Neighbours

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Neighbours is an Australian soap opera. The show started airing in March 1985 on Seven Network, but they cancelled it the same year. Rival network Network Ten decided to start making and broadcasting the show, and have done that since 1986. The show originally had low ratings, and Network Ten did their best to get them higher. They got new characters, two of them were played by Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan. These two people's characters became a couple known as "Scott and Charlene", and by the time they got married in 1987, ratings were much higher.

The show is about the lives of people that live in a fictional street called Ramsay Street. Ramsay Street is in a fictional suburb, Erinsborough, which is meant to exist in real-life city Melbourne. Family has always been one of the main themes of the show, the current families on the street are the Timmins family, the Cammeniti family, the Kinski family and the Hoyland family.

[edit] Storylines

Spoiler warning: The text below is about parts of the story or how it ends.

Recently, Dylan Timmins found out that his brother Stingray is the father of Sky Mangel's baby girl. Dylan thought the baby was his. He found out that the paternity test that said Stingway was the father was wrong. Dylan is really the father. He wants to be with his daughter, but does not wants to be Sky's boyfriend.

Carmella Cammmeniti used to be a nun. She is in love with Ned Parker but he is dating Katya Kinski. Ned told Carmella that he wanted to be with Katya. That made Carmella very mad. Carmella is now interested in Will Griggs. Her sister, Rosetta, is also interested in him.

Steph Hoyland's husband, Max, has left his family because Elle Robinson made him think he was crazy. Steph is very mad that Max is missing. She is getting closer to Toadie Rebecchi.

Lou Carpenter and Mishka Schneiderova are lying to immigration so that Mishka can stay in Australia and marry Lou. Mishka tried to bribe the immigration official, and was deported.

Paul Robinson has just become engaged to Lyn Scully.

The evil Guy Sykes was blackmailing Katya into stealing things for him, but he accidentally shot her with the gun that she was going to shoot him with. She is now in a coma, and Guy wants to find money that Katya owes him.

[edit] List of actors/characters who appear on the show

Actor Role Status
Aaron Aulsebrook-Walker Charlie Hoyland 2006-
Pippa Black Elle Robinson 2005-
Natalie Blair Carmella Cammeniti 2006-; recurring previously
Carla Bonner Stephanie Hoyland 1999-
Sam Clark Ringo Brown 2007-
Stefan Dennis Paul Robinson 1985-1993, 2004-
Nell Feeney Janelle Timmins 2005-; recurring previously
Alan Fletcher Dr. Karl Kennedy 1994-
Claudine Henningsen Kerry Mangel 2006-
David Hofflin Oliver Barnes 2007-
Adeliade Kane Lolly Allen 2007
Ben Lawson Frazer Yeats 2006-
Kyal Marsh Boyd Hoyland 2002-
Stephanie McIntosh Sky Mangel 2003-
Ryan Moloney Toadfish Rebecchi 1996-; recurring previously
Daniel O'Connor Ned Parker 2005-
Tom Oliver Lou Carpenter 1988, 1992-
Natalie Saleeba Rosetta Cammeniti 2006-
Sianoa Smit-McPhee Bree Timmins 2005-
Ian Smith Harold Bishop 1987-1991, 1996-
Caitlin Stasey Rachel Kinski 2005-
Eliza Taylor-Cotter Janae Hoyland 2005-
Matthew Werkmeister Zeke Kinski 2005-
Nicky Whelan Pepper Steiger 2006-
Jackie Woodburne Susan Kinski 1994-