Home and Away is an Australian television soap opera. It was first broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. The following is a list of characters that appeared in 2015, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the soap's executive producer, Lucy Addario. The 28th season of Home and Away began airing from 2 February 2015. and were introduced in the same month. Martin Ashford's sister, arrived in April, while made her first appearance in June. and Charlotte's teenage son made their debuts in July. September saw the arrival of , while was introduced in October. made her first appearance in November.