Vale Neighbours - 37 years of Australia’s most iconic soap
Thoughts on the end of Neighbours. Also in the newsletter: a surprising star for the Orphan Black spin-off. And a Jeopardy! Podcast announcement.
Last night Neighbours broadcast its final episode after a 37-year run on air. Once big in Australia, and far bigger in the UK, the show was wound down due to the changing TV market and shifting viewer behaviours. It stopped making financial sense for UK broadcaster Channel 5 to keep funding a daily Australian soap which had limited value beyond the init…