Neighbours fans in the UK spent much of their Friday eagerly awaiting, albeit with a tinge of sadness, the last ever episode of the Australian soap. Emotional reunions, a joyful wedding and a nostalgic tribute to past and present stars completed the programme's 37 year run last night (July 29).
The show first aired in 1985 and followed the cul-de-sac community of Ramsay Street within the fictional Melbourne suburb of Erinsborough. But back in March, the end of the soap was officially confirmed after Channel 5 announced in February it would stop airing the show. Bosses issued a message to the soap's fans in which they apologised to Neighbours' loyal following and explained the reason behind its cancellation.
In the opening of the finale, it becomes clear Ramsay Street as the community once knew it is coming to an end as Susan Kennedy, played by Jackie Woodburne, looks at all the houses up for sale around her home.
