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Bristol Post
Entertainment
Ellie Kendall

I've watched Neighbours for most of my life and here's why Channel 5 should never have let it go

Unless you've been living under a bit of a rock recently, even if you don't watch the soap, you'll probably be aware that tonight sees the end of Aussie soap Neighbours forever. It's been going for some 37 years and has birthed some of the world's biggest stars - Kylie Minogue, Margot Robbie, Guy Pearce, Jason Donovan, Delta Goodrem and even Russell Crowe to name a few.

Mind you that last one was only on it for a couple of episodes, but still we're letting Neighbours have it for the win. And, like I said, even if you've never seen an episode of the show before, we bet some of you will have at least heard of Harold and Madge Bishop, Scott and Charlene, Toadie, the Kennedys - their names alone are iconic, especially right here in the UK.

Although it's been produced and filmed in Melbourne, Australia - a whole world away - us Brits are the show's biggest fans. So much so that when there was no longer a home for it, after 21 years, on the BBC, Channel 5 jumped at the chance to make it their own - and this is where it's been ever since, with day and tea time slots. What are we going to do without it?

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