"Neighbours" (1985) TV series 1985-????

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Creator:

Reg Watson

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

19 April 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Suddenly 5.30 TV isn't kids stuff anymore!

Plot:

Serial chronicling the lives of the residents of Ramsay Street in the fictional Australian suburb of Erinsborough...

Plot Keywords:

Friendship | Father Son Relationship | Family Relationships | Friend | One Word Title

Awards:

22 wins & 50 nominations

Cast

Stefan Dennis	...	Paul Robinson (521 episodes, 1985-2009)
Alan Fletcher	...	Karl Kennedy / ... (507 episodes, 1994-2009)
Ian Smith	...	Harold Bishop (435 episodes, 1987-2009)
Matthew Werkmeister	...	Zeke Kinski / ... (434 episodes, 2005-2009)
Tom Oliver	...	Lou Carpenter / ... (425 episodes, 1992-2009)
Jackie Woodburne	...	Susan Kinski / ... (405 episodes, 1994-2009)
Dan O'Connor	...	Ned Parker (380 episodes, 2005-2008)
Sam Clark	...	Ringo Brown / ... (318 episodes, 2007-2009)
Ryan Moloney	...	Jarrod 'Toadie' Rebecchi / ... (302 episodes, 1994-2009)
Pippa Black	...	Elle Robinson / ... (299 episodes, 2005-2009)
James Sorensen	...	Declan Napier (279 episodes, 2007-2009)
Caitlin Stasey	...	Rachel Kinski (275 episodes, 2005-2009)
Carla Bonner	...	Stephanie Scully / ... (268 episodes, 1999-2009)
Ben Lawson	...	Frazer Yeats / ... (263 episodes, 2006-2008)
David Hoflin	...	Oliver Barnes (260 episodes, 2007-2008)
Holly Valance	...	Felicity 'Flick' Scully / ... (250 episodes, 1999-2005)
Madeleine West	...	Dione Bliss (237 episodes, 2000-2003)
Steve Bastoni	...	Steve Parker / ... (236 episodes, 1985-2009)
Eloise Mignon	...	Bridget Parker (228 episodes, 2007-2009)
Damien Bodie	...	Dylan Timmins / ... (219 episodes, 1996-2008)
Kyal Marsh	...	Boyd Hoyland / ... (215 episodes, 2002-2008)
Natalie Blair	...	Carmella Cammeniti / ... (214 episodes, 2003-2008)
Jane Hall	...	Rebecca Napier (209 episodes, 2007-2009)

Runtime:

22 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:PG (some episodes) | UK:U (some episodes) | USA:TV-G | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Grundy Television Australia

Trivia:

"Stuart", played by Blair McDonough, is asked to participate in a reality show set in Ramsary Street, but he rejects the offer, saying he doesn't believe in reality TV. Blair McDonough was the runner-up of the first Australian "Big Brother" (2001/V) season in 2001, on the same network.

Quotes:

Valda: Who does she think she is, Catherine Zeta-Jones?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Sex, Lies & Soaps: School Years (#1.5)" (2006)

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.