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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 353997" data-attributes="member: 23">Absolutely. And it possibly meant we hade twenty five (or however many) years of Diane instead of eight or ten.It feels to me as though Home And Away is the spiritual successor of this way of cast rotating. There was Cornelia Francis doing several lengthy "stints" as Morag on H&A because she didn't want a long-running contract. I remember Fiona Spence vanishing for months at a time as well to do other stuff (some related to PCBH). And I think Ray Meagher has some kind of deal where Alf frequently disappears so that he can do a panto season or just catch his breath. I think it keeps things fresh and it's a good way to have some familiar faces returning over a long period of time.Well, it certainly sounded very dramatic in your write-up, and it's great to have some gaps filled in, especially since it explains how Diane came to be where she is currently in my viewing.Oh yes! I don't think I'd ever have thought of that, but that's so very true and it will add a new layer as I watch.Bravo. That is amazing.I've realised I have Summer Of My Life in my iTunes library. As I've now reached 1976 it's exciting to think I might soon experience it in context.Ha ha.Since he's clearly found a loophole he's just become my #1 suspect for the infamous Take Four of one of the late-1973 episodes I watched earlier in the week.</blockquote>