Three deaths, five weddings for Neighbours 35th anniversary
Neighbours fans will get a double dose of episodes next month as the show celebrates another milestone.
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Neighbours 35th Anniversary in March will be marked by three deaths and five weddings, in a double dose of episodes.
The anniversary week, beginning on Monday 16th March, will draw upon the show’s illustrious history and feature a host of former cast members returning to the famed Ramsay Street.
The explosive Anniversary week kicks off with Chloe’s (April Rose Pengilly) idea to stage a wedding expo to save Lassiters – with input from Terese (Rebekah Elmaloglou). This will evolve into five unique weddings, one per episode, which also involves reuniting couples featured from different decades of Neighbours that didn’t make it down the aisle in their original stint on the series.
There will also be five ‘darker’ episodes produced by Fremantle which result in three deaths.
The ensuing drama centres around Elly (Jodi Anasta) being spirited off to Pierce’s (Tim Robards) remote island glamping resort to celebrate her 35th birthday with a key group of her Ramsay Street friends. Erinsborough favourite Toadie (Ryan Moloney) is among the doomed passenger list. Unbeknown to all, Finn Kelly’s evil side has been unmasked and he’s hatched his ultimate deadly revenge plan that will deliver severe consequences. Which three Neighbours favourites won’t survive the fateful adventure?
Jason Herbison, Executive Producer, said: “We have a reputation for going big with our milestones – and this is our biggest yet. We’re excited to deliver our viewers a double dose of Neighbours which will lead to three deaths and five weddings. There’s warmth and nostalgia as well as high drama and – for the first time ever – we’ll have a week-long narrative taking place separate to the happenings in Erinsborough. Neighbours is 35 years young and we are celebrating with a bang!”
Stefan Dennis, who appeared in the first episode in 1985, said: “Who would have thought hey? I remember nearly 35 years ago I said it would last about six months, well who is eating their words now! I’m incredibly proud to be a part of Neighbours reaching this milestone, it’s a fabulous celebration for everyone involved, cast and crew, to mark this moment with an awesome week of episodes planned for our viewers, a touch of nostalgia mixed in with some edge of your seat drama – something for everyone.”
Monday, 16 March at 6:30pm and 7:00pm on 10 Peach.
9 Responses
Please do not cater for this uk person – I hate our British soaps with a vengeance! I watch TV to relax and get away from worldly things, that is why I watch neighbours and home and away.,I do not enjoy the “dark” stuff so please keep it to the very minimum.
Oh god this sounds intense, bring it on! How fun is it being a Neighbours viewer! Love that the show often revisits characters and storylines from the past which just adds to the guilty pleasure of it all. It’s like reward for our loyalty. ?
Love this storyline. I can’t wait!!!
More signs that neighbours is catering more to their UK audience. With extra episodes and three deaths. Do Aussie viewers really want the doom and gloom of seeing three cast members die? Its Ramsay St, not Walford. The last time that happened was in the oft referred to plane crash, but then it was simply for storyline purposes and not specifically at birthday time.
I’m really looking forward to all this. Apart for the downfall of the Elly character, the writers are doing a fantastic job with stories lately.
It makes sense to cater for the UK audience. They’re a big reason the show hit 35 years
Yes, well I guess that is true.
Yes the UK audience has kept Neighbours alive for the last 15 years or so (whenever it was moved to the secondary channel).
That was in 2011 from memory. With the launch of Eleven.