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Home and Away began its life in 1988 on the Seven Network
in Australia. Set in the fictional town of Summer Bay the
show originally revolved around the lives of Pippa and Tom
who took in a succession of foster children. Over time the
focus of the show widened to include the stories of many more
of the inhabitants of Summer Bay and continues to be made
and shown...
Weddings,
what would a soap do without them? Thankfully for the folk
of Summer Bay they seem to go off with few of the unpleasantness
of an Eastenders wedding. This is mostly because Home
and Away has predominantly been a soap about fairly decent
people and not a bunch of nihilistic social inadequates.
If
you have a favourite Home and Away wedding then there's
a good chance it's on this DVD as Kate Ritchie, who played
Sally, takes us thorough twenty-one weddings ranging from
the 1988 marriage of Ailsa and Alf, though between my eyesight
and the rather dodgy colour scheme of the menu, I initially
thought it heralded the more progressive marriage of Alf and
Alf, right up to the 2005 marriage between Amanda and Graham.
Ritchie effortlessly narrates the show, introducing both the
clips and a selection of the actors talking about their experiences.
Like the companion, Home
and Away: Romances, the tone is light-hearted.
The show is presented in stereo and although it is wide screen,
this is achieved by placing a blurred and zoomed portion of
the picture either side of the original 4:3 frame. The effect
works surprisingly well and does not detract from the main
action.
As
a bonus, the disc also sports the complete episode about Leah
and Vinnie's wedding, a strange choice I thought, as you would
have assumed that they would have picked Alf or Sally as the
longest running members of the cast, though my personal vote
would have gone to Marilyn's wedding as this is not only the
period I watched the program the most but also because I used
to fancy Marilyn, there was something about the combination
of sex and stupidity that was irresistible.
So,
another surprisingly pleasant walk down memory lane for Home
and Away fans.
Charles
Packer
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