Neighbours
Current Neighbours logo
Format	Soap opera
Created by	Reg Watson
Starring	See Cast section below
Theme music composer	Tony Hatch Theme music Jackie Trent Lyrics
Opening theme	See Theme song section below
Country of origin	Australia
No. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Reg Watson is an Australian Television producer best known for creating Soap operas like Prisoner and Neighbours Neighbours is a long-running multiple Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera, which first aired in March 1985 Tony Hatch (born 30 June, 1939) is an English Composer, Songwriter, Pianist, music arranger, and producer Neighbours is a long-running multiple Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera, which first aired in March 1985 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. of seasons	24
No.  of episodes	5475 (as of June 13, 2008)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Reg Watson Peter Pinne Don Battye Ian Bradley Stanley Walsh Riccardo Pellizzeri Susan Bower
Producer(s)	John Holmes Philip East Marie Trevor Tony McDonald Margaret Slarke Mark Callan Alan Coleman Dave Worthington Sally-Anne Kerr Peter Dodds Neal Kingston
Running time	Approx 22 minutes per episode
Broadcast
Original channel	Seven Network (1985) Network Ten (1986 - Present)
Picture format	PAL (March 18, 1985 - May 12, 2000) 576i (SDTV) (May 15, 2000 - December 14, 2007)) 1080i (HDTV) (January 14, 2008 - present)
Audio format	Stereo
Original run	March 18, 1985 – present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Common rating
Australia	G

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The series is produced by FremantleMedia Australia, which was formed in January 2007^[1] by the merger of Grundy Television with Crackerjack Productions. FremantleMedia (previously known as All American Television, LBS Communications, and Pearson Television) is the content Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Reg Grundy Organisation (later the Grundy Organisation or just Grundys, then Grundy Television) was an Australian Television Crackerjack Productions was an Australian independent Television production company headed by brothers Mark and Carl Fennessy

Contents 1 History and popularity 1.1 2007 revamp 2 Broadcast schedule 2.1 Australian broadcasts 2.2 United Kingdom broadcasts 2.2.1 History 2.3 Other international broadcasts 2.4 Former broadcasts 3 Storylines 4 Cast 4.1 Current cast members 4.2 Recurring cast members 4.3 Upcoming cast members 4.4 Notable cast members 4.5 Celebrity guest appearances 4.6 Shane Connor's dismissal 5 Locations 5.1 Filming in the United Kingdom 6 Theme song 6.1 Version 1 6.2 Version 2 6.3 Version 3 6.4 Version 4 6.5 Version 5 6.6 Version 6 6.7 Sombre version 7 DVD releases 8 Awards 9 References 10 External links

History and popularity

Through its entire run, Neighbours has screened as five 22-minute (excluding advertisement breaks) episodes a week, shown each week night in an early-evening slot. The 1985 season was broadcast on the Seven Network, at 5. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. 30 p. m. in Sydney and at 6. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 30 p. m. in Melbourne and other regions. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 The Melbourne-produced programme had underperformed in the crucial Sydney market^[2] leading to the Seven Network cancelling the series at the end of that year. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U A year (from Old English gēr) is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the Orbit of the Earth around the Sun Neighbours was immediately picked up by the rival Network Ten. Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia 's three major commercial television networks. ^[3][4] On Ten, it initially attracted low ratings. ^[5] The Network worked hard to publicise the series;^[6] they revamped the show, adding several new, younger cast members including Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan as Scott and Charlene, while a concerted publicity drive largely focused on these new actors^[7] in a star-focused campaign recalling that of the Hollywood star system where stars were packaged to feed into a fan culture. Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress. Jason Sean Donovan (born 1 June 1968, Malvern, Melbourne) is an Australian Actor and Singer. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works ^[8] This paid off for the series and by the end of 1987 it was attracting high ratings. ^[9] Australian audiences waned considerably by the early 1990s,^[10] although viewing figures had recovered slightly by the end of the decade. ^[11]

In the 2000s rival soap opera Home and Away emerged as more popular than Neighbours in Australia. Home and Away (also commonly abbreviated in writing to H&A) is a Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera that has been Home and Away is broadcast there on the Seven Network at 7. 00 p. m. Monday to Friday. As of 2004 Neighbours was regularly attracting just under a million viewers per episode,^[12] low for Australian prime time television. In 2007 Home and Away was averaging 1. 4 million viewers in Australia to Neighbours' 700,000. ^[13]

Neighbours is more popular in the UK, where it used to screen on BBC One usually attracting an average of 3 million viewers for its lunchtime showing and 2. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 6 million viewers for its evening repeat. ^[14] It is frequently the highest-rating daytime programme in the UK, outside of news bulletins. ^[15] In 2008 the UK broadcaster changed to rival channel Five from the 5331st episode. The episode received 2. 2m (14. 2% share) which was a drop of 300,000 on the BBC's average. However it boosted Five's usual share for the 5. 30pm slot by 3 and a half times. Home and Away, broadcast directly afterwards on the same channel, received 1. 4m on the same evening. ^[16]

2007 revamp

A major revamp of Neighbours occurred in 2007. In Australia the show's viewing figures had in early 2007 dropped to fewer than 700,000 a night and the attitudes among long term fans of the show to storylines were negative. ^[17]

The revamp includes now recording the show in HDTV video, introducing a new family of characters, the departure of several existing characters, a new version of the show's familiar theme song and a new style of opening titles. High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition ^[18] In addition the use of titles for individual episodes was abandoned after being the norm for the previous three years. Daniel Bennett, the new head of drama at Network Ten, announced that the crux of the Ramsay Street story would go "back to basics" and follow a less sensational path than of late with the emphasis on family relations and suburban reality. These changes came into effect over several months in 2007; July 23, 2007 saw the introduction of the new theme music and graphics. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Ratings for that episode averaged 1. 05 million viewers in the 18:30 slot. It was the first time the programme's viewing figures topped 1 million in 2007. ^[19] Neighbours was also made available for viewers to watch online via Network Ten's website. ^[20]

By the end of 2007 it was reported that producers had hoped the Neighbours revamp would push the ratings up to between 900,000 to 1 million an episode. It had, however, resulted in a more modest boost, with ratings hovering at about 800,000 a night. The same viewing period had shown an increase in ratings for Home and Away, which was now averaging 1. 4 million viewers every night. ^[21]

Broadcast schedule

Australian broadcasts

Through its entire run in Australia it has screened as five 22-minute episodes a week, shown each weeknight in an early-evening slot. The 1985 season was broadcast on the Seven Network, at 5. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. 30pm in Sydney and at 6. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 30pm in Melbourne and other regions. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 From its second year the series switched to Network Ten. Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia 's three major commercial television networks. Between 1986 and 1991 the series was screened by Network Ten at 7. 00pm, and from 1992 they have broadcast the show at 6. 30pm. Neighbours is on air for approximately 48 weeks per year. It is broadcast from early January to late December, and goes off air for three weeks during the Christmas/New Year break.

Repeat episodes of the series were broadcast between 2000 and 2003. The 1988-1991 episodes were shown in this run in the 3. 30pm timeslot. The repeat run ceased in June 2003.

United Kingdom broadcasts

As of 2008, Neighbours is shown on three UK channels: Five, Fiver and UKTV Gold. Fiver is a Free-to-view Television channel in the United Kingdom Five and Fiver are currently behind Australian broadcasts by exactly 58 episodes. On 25 April 2008 UKTV Gold was 412 episodes behind Australian broadcasts, but as the channel broadcasts two episodes a day, this figure constantly reduces. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[23] UKTV Gold's contract will not allow the station to run episodes seen too recently on Five.

History

The show began broadcasting in the UK on Monday October 27, 1986 on BBC One, where it quickly gained a cult following. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar)

The BBC originally screened the programme from 1. 25pm to 1. 50pm, before moving it to 1. 50pm and later to 1. 40pm, with a repeat the next morning at 10. 05am. The repeat episode was moved to 5. 35pm on 4 January 1988 by controller Michael Grade on the advice of his daughter. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Michael Ian Grade CBE (born March 8, 1943) is a British Businessman and a distinguished figure in the field of Broadcasting In the late 1980s it regularly had a UK audience of over 18 million, which was, at the time, a figure greater than the population of Australia. ^[24]

On 2 November 1992 Neighbours began showing on the joint BBC and Thames Television satellite channel UK Gold (now UKTV Gold) from episode 1. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Thames Television was a licencee of the British ITV television network covering London and parts of the surrounding counties In 1994 during Wimbledon, it was shown at 7. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious 00pm.

The length of time between the Australian and terrestrial UK broadcasts decreased significantly from the original 18 months of 1986 due to Neighbours being taken off air at Christmas in Australia, whilst the series was originally broadcast every weekday year round on the BBC. Terrestrial television is a term which refers to modes of television broadcasting which do not involve satellite transmission As a result, from October 2000, the BBC frequently removed the show from its schedule during major sports tournaments such as Wimbledon, Bank Holidays and Christmas. The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious A bank holiday is a Public holiday in the United Kingdom and also in the Republic of Ireland.

Taking into account the duplication of viewers across its two UK showings a day, the show rated on average over five million viewers a day, making it the highest rated Commonwealth import on British television and one of the most popular international acquisitions, rating higher than US programmes such as Desperate Housewives and Lost. International or internationally most often describes interaction between Nations or encompassing two or more nations constituting a group or association having The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Desperate Housewives is an American Television Dramedy series created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as Show runner, and produced Lost is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American serial drama television series.

In July 2006, it was reported that the BBC planned to give 'first-look' Neighbours on the broadcaster's digital channel BBC Three in order to boost that channel's ratings. BBC Three is a television channel from the BBC broadcasting via Digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms ^[25] however this never happened.

In April 2007, it was reported that ITV had made a bid of £80,000 per episode; an offer that valued Neighbours at over £20million a year. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent A contract between ITV and FremantleMedia was days away from completion, but could not be finalised due to issues regarding video on demand and broadband rights. FremantleMedia (previously known as All American Television, LBS Communications, and Pearson Television) is the content Video on demand ( VOD) or Audio video on demand ( AVOD) systems allow users to select and watch/listen The term broadband can have different meanings in different contexts ^[26] On 26 April 2007, it was reported that the BBC had told Broadcast magazine that an agreement would need to be reached in the "very, very near future" otherwise their offer would be withdrawn. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Broadcast is a weekly Magazine for the United Kingdom Television and Radio industry ^[27]. ^[28] News of the possible change in broadcaster was poorly received by viewers of the programme, and an online petition against the show's move away from the BBC garnered very strong support. ^[29] On 5 May, it was reported that the BBC was set to drop out of bidding for the show, after FremantleMedia raised the price to £100,000 per episode following a bidding competition between ITV and Five. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John ^[30]

On 18 May, then BBC One controller Peter Fincham announced on the One O'Clock News that the BBC had pulled out of negotiations for Neighbours due to the asking price of £300 million over eight years (three times the price previously paid by the BBC) and that it would end on BBC One during early 2008. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Peter Fincham (born 26 July, 1956) is a British Television producer and executive currently the Director of Television for the ITV The BBC News at One is the early afternoon news bulletin from the BBC. The same day it was announced that RTL Media company Five had won the UK rights to broadcast the show. RTL Group ( is Europe's largest TV radio and production company and is majority-owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. ^[31]. Five then commissioned Talkback Thames to produce a documentary called Neighbours on Five which included interviews with cast members about their experiences on and off set and sneak previews of upcoming storylines. Talkback Thames is a British television production company a division of FremantleMedia (part of the RTL Group)

On 1 December, the BBC confirmed that it would replace Neighbours with a new Sydney based soap from Southern Star Entertainment called Out of the Blue, of which it had ordered 130 episodes. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Southern Star Entertainment is an Australian based Television production company Out of the Blue is a BBC television Soap opera set in Australia, produced by Southern Star Entertainment. ^[32] On 26 November 2007 in anticipation of the loss of Neighbours, the afternoon showing was moved to 2. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 10pm and the internally produced soap Doctors was rescheduled in its place. Doctors is a British Daytime television Soap opera, which started in 2000

Neighbours ended on BBC One on 8 February 2008 with episode 5330 and began broadcasting on Five on 11 February 2008 with episode 5331, with an unprecedented number of screenings each day. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Five began screening each episode at 1. 45pm, then again at 5. 30pm, and then again the following morning at 5. 35am. Five also began a weekly omnibus edition on Saturday afternoons. In addition to this, Five's then digital sister channel Five Life also showed each episode each day at 7. Fiver is a Free-to-view Television channel in the United Kingdom 00pm and then again the following morning at 9. 00am, as well as a full weekly omnibus each weekend. From April 28, 2008, with the rebranding of Five Life to Fiver, Neighbours 9. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Fiver is a Free-to-view Television channel in the United Kingdom 00am showing was rescheduled to 10. 00am. Presently, taking into consideration all Fiver's shows are repeated again an hour later on Fiver+1, each episode of Neighbours is screened a total of ten times by the company. Weight Watchers are the current sponsors of the programme. Weight Watchers ( is an international company that offers various Dieting products and services to assist Weight loss and maintenance

Other international broadcasts

Neighbours has long been broadcast by Television New Zealand and screens twice daily at 2. Television New Zealand (TVNZ is a state-owned television broadcasting corporation in New Zealand. 30pm and 5. 00pm on TV2. TV2 is a national television network in New Zealand, which is owned and operated by the state-owned broadcaster TVNZ. It was initially broadcast by TVNZ when Neighbours started showing in New Zealand in 1988, but by 1996 it had been removed from the schedule. TV4 (now C4) picked it up and broadcast it from 1997 to 2000. C4 is a Television station operating in New Zealand and owned by MediaWorks NZ. They dropped it in 2000 and it returned to TV2 in 2002. New Zealand are currently a month behind Australia.

Neighbours is broadcast on Republic of Ireland TV network RTÉ at 1. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. 55pm on RTÉ One, and repeated on RTÉ Two at 5. RTÉ One (Irish RTÉ a hAon) is the Republic of Ireland 's oldest and most popular Television channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Radio Telefís RTÉ Two (Irish RTÉ a Dó) (known from 1988 to 2004 as Network 2, RTÉ Network Two, RTÉ2 or N2) is the Republic of Ireland 35pm. Like Five's UK broadcasts, RTÉ are 58 episodes behind the Network Ten transmission.

Neighbours is broadcast in Belgium on the VRT at 5. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (Flemish Radio and Television Network or VRT, is a publicly-funded broadcaster of Radio and Television 30pm from Monday to Saturday. The show has been broadcast in Belgium since 1988; they are currently 321 episodes ^[33] (almost 17 months) behind Australian broadcasts.

In Kenya, Neighbours is broadcast on the KTN network at 12. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south Kenya Television Network (KTN is a leading Television station in Kenya with its headquarters at the I & M Towers in downtown Nairobi. 30pm, Monday to Friday with an omnibus on Sunday mornings. They are approximately three years behind Australia. Neighbours is also broadcast in Barbados on CBC8, Monday to Friday. Barbados ( Portuguese word for bearded-ones, bɑrˈbeɪdoʊz -dɒs situated just east of the Caribbean Sea, is an independent Island nation They are approximately four years behind Australia. In Catalonia, the first 1518 episodes were dubbed into Catalan and broadcast in the regional TV channel TV3 as Veïns from 1989 to the mid-1990s. Catalonia (Cataluña Catalunya Aranese: Catalonha) is an Autonomous Community in the northeast part of Spain. Catalan ˈkætəˌlæn ( català kətəˈla or) is a Romance language, the national and official language of Andorra, and a co-official TV3 is the name of Catalonia 's first public television channel. The show was also broadcast in Galicia, dubbed in the Galician language. Galicia (occasionally Galiza) is an autonomous community in northwest Spain.

The show is broadcast in Iceland on Stöð 2 at 12:45 and 5:53 pm from Monday to Friday, with an omnibus at 12:25 on Sundays. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( Stöð 2 ( English: Channel 2) is an Icelandic Television channel of 365 corporation founded in 1986. These broadcasts are approximately 10 months behind Australia.

In March 2008, Neighbours began a temporary run on the Norwegian TV channel NRK3, which is the first time Neighbours has been broadcast in Norway since it was cancelled by TV3. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional NRK3 is a digital TV channel aimed at youth and young adults and produced by the Norwegian public broadcaster NRK. TV3 Norway is a commercial television channel targeting Norway owned by Viasat, which is a part of the Swedish media group Modern Times Group. Episode 5261 was the first to screen on NRK3, which is airing episodes eight months behind Australia. ^[34]

Neighbours has been screened in Israel on Channel 23 since April 2008.

Former broadcasts

The show has also been sold to television networks in many other countries. In the Summer of 1991 WWOR in New York City aired late 1980s episodes of Neighbours in the late afternoons. WWOR-TV, channel 9 is a MyNetworkTV -affiliated television station licensed to Secaucus New Jersey, and serving the New York City metropolitan area Episodes from 1999 were broadcast for a six-week trial basis on the American channel Oxygen in March 2004. History The privately held company Oxygen Media was founded in 1998 by Geraldine Laybourne, talk show host Oprah Winfrey and producers Marcy At first, it was shown in the afternoon opposite higher-rated American soaps such as The Young and the Restless and All My Children, which gave the show anemic ratings from the first broadcast; the people who would be most interested in the show were watching other, more established serials. The Young and the Restless is a 39 time Emmy Award winning American Television Soap opera, first broadcast on CBS on March 26 All My Children ( AMC) is a popular American Soap opera and drama television series that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC After a couple of weeks, the show moved to a late-night time slot and eventually left the air entirely. It was not the first Australian soap opera to be broadcast in the United States: The Sullivans, Prisoner, Home and Away, The Young Doctors, Paradise Beach, and Pacific Drive had also been previously shown. The Sullivans was also the title of a 1944 Oscar -nominated film set during World War II and written by Eddie Doherty (later renamed The Prisoner is an Australian television Soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre a fictional women's Prison Home and Away (also commonly abbreviated in writing to H&A) is a Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera that has been The Young Doctors is an Australian early evening Soap opera. The series was set in the fictional Albert Memorial hospital and primarily concerned with romances Paradise Beach was a short-lived Australian Television series made by Village Roadshow Pictures in association with New World Television Pacific Drive is an Australian television series made by Village Roadshow in association with New World International for the

The show was broadcast in Canada on regional television channel 47, Toronto-based CFMT (now part of the OMNI network owned by Rogers Communications Inc.), for a period of about five years in the early to mid-1990s, starting in September 1990. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario CFMT-TV, channel 47 is a Television station based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with rebroadcasters in Ottawa and London Omni Television, corporately styled as OMNI Television, is a Canadian Television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications. Rogers Communications Inc (,) is one of Canada's largest communications companies particularly in the field of wireless communications and Cable television, with additional The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 The channel started the series right from the beginning and broadcast two episodes back to back for the first several months. It never achieved the audience that youth-oriented cable network YTV saw at the same time with Home and Away and was dropped. YTV is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel aimed at Youth, available nationwide through cable Home and Away (also commonly abbreviated in writing to H&A) is a Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera that has been

In Germany, episodes from the years 1985 through 1989 ran on the SAT.1 daytime schedule from October 1989 to August 1993. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Sat1 is a privately owned German television broadcasting station

Neighbours was also broadcast in Cyprus, on the PIK network. Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía

Storylines

Main article: Storylines of Neighbours

Cast

See also: List of Neighbours characters

Current cast members

See also: Current characters of Neighbours

Actor Character Duration Aaron Auslebrook-Walker Charlie Hoyland 2006- Morgan Baker Callum Jones 2008- Steve Bastoni Steve Parker 2007- Pippa Black Elle Robinson 2005-2009[35] Natalie Blair Carmella Cammeniti 2006- (2003-2005; recurring) Carla Bonner Stephanie Scully 1999- Sam Clark Ringo Brown 2007- Nikki Coghill Miranda Parker 2007- Stefan Dennis Paul Robinson 1985-1992, 2004- (1993; guest) Alan Fletcher Karl Kennedy 1994- Dean Geyer Ty Harper 2008- Jane Hall Rebecca Napier 2007- David Hoflin Oliver Barnes 2007-2008[36] Sarah May Chloe Cammeniti 2008-

Actor Character Duration Eloise Mignon Bridget Parker 2007- Ryan Moloney Toadfish Rebecchi 1996- (1995; recurring) Daniel O'Connor Ned Parker 2005-2008 [36] Blake O'Leary Ben Kirk (#3) 2007- Fletcher O'Leary Mickey Gannon 2007- Tom Oliver Lou Carpenter 1992- (1988; guest) Margot Robbie Donna Freedman 2008- Jesse Rosenfeld Marco Silvani 2007-2008[36] James Sorensen Declan Napier 2007- Caitlin Stasey Rachel Kinski 2005- Brett Tucker Daniel Fitzgerald 2007- (1999-2000; recurring) Kym Valentine Libby Kennedy 1994-2003, 2004, 2007- (2005; cameo) Matthew Werkmeister Zeke Kinski 2005- Jackie Woodburne Susan Kinski 1994-

Recurring cast members

See also: Recurring characters of Neighbours

Actor	Character	Duration
Imogen Bailey	Nicola West	2008
Charlie Clausen	Jay Duncan	2008
Simone Buchanan	Samantha Fitzgerald	2008
Nikola Dubois	Kirsten Gannon	2007-2008
Erin McNaught	Sienna Cammeniti	2008
Kevin Summers	Detective Alec Skinner	2003-

Upcoming cast members

Actor	Character	Status	Source
Ian Smith	Harold Bishop	Returns 24 June 2008 (recurring)	[37]
Briony Behets	Kate Newton	Debuts July 2008 (recurring)	[35]
Scott Major	Lucas Fitzgerald	Debuts August 2008	[38]
Katrina Milosevic	Kelly Katsis	Debuts September 2008 (recurring)	[39]

Notable cast members

A number of actors have either started their career or used it as a springboard to further success. Since it started in 1985 there have been many storylines shown during the Australian Soap opera Neighbours. The following is a complete list of all regular characters that appear or have appeared on the Network Ten Soap opera Neighbours. The following is a list of the current main characters in the Australian Soap opera Neighbours. Charlie Hoyland is a Fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by the child actor Jacob Brito from October 2008 taking over from Aaron Steve Bastoni (born March 4, 1966) is an Italian Australian Actor. Dr Steven James Parker (better known as "Steve" or "Stevo" is a Fictional character in the Australian Soap opera Neighbours Pippa Black (born 1982 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian Actress. Lucinda 'Elle' Robinson is one of two daughters of Paul Robinson on the long-running Australian Soap opera Neighbours and is Natalie Blair (born 16 April, 1984 in Brisbane) is a Logie award winning Australian Actress who plays Carmella Cammeniti (briefly Sister Mary Catherine) is a Fictional character on the Network Ten Soap opera Neighbours Carla Bonner (born March 3, 1973) is an Australian Actress best known for playing the role of Stephanie Scully in the soap opera Stephanie Jo Scully (previously Hoyland) is a Fictional character on the Australian Soap opera Neighbours. Samuel James Clark (born 18 October 1987) is an actor and aspiring Singer - Guitarist from Adelaide, South Australia. Ringo Brown is a Fictional character in the Network Ten Soap opera Neighbours, portrayed by Sam Clark since January Nicola Vicars Coghill (born January 4, 1964 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian Actress. Miranda Parker (neé West) is a Fictional character in the Australian Soap opera Neighbours. Stefan Dennis (born 30 October, 1958 in Tawonga Victoria, Australia) is an Australian Actor most famous for playing the Paul James Robinson is a Fictional character in the Australian Soap opera Neighbours, played by Stefan Dennis. Alan Fletcher (born 30 March 1957 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian Actor, best known for his role as Karl Kennedy in See also Karl Kennedy and Susan Smith Karl Raymond Kennedy is a Fictional character in the Australian Soap opera Neighbours Dean Stanley Geyer (born 20 March 1986 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is an Australian Singer-Songwriter and Actor who finished third in the Tyler Harper is a Fictional character in the Australian Soap opera Neighbours, portrayed by Dean Geyer. Jane Hall (born January 20, 1971) is an Australian actress and comedienne. Rebecca Napier is a Fictional character from the Australian Soap opera Neighbours, portrayed by actress Jane Hall since David Hoflin dɑːvɨd (born February 25 1979) is a Swedish -born Australian Actor. Oliver Barnes is a Fictional character in the Australian Soap opera Neighbours. Chloe Cammeniti is a Fictional character in the Australian Soap opera Neighbours, Eloise Mignon (born 18 September, 1986) is an Australian actress. Bridget "Didge" Parker is a Fictional character in the Australian Soap opera Neighbours. Ryan Moloney (born 24 November 1979) is an Australian Actor. He currently portrays the character Jarrod "Toadfish" Rebecchi Jarrod Vincenzo " Toadfish " Rebecchi (known simply as Toadie) is a Fictional character on the popular Australian Soap Daniel O'Connor (born October 23 1978) is an Australian Television Actor and Singer. Ned Parker is a Fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Daniel O'Connor. Blake O'Leary (born 10 June 2000 is an Australian Actor, who currently plays the role of Ben Kirk in Neighbours, since November 2007 Benjamin Ian Kennedy Kirk is a Fictional character in the Australian Soap opera Neighbours. Fletcher O'Leary (born 10 June 1997) is an Australian Child Actor. Michael "Mickey" Gannon is a Fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Child actor Fletcher O'Leary ---- Tom Oliver (born 12 June 1938, in Hampshire, England) is an English -born Australian Television, Louis Thomas Carpenter is a Fictional character from the Australian Television Soap opera Neighbours, played by Jesse Rosenfeld (born October 17 1983 is an Australian stage, Television and Film Actor, best known for playing Marco Marco Silvani is a Fictional character from the Australian Soap opera Neighbours. James Sorensen (born 1986 in Melbourne Australia) is a professional model and Actor. Declan Napier is a Fictional character in the Australian Soap opera Neighbours. Caitlin Jean Stasey is an Australian Actress who is best known for her role as Rachel Kinski in Neighbours. Rachel Jessica Kinski is a Fictional character on the Network Ten Soap opera Neighbours, portrayed by Caitlin Stasey Brett Alan Tucker (born May 21st 1972 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian Actor and Singer. Daniel Fitzgerald is a Fictional character from the Australian Soap opera Neighbours. Kym Valentine (born May 24, 1977 in Blacktown New South Wales) is a Maltese Australian actress best known for her portrayal of Libby Kennedy Elizabeth 'Libby' Grace Kennedy is a Fictional character in the Australian soap Neighbours, played by Kym Valentine. Matthew Werkmeister (born 30th January 1992 is an Australian stage and television Actor. Ezekiel 'Zeke' Kinski is a Fictional character on the Australian Soap opera Neighbours, and is portrayed by Matthew Werkmeister Jackie Woodburne (born February 5 1956) is a Northern Irish -born Australian Actress. See also Karl Kennedy and Susan Smith Susan Wendy Kinski (née Smith, previously Kennedy) born October 30 1956 (see episode The following is a list of recurring characters that appear or have appeared on the Network Ten Soap opera Neighbours. Nicola West is a Fictional character in the Australian Soap opera Neighbours, portrayed by Imogen Bailey. Charlie Clausen (born 31 July 1977 in Melbourne) is an Australian actor most known for his role as Jake Harrison on McLeod's Daughters in Simone Buchanan (born 11 March 1968 in Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian Film and television actress Samantha 'Sam' Fitzgerald ( Née Grieves) is a fictional recurring character on the Australian Soap opera Neighbours. Nikola Dubois is an Australian Actress currently appearing in Neighbours. Kirsten Gannon is a fictional recurring character on the soap Neighbours. Erin McNaught (born 22 May, 1982 in Canberra, Australia) is the 2006 Miss Australia, representing Australia in the Ian Smith (born June 19 1938) is an Australian Soap opera Character actor and Television Scriptwriter For the former American football player see Harold Bishop Jr Harold Wayne Bishop is a Fictional character in the Australian Television Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Briony Behets ( born in 1952 United Kingdom) is a British -born actress who found fame acting in Australian soap operas of the 1970s International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) Scott Major is an Australian Actor. He was born on 4 July 1975 in Melbourne. International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common These include Alan Dale (Jim Robinson), Kylie Minogue (Charlene Robinson), Jason Donovan (Scott Robinson), Guy Pearce (Mike Young), Natalie Imbruglia (Beth Willis), Jesse Spencer (Billy Kennedy), Delta Goodrem (Nina Tucker), Stephanie McIntosh (Sky Mangel) and Natalie Bassingthwaighte (Isabelle Hoyland). Alan Hugh Dale (born 6 May 1947 is a New Zealand Actor. As a child Dale developed a love of theatre and also became a rugby player James "Jim" Robinson was a Fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Alan Dale. Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress. Charlene Edna Robinson (née Mitchell) was a Fictional character in the Australian Soap opera Neighbours played by Jason Sean Donovan (born 1 June 1968, Malvern, Melbourne) is an Australian Actor and Singer. Scott James Robinson was a Fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours. Guy Edward Pearce (born October 5, 1967) is a Screen Actors Guild Award -nominated English -born Australian raised actor perhaps Michael James "Mike" Young was a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Guy Pearce from 1986 until 1989 Jesse Gordon Spencer (born 12 February 1979) is an Australian Actor. William Norton Kennedy, usually known as Billy or from his 18th birthday onwards Bill, was a Fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours Delta Lea Goodrem (born 9 November 1984 is a multi ARIA Award winning Australian Singer-songwriter, Pianist and Logie Award winning Nina Tucker was a Fictional character in the Australian Soap opera Neighbours, played by actress and popular singer Delta Stephanie McIntosh (born 5 July 1985) is an Australian actress and singer Sky Olivia Mangel (née Bishop) was a character from the Australian Television Soap opera Neighbours, played by Natalie Bassingthwaighte (born 1 September 1975) is a Gold Logie -nominated Australian Actress, Singer, and television personality Isabelle "Izzy" Hoyland was a Fictional character in the Australian Soap opera Neighbours, portrayed by actress

Celebrity guest appearances

Shane Connor's dismissal

After being fired from the series in 2003, former cast member Shane Connor (Joe Scully) filed for wrongful dismissal. Red Symons (born 13 June, 1949 in Brighton, England, United Kingdom) is an Australian musician writer and radio host probably Ian Alexander "Molly" Meldrum OAM (born 29 January 1946 in Orbost, Victoria) is an Australian Popular music Grant Hayden Kenny OAM (born June 14, 1963 in Maryborough Queensland) is an Australian former Ironman, surf lifesaver Derek Robert Nimmo ( 19 September 1930 &ndash 24 February 1999) was an English Character actor. Darryl Cotton (born 4 September 1949 in Adelaide, Australia) is an Australian pop singer television presenter and actor Michael Roy Whitney (born 24 February 1959 Surry Hills New South Wales) is an Australian television personality and former Cricketer who played in 12 Tests Elliot Goblet is a character created by the Australian comedian Jack Levi. Christopher Sean Lowe (born October 4 1959, Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English Musician, who with colleague The capitalisation of song titles in this article is disputed John Hamilton Hinde AM ( 26 October, 1911 - 4 July, 2006) was an Australian broadcaster and film reviewer Iain Hewitson (born 1948 self styled as "Huey" is a New Zealand born Chef who moved to Australia in 1972 Clive James AM (born Vivian James, on October 7, 1939 in Kogarah New South Wales) is an Expatriate Australian For the electronic mail software see GNU Mailman. "Postman" redirects here Barry Sheene MBE ( September 11, 1950 – March 10, 2003) was a British former World Champion Grand Prix Dave Graney (born in Mount Gambier, South Australia) is an Australian rock musician and Singer/songwriter. Robert "Dipper" DiPierdomenico (born 5 May 1958 is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL of Italian descent and a member of the VFL-AFL Human Nature is an Australian pop Vocal group. The group was originally formed as a Doo-wop band in 1989 while the current members were at school together The Wiggles are a children's musical group formed in Sydney, Australia in 1991 Glenn Dawson Wheatley (born January 23, 1948) is an Australian Artist manager and entertainment industry executive Jude Bolton (born 15 March 1980 is an Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL, and is known as " Hey Jude Brett Kirk (born 25 October 1976 is an Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL, and is known colloquially as "Kirky" Renton Millar (born June 30, 1975) is a Professional Vertical Skateboarder from Melbourne, Australia. Steve McCann (born February 3, 1983) is an Australian BMX rider born in Karl Sven Woytek Sas Konkovitch Matthew Kruszelnicki, AM (born 1948 in Helsingborg, Sweden) is a Scientist, who is best known as an author Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969 is a former Australian international Cricketer who is widely regarded as one of the Rove McManus (born John McManus II Brodie Holland (born 3 January 1980 is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969 is a former Australian international Cricketer who is widely regarded as one of the Andrew Jonas Günsberg (born 1974 popularly known as Andrew G, is an Australian TV and Radio Presenter who is best known as Emma Lee Bunton (born 21 January 1976) is an English pop Singer, Songwriter, and occasional actress. Sir Michael Parkinson, CBE (born March 28 1935) is an English broadcaster and Journalist. Julian Clary (born 25 May 1959 is an English Comedian and Writer, known for his playing-on-stereotypes camp style with a heavy reliance on Neil Anthony Morrissey (born 4 July, 1962 in Stoke-on-Trent) is an English Actor. Johanne "Jo" Whiley (born 4 July 1965 in Northampton) is an English radio DJ on BBC Radio 1, and a Television Jonathan Coleman nicknamed Jono (born 29 February 1956 in Hackney, London, England) is an Australian television Sinitta (born Sinitta Renet Malone, October 19 1966 Seattle, Washington) is an American actress and singer famed for her hit records Matthew Richard Lucas (born 5 March 1974) is an English Comedian and Actor. Louis 'Lou' Bob Todd and Andrew 'Andy' Pipkin are Fictional characters from the cult BBC TV and radio show Little Britain, played David Walliams (born David Williams, August 20, 1971) is an English Comedian and Actor, best known for his partnership Louis 'Lou' Bob Todd and Andrew 'Andy' Pipkin are Fictional characters from the cult BBC TV and radio show Little Britain, played Daryl Braithwaite (born January 11, 1949 in Melbourne Australia) is an Australian pop Singer. Robyn Loau (born October 16, 1972) is a singer song writer and actress from Australia Marcia Elaine Hines (born 20 July 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA is a Vocalist, actress and TV personality who achieved Damien Leo Leith (b 18 January 1976, Dublin, Republic of Ireland)is an Irish Australian Singer / Songwriter. Magic Dirt is an Australian rock band Formed in 1992 in Geelong, Victoria and continuing to this day they have become one of the longest Hamish & Andy are an Australian Comedy duo, consisting of Hamish Blake and Andy Lee. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Shane Connor (born April 3, 1959) is an Australian actor He graduated from the Victorian College of Arts Not to be confused with Joe Scully (General Hospital Joseph "Joe" Scully was a Fictional character in the Australian soap Evidence presented in court in October 2005 described alleged on-set problems such as arguments with the cast and crew, lateness and absenteeism. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This behaviour has been connected to the actor's period of drug use, after the death of his brother. ^[40] Connor admitted that he'd had problems in that period, prior to receiving a final warning in April 2003, but contested Grundy's claims that he had acted unprofessionally immediately before his dismissal in September 2003. He won the case and was awarded AUD $196,709 plus interest and costs. ^[41] Connor is now living in the UK, where he is appearing in commercials and makes appearances at university students' unions.

Locations

See also: Erinsborough

Neighbours is recorded in Melbourne. Erinsborough is the fictional setting for the long-running Australian Soap opera Neighbours, which premiered in March 1985 Vermont South is a Suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. Ramsay Street is a fictional residential street in the long-running Australian Soap opera Neighbours and is located in the fictional suburb of Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Interior scenes are taped at the Global Television studios in Forest Hill, Victoria in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Forest Hill is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located within the city of Whitehorse. These studios were previously the Network Ten Nunawading studios, used frequently by Fremantle (then Reg Grundy). External scenes of the building and its grounds have been used in several TV series, including Neighbours, but perhaps most notably as the fictional setting for Grundy's Prisoner. Prisoner is an Australian television Soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre a fictional women's Prison Ten moved to South Yarra selling their previous studios but continued to tape some of their programmes there, leasing the facilities from the new owners. Pin Oak Court in nearby Vermont South is used for outdoor taping to represent the fictional Ramsay Street. Vermont South is a Suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. Ramsay Street is a fictional residential street in the long-running Australian Soap opera Neighbours and is located in the fictional suburb of This location has been used since Neighbours began and is a popular tourist haunt. In the story Ramsay Street is situated in the fictional suburb of Erinsborough. Erinsborough is the fictional setting for the long-running Australian Soap opera Neighbours, which premiered in March 1985 Throughout most of the series' run it was not emphatically stated which city of Australia the suburb was set in. Occasionally evidence appears on screen and in dialogue that suggests that Erinsborough is a suburb of Melbourne. In 1996 much was made of a group of residents leaving for a day trip to attend the Melbourne Cup, and several of the characters show their support for AFL teams (a sport endemic to Melbourne), there have been several guest appearances by AFL players, and Melbourne landmarks and features can be identified in some scenes outside of Ramsay Street. The Melbourne Cup is Australia 's major annual Thoroughbred horse race. Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players In 2004, Libby Kennedy was seen travelling from Adelaide back to Melbourne, and she made reference to this fact when she bumped into Rocco Cammeniti in a country hospital. In a July 2007 episode where Janelle Timmins evaluates visits to her children now residing in Queensland she explicitly names her current residence as being in "Melbourne". Since the revamp episodes began airing in July 2007, several references have been made to the Parker family moving to Melbourne from Queensland. These episodes have also been presented with a new titles sequence which clearly makes use of the Melbourne city skyline and the Yarra River.

In the story, Erinsborough is often contrasted with the neighbouring, and equally fictitious, suburb of Eden Hills. Other locations often mentioned (and sometimes seen) in the show include West Waratah, Waratah Heights, Elliot Park and Anson's Corner, as well as real towns in the state of Victoria such as Colac and Shepparton, and other real Australian locations such as Oakey in Queensland. Colac is a town in the western district of Victoria Australia, situated approximately 150 kilometres south-west of Melbourne on the southern shore of Lake Colac Shepparton is the fifth largest city in Victoria, Australia. The population of the municipality of City of Greater Shepparton in 2005 was Oakey ( postcode 4401 is a rural town situated in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia.

Filming in the United Kingdom

Neighbours' second UK-shot storyline was broadcast in Australia during the weeks commencing 19 and 26 March 2007 and was broadcast in the UK in late May/early June 2007. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" Events in June Madaraka Day June 1 to commemorate when Kenya gained internal self-rule Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In the story Susan and Karl visit the UK on holiday and accidentally meet Izzy, who had moved there after leaving Ramsay Street. Karl also proposes to Susan in the London Eye, and they were married for a third time by a priest played by Neil Morrissey. The London Eye, also known as the Millennium Wheel, is the tallest (its height is) Ferris wheel in Europe, and has become the most popular paid tourist Neil Anthony Morrissey (born 4 July, 1962 in Stoke-on-Trent) is an English Actor. This story also featured many celebrity cameos such as Emma Bunton, Jo Whiley, Michael Parkinson, Jonathan Coleman, Julian Clary and Sinitta. Neighbours is a long-running multiple Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera, which first aired in March 1985 Emma Lee Bunton (born 21 January 1976) is an English pop Singer, Songwriter, and occasional actress. Johanne "Jo" Whiley (born 4 July 1965 in Northampton) is an English radio DJ on BBC Radio 1, and a Television Sir Michael Parkinson, CBE (born March 28 1935) is an English broadcaster and Journalist. Jonathan Coleman nicknamed Jono (born 29 February 1956 in Hackney, London, England) is an Australian television Julian Clary (born 25 May 1959 is an English Comedian and Writer, known for his playing-on-stereotypes camp style with a heavy reliance on Sinitta (born Sinitta Renet Malone, October 19 1966 Seattle, Washington) is an American actress and singer famed for her hit records

Theme song

The Neighbours theme music was written by Tony Hatch with lyrics by his then wife, Jackie Trent. Tony Hatch (born 30 June, 1939) is an English Composer, Songwriter, Pianist, music arranger, and producer Since 1985 there have been six distinctly different renditions of the theme broadcast on television. They were sung by the following artists:

Version	Artist	Duration
1	Barry Crocker	1985-June 1989
2	Barry Crocker	June 1989-1994
3	Greg Hind	1995-1998
4	Paul Norton & Wendy Stapleton	1999-2001
5	Janine Maunder	2002-2007
6	Sandra de Jong	2007-present

Depending on the broadcaster, each theme has received various edits for timing purposes, the most edited versions being broadcast by the BBC in the UK. Neighbours is a long-running multiple Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera, which first aired in March 1985 Barry Hugh Crocker OAM (born 4 November 1935, in Geelong Victoria, Australia) is a popular Australian singer with a crooning Neighbours is a long-running multiple Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera, which first aired in March 1985 Barry Hugh Crocker OAM (born 4 November 1935, in Geelong Victoria, Australia) is a popular Australian singer with a crooning Neighbours is a long-running multiple Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera, which first aired in March 1985 Neighbours is a long-running multiple Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera, which first aired in March 1985 Neighbours is a long-running multiple Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera, which first aired in March 1985 Naked Raven is an Australian Chamber pop band from Melbourne Australia. Neighbours is a long-running multiple Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera, which first aired in March 1985 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located To begin with this was due to the fact the BBC could not broadcast the advertising featured at the end of Neighbours credit roles but more recently it was also due to a 30 second timing restriction imposed on all programming. ^[42]. Other broadcasters have usually shown the credits uncut leaving the theme song at its original length.

Version 1

The full closing theme of version one that was attached to Seven Network-commissioned episodes received a few edits following the # day #, # away #, # blend # and # friends # climaxes when it was shown on the BBC, but was left untouched in the rest of the world. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. When Network Ten episodes aired on the BBC the full uncut version was used. Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia 's three major commercial television networks.

Version one was released in 1988 as a single, charting at #84 and remaining on the chart for 5 weeks. ^[43] This version contained the full closing theme and the last verse being repeated twice. The opening also featured a guitar section, as well as additional piano chords (which was also heard in 1990 often during the pre-titles episode recap)

Version 2

The opening theme of version two changed frequently. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers From the introduction of the revised song until mid-way through 1990 there was a full length opening song, however, mid-way through 1990 this changed to a 10-second instrumental piece with two primary instruments, a Harmonica and an Electric Piano, used in the first episode shown on Channel 7. A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or An electric piano is an electric Musical instrument. The popularity of the electric piano began to grow in the late 1960s, reaching its greatest height during the This was used for a few weeks before being replaced by a vocal version of the same short piece. This lasted until version three of the theme debuted in January 1995.

Version 3

Version three used a jazzy, funky 23 second opening song. This was arranged by Peter Sullivan, debuted in 1995 essentially as a re-record of the 1989 Barry Crocker theme with Melbourne-based singer Greg Hind. Its closing theme differed significantly from the previous two arrangements in that it concentrated solely on repeating the second verse of the song to make up the song's length, thus discarding lyrics such as # Just a friendly wave each morning. . . # and # Next door is only a footstep away #. This song was heavily edited and used as a revised opening theme from part-way through the 1995 season onwards, and was adopted as the BBC's closing theme from 1995.

Version 4

Version four, arranged by music director / screen composer Chris Pettifer, debuted in 1999 essentially as a re-record of the 1995 theme with two Melbourne-based singers Wendy Stapleton and Paul Norton. Pettifer changed it to a more rock & roll key to suit the vocalists and introduced overdriven electric guitar, giving it a rockier feel. The opening theme reverted to 23 seconds and replaced # Everybody needs good neighbours # with # Should be there for one another #. Once again there was a shortened closing theme for UK transmission. One of the major changes made to the theme heard in Australia during this era was the removal of the repeated backing vocal # That's when good. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. . . # from mid-2000 onwards, although this remained on episodes broadcast outside of Australia and the UK.

Version 5

Version five was launched in 2002 and once again a shorter piece of closing music was edited for the UK market, with the rest of the world using the same 76 second variant. This was sung by Janine Maunder and arranged by Steve Wade. The opening and closing songs followed the same lyrical and verse arrangement introduced in 1992. In the show's 20th anniversary episode broadcast, The song was reduced to an instrumental in the end credits so past characters who made cameos would be audible when they made parting messages.

In 2006 a very slightly remixed version of the same closing theme debuted. The intention was for all territories to begin transmitting the same 45 second version at the end of their episodes, however UK broadcasts retained the previous 35 second arrangement for a few weeks until they received a newer batch of episodes with the revised theme attached. Despite a brief period of uniformity, by mid-2006 the BBC had requested further edits to be made to their version of the song to bring it back down to 35 seconds. Australia then reverted to an almost full length track, albeit with minor edits at various sections to keep running time to 55 seconds, whilst other markets, including New Zealand and the Republic of Ireland, continued to receive the original 45 second arrangement launched at the start of 2006. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. This meant that for over a year between 2006-2007 there were three different edits of the closing theme tune being broadcast around the world as well as three different closing credits designs to accompany them.

Despite the many edits made to the 2002-2007 closing song, the opening theme remained unchanged for the duration at 23 seconds.

Version 6

A new version of the theme tune sung by Sandra de Jong debuted in Australia on July 23, 2007 as part of a revamp of the show. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. This was arranged by Neighbours Music Director, Chris Pettifer and song writer - producer Adrian Hannan. The opening song is longer than in recent years at 29 seconds and is also notable for re-introducing # Everybody needs good neighbours # to the opening song after an eight year absence. The full edition of the closing theme continues to solely use the second verse of the Neighbours song, as has been the case since 1992. The new version does not repeat the verse however, using instead a repetitive technique applied to the # That's when good neighbours become good friends # line and an additional instrumental piece to make up the theme's length which remains unchanged at 55 seconds. For the 2008 season onwards, Australian TEN episodes were followed by a shorter 18 second instrumental arrangement of the new theme tune, accompanying shortened closing credits on Monday-Thursday episodes. Friday episodes transmit with the full closing sequence. In the UK the 18 second closing credits were adopted as of episode of 5331 for all episodes broadcast, including Fridays and omnibuses, whilst New Zealand and Ireland currently follows the playout arrangement used by Australia.

Sombre version

A sombre piano version of theme is reserved to close episodes surrounding the death of long standing or original character. In the early years, it was often used for tender moments. This version accompanied a relevant photo montage during the closing credits, starting in 1992 with Todd Landers, in the episode after his death, and was used again for the deaths of Jim Robinson and Helen Daniels. Todd Robert Landers was a Fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Kristian Schmid. James "Jim" Robinson was a Fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Alan Dale. Helen Daniels (née Simpson) was a Fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, portrayed by the late actress Anne Haddy. Madge Bishop also received the sad theme tune over the regular 2000 season closing sequence. Margaret Mary "Madge" Bishop (née Ramsay; previously Mitchell) played by Anne Charleston was one of the matriarchs of Australian A montage of clips featuring Madge during her final year (since the show had started filming in 16:9 widescreen) were shown in the recap of the next episode. The aspect ratio of an Image is its width divided by its height

DVD releases

Awards

The programme is the fourth most successful series in the history of the Logie Awards, having won 22 Logies. Shock Records is Australia's largest Independent record label. The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards which have been presented annually since 1959 It sits behind such programmes as Home and Away (27 Logies) and Blue Heelers (25 Logies). Home and Away (also commonly abbreviated in writing to H&A) is a Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera that has been Blue Heelers was a long-running Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of the police officers stationed at the fictional Mt Winners of the Logies are listed below:

Year	Category	Nominee	Result
1986	Most Popular New Talent	Peter O'Brien	Won
1987	Most Popular Actor	Peter O'Brien	Won
	Most Popular Actress	Kylie Minogue	Won
	Most Popular Drama Series	Neighbours	Won
1988	Most Popular Personality (Gold)	Kylie Minogue	Won
	Most Popular Actor	Peter O'Brien	Won
	Most Popular Actress	Kylie Minogue	Won
	Most Popular Drama Series	Neighbours	Won
1989	Most Popular Actor	Craig McLachlan	Won
	Most Popular Actress	Annie Jones	Won
	Most Popular Series	Neighbours	Won
1990	Most Popular Personality (Gold)	Craig McLachlan	Won
	Most Popular Actor	Craig McLachlan	Won
	Most Popular Actress	Rachel Friend	Won
	Most Popular Series	Neighbours	Won
1991	Most Popular New Talent	Richard Huggett	Won
1993	Most Outstanding Actor	Scott Michaelson	Nominated
1994	Most Popular New Talent	Kimberley Davies	Nominated
1996	Most Popular New Talent	Emma Harrison	Nominated
1998	Most Popular New Talent	Brooke Satchwell	Won
	Most Popular Actor	Jesse Spencer	Nominated
1999	Most Popular New Talent - Male	Daniel MacPherson	Won
	Most Popular Actor	Jesse Spencer	Nominated
2000	Most Popular New Female Talent	Holly Valance	Nominated
2001	Most Popular Actor	Daniel MacPherson	Nominated
	Most Popular New Female Talent	Madeleine West	Nominated
2002	Most Popular New Male Talent	Blair McDonough	Nominated
2003	Most Popular New Male Talent	Patrick Harvey	Won
	Most Popular New Male Talent	Jay Bunyan	Nominated
	Most Popular New Female Talent	Delta Goodrem	Won
	Most Popular New Female Talent	Michelle Ang	Nominated
2004	Most Popular Personality (Gold)	Delta Goodrem	Nominated
	Most Popular Actress	Delta Goodrem	Nominated
	Most Popular Australian Program	Neighbours	Nominated
2005	Most Popular New Talent - Female	Natalie Blair	Won
	Logie Hall of Fame	Neighbours	Won
	Most Popular Drama Series	Neighbours	Nominated
2006	Most Popular Personality (Gold)	Natalie Bassingthwaighte	Nominated
	Most Popular Actress	Natalie Bassingthwaighte	Nominated
	Most Popular New Male Talent	Daniel O'Connor	Nominated
	Most Popular New Female Talent	Pippa Black	Nominated
	Most Popular Drama Series	Neighbours	Nominated
2007	Most Popular Personality (Gold)	Natalie Blair	Nominated
	Most Popular Actress	Natalie Blair	Nominated
	Most Popular Actress	Natalie Bassingthwaighte	Nominated
	Most Popular New Male Talent	Ben Lawson	Nominated
	Most Popular Drama Series	Neighbours	Nominated
2008	Most Popular Personality (Gold)	Natalie Blair	Nominated
	Most Popular Actress	Natalie Blair	Nominated
	Most Popular New Male Talent	Sam Clark	Nominated
	Most Popular New Female Talent	Adelaide Kane	Nominated
	Most Popular Drama Series	Neighbours	Nominated

References

External links

• Neighbours: The Official Site
• Neighbours at Network Ten
• Neighbours at TV.com
• Neighbours at the Internet Movie Database
• The Official Tour Site
• The Official Neighbours Night
• Weekly episode and picture guide (UK screenings) and cast interviews

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