Stone the flamin’ crows
Chris Hemsworth, Dannii Minogue, Kate Ritchie, Bec Hewitt and more pay tribute to one of Australia’s most-loved personalities, Gold Logie-winner Ray Meagher, in an all-new This Is Your Life, 7.30pm Tuesday, 11 October on Channel 7 and 7plus.
Host Melissa Doyle surprises Ray with the iconic big red book on the set of Home and Away, before a night of laughs, tears, surprises and insights into a man who has touched the lives of so many across the years.
Summer Bay colleagues past and present – including Chris Hemsworth, Ryan Kwanten, Julian McMahon, Georgie Parker, Stephen Peacocke, James Stewart, Ada Nicodemou, Emily Symons, Dannii Minogue, Bec Hewitt and Judy Nunn – reveal the incredible impact Ray has had.
In a tearful reunion, Kate Ritchie describes how over her 20 years growing up on Home and Away, Ray became a true friend and helped shape her into the woman she is today.
Ray is also reunited with Home and Away’s original Fletcher family – Roger Oakley, Vanessa Downing, Sharyn Hodgson and Alex Papps – while stage and screen alumni Belinda Giblin, Paula Duncan and John Waters reveal never-before-heard stories about their friend and colleague.
The nostalgia continues as This Is Your Life delves into Ray’s career in film and theatre, revealing how he got his first big break playing the rear end of a horse. Ray’s secret sporting past is also explored, with appearances from rugby legends Nick-Farr Jones and John Eales.
In a heart-warming moment, Ray speaks candidly about growing up as an orphan before we meet his beloved surrogate mother Pat who helped raise him.
And speaking publicly for the first time are Ray’s wife Gilly and stepdaughter Rebecca, who share their stories about life with Ray away from the spotlight.
Don’t miss this celebration of an extraordinary actor, mentor, husband, friend and much-loved father figure.
Ray Meagher, This is Your Life.
This Is Your Life is an ITV Studios Australia production for the Seven Network.
Ray Meagher, This Is Your Life – Television event premieres 7.30pm Tuesday, 11 October on Channel 7 and 7plus
