Neighbours is a
Logie Award-winning Australian
soap opera, which began airing on Monday 18 March
1985.
The
series follows the lives of families who live in the six houses at
the end of Ramsay
Street
, a short cul-de-sac in
the fictional middle-class suburb of Erinsborough. The storylines explore the
romances, family problems, domestic squabbles and other events
affecting the residents.
Neighbours celebrated its
twentieth
anniversary in 2005 with some
special episodes which featured appearances from several former
members of the cast.
The series is produced by
FremantleMedia
Australia, which was formed in January 2007 by the merger of
Grundy Television with
Crackerjack
Productions.
History and popularity
Through its entire run,
Neighbours has screened five
22-minute (excluding advertisement breaks) episodes a week, shown
each week night in an early-evening slot.
The 1980-1990s
The 1985
season was broadcast on the Seven
Network, at 5.30 p.m. in Sydney
and at 6.30
p.m. in Melbourne
and other regions. The Melbourne-produced programme underperformed in the crucial
Sydney market leading to the Seven Network cancelling the
series at the end of that
year. Neighbours was
immediately picked up by the rival
Network
Ten beginning with episode 171 on 20 January 1986 . On Ten, it
initially attracted low ratings. The Network worked hard to
publicise the series; 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 in a
star-focused campaign recalling that
of the Hollywood star system where stars were packaged to feed into
a fan culture. This paid off for the series and by the end of 1987
it was attracting high ratings. Australian audiences waned
considerably by the early 1990s, although viewing figures had
recovered slightly by the end of the decade.
The 2000s
In the 2000s rival soap opera
Home and
Away emerged as more popular than
Neighbours in
Australia.
Home and Away is broadcast in Australia on the
Seven Network at 7.00 pm. Monday to Friday. As of 2004
Neighbours was regularly attracting just under a million
viewers per episode, low for Australian prime time television. In
2007
Home and Away was averaging 1.4 million viewers in
Australia to
Neighbours' 700,000.
Popularity in the United Kingdom
Neighbours is more popular in the UK, where it was
formerly screened on
BBC One, normally
attracting an average of 3 million viewers for its lunchtime
showing and 2.6 million viewers for its early-evening repeat. It is
frequently the highest-rating daytime programme in the UK, outside
of news bulletins.In 2008 the UK broadcast moved to rival channel
Five. The first episode to be shown
on Five – number 5,331 in the series – was watched by 2.2 million
viewers (an audience share of 14.2%), a drop of 300,000 from the
BBC's average. However the move boosted Five's usual share for the
5.30 pm. slot by three and a half times.
Home and Away,
broadcast directly afterwards on the same channel, received 1.4 m
on the same evening. On 4 February 2009,
Neighbours' 5.30
showing was seen by 1.94 million viewers and the teatime showing is
now averaging 1.84 million. Combined showings are currently rating
around 3 million per day.
2007 Revamp
A major revamp of
Neighbours came 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.
The revamp included a switch to 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. In addition the use of titles for individual
episodes was abandoned after being in use 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; 23 July 2007 saw the
introduction of the new theme music and graphics. Ratings for that
episode averaged 1.05 million viewers in the 6:30 pm. slot. It was
the first time the programme's viewing figures topped 1 million in
2007.
Neighbours was also made available for viewers to
watch online via Network Ten's website.
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
2008-2009
In February 2008, new executive producer, Susan Bower, announced
that she would be implementing further changes to the programme in
a bid to keep it competitive and make it a social talking point
once again. She opined that the highly publicised 2007 revisions
promised much, but ultimately did not present themselves as a
significant enough change. Bower promised to retain the return to
traditional
Neighbours values but with an injection of
drama that remains recognisable and relevant. Ratings rose to
almost 900,000 in mid-2008, but generally ratings begin to fall
towards the end of each year, usually averaging around 700,000, and
the end of 2008 ratings reflected that .
Neighbours was viewed by over 1 million viewers on 27
April 2009 in Australia, the highest figure in two years. This
occurred again on Wednesday July 15 when
Neighbours
achieved 1,002,000 viewers.
On Friday July 17, during the aftermath of the Parker's car
accident and dramatic death of
Bridget
Parker storyline,
Neighbours achieved higher ratings
than
Home And Away.
Neighbours achieved 998,000
viewers and placed 6th for the night while
Home and Away
placed 7th with 981,000 viewers. Friday night is traditionally
Neighbours' lowest rating night, however these figures may
have been achieved as
Neighbours was the lead-in programme
to the reality show
MasterChef
Australia. Throughout 2009 the ratings have continued to
decline, dipping below 500,000 for the first time on 27 November
2009.
25th Anniversary
Executive Producer Susan Bower quoted to Five's Holy Soap Website
that
Neighbours will have new opening titles by the time
the 25th Anniversary arrives in March 2010 and will have some
"bling" in them to reflect the anniversary. A one hour episode
about
Neighbours' history and future will be shown
Jason Donovan has been asked to return to the show, but Donovan is
caught up in work commitments and will not be returning..
Ahead of the 25th Anniversary, the Erinsborough village under go a
makeover. Harold's Store, Charlie's and Lassiters will remain the
same, but there will changes to the centre of the complex.
Erinsborough Hospital and the Police station will receive new
facades.
Broadcast schedule
Australian broadcasts
Through its entire run in Australia it has screened as five
22-minute episodes a week, shown each week night in an
early-evening slot. The show currently airs at 6.30pm, going up
against rival
current
affairs shows
Today
Tonight on the
Seven Network,
and the
Nine Network's
A Current Affair. The last five aired
episodes are available to watch on the
Neighbours official
Australian website, as a part of Network Ten's Catch Up TV
service.
Previously, the 1985 season was broadcast on
the Seven Network, at 5.30pm in
Sydney and at 6.30pm in Melbourne and other regions. From its second year the
series switched to
Network Ten. 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.
Ten HD previously broadcasted the previous week's
episodes back to back every Sunday during the 2008 season. The
Catch Up marathon did not return in 2009, due to Ten HD being
demised in favour of Ten's new 24-hour sports channel
One HD that went on air late March that
year.
Neighbours is on air for approximately 44 weeks per year. It is
broadcast from early January to early December, and goes off air
for approximately five 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, and later screened at 11:30am instead. The repeat run
ceased in June 2003.
Australian viewers are able to catch-up on episodes online via the
Neighbours website, as part of
Network
Ten's catch up TV service.
International Broadcasts
- : As of 11 February 2008, Neighbours is shown on two
UK channels: Five and it's digital
sister channel Fiver. Repeats can
also be caught online, up to 30 days after broadcast on Demand Five. UK screenings are currently 6 to 8
weeks behind Australia . The show began broadcasting in the UK on
Monday 27 October 1986 on BBC One. The BBC
screened the programme from 1.25 pm to 1.50 pm, before moving it to
1.50 pm and later to 1.40 pm, with a repeat episode at 5.35pm from
4 January 1988. In the late 1980s it had a UK audience of over 18
million (from a total population of around 58 million), which was,
at the time, a figure greater than the population of Australia. On
6 November 2008 G.O.L.D.(formerly UKTV
Gold) ended its 16-year re-run of Neighbours after
reaching 5330 episodes. It is currently broadcast on Five at 1.45pm
with a repeat screening at 5.30pm. It is further repeated on Fiver
at 7pm and 10am.
- : Neighbours has long been broadcast by Television New Zealand and screens
twice daily at 14:30 and 18:00 on TV2. 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. They dropped it in 2000 and it returned to TV2
in 2002. New Zealand are currently 4weeks behind Australia.
- :
Neighbours is broadcast on the RTÉ
TV Network
in Ireland
at 13:55 on
RTÉ One and repeated on RTÉ Two at 17:35 weekdays. RTÉ are 35
episodes behind the Network Ten transmission. FremantleMedia Enterprises
secured a 'long term deal' with RTÉ in 2007 for them to transmit
the show after the BBC pulled out of negotiations
- :
Neighbours is broadcast in Belgium
on the
VRT
at 17:30 from Monday to Saturday. The show
has been broadcast in Belgium since 1988; they are nearly 3 years
behind Australian broadcasts . After more than 20 years on Belgian
screens it is the longest running show on Belgian TV after the news
and the weather forecast.
- : In
France
, Neighbours was titled Les
Voisins and aired on Antenne 2 in the
late 1980s and early 1990s.
- : In
Kenya
, Neighbours is broadcast on the KTN network at 12:30, Monday to
Friday with an omnibus on Sunday mornings. They are
approximately three years behind Australia.
- : Neighbours is broadcast in Barbados on CBC8, Monday
to Friday. 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.
- : The show was also broadcast in Galicia, dubbed in the
Galician language and broadcast on
the regional TV channel TVG from 1989 to 1993.
- : The
show is broadcast in Iceland
on Stöð 2 at 12:35 and 17:33 from Monday to
Friday, with an omnibus at 12:35 on
Sundays. These broadcasts are approximately 9 months behind
Australia.
- : The show was also broadcast in Denmark in the late 1980s and
early 1990s on pan-Scandinavian network TV3.
- : 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. Episode 5261
was the first to screen on NRK3, which is airing episodes eight
months behind.
- : TV3 aired the show from late 80's
through mid 90's, up until 1997 and episode 1950, when they pulled
the plug due budget reasons. TV4
started airing the show in 2009 on their channel TV4 Plus starting at the revamped show format from
2007.
- : 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-TV
in New York City aired late 1980s episodes of
Neighbours in the late afternoons. Episodes from 1999 were
broadcast for a six-week trial basis on the American channel
Oxygen in March 2004. 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 anaemic ratings from the
first broadcast; the people who would be most interested in the
show were watching other, more established serials. After a couple
of weeks, the show moved to a late-night time slot and eventually
left the air entirely.
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. The channel started the series right from
the beginning and broadcast two episodes back to back for the first
several months.
Storylines
Cast
Current regular cast members
- See also: Current characters of
Neighbours
Recurring and guest cast members
- See also: Recurring characters of
Neighbours
- See also: Current Recurring
Neighbours Characters
| Actor/Actress |
Character |
Duration |
| Caroline Lloyd |
Dr. Veronica Olenski |
1998- |
| Ben Anderson |
Tim Collins |
2001-2005, 2007- |
| Carolyn Bock |
Dr. Peggy Newton |
2007- |
| Mary Annegeline |
Nurse Jodie Smith |
2008- |
| Laura Hill |
PC Simone Page |
2008- |
| Christopher Milligan |
Kyle Canning |
2008- |
| Alysia Aberyratne |
Jumilla Chandra |
2009- |
| Bella Heathcote |
Amanda Fowler |
2009- |
| Eve Morey |
Sonya Mitchell |
2009- |
| Kaela Hilton |
Melissa Evans |
2009- |
|
Upcoming/Returning Cast members
| Actor |
Role |
Debut/Return Date (AUS) |
Role Type |
| Peter Moon |
Terry Kearney |
February 2010 |
Guest role |
| Jordy Lucas |
Summer Hoyland |
February 2010 |
Regular role |
|
Departing Cast Members
Notable former cast members
Celebrity guest appearances
Locations
Neighbours is recorded in Melbourne. Interior scenes are taped at the Global
Television studios in Forest Hill, Victoria
in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Knox City Shopping Centre has
recently been utilised in filming scenes as well.
Filming in the United Kingdom
Neighbours' has filmed in the UK on three occasions.
In
episodes aired in February 1990 when Harold and Madge Bishop
visited Yorkshire
(In reality, the scenes were filmed at Lyme Park
in Cheshire
). Derek Nimmo
guested as Lord Ledgerwood in two episodes.
In episodes aired in Australia in November 1992,
Rick Alessi and
Debbie
Martin went to London after Rick won tickets to a
Michael Jackson concert.
Helen Daniels and
Marco Alessi joined them. Only
Dan Falzon and
Marnie Reece-Wilmore made the actual
trip and appeared in the location scenes whereas
Felice Arena and
Anne
Haddy were only seen in hotel scenes shot in studio interiors
in Australia.
Eddie Garcia and
Jennifer Batten guested in one
episode.
The second London-based 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. 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. This
story also featured
cameo appearances by
celebrities such as
Emma Bunton,
Jo Whiley,
Michael Parkinson,
Jonathan Coleman,
Julian Clary and
Sinitta.
Theme song
The
Neighbours theme music was written by
Tony Hatch with lyrics by his then wife,
Jackie Trent. Since 1985 there have been six
different renditions of the theme broadcast on television. They
were sung by the following artists:
| Version |
Artist |
Duration |
| 1 |
Barry Crocker |
March 1985 - June 1989 |
| 2 |
Barry Crocker |
June 1989 - May 1992 |
| 3 |
Greg Hind |
May 1992 - December 1998 |
| 4 |
Paul Norton & Wendy Stapleton |
January 1999 - December 2001 |
| 5 |
Janine Maunder |
January 2002 - July 2007 |
| 6 |
Sandra de Jong |
July 2007 - present |
Depending on the broadcaster, each theme has received edits for
timing purposes, the most edited versions being broadcast by the
BBC in the UK. 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.. 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.
When
Network Ten episodes aired on the
BBC the full uncut version was used.
Version one was released in 1988 as a single, charting at #84 and
remaining on the chart for 5 weeks 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)
For episode 1001, another version with different lyrics by
Mark Little and
Cathy
Farr was produced and released as a single, sung by
Lisa Armytage,
Anne
Charleston,
Fiona Corke,
Alan Dale,
Annie Jones,
Paul Keane,
Craig McLachlan and
Ian Smith. The B-Side included merged
lyrics of the original and the Little/Farr rewrite.
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Version 2
The opening theme of version two changed frequently. From the
introduction of the revised song in June 1989, following episode
1000 until mid-way through 1990 there was a full length opening
song which was essentially a sped-up version of the original with a
few new chords; 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, and in several commercials for the show during
the 1980s. This was used for a few weeks before being replaced by a
7-second vocal version of the same short piece. This lasted until
the debut of version three of the theme in May 1992.
Version 3
Version three used a jazzy, funky 23 second opening song. This was
arranged by Peter Sullivan, and had it's debut in 1992 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 1992
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 over-driven 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 (The full version was
only heard during documentary series
Neighbours Revealed).
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... # 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. 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.
This version is also featured on the soundtrack album
Neighbours:The Music
Version 6
A new version of the theme tune sung by Sandra de Jong debuted in
Australia on 23 June 2007 as part of a revamp of the show. 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 arrangement used by
Australia.
Sombre version
A sombre piano version of the theme is reserved to close episodes
surrounding the death of long-standing or original characters. In
the early years, it was often used for tender moments.This version
has 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.
Madge Bishop also received the sad theme tune
over the regular 2001 season closing sequence. 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.
Political and cultural impact
The lyric of the song were famously quoted by
John Smith, the then United
Kingdom Shadow Chancellor, in a House of Commons Debate on
Government Economic Policy Smith was bringing to attention the
divergence in the economic policies of, and the tensions in the
relationship between the Prime Minister,
Margaret Thatcher, and her Chancellor of
the Exchequer, (and Downing Street "neighbour")
Nigel Lawson. This speech was considered one of
the most effective and memorable of modern times, and Lawson was
soon replaced in Number 11 by
John Major.
Within 18 months of the speech, Thatcher herself was replaced in
Number 10, also by
John Major.
The 80's version of the theme song was also featured in the
Lily Allen song "
Fuck You", where the song
contained the piano tune from the theme music at the beginning of
Allen's song.
Video game
In 1991, an officially licensed video game of
Neighbours
was developed by
Impulze for the
ZX Spectrum and
Commodore 64; it was re-released by
Zeppelin Games in 1992. The player took the
role of
Scott Robinson
and had to
skateboard around four
courses
DVD releases
Sixty episodes have been released on three official DVD releases to
date:
| Title |
Release Dates |
No. of Eps |
Additional information |
| Region 2 |
Region 4 |
| Defining Moments |
September 2003 |
2002 |
15 |
This two disc box set includes 15 episodes: 295, 523, 544, 690,
724, 1563, 1721, 1904, 2068, 2290, 2965, 3708, 3740, 3920 and
3921. |
| The Iconic Episodes: Volume 1 |
November 2008 |
September 2007 |
22 |
This three disc box set includes 22 episodes: 1, 171, 415, 449,
856, 1000, 1285, 1286, 1520, 1521, 1949, 1950, 2251, 2995, 2996,
3418, 3419, 4007, 4008, 4292, 4293 and 4500. Bonus features include
additional footage of the 1000th episode celebration. |
| The Iconic Episodes: Volume 2 |
June 2009 |
October 2007 |
24 |
This three disc box set includes 24 episodes: 234, 265, 391,
392, 400, 417, 508, 523, 776, 777, 1825, 1826, 2000, 2240, 2710,
2733, 3444, 3445, 3446, 3670, 3671, 4630, 4631 and 4632. |
Awards
The programme is the second most successful series in the history
of the
Logie Awards, having won 30
Logies (including the Logie Hall Of Fame award). It sits behind
only
Home and Away (34
Logies). Winners of the Logies are listed below:
- See also: Awards of
Neighbours
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