Neighbours (1985– )

Serial chronicling the lives of the residents of Ramsay Street in the fictional Australian suburb of Erinsborough. When the series began, it revolved around three families - the Ramsays, ... See full summary »

Creator:

Reg Watson

Stars:

Stefan Dennis, Alan Fletcher, Tom Oliver

23 wins & 56 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Stefan Dennis	...	Paul Robinson (2332 episodes, 1985-2013)
Alan Fletcher	...	Karl Kennedy (2269 episodes, 1987-2013)
Tom Oliver	...	Lou Carpenter (2148 episodes, 1988-2013)
Ian Smith	...	Harold Bishop (1749 episodes, 1987-2012)
Jackie Woodburne	...	Susan Kennedy (1591 episodes, 1994-2013)
Ryan Moloney	...	Toadfish Rebecchi (1459 episodes, 1994-2013)
Matthew Werkmeister	...	Zeke Kinski (1334 episodes, 2005-2012)
Anne Charleston	...	Madge Bishop (1150 episodes, 1986-2001)
Anne Haddy	...	Helen Daniels (1124 episodes, 1985-1997)
Kym Valentine	...	Libby Kennedy (1015 episodes, 1994-2011)
Scott Major	...	Lucas Fitzgerald (978 episodes, 1993-2013)

Storyline

Serial chronicling the lives of the residents of Ramsay Street in the fictional Australian suburb of Erinsborough. When the series began, it revolved around three families - the Ramsays, the Robinsons and the Clarkes, living at no. 24, no. 26 and no. 28 respectively. Nowadays, the scope of the programme is much wider and only one member of the original families remains in the street. The show reached a watershed in 1997 when the last remaining original character, Helen Daniels, died. The departure of her relatives and arrival of the Scully family marked the start of a new era for Neighbours. There's never a dull moment in Ramsay Street, and despite their many feuds, the residents will always - in the words of the show's theme tune - "be there for one another".

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Plot Keywords:

father son relationship | soap opera | one word title | friendship | family relationships | 

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Taglines:

Suddenly 5.30 TV isn't kids stuff anymore!

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Official Sites:

BBC [uk] Neighbours.com - the Official site for Neighbours

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 April 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Buren

Filming Locations:

Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Grundy Television Australia, 7 Network, Grundy Television Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Several of the show's writers have also appeared in front of the camera, including Alan Hopgood, Louise Le Nay, Chris Milne, John Hanlon and Ian Smith.

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Quotes

Jack Scully: I do not have a Ricky Martin poster!

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Crazy Credits

On the show's 20th Anniversary episode (originally aired 26 July 2005), during the course of the end credits former cast members are sending their congratulations to the show.

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Connections

Referenced in Cool Head: Episode #1.3 (1991)

User Reviews

The greatest soap ever.

Despite the many negative comments here, Neighbours is still an amazing programme. It always manages to get 10 million viewers a day so that must be saying something. Anyway, I admit that the show has depleted in quality since the arrival of the Scully family, but if you want a taste of when it was amazing, try UK Gold at either 12:30 in the afternoon or 4:30 in the early evening. The episodes showing currently are from late 1994, featuring classic characters such as Philip, Julie, Lou, Cheryl, Annalise etc. Neighbours is still an extremely enjoyable show, and although the storylines are corny and it seems there is lack of continuity, this is only because the BBC cut the programme so much. Storylines we have missed out on are excellent ones such as Lucy and Glenn's incest, Libby's rape, part of Cheryl being held hostage, Cheryl's death (we actually missed seeing her role over the car), Julie's attempt to seduce her husband Philip etc. These are all amazing storylines, but we missed out on them. So, you cannot possibly say Neighbours is bad when it hasn't been given a fair chance. If anything, it must be amazing for the BBC to cut inappropriate storylines. Think about it.