[citation needed] E4 eventually dropped the show, but episodes continued to be broadcast on Channel 4 at 12:30 pm, this time in the original hour-long format.

The show's biggest storyline during its short run was the mystery of the crash which killed four people and put its driver Craig Palmer in a coma.

He also remembered as John had overdosed Angela was screaming at someone in a car, and after the crash their phones were stolen by someone Craig would meet later during the investigation, Detective Sam Wiley.

In 2002, Seven Network's script executive Bevan Lee was asked to create a Home and Away spin-off with the hope of attracting the UK broadcaster Five as a co-producer.

[citation needed] In early 2005, the show's title was finalised as headLand and filming began, with the series earmarked for a July premiere.

A day later they reversed their decision, but a little over a week later rumours started surfacing that headLand would be removed from prime time as early as Monday, 12 December 2005.

Beginning 16 January 2006, headLand was removed from its Monday-Thursday 7:00 pm slot due to the return of Home and Away and the airing of the Australian Open tennis tournament.