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Tim Walker & David Flett

Aussie soap Neighbours to return - but not quite as we know it

Aussie soap Neighbours will be returning to TV screens next year - but not quite as we know it.

The show, which first aired in 1985, ran for 37 years before calling it a day with what was expected to be its final episode in July of this year. But the programme that kickstarted the careers of so many household names has been saved by Amazon, who have bought the whole Neighbours' back catalogue and announced plans to bring the show back, reports Leicestershire Live.

In 1987, an incredible 19.6 million UK viewers tuned in to watch Scott and Charlene, played by Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue, get married and, during 9,000 episodes of the soap, the likes of Margot Robbie, Guy Pearce and Natalie Imbruglia were also given their first acting big breaks.

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