Neighbours 

Australian soap opera exploring the lives and relationships of the residents of Ramsay Street in Erinsborough.

Creator:

Reg Watson

Stars:

Stefan Dennis, Alan Fletcher, Tom Oliver

23 wins & 61 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Stefan Dennis	...	Paul Robinson 3,729 episodes, 1985-2019
Alan Fletcher	...	Karl Kennedy / ... 3,604 episodes, 1987-2019
Tom Oliver	...	Lou Carpenter 2,952 episodes, 1988-2016
Jackie Woodburne	...	Susan Kennedy / ... 2,301 episodes, 1994-2019
Ryan Moloney	...	Toadfish Rebecchi / ... 2,212 episodes, 1994-2019
Ian Smith	...	Harold Bishop 1,694 episodes, 1987-2015

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:

australian | cul de sac | australia | soap opera | scolding | 

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Taglines:

Suddenly 5.30 TV isn't kids stuff anymore!

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Official Sites:

Neighbours.com - the Official site for Neighbours

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 April 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nachbarn

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

The sixth Australian soap opera to appear on United States television (Paradise Beach (1993), Pacific Drive (1996), Home and Away (1988), Prisoner: Cell Block H (1979) and "The Sullivans" (1976)_ are the others). In 2004, American cable channel Oxygen picked the show up. Due to low ratings, the show was discontinued after six weeks. The program returned to the United States in 2014, this time on streaming service Hulu. In September 2015, Hulu lost the rights to the show and episodes were taken off the site.

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Quotes

Brett Stark: Is that Lou singing?
Danni Stark: [groans] There should be a law against Lou singing in the morning.
Brett Stark: There should be a law against Lou singing.
Danni Stark: There should be a law against Lou.

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Connections

Referenced in The Thick of It: Episode #3.3 (2009)

User Reviews

As good/bad as it ever was

People say this show is not as good as it was. They are wrong. The standard of drama has never slipped from abysmal from day one. A sort of hybrid between 'Crossroads' and 'The Beano'.

It has always entertained me. What I like about it best, is that I get home and am not provided with any challenge to my brain whatsoever. Good. Who ever got anywhere by being forced to think?

The only regression is the theme song. Bring back the cheesy pub piano and the even cheesier line 'Next door is only a footstep away'. That's poetry that is.