Neighbours [News, Spoilers and Discussion]

Delta2113 · 16-04-2023 8:47pm

Neighbours begins production Monday in Melbourne for Network 10 and Amazon Freevee / Prime Video with confirmation it has secured the location of its ‘Ramsay Street’ home, Pin Oak Court in Vermont South.

The news was revealed at Sunday night’s Neighbours: The Celebration stage show in Melbourne.

But it isn’t clear if there are any exclusions and some homes have undergone changes by their owners.

SteM · 16-04-2023 9:15pm

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I don't see any freevee app available to install on my chromecast?

Shakyfan · 16-04-2023 9:46pm

I'm in Co Antrim so maybe it's only available in the UK. I think it was preinstalled but you could try searching for it and adding it if it's available. If you can even find the android version you could play it on your phone and cast it to the TV.

SteM · 16-04-2023 9:58pm

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Freevee is not available on the Google Play store in the Republic of Ireland.

Delta2113 · 18-04-2023 8:15am

Former The OC and The Hills star Mischa Barton is heading Down Under to play American Reece, whose arrival in Erinsborough is far from what it appears to be.

deisemum · 26-06-2023 11:48am

It's returning in September

https://www.backtothebay.net/news/2023/06/22/neighbours-announces-return-date-and-reveals-new-family/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email

Girly Gal · 26-06-2023 2:15pm

Will it only be available to stream or is it likely to be picked up anyone?

animalinside · 20-07-2023 3:19am

Seems it will only be available on Amazon Prime in Ireland for now.

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/0324/1366080-new-run-of-neighbours-starts-filming-next-month/

RTE were very positive about it and said they were looking forward to it coming back when it was first announced:

Following the revival news, RTE bosses have confirmed it will also return to Irish audiences.

An RTE spokesperson told Irish Daily Mirror: “RTÉ is looking forward to welcoming Neighbours back in 2023.”

https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/neighbours-coming-back-irish-screens-28515593

Amazon must have wrestled for exclusive rights to show it in Ireland.

However I wouldn't be surprised if it also came back on RTE at some point, it's always been very popular here.

I guess the danger is that Amazon is doing a long-term kind of bait-and-switch. As in they could do Neighbours for 2 or 3 seasons to get everyone hooked on Prime/Freevee, then once people are accustomed to using their app suddenly drop it.

We can only live in hope. Am really enjoying the earlier seasons for now.

Delta2113 · 01-08-2023 8:39am

September 18 or 25 on Prime it's back. Very unclear at the moment.

Atlantic Dawn · 01-08-2023 3:27pm

RTÉ confirm it will return to RTE on 18th September and run from Monday to Thursdays.

The soap, which has followed the lives of those living and working in the fictional Melbourne suburb of Erinsborough since 1985, will return to RTÉ on 18 September and will run from Monday to Thursday.

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/0801/1397591-trailer-for-neighbours-tv-revival-and-theres-a-twist/

Delta2113 · 01-08-2023 3:31pm

Source: Press Association - very strange - some people still not convinced RTE will show it.

Strazdas · 01-08-2023 5:25pm

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That's excellent news. I guess Amazon were not that pushed one way or the other about the Irish market and far more concerned with pulling in viewers / revenue in the UK. I'd say RTE are thrilled at the news, as they had been showing it continuously for over 20 years.

Girly Gal · 02-08-2023 7:22pm

In two minds if I'll start watching it again. Was disappointed when it finished last year and missed it, but, felt they wrapped it up quite well in the end

deisemum · 03-08-2023 12:06pm

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That's great news, I watched Neighbours since the very first episode and it was easy watching.

JP Liz V1 · 15-08-2023 10:57pm

https://youtu.be/tzzqf_qx_5Q

Trailer

BaywatchHQ · 19-08-2023 3:57pm

I had planned to stop watching soon even before it was announced it was ending. I think I will watch for another 2 years and then stop as one woke soap is enough for anyone (EastEnders).

I seen that they introduced another same sex couple to replace Aaron and David which just confirms what I have been saying. They are just engaging in 'tick box wokery', I could understand if they introduced these sort of characters organically but they are introducing them solely to have minority groups represented. In a small suburban street how realistic is it that there would be a transgender person, same sex parents and a woman in a polygamous relationship with two young men. Home & Away don't seem to behave like this but it is probably just a matter of time.

I watch Coronation Street, EastEnders and Home & Away and it is hard enough to keep on top of these so Neighbours will be one that I will gladly cut ties with. I think another will eventually have to go but I don't know which one.

animalinside · 29-08-2023 3:12am

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I would have to disagree. They repeatedly have a lot of things you wouldn't expect to find one one small street (it's actually not even a street but a court) - multiple doctors, multiple teachers, police officers, a newspaper/hotel tycoon, killers, psychopaths, stalkers and so on. Being gay can be a good plot device sometimes - coming out to people about it, someone is homophobic to them, issues about things like adopting a child, and that sort of thing.

It does kind of raise an eyebrow for me if they're bringing another gay couple in so soon. I don't think they could be accused of pandering to wokeism up to now, we'll just have to see.

Atlantic Dawn · 13-09-2023 6:38pm

Starts Monday at 2pm on RTÉ1 and repeated on RTÉ2 at 6pm.

Delta2113 · 17-09-2023 2:08pm

Monday 18th September 2023 (Episode 1 / 8904)

The residents of Ramsay Street are in high spirits preparing for a wedding. A new family arrive in town, with one of the members appearing to harbour a suspiciously keen interest in the street.

JP Liz V1 · 18-09-2023 12:21am

Neighbours star Joy Chambers-Grundy dies, aged 76

She played Rosemary Daniels on the soap.

Delta2113 · 18-09-2023 7:38am

Prime Video has Episode 1 (8904) up - 24 minutes.

Girly Gal · 18-09-2023 3:15pm

Just seen the first episode, a shocking ending to say the least!, for a first episode back it felt like there was a little too much of the new characters instead of focusing more on the regular/old characters. It was almost a reverse of the "final episode" ( which I thought wrapped things up nicely). An OK return, but, could have been better.

Delta2113 · 18-09-2023 3:44pm

Somebody on X had made a prediction about the shocking ending which I just didn't believe so it was still a shock when I watched earlier. I'm going to watch again. I think it will be good and maybe because the finale was so outstanding we are comparing today's episode to it.

Curlysue76 · 18-09-2023 5:06pm

Was not expecting that ending at all, glad I hadn’t seen any spoilers for it, probably wouldn’t have believed it anyway tbh. Good first episode.

JP Liz V1 · 18-09-2023 10:05pm

Is it all a dream?

Scott and Charlene's son is back

Delta2113 · 18-09-2023 11:14pm

What’s behind the pairing of Terese and Toadie and how did you land on this?

Jason Herbison - Executive Producer: In doing the two year time jump, I wanted to reward the audience with a truly surprising twist. It’s very possible that two unexpected characters could fall in love during that time frame and it would make total sense if you’d seen it play out. The difference is, you haven’t seen it play out – so now we ask you to keep watching and discover how it happened. I wanted an OMG moment to kick off the new chapter and Toadie and Terese were perfect. I love that they’ve never looked twice at each other in that way. But it’s not just there for shock value – there is a deep and complex back story that underpins it. We always work hard to ground everything and ensure stories are true to character.

Burt Renaults · 19-09-2023 12:25am

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The fact that you're referring to gay characters appearing on a soap as "woke" suggests that maybe you're older than their target audience. The average teenager wouldn't bat an eyelid at gay or trans people appearing on television. Also, soaps tend to have a big gay following - it's inevitable that this will be reflected in their storylines. I've never heard of a straight, adult male watching Neighbours or Home and Away, so I wouldn't tune in and expect it to be my kind of thing. I'm not their target audience.

animalinside · 19-09-2023 12:49am

I didn't like the twist at all, I think they should have just picked up as they left off.

I know other tv shows have done jumps occasionally but this Toadie marrying Melanie and them being so happy and now him suddenly marrying Terese is a bit much for me.

It's almost as if we've been hardcore ghosted out of their lives for the past 1-2 years and we don't know them as well anymore.

Some things work spectacularly like the final episode last year, other things don't turn out as well. I look forward to it just getting back to normal.

con747 · 19-09-2023 1:21am

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"I've never heard of a straight, adult male watching Neighbours or Home and Away" Are you for real? I'm about as straight and male and anything else that defines that as you can get and watched Neighbours when it used to be on and still watch Home & Away with the O/H amongst others including our very own Fair City for the comedy factor, but in fairness I most likely will give the reboot a miss.

Delta2113 · 19-09-2023 8:16am

I'm 54 Burt - straight and still watch Neighbours and Home and Away. Your comments make no sense and not all young people are 'Gay friendly'.

Big Gay following on X for Neighbours yes that is correct.

Girly Gal · 19-09-2023 8:36am

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I think the twist was a bit ridiculous, especially as they pretty much had set it up as Paul & Terese getting married, plus implied that Toadie and Mel were still together. Purely done for the shock value, will be interesting to see where they go with it from here.

Delta2113 · 19-09-2023 9:38am

A lot can happen in two years. Time will tell how good or bad this storyline will be.

JP Liz V1 · 19-09-2023 2:47pm

I'm sorry but I just can't imagine someone like Terese falling for Toadie

animalinside · 19-09-2023 9:29pm

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There is no doubt the vast majority of male Neighbours viewers are heterosexual and well into adulthood, it's trying to get young people interested can be a bit of a problem these days. While soaps have a reputation for being female majority in general, I would say Neighbours is probably one of the most gender-balanced of them all.

Pistachio19 · 20-09-2023 12:22pm

Those poor kids, 2 step mothers in the space of 2 years - no wonder they've aged considerably! The comment that Melanie left because she realised she wasn't cut out to be a step mother doesn't stand up, as she doted on them. I don't see Therese being a doting step mother at all, given her own family are adults and she was so career driven. Mischa Barton is woeful in it. She comes across like she stepped into the wrong programme and doesn't know what she's doing there. So far its been a bit sh*te but despite that I daresay I'll keep watching.

Girly Gal · 20-09-2023 10:33pm

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Have to agree that so far it hasn't been great, there's a lot of new characters, apart from the old reliables Paul, Harold, Carl & Susan, some of the other returning characters are poor ( surely they could have brought back a few better characters), added to the whole Toadie & Terese wedding/ marriage just doesn't look right, they obviously got the shock value of the twist at the end of the first episode, but, at what expense! I'll stick with it for another while, but, would need to pick up or it'll be a short lived return.

animalinside · 20-09-2023 11:22pm

It may sound nitpicky but why did they get rid of the names in the opening? I really liked that, I thought that was a great way for welcoming new people to it and getting them interested in the actors/actresses that they could easily check up online. Even for long time viewers I liked reading the names, same as how I like seeing my own name written. Not too keen on the beach being the first clip of the opening - I thought Neighbours was different to Home and Away and a part of it is that it's not by a beach, and the beach should be a rare thing for them to go to yet they're there already. The opening was otherwise fine, but still nowhere near as good as some of the older openings. Not a big fan of the new theme tune either.

Terese and Toady again very hard to believe. The first thing that comes up is how surprising their compatability as Terese is such a businesswoman while Toady is more relaxed, possibly in large part for the benefit of new viewers.

Susan is being weird and dark without explanation.

Holly is great, Mackenzie is good as well. Karl and Paul as good as always.

Is the filming lighter or something, a bit less colourful than it used to be.

JP Liz V1 · 21-09-2023 5:12pm

Did Melanie die or was sick, hence her leaving as nothing makes sense

I thought MacKenzie and Paul's son had left respectively at the final but now are still there

Shakyfan · 21-09-2023 6:17pm

Don't get why they went 2 years forward when the show was off for just over a year.

Girly Gal · 21-09-2023 11:06pm

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Melanie was in the first episode back, it looked like she and Toadie were still together, tbh I wasn't paying particular heed to the scene as it appeared fairly insignificant at the time, but, she hasn't appeared since and presume she won't be in it again. The explanation for Toadie and Mel not working out appears to be that she wasn't cut out to be a step mother, I think that's the case.

animalinside · 22-09-2023 2:00am

People on DigitalSpy are saying that part of the first episode is actually flashbacks.

To be honest, I'm starting to wonder if they are being a bit woke after all - not only do they have the new family as lesbians with kids, they are a doctor and an electrician and also want to build their own house.

There's a lack of normal young adults like Chloe and Kyle and Roxy and Ned, that Neighbours has always had all throughout the years. Holly and Mackenzie can't carry it all by themselves.

JP Liz V1 · 22-09-2023 2:10am

I find Reece, Byron and Holly very annoying

Girly Gal · 22-09-2023 2:27pm

Holly is basically a direct copy of Roxy.

JP Liz V1 · 22-09-2023 4:28pm

Apparently Aaron, Elly and Chloe are returning, a new Nicolette, recast

Pistachio19 · 22-09-2023 4:37pm

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No BooBoo?? (David)

The first episode where Toadie and Melanie were shown together was apparently Toadie looking back on the day that Paul and Therese were to renew their vows last year. The were getting ready to go to the renewal. Melanie mentions getting the kids sorted and we are all led to believe that she and Toadie are still married until the last few seconds of the episode. In another episode Toadie is then telling Therese about his flashback. I still can't believe Paul let Therese go after the lengths he'd gone to get her back previously.

con747 · 22-09-2023 4:43pm

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I think the sign is the only resemblance!

animalinside · 22-09-2023 6:55pm

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It's basically the "it was all a dream" plot technique (I mean in showing something and then totally changing the context of it after). Hopefully this was a one-off.

I think Roxy was very mischievious and badly behaved at first like Holly but started cleaning up her behaviour after a while.

Chloe and Elly's return may only be temporary unfortunately. They're calling it "extended guest roles".

Neighbours welcomes back April Rose Pengilly & Jodi Gordon | TV Tonight

Girly Gal · 22-09-2023 8:21pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121143895#Comment_121143895

Not necessarily in looks, but, her character and stature very similar to Roxy. Her mischievous behaviour is very similar to Roxy. Would love to see Roxy and Kyle return.

deisemum · 23-09-2023 8:04am

While Roxy was mischievous when she first joined the show there was still something very likeable about her unlike Holly.

Shakyfan · 24-09-2023 10:08pm

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Thank you! I could have sworn I'd seen her! This is all very confusing for me. I watched back in the 80s and had given up on it until the last month or so before it finished. Gonna take me a while to speed with it.

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