The long-running Aussie soap, a staple of daytime TV in the UK for four decades, was saved by Amazon Freevee in 2022 just months after its finale aired on Channel 5, who had axed it earlier that year.
Luckily, rival channel Network 10 saw potential and it returned two months later, with a stellar publicity campaign and introduction of Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan and Guy Pearce as new teenage characters Charlene, Scott and Mike.
Just four months after the supposed ‘finale’ aired, the show was announced to be returning with backing from streaming giants Amazon Prime Video.
In March, a bittersweet celebration of 40 years on air will see a number of familiar faces make a welcome return to Erinsborough, whilst an emotional exit storyline for Harold Bishop (Ian Smith) will begin.
The Australian television landscape is vastly different to the UK, and despite two years of fabulous instalments, Neighbours has been outperformed by rival Home and Away.
