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Neighbours
''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and ...
'' is a long-running
Australian television
Television in Australia began experimentally as early as 1929 in Melbourne with radio stations 3DB and 3UZ, and 2UE in Sydney, using the ''Radiovision'' system by Gilbert Miles and Donald McDonald, and later from other locations, such as Brisb ...
soap opera first broadcast on the
Seven Network
Seven Network (stylised 7Network, and commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is an Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, ...
on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive
Reg Watson
Reginald James Watson (27 August 1926 – 8 October 2019) was an Australian television producer and screenwriter and executive.
Watson was executive producer on the British soap opera ''Crossroads (British TV series), Crossroads'' and created ...
, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems together. The series primarily centres on the residents of
Ramsay Street
Ramsay Street is the fictional cul-de-sac in which the characters of the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' live. The street is set in the equally fictional Melbourne suburb of Erinsborough. ''Neighbours'' storylines primarily centre on the re ...
, a short
cul-de-sac
A dead end, also known as a ''cul-de-sac'' (; , ), a no-through road or a no-exit road, is a street with only one combined inlet and outlet.
Dead ends are added to roads in urban planning designs to limit traffic in residential areas. Some d ...
in the equally fictitious suburb of
Erinsborough
Erinsborough is a fictional suburb of Melbourne, Australia, where the soap opera ''Neighbours'' is set, focusing on the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work there. ''Neighbours'' primarily centers on the residents of ...
. ''Neighbours'' began with three households, including the
Ramsay
Ramsay may refer to:
People
* Ramsay (surname), people named Ramsay
* Clan Ramsay, a Scottish clan
* Ramsay brothers, Indian film makers
* Richard Sorge (1895–1944), Soviet spy codenamed "Ramsay"
Places Australia
* Ramsay, Queensland, a lo ...
and
Robinson Robinson may refer to:
People and names
* Robinson (name)
Fictional characters
* Robinson Crusoe, the main character, and title of a novel by Daniel Defoe, published in 1719
Geography
* Robinson projection, a map projection used since the 19 ...
families.
When
storylines for certain characters become tired, the scriptwriters simply move one family out and replace it with a new one.
Ramsay Street is now a mixture of older characters and newer characters.
The following is a list of characters and cast members who have appeared in the series over its history. Where more than one actor has portrayed a character, the actors are listed in chronological order, with the most recent actor to debut listed last.
Present characters
Main characters
Recurring characters
Cast changes
Departing characters
Returning characters
Upcoming characters
Former characters
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
U
V
W
Y
Characters by year
; 1980s
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (1985)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (1986)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (1987)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (1988)
; 1990s
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (1990)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (1991)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (1994)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (1997)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (1998)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (1999)
; 2000s
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (2000)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (2001)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (2002)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (2003)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (2004)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (2005)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (2006)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (2007)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (2008)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (2009)
; 2010s
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (2010)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (2011)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (2012)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (2013)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (2014)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (2015)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (2016)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (2017)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (2018)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (2019)
; 2020s
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (2020)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (2021)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (2022)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (2023)
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List of ''Neighbours'' characters (2024)
Notes
References
Cited texts
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External links
Characters and castat the Official AU ''Neighbours'' website
Characters and castat the
IMDb
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