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Iconic cast members from the long-running Australian soap Neighbours are coming to Manchester next year to celebrate the show’s 40th anniversary.

Christmas may have landed right at start of the week this year but if you've turned on the TV and jumped to ITV, you may be wondering what the day is and if you have completely skipped over Christmas as some of the network's best-loved shows continue to air.

Neighbours, the returning soap that has been playing elsewhere (Channel 5 and previously the BBC in the UK, has been released by its new home – streamer Freevee.The series will return to screens on 18 September, with new episodes releasing daily, Monday-Thursday, at 7 a.m. BST, on Amazon Freevee in the UK and the U.S.

To the relief of Neighbours fans, Ryan Moloney is returning to the Australian soap as Jarrod 'Toadie' Rebecchi ahead of its upcoming Amazon Freevee reboot - and the long-time star has promised that the new series is just as dramatic as it's always been. Ryan arrived on Ramsay Street in 1995 and stuck with the soap until it was cancelled by its Aussie channel Network 10 last year.Thankfully, Amazon Freevee stepped in and announced that it would be picking up the long-running soap for its streaming site. While Ryan has kept tight-lipped about the details of his comeback, he's teased that fans are in for a shock with the upcoming storylines.

Naman Ramachandran Amazon Freevee has unveiled the first trailer for the new chapter of long-running Australian soap “Neighbours.” The continuation of the series – about the lives, loves and challenges of the residents on Ramsay Street in Erinsborough, Australia, a fictional suburb of Melbourne – will pick up two years after the finale in 2022. “Neighbours” ran for more than three decades and nearly 9,000 episodes before being canceled in 2022 when the show’s primary funder, U.K.’s Channel 5, pulled out. Freevee then picked up the rights from “Neighbours” producer and distributor Fremantle.

Neighbours fans are growing impatient after a new teaser trailer revealed a wedding twist as the Australian soap returns to our screens next month.

Neighbours fans can officially get excited as the iconic soap's return date has finally been revealed for its big Amazon comeback.The Aussie soap was axed last summer, after 37 years, with fans devastated at the news, however, it was later announced that it would be making a return to our screens as production company Fremantle signed onto the project with Amazon Freevee. Fan favourites, including Stefan Dennis as Paul Robinson, Alan Fletcher as Karl Kennedy, Jackie Woodburne as Susan Kennedy and Ryan Moloney as Toadie Rebecchi, are all set to return.

After the supposed 'series finale' aired in late July 2022, it was announced this week that a series relaunch was in order.  

During his time on Australian soap, Neighbours, Mark Little played the iconic Joe Mangal, who had a relatively clean-cut appearance.  In contrast to his character, who had short dark hair and no facial hair, the 63 year old appeared unrecognisable in a recent TV appearance. Speaking on the BBC's cricket talk show, View from the Boundary in the UK, Mark had a considerably more rugged appearance with wavy long grey hair and a new bushy beard. After resurfacing on TV over the weekend, the Brisbane-born soap star, who now lives in Wales, was compared to the likes of Top Gear's James May, and even former UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.

Neighbours returning to our screens later this year, former star Natalie Imbruglia has said she would be open to hitting Ramsay Street again in new episodes. The soap was controversially axed last year before being saved at the last minute by Amazon Prime Video's Freevee, with new episodes being filmed and slated for release in the latter half of 2023. A number of former stars will be reprising their roles, including Stefan Dennis, Alan Fletcher, Jackie Woodburne, and Ryan Moloney.

The first images of actress Mischa Barton in the iconic Australian soap Neighbours have been released ahead of her debut on the show. It was confirmed by Amazon Freevee that the 37 year old American actress would be joining the show back in April and now it appears she is settling in well.

Naman Ramachandran Amazon Freevee has released the first images of Mischa Barton in the revival of long-running Australian soap “Neighbours,” production on which started April 17 in Melbourne. The images also feature cast members Jackie Woodburne and Alan Fletcher. The new series will premiere exclusively for free on Amazon Freevee in the U.K. and U.S. this fall and will include streaming rights to thousands of episodes from the previous seasons, which will be available prior to the new series’ premiere. The series will also stream on SVOD counterpart Prime Video in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Australia’s Network 10, the home of “Neighbours” for 36 years, will retain first-run rights in the country.

A year after TV show Neighbours was axed by Channel 5, the soap’s stars have reunited as filming has commenced on the brand-new series.The rebooted Australian soap is just on the horizon as actors Ryan Maloney, Alan Fletcher, Jackie Woodburn, Rebekah Elmaloglou and Stefan Dennis will be resuming their roles on the series. Neighbours star Lucinda Cowden has also been confirmed to return to her role as Melanie Pearson. A sweet snap was posted to the Neighbours social media account which included a few members of the cast posing with a ribbon at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on set.The caption for the post read: "Lights, camera, action, let's go! Brand new #Neighbours is officially in production!" The announcement post was instantly flooded with comments from hyped-up fans who “can’t wait” to have the Australian show back on their TV screens.

Mischa Barton is joining the new season of the iconic Australian soap Neighbours, which will air on Amazon Freevee.

EastEnders bosses shared a surprising new announcement on Saturday, as they revealed a brand new doctor would soon be heading to Walford. With no shortage of injuries and illnesses to treat in the drama filled streets of Albert Square, it was clearly going to need the help of a seasoned doctor to take over the reins, and who better than Neighbours icon himself, Dr.

Vivienne Kelly “Neighbours” will start filming again at Nunawading Studios in Melbourne on April 17. The new season will then launch in the second half of 2023 on Network 10 in Australia. Seven days after each episode airs on free-to-air television, they will be available on subscription streaming service Prime Video. The announcement was made on stage during the final show of “Neighbours – The Celebration Tour” by returning cast Alan Fletcher, Jackie Woodburne, Stefan Denis, Ryan Moloney, Annie Jones and April Rose Pengilly. “It’s a hive of activity at the studio. We’re busy writing the next chapter of “Neighbours”, bringing to life again the show’s much-loved characters as well as new residents,” said the show’s executive producer, Jason Herbison.

The cast of Neighbours has announced that a new series of the Australian show will start filming next month. Alan Fletcher, Jackie Woodburne, Stefan Dennis, Ryan Moloney, Annie Jones, and April Rose Pengilly told the audience of Neighbours – The Celebration Tour at the London Palladium that production will start in April.The six actors including Fletcher, 65, who played Karl Kennedy, and his on-screen wife Susan, portrayed by Woodburne, 67, were also confirmed for a new chapter of the long-running soap.

Neighbours fans can officially get excited as some more soap favourites will officially be returning to the revived show, set to premiere later this year. Fans of the long-running Aussie soap were left devastated when it was announced in February 2022 that Neighbours was coming to an end after a 37-year run, with a tear-jerking final episode aired on Channel 5 later that year.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International Ramsay Street is gearing up to welcome a few more familiar faces. Seven long-time characters are joining Amazon Freevee’s continuation of Australian soap “Neighbours.” The new additions include Annie Jones (as Jane Harris), Rebekah Elmaloglou (as Terese Willis), Georgie Stone (as Mackenzie Hargreaves) and Tim Kano (as Leo Tanaka). All cast members will return as series regulars. Meanwhile, those returning in guest roles are Ian Smith (as Harold Bishop), April Rose Pengilly (as Chloe Brennan) and Melissa Bell (as Lucy Robinson). They will be joined by “Neighbours” stalwarts Stefan Dennis, Alan Fletcher, Ryan Moloney and Jackie Woodburne, who were previously announced.

Neighbours star Ryan Moloney says he was just as surprised as fans to discover the much-loved soap has been brought back to life.

Neighbours will be returning to our TV screens in 2023. The Australian soap is going to be available to watch on Amazon Freevee next year - just five months after it was axed.

Turns out it wasn’t a final goodbye from Australia’s Neighbours after all.

This Morning, Fletcher revealed that he had lost all of his trademark grey hair due to alopecia areata. Reassuring fans that he now finds his new look "fun", the actor admitted that producers of the show initially tried to hide his diagnosis of the autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss by claiming his character Dr Kennedy had a dodgy hair product fail. Away from the soap, using his social media accounts, Fletcher explained that alopecia was the root cause of his "patchy hair loss".

Neighbours star Alan Fletcher, who played Dr Karl Kennedy in the soap for 28 years, has said he is "thinking of going into medicine" in real life after the show's finale. The long-running Australian soap, which aired on Channel 5 in the UK and focused on the fictional characters living on Ramsay Street, ended on Friday 29 July after 37 years on air. Alan was one of the longest-serving and most-loved cast members on the show, having played Dr.

Former Neighbours star Nicola Charles has slammed the soap’s star-studded final episode as “unwatchable” amid claims she wasn’t invited back due to her stance on Covid-19 vaccinations.

hair loss, affected the 65-year-old suddenly beginning with "patchy hair loss" before the star decided to shave off not only his beard but his head hair too. Due to the drastic change in his appearance, producers of Neighbours had to quickly come up with a storyline for Dr Kennedy, blaming his hair loss on a "dodgy hair product". Addressing his bald look to some concerned viewers who reached out to the star asking if he was in good health, Fletcher reassured viewers that he finds his new look "fun" and overall is "fit and well".

husband Karl (played by Alan Fletcher) are some of Neighbours' longest-serving characters. They quickly became Ramsay Street favourites - but their marriage had some tough times over the years. While they are happily married (again) now, Karl's affairs with Sarah and later Izzy split the couple up.

Neighbours, will come to an end on July 28.And with anticipation steadily building, actor Ryan Moloney has been able to give the fans a little bit of extra gossip about the ending they’ve been waiting to see.WATCH BELOW: Kylie Minogue discusses her return to NeighboursSpeaking to radio’s Fitzy and Wippa this morning, Ryan – who has played Jarrod Vincenzo ‘Toadie’ Rebecchi since 1995 – let slip who will have the last word in the finale.“I’m not allowed to but I’m going to,” he said when he was asked live on air.“Is it you?” Wippa asked him.“No, it’s not me,” he said. “It’s Susan and Karl.”Susan and Karl are played respectively by Jackie Woodburne and Alan Fletcher.Susan and Karl Kennedy began on Neighbours in 1994, and have been mainstays on the show ever since.With so many episodes, storylines, and influence under their belts, it’s only fitting they would get to deliver the final line of the series.However, there will be a lot more to see in the finale before the final words, which was also teased by Ryan this morning.Toadie took time to share some details from the finale.When asked about the actors returning to the show as guest stars, Ryan revealed: “There’s so many, I think there’s about 60 in the last scene.“I had to write down a little cheat sheet.

coming to an end. Plenty of big Hollywood names have starred in the show since its first episode was broadcast back in It was recently announced that a host of the show's most famous alumni would return for the final few episodes.

Neighbours star Alan Fletcher was forced to address concerns about his health after he appeared in a recent episode with a shaved head.The 65 year old explained that he was "fit and healthy" and the cause of his hair loss was due to alopecia areata - an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss. In a video shared to the official Twitter account for the soap Neighbours, which is set to come to an end this summer, Alan spoke of his health after receiving worried messages from fans.

East Kilbride police station on October 5.

The hit Australian soap, Neighbours, is gearing up to celebrate its 35th anniversary this year and now it looks like two of its stars are Ireland bound.

It wouldn’t be Neighbours without Dr Karl in our humble opinion. But now it looks like Alan Fletcher is going to be putting a bit more focus on his music!