The BEST episodes of Home and Away season 1

Every episode of Home and Away season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Home and Away season 1!

Home and Away is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and has been produced in Sydney, New South Wales since July 1987. It commenced broadcast on the Seven Network from 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running Australian drama and has endured worldwide success, becoming one of the most popular Australian soap operas to screen internationally and the most popular in its home country. The pilot episode was screened as a ninety-minute television film, with each subsequent episode airing at twenty-two minutes per episode. The series is currently broadcast Mondays through to Thursdays at 7:00 pm.

Last Updated: 8/28/2025Network: SevenStatus: Continuing
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#1 - Episode 56

Season 1 - Episode 56 - Aired 4/4/1988

Barlow plays the injured party as Sandra presses charges. Steven and Sandra face the painful prospect of separation.

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#2 - Episode 41

Season 1 - Episode 41 - Aired 3/14/1988

Sandra desperately tries to conceal the evidence of her latest thrashing.

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#3 - Episode 42

Season 1 - Episode 42 - Aired 3/15/1988

Barlow’s vendetta against the Fletcher’s escalates, while Lance and Martin reveal their latest money-making scheme.

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#4 - Episode 43

Season 1 - Episode 43 - Aired 3/16/1988

Pippa receives a sinister visitor, while Celia lets her hair down in the line of duty.

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#5 - Episode 44

Season 1 - Episode 44 - Aired 3/17/1988

Celia finds herself the target of Summer Bay gossip. Meanwhile, the lid blows on Lance and Martin’s home brew operation.

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#6 - Episode 45

Season 1 - Episode 45 - Aired 3/18/1988

The kids defy the wowsers and proceed with the dance plans.

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#7 - Episode 47

Season 1 - Episode 47 - Aired 3/22/1988

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#8 - Episode 48

Season 1 - Episode 48 - Aired 3/23/1988

Ailsa intervenes to save Sandra as Barlow begins to lose control.

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#9 - Episode 49

Season 1 - Episode 49 - Aired 3/24/1988

Lance and Martin excavate an unsuspecting victim’s yard in search of buried treasure.

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#10 - Episode 50

Season 1 - Episode 50 - Aired 3/25/1988

Fisher unwittingly drives a wedge between Ailsa and Alf.

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#11 - Episode 51

Season 1 - Episode 51 - Aired 3/28/1988

Scott turns up to claim his missing son, while Fisher threatens to resign.

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#12 - Episode 52

Season 1 - Episode 52 - Aired 3/29/1988

Floss and Neville turn Scott’s front lawn into a shambles, while Sandra tries to enlist Steven’s help in an unscrupulous scheme.

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#13 - Episode 53

Season 1 - Episode 53 - Aired 3/30/1988

Lance and Martin devise an illicit money-making scheme.

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#14 - Episode 54

Season 1 - Episode 54 - Aired 3/31/1988

Lance and Martin pay a high price for silence as their scam is exposed.

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#15 - Episode 55

Season 1 - Episode 55 - Aired 4/1/1988

Carly challenges Lynn to eat meat on Good Friday. Meanwhile, Sandra is determined to provide the authorities with evidence of child abuse.

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#16 - Episode 11

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/1/1988

Pippa and Tom worry about Lynn. After the headmasters car accident, it is revealed that he will be away for a few months. Lynn meets a young Greek boy named Nico while hiding out. Tom gets a new job as a road worker.

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#17 - Episode 57

Season 1 - Episode 57 - Aired 4/5/1988

Ailsa puts her plan into action, while Bobby tries to glamorize herself.

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#18 - Episode 58

Season 1 - Episode 58 - Aired 4/6/1988

Carly seeks solace while the dance rages.

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#19 - Episode 59

Season 1 - Episode 59 - Aired 4/7/1988

Celia is determined to nail the Fletchers this time, while Roo’s ill-timed return causes friction and embarrassment.

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#20 - Episode 60

Season 1 - Episode 60 - Aired 4/8/1988

Floss and Neville recruit the entire town in a play to get Pippa off the hook. Meanwhile, Roo receives some devastating news.

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#21 - Episode 61

Season 1 - Episode 61 - Aired 4/11/1988

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#22 - Episode 62

Season 1 - Episode 62 - Aired 4/12/1988

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#23 - Episode 63

Season 1 - Episode 63 - Aired 4/13/1988

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#24 - Episode 64

Season 1 - Episode 64 - Aired 4/14/1988

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#25 - Episode 65

Season 1 - Episode 65 - Aired 4/15/1988