It was first broadcast on TV3 on 11 June 1992[1] and ran for 21 episodes (including the two-hour pilot), finishing on 29 October 1992.
Created by Ross Jennings, Homeward Bound was TV3's bid for NZ On Air funding for a local soap opera, however, it ultimately lost out to TVNZ's Shortland Street and was reformatted as an hour-long drama series.
Plots centered on the domestic and professional lives of the extended Johnstone family and the residents of Riverside, a fictional rural community just south of the Bombay Hills.
The area encompassed a pub and beer garden, a general store and garage, a community hall, a school, a church, a sawmill and a rubbish tip.
The theme tune was composed by New Zealand musician Dave Dobbyn.