"Home and Away" Episode #1.4792 (2009)

Writer:

Dan Bennett (writer)

TV Series:

"Home and Away" (1988)

Original Air Date:

17 February 2009 (Season 1, Episode 4792)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Beach | Father Son Relationship | Family Relationships | Soap | Neighbor

Cast

Ray Meagher	...	Alf Stewart
Lynne McGranger	...	Irene Roberts
Lyn Collingwood	...	Colleen Smart
Ada Nicodemou	...	Leah Patterson-Baker
Jodi Gordon	...	Martha McKenzie
Jon Sivewright	...	Tony Holden
Amy Mathews	...	Rachel Armstrong
Charlotte Best	...	Annie Campbell
Lincoln Lewis	...	Geoff Campbell
Conrad Coleby	...	Roman Harris
Josh Quong Tart	...	Miles Copeland
Tessa James	...	Nicole Franklin
Jordan Rodrigues	...	Jai Fernandez
Esther Anderson	...	Charlie Buckton
Rebecca Breeds	...	Ruby Buckton

Indiana Evans	...	Matilda Hunter
Ivar Kants	...	Barry Hyde
Ernie Dingo	...	Paul
Ben Hamilton	...	Young Damian
Lloyd King	...	Peter Jeffries
Scott Major	...	Murray
Ashley Murray	...	Young Shannon Reed
Anthony Simcoe	...	Gerry Davis
Robert Taylor	...	Nicholas Walsh
Michael Trafford	...	Tony
Patrick Ward	...	Snowy James
Kate Agnew	...	Lindsay Simons
Jessie Bullions	...	Young Finlay (as Jesse Bullions)
Megan Connolly	...	Rebecca Nash
Maureen Green	...	Belinda Jackson
Lisbeth Kennally	...	Elaine Gardiner

"He does have some stuff to work through and Ruby needs to let him do that"

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

So, Leah's 30th birthday is celebrated with what she describes as the boringest party ever.And the viewer scratches their head about the fact she should have turned 30 about two years ago.The return of her parents, and follically challenged brother, sees her getting a storyline for the first time in ages.(Although no mention of oldest brother Dmitri.)And proving once again that she can't handle her drink. Her kiss with Roman seems to be there for the same reason as Miles and Charlie's, just to give them something to put in the trailers, and is unlikely to lead to anything.

With most of the cast present, we're treated to some nice character moments and some decent follow-ups to what's been going on recently. Xavier seems to be stuck in a rut, constantly standing up to Freya and then copping off with her.Hugo, for once, probably should have stepped in when he saw them together.There's a decent fallout from Nicole's kiss with Freya:Roman overhearing Ruby moaning about it to Charlie is a great comic moment.Nicole, in dismissing Geoff's concerns, seems to be displaying the same double standards she accused Bartlett of last episode.And Ruby...moans, which is all she does these days.

On the serious side, a few nice moments between Martha and Rachel as the former's cancer storyline continues to play out well.And Jon Sivewright continuing to grab the attention as Tony.Rachel doesn't know how to handle him and while her concern is justified she might be best letting him work through this on his own.