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It was mentioned in the ep - she tried to steal a handbag for a prank video

Though H&A did have a Derek hanging around for 7 years! https://www.backtothebay.net/characters/derek-young/

Technically he said "It's been a while since you called me" which is a bit more ambiguous

No conspiracy behind it due to the nature of their departures, it's just because they're awaiting profiles (and we've not got around to adding pics yet). I believe there's five in total, with Grant, Simon and Haydn being the others. It was decided to add placeholders for those remaining regular characters into the section not too long ago for logistical reasons, as we need all regulars available for selection in the database as we fill out our episode cast lists.

Well I’d quite like to see more of Dean’s old acquaintance Jo…

You say that like it's a bad thing...? JP's one-man-show would be quite entertaining I think!

That time of the year again, as we kick off the show's 37th season on UK screens. Usual spiel applies - this thread runs at Channel 5 pace so please be mindful of that in regards to spoilers, particularly if you've caught the first look episode on 5Star. As with last year, we start the season exactly 8 weeks behind the Australian airings.

No-one should step out of their house full stop towards the end of November in Oz (though I imagine some Final Destination Rude Goldberg type stuff would still go down even if they barred the windows).

I've had that song stuck in my head all evening with absolutely no idea why (particularly when I've been watching this week's Corrie and it doesn't really apply to Crawshaw)...then I come on here and find that...

Just dusting off this thread to reveal that BTTB turns 20 years old today...

New Year’s Day - updated it on the site a couple of weeks ago but forgot to mention in here.

That'll be next year for H&A.

Just to add that it will be returning to the usual timeslot when it returns in the New Year. https://www.backtothebay.net/news/2023/10/27/home-and-away-in-channel-5-afternoon-timeslot-change/

Daily eps dropping at 7am Monday-Thursday

Indeed, they've not been credited since this version debuted in 2018.

There's certainly been some major tectonic plate shifting with those earthquakes - over the years Yabbie Creek has gone from 30km away, to 20km away, to the point where characters are now popping into the diner on a quick dash from the police station/hospital (as if there isn't anywhere in Yabbie Creek to grab a coffee and muffin) ?

One mention in press material, one mention in dialogue (listed alongside the other siblings, though not explicitly referred to as one), and one visible appearance/credit via flashback: https://www.backtothebay.net/characters/stewart_debra/

Can't say offhand if Nigeria had previously been mentioned, but Celia was in Tanzania (??) in 2000 - it was the embassy in Dar es Salaam that alerted the office of foreign affairs in Oz when she went missing.

7676 ?

There wasn't any filming in the US other than some well-placed stock footage ? ? Nice example there, funnily enough I put my location hunting skills to good use and added the warehouse location onto the SC2 IMDb page a couple of years back. There was a particularly telling moment in H&A's most recent London shoot (featuring the family beginning with B) where they took a shot of the exterior of St Thomas' in London, yet the interior of the hospital miraculously had Australian plug sockets... the stock 'nee-naw' sound effect of a UK ambulance from the 80s was a bit jarring for 2014 too ?

Our Coral interview again ?

At risk of veering too far off the original intention of the thread, you can see it here, should start at the right timestamp but if not it's 01:49:45.

It was absolutely true - that snippet originally came from our interview with Coral Drouyn, which was then referenced on Wiki, from where it was eventually brought up with Lynne. Coral has also spoken about it again more recently.