Kylie and Jason are reuniting for Neighbours finale

JupiterKid

So Kylie Minogue, accomplished pop star and actor has-been Jason Donavan - AKA Scott and Charlene - the fresh faced 19 year-old newlyweds during the heyday of Aussie TV soap Neighbours in the late 1980s - are to reprise their roles for the finale of the show as it comes to an end after a 37 year run.

Back in circa 1988 everybody pretty much watched Neighbours....these days I would imagine not many still do.

But would you tune in to see Charlene and Scott again? 😁

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/may/01/jason-donovan-and-kylie-minogue-reunite-for-neighbours-finale

EmmetSpiceland

Will Madge make an appearance? Probably too late for Mrs. Mangle but Joe might still be about.

Isn’t Jason Donovan’s daughter currently part of the cast?

silliussoddius

Apparently they will be getting their linch from Jason’s Donnervan.

buried

Hopefully they do a carbon copy of this reuniting scene right at the end. Only way to do it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R36ww3q7nqE

Zebra3

No Holly or Natalie? 😪

zell12

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2RdlY-X9UU

Burt Renaults

It still pulls in a lot of viewers, surprisingly. The last time I saw it, a couple of years ago, loads of old characters from the '80s had returned - Jane, Des, Melanie and even Clive Gibbons, which was a real blast from the past. They should never have let Channel 5 near it. Everything that channel touches eventually turns to shit.

dxhound2005

Channel 5 is actually on the up an up ratings wise.

(2021)

Drama was a key contributor to audience growth – The Drowning peaked at 5.1 million and a 22 per cent share in February, while the second series of All Creature Great & Small hit a series high of 4.4 million / 21 per cent in September. In the factual arena, Our Yorkshire Farm continued to be a hit, averaging 3.6 million / 16 per cent across the series. Other top rating shows included Inside Chernobyl With Ben Fogle, The Disappearance of Shannon Mathews and Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild – all with over 2.5 million viewers.

The 7pm and 8pm timeslots had the highest ever year for share of viewing, up 14 per cent and 13 per cent respectively, year-on-year, in addition to success in peak, year-on-year. Key titles driving this included talent-led series Susan Calman’s Grand Days Out; Adrian Dunbar’s Costal Ireland; Gardening with Carol Klein and Sally Lindsay: Britain’s Poshest Sleep Over along with The Yorkshire Vet: Springtime on The Farm.

Elsewhere in the schedule, the channel saw strong performances from royal and observational documentaries including Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors; Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly and Casualty 24/7.

Channel 5 completed a successful year with a strong performance over the Christmas period, its highest festive fortnight since 2005, claiming a 5.23 per cent share.

Christmas Eve was the channel’s highest day of the year overall, thanks to a festive special of All Creatures Great & Small which attracted 4.2 million viewers and a 21 per cent share, making it the most popular programme on TV across the hour.

EmmetSpiceland

Anyone else hear that the Church of Scientology are behind Channel 5 “dropping” the show, which directly caused it to be cancelled in Australia?

Something about a Scientology-like cult featuring, unfavourably, in a storyline of the show and they used their, considerably, deep pockets and influence to force Channel 5’s hand.

Possibly more suited to the CT forum but figured there might be more “fans” of the show in here and maybe they’d have heard something.

Whatdoesitmatter

EmmetSpiceland a great man for complaining about a CA vibes taking over After Hours yet keeps posting CA posts on this thread

EmmetSpiceland

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119048553#Comment_119048553

CT, dear boy, not CA. But nice try. The prison bars are not a good look, at all.

cj maxx

God I remember in '89 going to watch that shyte. Youth really is was on the young

cj maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119012099#Comment_119012099

Zell, why inflict that on the youth, so I quoted it just in case anyone escaped