The cancellation of long-running Australian soap “Neighbours” has resulted in a multi-generational outpouring of nostalgia among audiences in the U.K., where the show has aired since 1986. In the run-up to its Aug. 1 finale, “Neighbours” has received a ratings boost that’s made it one of the most popular programs on its Paramount-backed broadcaster Channel 5. Not only that, but a nationwide tour featuring some of the show’s most famous characters has been announced. Why go visit the fictional Melbourne suburb of Erinsborough, when Erinsborough can come to you?
Having aired for 36 years, the majority of them on the BBC, “Neighbours” has all the hallmarks of a modern-day soap: affairs, hospital visits, plane crashes, explosions, marriages that result in explosions, marriages that accidentally result in the bride and groom driving off a cliff and the bride being lost at sea, before turning up decades later to avenge a lookalike stealing her identity.
Having aired for 36 years, the majority of them on the BBC, “Neighbours” has all the hallmarks of a modern-day soap: affairs, hospital visits, plane crashes, explosions, marriages that result in explosions, marriages that accidentally result in the bride and groom driving off a cliff and the bride being lost at sea, before turning up decades later to avenge a lookalike stealing her identity.
- 6/22/2022
- by Scott Bryan
- Variety Film + TV
‘Informer 3838.’
With the Nine Network’s primary channel on track to deliver its highest ever commercial shares this year, the broadcaster’s upfronts announcement on Wednesday night predictably contained few surprises.
Among the new offerings will be The Parent Jury, which puts diverse parenting styles to the test; retro variety show Step Back in Time; and observational documentary series Taronga: Who’s Who In the Zoo.
The network also unveiled the cast of Screentime’s drama Informer 3838, which stars Ella Scott Lynch as Melbourne criminal lawyer turned police informant Nicola Gobbo.
In a new agreement with BBC Studios, Nine will get Seven Worlds, One Planet, a landmark wildlife series presented by Sir David Attenborough, which will transport viewers to seven continents as it reveals the survival challenges facing numerous animals.
That deal also encompasses first-run rights to five series under the BBC Planet banner including Perfect Planet, Green Planet, Frozen...
With the Nine Network’s primary channel on track to deliver its highest ever commercial shares this year, the broadcaster’s upfronts announcement on Wednesday night predictably contained few surprises.
Among the new offerings will be The Parent Jury, which puts diverse parenting styles to the test; retro variety show Step Back in Time; and observational documentary series Taronga: Who’s Who In the Zoo.
The network also unveiled the cast of Screentime’s drama Informer 3838, which stars Ella Scott Lynch as Melbourne criminal lawyer turned police informant Nicola Gobbo.
In a new agreement with BBC Studios, Nine will get Seven Worlds, One Planet, a landmark wildlife series presented by Sir David Attenborough, which will transport viewers to seven continents as it reveals the survival challenges facing numerous animals.
That deal also encompasses first-run rights to five series under the BBC Planet banner including Perfect Planet, Green Planet, Frozen...
- 10/16/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Playing For Keeps’ cast (L-r) Cece Peters, Isabella Giovinazzo, Olympia Valance, Madeleine West and Annie Maynard.
Unveiling its 2020 schedule today, Network 10 is betting heavily on renewals of Australian dramas, reality and light entertainment shows.
While there are no new drama commissions, there will be second seasons of Hoodlum Entertainment’s Five Bedrooms, Pablo Pictures and Princess Pictures’ comedy How to Stay Married and, as flagged last November, Screentime’s Playing for Keeps.
The line-up also includes Lingo Pictures’ previously announced psychological thriller The Secrets She Keeps, which stars Downton Abbey‘s Laura Carmichael, Jessica De Gouw, Michael Dorman, Ryan Corr and Michael Sheasby.
The network tells If no decisions have been made on the future of Cjz’s Mr Black and My Life Is Murder or Screentime’s The Secret Life of Four Year Olds.
Not returning are ITV Studios Australia’s Chris & Julia’s Sunday Night Takeaway or Endemol Shine Australia’s Changing Rooms.
Unveiling its 2020 schedule today, Network 10 is betting heavily on renewals of Australian dramas, reality and light entertainment shows.
While there are no new drama commissions, there will be second seasons of Hoodlum Entertainment’s Five Bedrooms, Pablo Pictures and Princess Pictures’ comedy How to Stay Married and, as flagged last November, Screentime’s Playing for Keeps.
The line-up also includes Lingo Pictures’ previously announced psychological thriller The Secrets She Keeps, which stars Downton Abbey‘s Laura Carmichael, Jessica De Gouw, Michael Dorman, Ryan Corr and Michael Sheasby.
The network tells If no decisions have been made on the future of Cjz’s Mr Black and My Life Is Murder or Screentime’s The Secret Life of Four Year Olds.
Not returning are ITV Studios Australia’s Chris & Julia’s Sunday Night Takeaway or Endemol Shine Australia’s Changing Rooms.
- 10/9/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Playing for Keeps.’
The overnight ratings on Wednesdays for Network 10’s Playing for Keeps were respectable but the catch-up numbers are so healthy the broadcaster has commissioned a second series.
The first seven episodes of the Screentime-produced drama drew an average audience of 503,000, including time-shifted viewing, in the mainland capitals.
But the catch-up component jumped from 9 per cent for the premiere to 25.9 per cent for episode 5, 17.9 per cent for ep 6 and 21 per cent for ep 7.
The finale had 599,000 capital city viewers, which was up by 49 per cent or 197,000 viewers from the overnight number, including broadcast VOD viewing and the encore screening.
“We’re thrilled that Playing for Keeps has really found its place in the market,” said Network 10 head of drama Rick Maier, who came up with the idea of the show about Afl footballers’ wives and girlfriends and took it to Screentime.
“It’s become a bit of...
The overnight ratings on Wednesdays for Network 10’s Playing for Keeps were respectable but the catch-up numbers are so healthy the broadcaster has commissioned a second series.
The first seven episodes of the Screentime-produced drama drew an average audience of 503,000, including time-shifted viewing, in the mainland capitals.
But the catch-up component jumped from 9 per cent for the premiere to 25.9 per cent for episode 5, 17.9 per cent for ep 6 and 21 per cent for ep 7.
The finale had 599,000 capital city viewers, which was up by 49 per cent or 197,000 viewers from the overnight number, including broadcast VOD viewing and the encore screening.
“We’re thrilled that Playing for Keeps has really found its place in the market,” said Network 10 head of drama Rick Maier, who came up with the idea of the show about Afl footballers’ wives and girlfriends and took it to Screentime.
“It’s become a bit of...
- 11/14/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Is there a new woman in Niall Horan's life?! Australian actress, Olympia Valance, reveals that she's gotten 'close' to the singer, and dishes on their relationship status in this tell-all interview!
- 10/5/2017
- by Alyssa Norwin
- HollywoodLife
Olympia Valance has promised ''a lot of illegal stuff'' is in store for her 'Neighbours' character Paige Smith. The 22-year-old actress has revealed her character will find herself in a tricky situation in upcoming scenes in the soap resulting in her resorting to breaking the law, with the huge plot meaning she is rushed off her feet with filming. Speaking about what's coming up for her character, she told Bang Showbiz: ''A lot of illegal stuff. ''Paige is getting into some full on stuff, so it will be fun. There's a lot of storylines coming up so it'll be exciting. I'm doing six...
- 3/18/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
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