James Martin Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 Emmerdale started at November 1989 in early 2019 and took just 11 months to get to the plane crash. I'm not sure the classic episodes now are at the point where they could be considered all that "classic." I enjoyed watching from the plane crash up to Kim's 1999 exit, but nothing really appealed beyond that. The Tates vs. the Dingles and then the Sugdens. During the Summers of 1997 and 1998, Yorkshire Television also tried to coattail on the success of Home & Away by bringing in the Holiday Village. If there's one era of Home & Away I would like to watch again it's from the back end of the Dan Bennett era - around the time the helicopter crash had been resolved - up to Sally's departure. That era had a really strong teen group of Matilda, Lucas, Ric, Belle, Cassie, Geoff, Annie and you also had the semi-regular Lisa who died in the car crash. You also had Fisher's return in there, Brad & Sally, Kim's exit, Beth's death, Kit back for a bit. Then you get to 2008 and the excellent Bevan Lee era, and the 20th is a catalyst to bring old characters back (Debra comes back for Sally's re-stabbing and then for her exit.) There's odds and sods left on YouTube in questionable quality, but that era was filmed in HD so won't have aged badly. Late 2006 to Mid 2008 was for me the show's last great era. I would love to see that again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeandawayfan. Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Emmerdale's change was more to do with the fact the farming format became stale, and TBF the show was not all about farming before the plane crash but about a farming family and often focused on their personal lives and even in the late 1970s the show was expanding its format by bringing in new locations and widening the cast and not so much focus on the farm. Also in 1992, the owner of the real life farm used to portray Emmerdale Farm sold up and the new owners had major plans for the property so would not allow filming to continue. So the farm had to go. The change would not have felt so drastic otherwise, hence why much of the change was beyond TPTB's control. Neighbours and Corrie also changed but for similar reasons to Emmerdale, to evolve but keep the right balance. H&A changed formats because it felt like it I think. The fostering format would have still worked well I think past 2005 but H&A just wanted to become more crime/medical/drugs and rock and roll focused. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve123 Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 Have they now taken Home and Away off Amazon Prime? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old H&A Fan Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 On 08/02/2024 at 05:42, Steve123 said: Have they now taken Home and Away off Amazon Prime? I can still see the list, but of course unavailable because of my location? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve123 Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 Yeah I can see the list but says not available in my location when I view through my phone, but it doesn't even show that when I search via my TV. Can't understand why they have taken it off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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