Neighbours star Stefan Dennis fears other soaps, such as Coronation Street, face the axe unless they go on to streaming channels.
The actor, 63, has filmed his last scene as ruthless businessman Paul Robinson in the Aussie soap, which is ending after 37 years.
Stefan, who had been in the show since the first episode in 1985, said: “Though I would have loved Neighbours to be the first recognised commercial soap to make the switch to a streaming channel, sadly there were no takers.