Neighbours finale: Final episode airs in Australia after 37 years

The 1987 episode of the couple's wedding is still perhaps the soap's most iconic moment.

The show has lately featured more diverse characters and storylines, amid questions over how well it really reflected modern Australia. It had the first same-sex marriage on Australian TV.actors came forward with racism allegationsOn the finals days of filming, however, the set was buzzing - filled with faces that have been with audiences for decades.Ian Smith, who played Harold Bishop, came back after a seven-year hiatus.

Smith - who also wrote episodes but never those including his own character - said the show's success in the UK partly was down to the portrayal of a different way of life. His sentiments are echoed by British expat Gemma Clement, who moved from Manchester to Melbourne 12 years ago - a shift she says was prompted by watching the soap.

No TV shows have the ratings they did in the 80s! Corrie and Eastenders used to get audiences of bet 20+30m and now they’re anything from 3-5m. So a ratings decline for neighbours is in line with the whole tv landscape

It’s been a long wait

Why is this newsworthy headline ? With war going on and family suffering? Get a grip BBC🙄

I’ve got some catching up to do.. Daphne just died🤷‍♂️

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