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Maria Wilson
''Home and Away'' is an Australian soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 1995, by order of first appearance. They were all introduced by the show's then executive producer John Holmes. The 8th season of ''Home and Away'' began airing on 16 January 1995. The first introduction of the year was Daniel Goddard as drug dealer Eric Phillips. Adrian Lee began portraying teacher Andrew Warren in March. Nic Testoni joined the serial in April as Travis Nash. Kristy Wright took on the role of Chloe Richards in June. Kimberley Joseph began playing Joanne Brennan from July. Katrina Hobbs began playing doctor Kelly Watson in August. Nick Freedman debuted as Alex Bennett in October, while Quinn Jackson also made her first appearance. The following month, David Ritchie arrived as Alex's father, Saul. Eric Phillips Eric Phillips, played by Daniel Goddard. Goddard signed to guest star in the show fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home And Away
''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, New South Wales, where he noticed locals were complaining about the construction of a foster home and against the idea of foster children from the city living in the area. The soap opera was initially going to be called ''Refuge'', but the name was changed to the "friendlier" title of ''Home and Away'' once production began. The show premiered in what Bateman classified as a ninety-minute telefeatureOram, James "Home and Away: Behind the Scenes" p. 45 Angus and Robertson, 1989 (subsequently in re-runs and on VHS titled as ''Home and Away: The Movie''), as opposed to a pilot. Since then, each subsequent episode has aired for a duration of twenty-two minutes. ''Home and Away'' has become the second longest-running drama series in Australian t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inside Soap
''Inside Soap'' is a weekly soap opera and television listings magazine published in the United Kingdom. The magazine is currently released every Tuesday. It covers storylines featured in British and Australian soap operas that are broadcast in the United Kingdom, including ''Coronation Street'', '' Doctors'', ''EastEnders'', ''Emmerdale'', ''Hollyoaks'', ''Home and Away'' and ''Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and ...'' as well as drama '' Casualty''. Since 1996, the magazine have hosted the ''Inside Soap'' Awards ceremony each year. History Profile and early years ''Inside Soap'' was launched in Australia in 1992, published by the Sydney-based Attic Futura. Attic Futura was sold to Pacific Magazines in 1993 by which time the magazine had been successfully l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa George
Melissa Suzanne George (born 6 August 1976) is an Australian and American actress. She began her career playing Angel Parrish on the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' between 1993–1996. After moving to the United States, George made her feature film debut with a supporting role in the 1998 tech noir '' Dark City''. She made the transition to leading roles when she starred in the 2005 remake of ''The Amityville Horror'', gaining further recognition with the thriller '' Derailed'' (2005), and the genre films ''30 Days of Night'' (2007) and ''Triangle'' (2009). Outside film, George played the recurring role of Lauren Reed on ABC's '' Alias'' (2003–2004). She was Golden Globe nominated for playing Laura Hill on the first season of HBO's ''In Treatment'' (2008), and won the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress for her portrayal of Rosie in the Australian miniseries '' The Slap'' (2011); a part she reprised in the 2015 American adaptation. She starred as Margot Fox on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Brooks
Angel Parrish (also Brooks) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', portrayed by Melissa George. She made her first on-screen appearance on 30 March 1993, arriving as a teenage runaway. The character became popular amongst viewers when she was paired up with Shane Parrish, and to this day they remain one of the soap's most loved couples. George departed ''Home and Away'' on 30 August 1996. Angel said goodbye to Summer Bay and left for England with her children and new boyfriend. Casting George and a friend, Cara Mitchinson, both acted in a mock episode of ''Home and Away'' with a video camera, playing Bobby and Sophie Simpson respectively. When the offer of a role on the serial came, George's parents convinced her to relocate from her native Perth to Sydney and she began lodging with families. George met with casting director Liz Mullinar and was subsequently cast in the role. Storylines Angel arrives in Summer Bay having run away from home. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Storey (Home And Away)
Rob Storey is a fictional character from the Australian Seven Network, Channel Seven soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Matthew Lilley. He appeared in the series from 13 July 1994 until 12 May 1995. Casting Lilley played the role for one year. Three years after he left the series; Lilley said he still received fan mail from European viewers. Character development Rob begins a relationship with Roxy Miller, Roxanne Miller (Lisa Lackey); but Lackey was unhappy with the storyline. She told a writer from ''Inside Soap'' that their relationship was "ridiculous" because she did not believe that Roxanne would be with "someone like Rob". She added that her character is "into equal rights for women, but this guy she's falling in love with seems so sexist - he's everything she hates." Rob manages to convince Roxanne to date him and they become a couple; but soon after she discovers that she is ill. Rob and Roxanne decide to shower together and he finds a lump in her breast. She is l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donna Bishop
Donna Bishop is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Nicola Quilter. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 8 November 1994 and departed on 23 June 1995. Casting Quilter joined the cast in 1994. Actress Kimberley Joseph also auditioned for the part of Donna, but it was Quilter who secured the role. Quilter starred in the series for nine months, but she felt that the role had distracted her from a music career. While working on ''Home and Away'' Quilter was stalked by a viewer who became "sexually obsessed" with her. He found out her filming schedule and repeatedly phoned her when she finished filming. He tricked her into believing it was someone close to her, but when she changed her telephone number the harassment stopped. Character development In December 1994, Quilter fractured a bone in her foot when a wall-mounted bed fell onto it. She was given crutches to aid her mobility while it healed. Rachel Brow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isla Fisher
Isla Lang Fisher (; born 3 February 1976) is an Australian actress. Born in Oman to Scottish parents with whom she moved to Australia during her childhood, she began appearing in television commercials and came to prominence for her portrayal of Shannon Reed on the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' (1994–1997), for which she received two Logie Award nominations. Fisher transitioned to Hollywood with a supporting role in the comedy horror film ''Scooby-Doo'' (2002) and has since starred in films such as '' Wedding Crashers'' (2005), '' Wedding Daze'' (2006), '' Confessions of a Shopaholic'' (2009), '' Bachelorette'' (2012), '' The Great Gatsby'' (2013), '' Now You See Me'' (2013), and '' Nocturnal Animals'' (2016). Her other credits include '' I Heart Huckabees'' (2004), '' Definitely, Maybe'' (2008), '' Keeping Up with the Joneses'' (2016), '' Tag'' (2018), and '' The Beach Bum'' (2019), in addition to voice roles in animated films such as '' Horton Hears a Who!'' (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannon Reed
Shannon Reed is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Isla Fisher. She made her first on screen appearance on 16 September 1994. She departed on 6 August 1997. Ashley Murray played a young Shannon in flashbacks. Casting Actress Isla Fisher was eighteen when she joined the cast of ''Home and Away'' in 1994, shortly after finishing the role of Robyn Devereaux on '' Paradise Beach''. Fisher was cast alongside Shane Ammann in the respective roles of Shannon and Curtis Reed. In an interview with Rachel Browne of ''The Sun-Herald'', Fisher spoke of her success and experiences on the show. "I would be stupid to let it go to my head because it could all end tomorrow and I would just fade back into obscurity." She added: "I like working on ''Home And Away'' but it's a heavy workload so I get stressed out a lot, We work about 15 hours a day, including the time it takes to learn lines. "I know a lot of people work those sort of hours but I thin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Magazines
Pacific Magazines was a magazine publisher operating in Australia owned by Seven West Media. In March 2020, it was acquired by Are Media, Bauer Media Australia in April 2020. In June 2020, Mercury Capital acquired Pacific Magazines as part of its purchase of Bauer's former Australian and New Zealand assets. History Pacific published leading titles including Australia's best selling magazine ''Better Homes & Gardens (magazine), Better Homes & Gardens, Women's Health, Men's Health, New Idea, Who (magazine), Who,'' and the nation's leading fashion brand ''Marie Claire''. It has it roots in the Southdown Press, the publishers of ''New Idea'' and long owned by the Murdoch family. When News Corp Australia acquired the Herald & Weekly Times in 1987, the Australasian and Argus titles (''Australasian Post'', ''Home Beautiful'', ''Your Garden'') were added. Rupert Murdoch Corporate spin-off, spun off his Australian magazine holdings in 1991 into a new company, Pacific Magazines and Print ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieter Brummer
Dieter Kirk Brummer (5 May 1976 – 24 July 2021) was an Australian actor. He was best known for his roles in television soap operas, including playing Shane Parrish in ''Home and Away'' from 1992 to 1996 and Troy Miller in ''Neighbours'' from 2011 to 2012. He also starred in crime drama '' Underbelly: The Golden Mile'', after having a smaller role in the previous series Brummer and ''Home and Away'' co-star Melissa George, who portrayed his partner and later screen wife Angel Parrish, were promoted as a soap super couple in the early 1990s. Biography Brummer was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and was of German descent. He began his career starring as Shane Parrish in the television soap opera ''Home and Away''. Brummer was nominated for the Gold Logie and Silver Logie Awards for "Most Popular Actor" for the role of Shane in 1994, but failed to win. He won the "Most Popular Actor" Silver Logie Award in 1995 and 1996. In 1993, 1994, and 1995 the role saw Brummer voted as " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Parrish
Shane Parrish is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Dieter Brummer. He made his first on-screen appearance on 28 May 1992 and he departed on 13 March 1996. Casting In 1992, actor Dieter Brummer successfully auditioned for the part of Shane. Brummer was fifteen years old and had been studying drama at high school. Brummer has said the recognition was instant and admitted he found the attention "quite bizarre". In 1995, Brummer quit the serial after he decided Shane's story had come to its natural conclusion. He also admitted he had become bored of the role and working with the same cast members. Speaking of his departure, Brummer stated: "I know there's life after Home And Away and I'm not afraid of it. Now it's time it's time to move on." He filmed his final scenes in December 1995, with Shane's departure airing in early 1996. Character development When he was first introduced into the serial he was portrayed as a "bad boy". Brumm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Ammann
Curtis Reed is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Shane Ammann. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 16 September 1994. He was introduced alongside his adopted sister, Shannon Reed ( Isla Fisher). He departed on 15 April 1997. Casting Ammann joined the cast of ''Home and Away'' as Curtis in mid-1994, along with Isla Fisher who was cast as Shannon Reed, shortly after they finished up on '' Paradise Beach''. Their casting was publicised in '' TV Week'' a few days before their debuts. Di Stanley reported that they had only starred in one scene together during ''Paradise Beach'', so the interview was a chance for them to get to know each other. She said the most surprising revelation was the age difference between the actors – Ammann was 14 and Fisher was 18. Ammann made his debut on 16 September 1994. Development Curtis and Shannon were introduced as siblings, whose mother had been killed in a ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
