# Home and Away: Secrets and the City

Home and Away: Secrets and the City is an exclusive-to-video and DVD special of the Australian soap opera Home and Away. In 2002, it was only released on video and a year later it received a DVD release. It is hosted by Home and Away star Tammin Sursok — in character as Dani Sutherland, not as herself — and contains three episodes, two of which were aired on TV: Shattered Hearts and Broken Dreams, from the fifteenth season of Home and Away, while the third episode, Secrets and the City will never be aired on TV; it is only to be seen on the video and DVD.
The story follows the breakup of the Sutherland family as a secret from Rhys' past comes back to haunt him. Years ago, Rhys had an affair with Angie Russell and now she's living in Summer Bay with her son Dylan. Angie then reveals to Dylan than he is Rhys' son and he can't see Rhys' daughter Kirsty any more because they are brother and sister. Shelley discovers his secret when she listens to a tape that recorded Angie talking to Rhys. At a family dinner, Rhys tells all to his family hurting Kirsty the most. The following day, the girls find a note from Rhys saying that he has left for good. Dani and Josh, along with Hayley and Noah, search for Rhys in the City.

## Episodes

The first two episodes featured, titled "Shattered Hearts" and "Broken Dreams" for the DVD release, are from the show's fifteenth season.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 3391 | 201 | "Shattered Hearts" | Jonathan Geraghty | Sean Nash Coral Drouyn | 21 October 2002 (2002-10-21) |
| Shelley finds out that Rhys had an affair with Angie and that Dylan is his son. Angie goes to the Sutherland house to talk to Shelley, resulting in her having the door slammed in her face. ||||||
| 3394 | 204 | "Broken Dreams" | Jonathan Geraghty | Sean Nash Coral Drouyn | 24 October 2002 (2002-10-24) |
| Rhys decides to tell his family the truth about his affair with Angie, and that Dylan is his son — causing Kirsty to run out of the house. ||||||
| – | – | "Secrets and the City" | Robert Meillon | Coral Drouyn | N/A |
| Dani has a secret. It flashes back to Jade finding a note saying Rhys has left for good. Dani and Josh head for the city, picking up Hayley and Noah who have broken down. Shelley waits at home to see Rhys, with the others telling her lies so that she won't find out the truth. Josh's mum helps to find Rhys. Dani later finds him in a hotel room and begs him to come home. They arrive back home and Shelley has no idea he was even gone. ||||||

## Cast
### Main cast

* Tammin Sursok - Dani Sutherland
* Rebecca Cartwright - Hayley Smith
* Beau Brady - Noah Lawson
* Chris Egan - Nick Smith
* Christie Hayes - Kirsty Sutherland
* Kate Garven - Jade Sutherland
* Mitch Firth - Seb Miller
* Paula Forrest - Shelley Sutherland
* Michael Beckley - Rhys Sutherland
* Ray Meagher - Alf Stewart
* Norman Coburn - Donald Fisher
* Kate Ritchie - Sally Fletcher
* Ada Nicodemou - Leah Patterson
* Susie Rugg - Brodie Hanson
* Danny Raco - Alex Poulos
* Daniel Collopy - Josh West
* Ben Unwin - Jesse McGregor
* Martin Dingle-Wall - Flynn Saunders
* Lynne McGranger - Irene Roberts
* Lyn Collingwood - Colleen Smart
* Sebastian Elmaloglou - Max Sutherland

### Guest cast

* Laurie Foell - Angie Russell
* Brett Hicks-Maitland - Dylan Russell
* Cornelia Frances - Morag Bellingham
* Harry & James Roberts - V.J. Patterson
* Stephen Leeder - Inspector Carter
* Julieanne Newbould - Jackie West

## DVD

Home and Away: Secrets and the City :
| Set Details | Set Details | Set Details | Special Features |
| 3 episodes 1 disc 1.33:1 aspect ratio (AU) 1.78:1 aspect ratio (UK) 89 mins Language: English Dolby Digital 2.0 | 3 episodes 1 disc 1.33:1 aspect ratio (AU) 1.78:1 aspect ratio (UK) 89 mins Language: English Dolby Digital 2.0 | 3 episodes 1 disc 1.33:1 aspect ratio (AU) 1.78:1 aspect ratio (UK) 89 mins Language: English Dolby Digital 2.0 | Featurettes: Behind the Scenes Interviews A Day In the Life of Bec and Beau |
| Featurettes: Behind the Scenes Interviews A Day In the Life of Bec and Beau ||
| Region 2 | Region 4 | | Featurettes: Behind the Scenes Interviews A Day In the Life of Bec and Beau |
| 25 August 2003 | 29 October 2003 | | Featurettes: Behind the Scenes Interviews A Day In the Life of Bec and Beau |

## Reception

Secrets and the City was a let down to fans of the show as they expected more to come from Australia's first DVD of Home and Away. Two episodes which had already aired on TV and the special episode was only 3 minutes longer than a normal episode. The special features on the release were a great contribution, cast interviews and behind-the-scenes with Bec Cartwright and Beau Brady.