The soap opera, Neighbours, will cease production in September
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382259)
Rockingham, Australia
March 4, 2022 2:02am CST
The popular Australian soap opera ‘Neighbours’ will cease production in June. Neighbours airs on Network Ten in Australia and Channel 5 in Britain. Maybe it is not known in other countries. Channel 5 is dropping the show and producers, Fremantle Media, have been unable to secure a replacement network. It has been in production for almost 37 years and there have been nearly 9,000 episodes.
When we were in England in 1998, we visited the souvenir shop at the Mews at Buckingham Palace. The young male attendant asked us something about two characters in the show as the episodes being shown in England were several years behind Australia.
We were unable to help as we never watched Neighbours and the young man was very disappointed. I often wish we had made something up for him.
Probably the most famous couple to have appeared in Neighbours was Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan. The highly-viewed screen wedding of their characters took place in 1987.
The photo was taken near the Mews in 1991.
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@JudyEv (382259)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Mar 22
For many years, we could only get the national station, not the commercial ones so we never got hooked like some people did. I might have watched an episode or two in the very early days but only because we were at someone else's place and they were watching it.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17242)
• China
4 Mar 22
I have not heard of this show.It is said that it is one starring Kevin Dillon.
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
5 Mar 22
Reminds me of All My Children, ran from 1970-2011. Cancelled because of changing viewing patterns of audiences, is what an article said.
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@JudyEv (382259)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Mar 22
@oahuwriter This is one show that we did watch quite often. We often joked that there were so many murders that there couldn't be anyone left in the village! 
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
6 Mar 22
@JudyEv
Indeed. I was reading about, Midsomer Murders, which I stumbled upon one day. Situated in a fictitious place, at Britain. It's been a long running series. John Nettles retired, and
Jason Hughes needed a change. First aired in 1998, still going strong.
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@58lordstreet (1668)
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4 Mar 22
never actually watched it , I was more into home and away lol.They moved it around so much in the uk Im not surprised its gone the same way as eldorado
Flamin gallahs
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@JudyEv (382259)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Mar 22
@58lordstreet It's still going over here but I never watch it. I don't know any of the characters.
@JudyEv (382259)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Mar 22
So is Home and Away still running in England? We never watched any of them.@58lordstreet (1668)
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5 Mar 22
@JudyEv I think so but I dont watch it now .I caught a few minutes of it and Irene looked younger now than she did 20 years ago lol
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
4 Mar 22
I saw that article..wow such a long running show.
And I wonder if it is as long running as those two English shows, Coronation St and East Enders.
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@FourWalls (86765)
• United States
4 Mar 22
Most of the soap operas I remember being on TV are gone now here in America, too. Every now and then I have to check to see if Coronation Street is still going in England!
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@FourWalls (86765)
• United States
5 Mar 22
@JudyEv — 
That’s probably it. “Didn’t I just see three friends going through the exact thing two weeks ago on Facebook??”
That’s probably it. “Didn’t I just see three friends going through the exact thing two weeks ago on Facebook??”1 person likes this
@JudyEv (382259)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Mar 22
@FourWalls There seems to be equally as much drama on there from time to time. 
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@LeaPea2417 (40037)
• Toccoa, Georgia
5 Mar 22
That's sad when a beloved show comes to an end. It reminds me of a Soap Opera here in the States that went on for decades and there was a time when my mom, sister and I watch it. In the past 5 or so years, it was cancelled. It was called "All My Children".
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@LeaPea2417 (40037)
• Toccoa, Georgia
5 Mar 22
@JudyEv When I was in College I watched a little bit of Days of Our Lives.
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@JudyEv (382259)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Mar 22
@58lordstreet I remember the name; also Days of our Life from the US.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
4 Mar 22
All My Children is a famous soap opera in the United States, that's still going. Another one, Days of Our Lives was on television for many years, I'm not sure if it's still being filmed. Some people eat these episodes up like candy, I never do.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
5 Mar 22
@JudyEv When I was in my twenties, I watched Days of Our Lives. Now, I ignore it.
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@58lordstreet (1668)
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5 Mar 22
@JudyEv I guess you have shows like we have Real housewives of .......whereever or the only way is bunbury lol
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@Tampa_girl7 (54716)
• United States
4 Mar 22
I haven’t watched soaps in several decades. It seems that many have ended here too.
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@JudyEv (382259)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Mar 22
We don't watch them either but some wouldn't miss it for quids.
@JudyEv (382259)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Mar 22
That was/is really popular too. I don't watch any of them so I don't even know if it's still going.
