richleamington Posted October 3, 2009 Report Posted October 3, 2009 It really sucked that Sam's age group just started falling apart that year when he left and then Peta and Edward left. From there, that age group took until the end of 2005 to completely go down the toilet with its originals, just leaving newcomer Jack to welcome Charlie and Angelo into that age group. Now it's just Charlie, Angelo and Hugo standing for that group. I might be being totally thick here but I am sure that Peta and Edward and Sam were late teens/early twenties tops whereas Charlie, Angelo and Hugo are late 20s/early 30s.
Ryan Posted October 4, 2009 Report Posted October 4, 2009 Yeah, but Peta and Sam will be late twenties now. What he means it is in fact the same group of friends just all the friends are different. For instance 2000 - Sam, Gypsy, Edward, Peta, Will, Hayley, Mitch 2001 - Will, Hayley, Gypsy'ish, Brodie, Dani, Noah, Alex 2002 - Dani, Brodie, Josh, Hayley, Noah, Alex 2003 - Dan, Josh, Scott, Hayley, Noah, Alex, Kit 2004 - Dani, Scott, Hayley, Noah 2005 - Scott, Martha, Hayley, Jack, 2006 - Martha, Jack, 2007 - Martha, Jack, 2008 - Martha, Charlie, Angelo, Hugo Technically Martha is too young to be part of that group, but she's always appeared older than she actually is.
_chris70_ Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 Also 2000 had perhaps the largest amount of regular "adult" parent figure characters for any year on H & A- at one point there were 10- Irene, Don, Coleen, Alf, Ailsa, Joel, Rhys, Shelley, Judith Which compares with todays'- Alf, Irene, Colleen, Tony!
Red Ranger 1 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 ^Wasn't Ken around at the same time as that lot as well?Natalie left before the Sutherlands arrived...
Ryan Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 Yeah, Ken overlapped the Sutherland's by about 30 episodes.
Red Ranger 1 Posted October 6, 2009 Report Posted October 6, 2009 Thought so.I remember when Irene heard the news he'd been killed Shelley was helping her try on her wedding dress.
Ryan Posted October 6, 2009 Report Posted October 6, 2009 I don't think it was any great plan to have lots of middle-aged + characters, I just don't think they managed some of the older character out before they introduced the Sutherland's. It is, as of 2007, the year with the highest average cast age, with 1989 2nd. Looking back at the show it replaced, Sons and Daughters, that very rarely had kids in it, it was mainly full of 40 something's with 20 year old kids with that 70 year old woman that's dead now.
j.laur5 Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 ^Wasn't Ken around at the same time as that lot as well?Natalie left before the Sutherlands arrived... Yes Ken was on the show when the Sutherlands were there. Natalie had already left but she returned as guest later on in the year.
Mrs Bishop Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 Home and Away i dont think replaced Sons and Daughters a different concept all together but Lokking at HAA its was at its strongest between 2000 to 2007 you had the most Adults you should have to Kids if you look at other soap Dramas they have strong casts of both Youngsters and Adults you need the older ones to keep the kid under controle, atm there are too many young members of the cast and no good story lines.
Ryan Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 I know they needed something new to fight Neighbours, but if one soap on Seven ends on late 1987 I don't think it's too far fetched to say it was probably sacrificed to allow Home and Away to be created.
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