30 & 18:00 - Episode 3485 Original Oz Airdate: 11th April 2003 Josh makes Rhys a tempting offer for Summer Bay's caravan park. Later, Jesse confronts Josh over organising an art dealer to come and see Hayley's work. Meanwhile, as Angie's life crumbles around her, she takes her frustration out on Rhys and trashes her classroom. She blames the mess on Nick and Seb, but the tape of her confessing that she manipulated Nick is about to be revealed.

11:00 & 18:30 - Episode 3600
Original Oz Airdate: 19th September 2003
Kane and Kirsty continue to see each other in secret, but Kane has had enough of their covert meetings. Instead, he tells Kirsty that he wants to leave town - with her. Kirsty is all for the idea and makes ready for their getaway. But Dani has guessed at their plans, and their escape won't be easy. Meanwhile, Dani feels her life is falling apart, and her stress and anxiety over Kane comes to a head as she breaks down at a lecture.

Friday 7th August

10:30 & 18:00 - Episode 4288 Original Oz Airdate: 4th October 2006 Drama erupts in the Bay when Sally sees Martha sharing an intimate-looking embrace with Brad. The sight leaves Sally reeling - she realises her feelings for him, but does Brad feel the same? Meanwhile, Belle catches Drew in his boxers just after sleeping with Amanda - is their dirty little secret about to be revealed?

11:00 & 18:30 - Episode 4380
Original Oz Airdate: 23rd March 2007
Kelli dices with danger in order to keep her plans against Amanda secret, while Kitty sacrifices the happiness of her daughter to save herself. Meanwhile, Cam's search for a dancer at the club ends when he causes Martha to feel guilty.

Check back on BTTB soon for news of any future specials.

"Scent"

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:48:25 +0000

Home And Away's Rebecca Breeds (Ruby Buckton), Jon Sivewright (Tony Holden) and ex-H&A star Rhys Wakefield (Lucas Holden) are set to star in Scent, a movie directed and edited by Kain O'Keefe, who played Brendan Austin and Callan in the soap. The film is produced by Jaz Spelic.

"Scent is the story of Michael (Sivewright), a socially inept middle aged man struggling with his infatuation for a young couple, Dan (Wakefield) and Emma (Breeds), living in the same building as him."

Release date: Sometime in 2009
Trailer: [youtube link]

H&A's AWGIE Nomination

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:11:59 +0000

Nominations have recently been announced for the 42nd Annual AWGIE awards, the Australian Writers Guild's much respected accolade for excellence in screen, television, stage and radio writing.

This year's nominations sees writer Sean Nash in the shortlist for Episode 4649 of Home and Away, which aired in Australia on 29th May 2008. The episode featured the return of Kane Phillips who sneaked into the hospital to see his son Oliver, as well as Jai's deliberate fall off the pier and Ross' uncertainty about his blossoming relationship with Morag.

Also nominated for the Television Serial category are 2 episodes of 'Neighbours', and an episode of the axed soap 'Out of the Blue'. Awards are based solely on the original script, regardless of the final edit or ratings of the episode when it goes to air. The winner will be announced on Friday 28th August 2009.

Previous wins for the show include:

2003 - Coral Drouyn (Episode 3445 - Alf's Near Death Experience)
2005 - Louise Crane-Bowes (Episode 3806 - Olympic Return, Noah's Funeral)
2006 - Sam Meikle (Episode 4121 - Flynn's Death)
2007 - Sam Meikle (Episode 4212 - J/M Wedding Explosion aftermath / Peter's 'death')
2008 - Margaret Wilson (Episode 4498 - Sally & Brad's non-wedding)

Conrad goes Russian

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:10:47 +0000

Former H&A star Conrad Coleby (Roman Harris) is set to play Sergei in Robert Crouch's theatre version of the famous Russian drama Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.

The season runs from 4th - 26th July 2009 @ Belvoir St. Downstairs Theatre in Surry Hills, New South Wales.

If you're in Australia, you can book tickets by calling 9699 3444 or visiting the website at www.belvoir.com.au

Source: H&A official site and www.belvoir.com.au

Lincoln Twitter Rumours

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:54:37 +0000

There have been rumours flying across the web today, following Jackie O stating on her Twitter page that she'd heard H&A star Lincoln Lewis had been axed from the show - a consequence of his recent sex-tape scandal.

BTTB has made enquires with its sources, and we can confirm that the statement is not true.

Whilst its no secret that Lincoln's standard 3 year contract is due to expire early next year, having started with the show in April 2007, the decision as to whether or not Lincoln will carry on in the role has nothing to do with the recent scandal.

If Lincoln, or the show, do choose to say goodbye to Geoff in 2010 - which is a decision which has not even been discussed as yet - then it will just be part of the on-going revolving door with the young actors.

As regards to Jackie O, it seems apparent that she has heard about Lincoln's end-of-contract approaching, and assumed that there was a casual connection between that and the sex-tape scandal. This is not the case.

The fact that Lincoln started filming on another Seven Network show, 'Dancing with the Stars', AFTER the news came out, further disproves the theory. Common sense would state that if Seven were worried in any way about the scandal, then they would choose to drop Lincoln from a show which hadn't even started filming yet as opposed to H&A.

With 'Dancing with the Stars' going to air next week, viewers have nothing to worry about.

Five Takes A Break

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:29:40 +0000

BTTB can confirm that UK broadcaster Five will be taking Home and Away off air for the month of August, putting the gap between UK and Australian transmission back to 6 weeks.

The last showing before the hiatus will be on Episode 4900 on Friday 31st July, with the show returning to UK screens on 31st August.

As it stands, the UK airing comes only 2 weeks after Australian airing, and this break will ensure that the UK does not come in danger of overtaking Australia when they take their annual christmas break at the end of November.

Geoff gets those dancing shoes on!

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:11:35 +0000

Lincoln Lewis (Geoff Campbell) is set to partake in the new season of the Australian Dancing With The Stars.

He will team up with dance partner Luda in hopes of winning the big trophy!

Source: H&A Official Site

Nic's Past Life

Sat, 23 May 2009 23:03:19 +0000

Nicholas Bishop (Peter Baker) will appear in Past Life, a 13-episode series about investigators who try to resolve their clients’ current woes by solving the mysteries encountered in their previous lives.

Bishop will appear as a former New York Police Department (NYPD) detective who work together with Kelli Giddish (All My Children), who plays a gifted psychologist.

Source: tv tonight

Chris is Thor

Sat, 23 May 2009 22:54:53 +0000

Chris Hemsworth (Kim Hyde) is set to play the Marvie thunder god, Thor. The movie "Thor" is scheduled for release in May 2010.

Source: JustJared.

Return not to be embraced by some.

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:26:43 +0000

Contains spoilers for all viewers.

From High School Choir Adventure to College Nightmare

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:24:09 +0000

While viewers most likely will be jumping in their seats, watching scary scenes; Home & Away graduate, Tammin Sursok, is probably hoping to give her career a jump in the right direction, with her new movie this fall.

Playing the role of Stacey, Tammin can soon be seen in an American horror production titled “Albino Farm”. The movie tells the story of four college students doing research in the Ozark Mountains when they suddenly find themselves accompanied by deformed mutants.

The indie-movie, most likely to be released some time this fall, has scored a DVD deal with MTI Home Video, according to the online edition of horror magazine, Fangoria, www.fangoriaonline.com.

Article written by Eli

New roles for Martin and Melissa

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:21:26 +0000

Fresh off their successes in Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities and popular US drama Grey's Anatomy respectively, former Summer Bay stars Martin Dingle-Wall and Melissa George have signed onto new projects.

Martin has starred in and produced the drama movie The Nothing Men, which revolves around a group of men sitting out their final days at their jobs in a factory. It also stars Colin Friels, with a stranger arriving and changing the group dynamic in brutal ways. The film is due for release later this year.

George has landed a leading role in new US drama Attorney, as an ADA for the Attorney's office in Manhattan, joining Michael Lange as her ex-husband who is also a federal prosecutor for the office.

H&A Casting Tidbits

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:14:52 +0000

Contains spoilers for all viewers.

Casting news for two starlets

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:08:34 +0000

Both Sharni Vinson and Stephanie Jacobsen have landed new roles in the US. Vinson scored the lead role in new movie Step Up 3 whilst Jacobsen has signed on as Lauren, a medical student who spends her nights working as a call girl on the new remake of Melrose Place. No details are known about Sharni's character as yet.

An Apology

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:00:06 +0000

So, quite a while now I promised you a brand new look Back to the Bay. The work started in earnest, and most of News, Episodes and many other sections started to show signs of a new, but rather incomplete, look. Then... work just stopped. Life and University took over. So, I'd just like to apologise for leaving the place in a bit of a mess since the start of the year. I now have some time off, meaning time to get this place into shape. Things will continue to look a mess over the coming weeks, possibly even more than they do at the moment, but we'll come out the other end with a much improved Back to the Bay. I hope you like it!

I'll be back to report on all the changes in a few weeks.

Chris =)