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This article is about the Australian soap opera. For other articles with similar titles, see Neighbors (disambiguation).
Neighbours
File:Neighbours New Logo.png
Current Neighbours opening title card
GenreSoap opera
Created byReg Watson
StarringPresent cast
Theme music composerTony Hatch Theme music
Jackie Trent Lyrics
Opening themeTheme to Neighbours
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons26
No. of episodes6060 (as of 3 December 2010) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerSusan Bower
ProducerNeal Kingston
Running timeApprox 22 minutes per episode
Original release
NetworkSeven Network (1985)
Network Ten (1986 - present)
Release18 March 1985 –
present

Neighbours is a long-running Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems together. Seven decided to commission the show following the success of Watson's other soap opera, Sons and Daughters. Neighbours underperformed in the Sydney market and it struggled for four months before Seven cancelled it. The show was immediately bought by rival network, Ten. After taking over production of the show, the new network had to build replica sets because Seven destroyed the originals to prevent its rival from obtaining them. Ten began screening Neighbours on 20 January 1986, beginning with episode 171. Neighbours has since become the longest running series in Australian television and in 2005, it was inducted into the Logie Hall of Fame.

The show's storylines concern the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional suburb of Erinsborough, Melbourne. The series primarily centres around the residents of Ramsay Street, a short cul-de-sac, and its neighbouring areas, the Lassiters complex, which includes a bar, hotel, cafe, news office and park. Neighbours began with three families created by Watson - the Ramsays, the Robinsons and the Clarkes. Watson said that he wanted to show three families who are friends living in a small street. The Robinsons and the Ramsays had a long history and were involved in an ongoing rivalry. Pin Oak Court, in Vermont South, is the real cul-de-sac that has doubled for Ramsay Street since 1985. All of the houses featured are real and the residents allow Neighbours to shoot external scenes in their gardens. The interior scenes are filmed at the Global Television studios in Forest Hill.

Through its entire run in Australia, Neighbours has been screened as a twenty-two minute episode each week night in an early-evening slot. It is currently broadcast at 6:30 p.m. across the country. The show is produced by FremantleMedia and has been sold to over fifty countries around the world, making it one of Australia's most successful media exports.

History

Neighbours was created in 1985 by Australian TV executive Reg Watson. Watson, who based the show on British soap opera Coronation Street, proposed the idea of making a show that would focus on more realistic stories and portray teens and adults who talk openly to each other and solve their problems together.[1] [2] Seven Network commissioned the show, following the success of Watson's Sons and Daughters. The first episode was broadcast on 18 March 1985. The Melbourne-produced programme underperformed in the Sydney market.[3] It struggled for four months before Seven Network cancelled the show.[4] The series was immediately bought by rival Network Ten. The new network had to build replica sets when it took over production after Channel Seven destroyed the original sets to prevent the rival network obtaining them.[5][6][7] Ten began screening the series with episode 171 on 20 January 1986.[7] In 1986, the series was bought by the BBC to help improve their daytime schedule in the United Kingdom. Neighbours made its debut on 27 October 1986 starting with the pilot episode.[7] It soon gained a loyal audience and the show became very popular within the student market.[7] In 1988 Neighbours became the first and only television show to have its entire cast flown over to the UK to make an appearance at the Royal Variety Performance in front of the Queen.[8]

Neighbours has since become the longest running series in Australian television and the seventh longest running serial drama still on the air in the world.[8][9] In 2005, Neighbours celebrated its 20th anniversary. Over twenty former cast members returned for a special episode, which saw them sitting down to watch a documentary about Ramsay Street.[10] At the Logie Award ceremony that year, the show was inducted into the Logie Hall of Fame.[11]

2007 saw the show undergo a revamp, which included a switch to recording in HDTV, the introduction of a new family, the departure of several existing characters and a new version of the show's familiar theme song and opening titles.[12] In addition, episode titles were abandoned, having been in use for the previous three years. Daniel Bennett, the new head of drama at Network Ten, announced that the crux of the Ramsay Street story would go "back to basics" and follow a less sensational path than of late with the emphasis on family relations and suburban reality.[13] Executive producer Ric Pellizzeri said new writers, actors and sets would bring the soap back to its glory days. He added "We moved too far into event-driven stories rather than the character-driven stories that made Neighbours what it is".[13] The relaunch failed to attract more viewers in Australia.[14] Pellizzeri left the series at the end of 2007 and former Neighbours scriptwriter, Susan Bower, became the new executive producer.[15]

In 2008, Neighbours was branded "too white" by black and Asian viewers in Britain and in Australia there was talk of a "White Australia policy" when it came to casting actors for soaps.[16][17] In response to the criticism, Susan Bower made a decision to add more ethnically diverse extras, small walk on roles and speaking parts, as well as introducing the character of Sunny Lee (played by Hany Lee) an exchange student from South Korea.[17] The following year, the show became the first Australian series to establish Twitter accounts for its characters.[18] FremantleMedia Enterprises vice-president of licensing Ben Liebmann said, "We thought it was a really great way to continue or allow the audience to engage with the Neighbours world off-screen".[18] The messages are overseen by the Fremantle digital team, which is integrated with the story department of the Neighbours production team.[18]

In 2010, an extra slashed her wrist on set in front of the cast and smashed several props.[19] The incident happened on the Charlie's Bar set. The set was cleared and taping cancelled for the day. The cast member was removed from the set by police and ambulance staff.[20] In May, Neighbours submitted a skit for inclusion in the 2010 Logie awards ceremony. The Logie awards producers deemed it was "too risque" and the sketch was blocked.[21]

25th anniversary

On 18 March 2010, Neighbours celebrated its 25th anniversary. Executive producer Susan Bower told Five's Holy Soap website that Neighbours would have new opening titles that would contain some "bling" to reflect the anniversary. A one hour episode about Neighbours' history and future would also be shown.[22] Jason Donovan revealed that he was asked to return to the show, but he refused due to work commitments.[23]

Ahead of the 25th anniversary the Erinsborough village set underwent a makeover.[24] Harold's Store and Charlie's remained the same, but the centre of the complex was upgraded. Lassiters hotel was given a new logo and gained a second floor with outdoor seating area.[25] Erinsborough Hospital and the police station received new facades, a used car lot was created near the garage and a new university set was created.[24][25] In April 2010, British television channel Five launched a search to find someone to play the part of Poppy Rogers, a friend of Malcolm Kennedy (Benjamin McNair). The search, which is part of the 25th anniversary celebrations, is similar to the Dolly magazine competition in Australia.[26]

During May 2010 it was reported that the Neighbours producers were in talks with Kylie Minogue over a possible return for the shows 6000th episode, due to be air in Australia in August 2010. However, Minogue later admitted that she was joking when she said she would like to return.[27] It was also reported that some ex-cast members would be making cameo appearances, these included Penny Cook (Prue Brown) and Joy Chambers (Rosemary Daniels).[28][29][30] It was revealed that the week long 6000th episode celebrations would see the wedding of regular characters, Donna Freedman (Margot Robbie) and Ringo Brown (Sam Clark).[31] It was later announced that an attempt on the life of long term regular, Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis) would be the focus of the 6000th episode. Bower said "Last week I saw episode 6,000. This marks Australian television history. The 6,000th episode falls on a Friday so the whole week is a special one. As Stefan Dennis - Paul Robinson - was in the first episode 25 years ago, it was decided that his character play a most important role in this very special event".[32]

Setting

Pin Oak Court, Vermont South, the filming location used to represent the fictional Ramsay Street in Neighbours

Neighbours' main focus is the fictional Ramsay Street, a residential cul-de-sac in the fictional Melbourne suburb of Erinsborough. The street was named after the grandfather of original character Max Ramsay (Francis Bell).[33] Other locations include Erinsborough High school and the Lassiters complex, which contains the Lassiters hotel, Charlie's bar and the coffee shop, Harold's Store.[34]

Pin Oak Court, in Vermont South, is the real cul-de-sac that doubles for Ramsay Street.[8][35] All of the houses featured in the show are real and the residents allow Neighbours to shoot external scenes in their front and back gardens and on occasions, in their garages.[36] Neighbours has been filmed in Pin Oak Court since the series began in 1985 and it has since become popular with tourists. Tours to the cul-de-sac run throughout the year.[37] The interior scenes are filmed at the Global Television studios in Forest Hill, the adjoining suburb in which Pin Oak Court is located.[38][39]

Through much of the show's run it was not stated which city of Australia Erinsborough was located. The rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne meant that scripts did not mention that Erinsborough was a suburb of the latter city, until 1994.[40] Since the 2000s it has been explicitly stated that Erinsborough is a suburb of Melbourne.[41] Other Australian locations mentioned and sometimes seen in the series include the fictitious suburbs of West Waratah, Eden Hills and Anson's Corner. Real life Australian towns in the state of Victoria such as Colac and Shepparton are sometimes referred to, Oakey in Queensland is also mentioned and sometimes seen.[42]

Filming locations outside of Australia have included Kenya, the United States and the UK, which has seen Neighbours episodes filmed there on three occasions.[8] In February 1990, Lyme Park in Cheshire doubled as the Ledgerwood estate set in Yorkshire. Derek Nimmo guest starred as the fictitious Lord Ledgerwood in two of the episodes.[43][44] In November 1992, the characters Rick Alessi (Dan Falzon) and Debbie Martin (Marnie Reece-Wilmore) visited London to attend a Michael Jackson concert.[45] The second London-based storyline was broadcast in late March 2007.[46] Susan (Jackie Woodburne) and Karl Kennedy (Alan Fletcher) were seen taking a ride on the London Eye and being married on a boat on the River Thames.[47]

Broadcasting

Through its entire run in Australia, Neighbours has been screened as a 22-minute episode each week night in an early-evening slot. Neighbours is on air for approximately 44 weeks per year. It is broadcast from early January to early December, and goes off air for approximately five weeks during the Christmas/New Year period. The show currently airs at 6:30p.m, going up against rival current affairs shows Today Tonight on the Seven Network, and A Current Affair on the Nine Network.[48] The last five aired episodes shown are available to watch on the Neighbours official Australian website, as a part of Network Ten's Catch Up TV service.[49]

When the show began in 1985, the first season was broadcast on the Seven Network, at 5:30 p.m. in Sydney, at 6:00p.m in Melbourne in Adelaide and at 7.00 p.m. in Brisbane.[50] The show's transmission in other areas was varied and many regional channels declined to purchase the series. When the show debuted on Network Ten in 1986 it screened at 7:00p.m.[51] In 1992 the show moved to 6:30 p.m. Repeat episodes of Neighbours episodes from the 1988-1991 period were broadcast between 2000 and June 2003 on Network Ten. These episodes were seen at 3:30p.m, before moving to 11:30 a.m. During 2008 Ten HD broadcast the previous week's episodes in an omnibus edition each Sunday. These omnibus editions did not return in 2009 as Ten HD was replaced by a 24-hour sports channel One HD starting March 2009.[52]

In August 2010, The Daily Telegraph reported that Neighbours would be moving to Ten's new digital channel, to make way for a new current affairs show.[53] They said "It's part of a re-branding of Ten's free-to-air channel, targeting the older demographic. The 'younger' shows, like Neighbours, will go on to one of Ten's digital channels".[53] The changes are expected to take effect in January 2011.[53] In August 2010, it was confirmed that the show would be moving to Ten's new channel, Eleven.[54] Ten's programmer, David Mott said "We believe Neighbours is perfectly suited to Eleven's audience strategy and will find a successful and enduring home on Eleven".[54] In September, it was announced that the show's classification rating would change from a G to a PG.[55] The multi-channel terms in the Australian Commercial Television Code of Practice means that classifications are more flexible on digital channels.[55] The new rating means that the show can go "head to head in content, plotting and language with Seven's Home & Away".[55] The Australian said "A PG slot is likely to let the show's plotting address contemporary issues for young people in a far more credible fashion for its audience".[55] A change in classification will not have an effect on the show's broadcast in Britain.[55] Bower commented on the move and change in classification, saying "We can't lose what we've got and that is that families like to watch Neighbours together". She added, "I don't intend to turn any characters into crack addicts or have an 18th birthday party where everybody takes ecstasy and gets paralytic drunk".[56]

International broadcasts

Neighbours has been sold to over 50 countries around the world and is one of Australia's most successful media exports.[57][58]

Neighbours has proved to be more popular in the United Kingdom than in Australia. It was screened on BBC One from 1986 until 2008. Towards the late 2000s, it was normally attracting an average of 3 million viewers for its lunchtime showing and 2.6 million viewers for its early-evening repeat.[59] It is frequently the highest-rating daytime programme in the UK, outside of news bulletins.[12] In 2008, the UK broadcast moved to rival channel Five after the BBC withdrew from talks to keep the show, after they were asked to pay £300m over eight years by Fremantle. Five picked up the show and began broadcasting it in February 2008.[60] The first episode to be shown on Five — episode number 5,331 — was watched by 2.2 million viewers (an audience share of 14.2%), a drop of 300,000 from the BBC's average. However, the move boosted Five's usual share for the 5.30 pm slot by three and a half times. On 4 February 2009, Neighbours' 5:30 pm showing was seen by 1.94 million viewers and as of July 2010, the teatime showing now averages 1.40 million viewers.[61] The UK are currently 6 to 8 weeks behind Australia.[62] UK viewers are able to catch up with episodes with Five's "Demand Five" service, similar to the catch up service in Australia.[63] It was announced in December 2009 that Five had signed a deal with YouTube, allowing viewers to watch episodes for free on the video sharing site after they have been transmitted.[64] In November 2010, it was reported by TV Tonight that Five's new owner, Richard Desmond was trying to renegotiate the long-term contract with FremantleMedia the show. TV Tonight reported that although Desmond has spoken "favourably of the Aussie soap" the issue is likely to be "the price agreed to before his arrival".[65]

In New Zealand Neighbours is broadcast on TV2 at 2:30 pm and 6:00 pm weekdays.[66] In October 2010, it began airing episodes at the same pace as Australia.[67] The show was initially broadcast by TVNZ in 1988, but by 1996 it was removed from the schedule. TV4 (now C4) picked the show up and began broadcasting it from 1997. They dropped it in 2000 and it returned to TV2 in 2002. The TV2 website also offer viewers the chance to watch episodes online with its OnDemand service.[68] Neighbours is broadcast on the RTÉ TV Network in Ireland at 1:55 pm on RTÉ One and repeated on RTÉ Two at 17:35 pm weekdays. RTÉ are 35 episodes behind the Network Ten transmission. FremantleMedia secured a 'long term deal' with RTÉ in 2007 for them to transmit the show after the BBC pulled out of negotiations.[69][70] Neighbours is broadcast in Belgium on VRT six times a week.[71] In Kenya, Neighbours is broadcast on the KTN network Monday to Friday at 12:30 pm with an omnibus on Sunday mornings and in Barbados Neighbours is broadcast on the CBC8 channel at 1 pm Monday to Friday.[72][73] The show is broadcast in Iceland on Stöð 2 at 12:35 pm and 17:28 p. from Monday to Friday, with an omnibus at 12:35 pm on Sundays. Neighbours aires on Norwegian TV channel NRK3 at 7:30 pm, Monday to Friday and at 2:05 pm on NRK1.[74][75] Neighbours was broadcast in Sweden on channel TV3 from late 1980s through until 1997, when they pulled the plug due to budget reasons. TV4 started airing the show in 2009 on their channel TV4 Plus starting at the revamped show format from 2007.[76]

Neighbours premiered on the American television station KCOP-TV in Los Angeles on 3 June 1991 at 5:30 p.m. weekdays.[2] KCOP planned on cancelling the show by the end of the month due to low ratings, but brought it back due to "viewer demand" at a 9:30 a.m. daily timeslot from 1 July to 30 August 1991.[77][78][79] New York City station WWOR-TV showed Neighbours weekdays 5:30 p.m. from 17 June to 17 September 1991.[79] In April 2004, the show began broadcasting nationally on the television channel, Oxygen.[80] A spokeswomen from the channel said "Now our viewers can join in on the good, the bad and the endlessly entertaining lives of our Aussie neighbours."[80] The episodes started from the Scully family's arrival in 1999 and were aired for a six-week trial basis. The show was broadcast in the afternoon with two episodes being shown back to back at 1 pm and 2 pm.[57] After a couple of weeks, the show was moved to a late-night time slot and it eventually left the air. In Canada, CFMT-TV in Toronto broadcast Neighbours on weeknights at 11 p.m, starting in September 1990.[81] From 20 May 1991, CFMT moved the show to 4 p.m.[82] After announcing its cancellation, CFMT decided to keep Neighbours on its schedule throughout September 1994, following numerous letters and telephone calls.[83]

Popularity and viewership

1985–1990s

Neighbours initially aired on Seven Network where it struggled to attract high ratings leading to its cancellation by the network four months after it premiered.[4] The series was then picked up by Network Ten. After the usual break in broadcast over the summer non ratings period the series made its debut on Ten in 1986. Ten revamped the show, adding several new, younger cast members including Jason Donovan as Scott Robinson and Kylie Minogue as Charlene Mitchell. When the show began on Ten it initially attracted low ratings, so the Network worked hard to publicise the series.[84] Ten's publicity drive was designed to promote the show in a star-focused campaign recalling that of the Hollywood star system where stars were packaged to feed into a fan culture.[84][85] This paid off and by the end of 1987 ratings had improved for the show.[86] The episode featuring Scott and Charlene's wedding achieved the highest ever ratings for Neighbours and it became one of the highest rating soap episodes ever in Australia.[11] The same episode attracted 20 million viewers when it was aired in the United Kingdom.[87] By the early 1990s, Australian audiences had decreased although viewing figures had recovered slightly by the end of the decade.[88][89] In 1994, Network Ten told TV Week that they would be introducing a "younger, livelier look with six regular characters under the age of 18" in a bid to generate interest.[90] It was then that they introduced the characters of Stonefish Rebecchi played by Anthony Engelman and Serendipity Gottlieb played by Raelee Hill.[90]

In 1996, Kimberley Davies, who played Annalise Hartman, quit the series. Then Caroline Gillmer fell ill and her character Cheryl Stark was temporarily recast with former Prisoner actress Colette Mann.[90] This made producers nervous that viewing figures might decrease, so they implemented a series of plots to keep viewers interested. These included a cameo from Clive James and an explosion, which destroyed the doctor's surgery in the Lassiter's complex.[90]

2000s

In the 2000s, rival soap opera, Home and Away, emerged as more popular than Neighbours in Australia. As of 2004, Neighbours was regularly attracting just under a million viewers per episode.[89] In 2007, Home and Away was averaging 1.4 million viewers in Australia to Neighbours' 700,000.[91] During the revamp of 2007, the episode broadcast on 23 July 2007 saw the introduction of a new family, updated sets, new theme music and graphics.[92] Ratings for that episode averaged 1.05 million viewers in the 6:30 pm. slot.[93] It was the first time the programme's viewing figures had topped 1 million in 2007.[94] By the end of 2007 it was reported that producers had hoped the Neighbours revamp would push the ratings up to between 900,000 to 1 million an episode. It had, however, resulted in a more modest boost, with ratings hovering at about 800,000 a night. The same viewing period had shown an increase in ratings for Home and Away, which was now averaging 1.4 million viewers every night.[95]

In February 2008, new executive producer, Susan Bower, announced that she would be implementing further changes to the programme. Bower promised to retain the return to traditional Neighbours values, but with an injection of drama that remains recognisable and relevant. Ratings rose to almost 900,000 in mid-2008, but generally ratings begin to fall towards the end of each year, usually averaging around 700,000.[96] On 17 July 2009, during the aftermath of the Parker family's car accident and the dramatic death of Bridget Parker (Eloise Mignon), Neighbours achieved higher ratings than Home And Away. Neighbours achieved 998,000 viewers and placed 6th for the night, Home And Away placed 7th.[97]

2010s

In January 2010, Neighbours returned to Australian screens to an audience of 563,000.[98] On 20 January, the ratings fell to a low of 426,000. This is one of the program's lowest ever ratings in Australia.[99] A July 2010 report chartered Neighbours' reduced ratings in Australia. Figures have dropped 20%, from having 1.2 million viewers in 1991 to a low of 618,000 in 2010.[100] A Network Ten spokesperson said "Most of the show's budget is covered by its UK deal with Channel Five and the 50-odd other countries it is seen in, so it's not a financial problem for Ten despite the low ratings. And Ten needs the show to score the Australian content and drama points required for it to hold on to a broadcasting licence".[100] On 29 October 2010, Neighbours' ratings dropped to a low figure of 386,000 viewers.[101] Viewing numbers for Network Ten that night were down across all programmes.[101] The show's highest figure of the week was 590,000 on 25 October.[101]

Storylines

Main article: Storylines of Neighbours

Neighbours storylines frequently focus on family problems, inter generational clashes, school problems, romances and domestic issues. Despite the restrictive 6:30pm time slot, Neighbours has also covered many serious problems such as teenage pregnancy, marital breakdown, imprisonment, career problems, pregnancy, abortion, adultery, drug trafficking, stalking, kidnapping, accidental death, murder, and incest.[102] In the 2000s, the show dealt with controversial issues such as sexuality, gambling and surrogacy.[103][104]

Characters

See also: Current cast of Neighbours, List of past Neighbours characters, and Recurring characters of Neighbours
Kylie Minogue starred as Charlene Mitchell from 1986 to 1988

In 1985, Neighbours started out with three families created by Watson - the Ramsays, the Robinsons and the Clarkes.[7] Watson said that he wanted to show three families living in a small street, who are friends.[105] Max Ramsay (Francis Bell), his wife Maria (Dasha Blahova) and their sons Shane (Peter O'Brien) and Danny (David Clencie) lived at No.24 Ramsay Street.[4] Single father, Jim Robinson (Alan Dale) lived next door with his children, Paul (Stefan Dennis), Julie (Vikki Blanche), Scott (Darius Perkins) and Lucy (Kylie Flinker). His mother-in-law, Helen Daniels (Anne Haddy) also lived with him.[4] Bachelor Des Clarke (Paul Keane) invited Daphne Lawrence (Elaine Smith) to live at No.28 with him and they were later married.[2] The Robinsons and the Ramsays had a long history in the street and they were often involved in an ongoing rivalry.[106] When Network Ten picked up the show and revamped it, they brought in new and younger actors including Kylie Minogue as Charlene Mitchell and Jason Donovan, who replaced Darius Perkins as Scott Robinson.[107] Many families, including the Alessi, Bishop, Hancock, Hoyland, Rebecchi and Timmins' have moved in and out of the street over the years.[11]

When storylines for certain characters become tired, the scriptwriters simply move one family out and replace it with a new one.[108] Ramsay Street is now a mixture of older characters like Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver) and the Kennedy family and newer characters such as the Scullys.[108] Watson originally wanted to show young people communicating with older people, which means that the cast is a mix of young actors in their teens or early 20s and older, more experienced hands.[105][108] The last remaining original character, Helen Daniels, departed the show in 1997 due to the ill-health of Anne Haddy. In 2004 original cast member Stefan Dennis returned to Neighbours as Paul Robinson. Paul is currently the only remaining original character in the series.[109] In February 2009 it was announced that producers would be introducing a new generation of the Ramsay family to the show, over a decade after the family had last appeared. Kate (Ashleigh Brewer), Harry (Will Moore) and Sophie Ramsay (Kaiya Jones) made their first appearances in May 2009.[110]

Notable cast members

Several actors are closely associated with Neighbours and their characters from the series.

  • Alan Dale played Jim Robinson for eight years from the first episode in 1985 until 1993. Dale left the series when he fell out with the producers over pay.[111] Jim died of a heart attack and Dale struggled to find work in Australia because he was typecast.[112]
  • Anne Haddy played Helen Daniels for twelve years from the first episode in 1985 until 1997.[113] Haddy became the longest serving cast member and she was the only surviving member of the original cast left on-screen in 1997. Haddy died two years after leaving the series.[113]
  • Stefan Dennis has played Paul Robinson since the first episode.[114] He left in 1992, but returned as a full time cast member in 2004. He currently remains with the show. Paul has been married five times and has developed into a ruthless businessman.[114]
  • Anne Charleston played Madge Bishop for a total of 11 years from 1986–1992 and 1996–2001. Throughout her time in Ramsay Street, Madge only lived at one address, number 24. Madge died of cancer in 2001.
  • Kylie Minogue played Charlene Mitchell for two years from 1986 until 1988. Charlene's biggest storyline was her wedding to Scott Robinson in 1987, which attracted almost 20 million viewers in the UK.[115]
  • Jason Donovan played Scott Robinson for three years, from 1986 until 1989. Donovan was the second actor to play Scott, replacing Darius Perkins. The character's most notable storylines were his romance and wedding to Charlene Mitchell.
  • Guy Pearce played Mike Young for three years from 1986 until 1989. Mike lived at No.28 with Daphne Clarke after escaping an abusive father. He became a teacher at Erinsborough High, but was suspended after kissing a student. Mike eventually left the street to be with his mother.
  • Ian Smith played Harold Bishop for a total of 17 years from 1987–1991 and 1996–2009. Harold was moved to recurring status in April 2008 and after a prostate cancer storyline departed the show permanently in February 2009.[116] Harold is the second longest serving character in the show's history, after Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver). Harold was named the 'top soap bloke of all time' in a poll for Loaded magazine.[117]
  • Tom Oliver has played Lou Carpenter since 1992, following a week long guest stint in 1988.[118] After the departure of Harold Bishop (Ian Smith), Lou became the longest running character in the show's history. Since the start of 2009, Oliver reduced his role to a part time cast member appearing roughly half of the year.[119]

Celebrity guest appearances

Main article: List of celebrity guest appearances on Neighbours

The series has featured celebrity guest appearances throughout its run. Early cameos included Molly Meldrum in 1986, former Skyhooks musician and 774 ABC Melbourne presenter Red Symons, and former footballer Warwick Capper. More recently Dave Batista, Lily Allen, Matt Lucas and David Walliams, André Rieu, Ben Lee, and one time Spice Girls singer Emma Bunton have appeared.

Theme tune

Main article: Theme to Neighbours

The theme tune to Neighbours was composed by Tony Hatch whose then wife, Jackie Trent wrote the lyrics.[8] Since 1985, there have been six versions of the theme tune.[8] The song has been voted the world's most recognised television theme song.[121] The lyrics were famously quoted by John Smith, then British Shadow Chancellor, in a House of Commons debate on Government economic policy.[122]

Titles

Since Neighbours began in 1985, it has used its opening titles sequence to introduce the major characters which currently feature in the show.[123] The sequences often feature the characters in family or domestic groups. Each episode's titles sequence was preceded by a recap of events from recent episodes featuring the characters who were to appear in the new episode.[124]

In August 2009, Neighbours introduced a new titles format. The first episode of each week begins with a trailer previewing the week's events. The usual recap of storylines switched to after the opening titles of each episode for the first time since 1998. The end of episode teasers returned and are now made in-house by the Neighbours production team.[125] In September 2009 Susan Bower announced that Neighbours would introduce new opening titles for the 25th anniversary and they would feature a bit of "bling". The new titles were created by Visual Playground, who shot a series of scenes featuring the cast on Ramsay Street.[126] The titles made their debut on 18 March 2010.[22][127]

Video game

In 1991, an officially licensed video game of Neighbours was developed by Impulze for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Atari ST and Amiga; it was re-released by Zeppelin Games in 1992. In the game, created by Ian Copeland, the player took on the role of Scott Robinson and had to skateboard around four courses.[128][129]

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Neighbours

Neighbours has received a wide variety of awards and nominations throughout its run. The show has received 75 Logie Award nominations, of which it has won 30. It has also been nominated for "Most Popular Daytime Programme" at the National Television Awards in five of the six years from 2000 to 2006.[130][34] In 1997, the show won an award for Best Episode in A Television Drama Serial at the Australian Film Institute Awards in 1997.[131] Two Neighbours actors have been nominated for Rose D'Or awards, once in 2004 for Ryan Moloney and again in 2005 for Jackie Woodburne.[132][133] Neighbours has also won two Australian Writers' Guild awards.[134]

DVD releases

Sixty episodes have been released on three official DVD releases to date. In 2005, the Herald Sun released an exclusive DVD in celebration of Neighbours' 20th anniversary. The DVD contained year by year memorable scenes, the best season finales, facts and trivia, behind the scenes footage of Lassiter's Burns and an exclusive photo gallary, with the total run time at 80 minutes.[135]

Title Release Dates No. of Eps Additional information Run Time
Region 2 Region 4
Defining Moments[136] February 23, 2003 (Reiussed 2007) November 25, 2002 (Reiussed 2007) 15 This two disc box set includes 15 episodes: 295, 523, 544, 690, 724, 1563, 1721, 1904, 2068, 2290, 2965, 3708, 3740, 3920 and 3921. 365 Mins
The Iconic Episodes: Volume 1[137] November 10, 2008 September 15, 2007 22 This three disc box set includes 22 episodes: 1, 171, 415, 449, 856, 1000, 1285, 1286, 1520, 1521, 1949, 1950, 2251, 2995, 2996, 3418, 3419, 4007, 4008, 4292, 4293 and 4500. Bonus features include additional footage of the 1000th episode celebration. 750 Mins
The Iconic Episodes: Volume 2[138] June 1, 2009 October 18, 2007 24 This three disc box set includes 24 episodes: 234, 265, 391, 392, 400, 417, 508, 523, 776, 777, 1825, 1826, 2000, 2240, 2710, 2733, 3444, 3445, 3446, 3670, 3671, 4630, 4631 and 4632. 750 Mins

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References

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