End date confirmed for Neighbours

OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Neighbours’ will end on 1 August.
It was confirmed earlier this year that the long-running Australian soap will be finishing for good after Channel 5 decided to stop funding the series and despite thousands of fans signing a petition urging the move be reconsidered, show bosses have now revealed the final episode will air in both the UK and Australia on the same day in four months time.
Australian broadcaster 10 Peach plan to screen back-to-back episodes from 13 June in order to catch up with the UK broadcast.
A Network 10 spokesperson confirmed: “From Monday June 13, friends of Ramsay St can tune into double the fun, double the action with double episodes to celebrate the final season of ‘Neighbours’.
“The ultimate series finale will air on Monday August 1.”
Executive producer Jason Herbison recently vowed to leave the door open for the show to come back one day with the final episode, and plans to use the soap’s swansong to “celebrate” its long history.
He said: “Ramsay Street is eternal and I like to think it will live on in the hearts and minds of the viewers, long after the final scene. I would never, ever blow it up.
“The ending will be a celebration of the past and the present, with the door very much left open for a future.”
Channel 5 officially confirmed earlier in February that they were dropping the soap, which first aired in 1985, as production costs were too expensive and they’d rather allow funding to be focused on original UK dramas instead.
A spokesperson for Channel 5 said at the time: “’Neighbours’ will no longer air on Channel 5 beyond this summer.
“It’s been a much-loved part of our schedule for more than a decade, and we’d like to thank the cast, Fremantle and all of the production team for their fantastic work on this iconic series.
“We’d also of course like to thank the fans for their loyal support of Neighbours across the years.
“We recognise that there will be disappointment about this decision, however, our current focus is on increasing our investment in original UK drama, which has strong appeal for our viewers.”

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