Neighbours, for those of you that don't know is a long-running Australian soap opera that started airing in 1985 in Australia and 1986 in the UK. It has celebrated its 25th anniversary this year. The soap has such an iconic theme tune that it has apparently been voted the world's most recognised television theme song. Neighours is based on the residents that live in the fictional Ramsey Street, Erinsborough. Other than Ramsey Street homes and gardens, Neighbours features the Lassiters Complex which includes Lassiters Hotel, Charlie's bar, Harold's Store and also featured are the garage, Erinborough High School, Hospital and Lou's car lot. I know that what we ...  Read the complete review

I saw this the other day for the first time in approximately 50 years. It is more diabolical than I could have imagined. Neighbours was the show of choice for my classmates back in the late 80s. It wasn't any good then either. However, it did have a couple of redeeming qualities. It focused on families back then, and everybody seemed to have a place on Ramsay Street. Now, it would appear that its just a mish mash of random characters, in much the same way as Hollyoaks, except not as craptastic or remotely interesting. Neighbours began in 1985 on Australian television, and was axed a few months later. Focusing on the Ramsays (which the street was ...  Read the complete review

I have been a fan of the television programme, 'Neighbours,' a daytime soap opera, from the beginning. I first watched it on BBC one, as a mum with two young children. It was my treat, while having lunch. My three year old loved to sing to the theme song, 'Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours...' This song has been changed over the years but would still be recognisable as the theme song. I think it's only the tune that has changed anyhow, not the lyrics. I still like to watch this at lunch time but as it is aired at 1.45 p.m. I record it. I am now a day or two behind. Neighbours was first aired in Australia but became more ...  Read the complete review

I am a long-standing viewer of Neighbours, even watching it during the worst possible times. For some reason I can't not watch it and even record it now I have sky+. It also seems to be essential student viewing considering the students I know. Neighbours takes place in the fictional area of Erinsborough (more precisely, Ramsey Street) in Australia. Most of the episodes are centred around Ramsey Street, Harolds Store or Charlies (which I still preferred when it was Lou's Place). Neighbours isn't serious viewing, but it makes a for a good dose of escapism with its nutty plot lines and simple characters. It really is the street where anything can ...  Read the complete review

Oh, where to begin, my beloved Neighbours... I'm 27 and have been watching Neighbours every day for just about as long as I can remember...It's survived school, uni and now well into my working life, despite the move to Channel 5, the many changes in format and so on. Neighbours is *great*. It's just 20 minutes of escapism every day...To go down under, where it's pretty much always sunny, where people know their neighbours, play cricket in the street and have jobs they hardly ever turn up to. It's so much nicer than the English soap operas that I find somewhat bleak in their realism, but it's not as far-fetched as the likes of Sunset ...  Read the complete review