A NEIGHBOURS superfan has vowed to re-watch every single episode after it was axed by Channel 5. Ben Fenlon, 42, said he was devastated when TV bosses revealed it was for the chop after nearly four decades.
It first aired on BBC1 in 1986 and launched the careers of Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan. Ben hopes Channel 5 will reconsider or another channel will step in to save it, but if not, he says he will watch all 8,775 episodes.
Ben explained: “If I start at the beginning and watched a show a day I could keep going until I’m nearly 70.” He added: “This programme has a lot of nostalgia for me.
I remember different stages of my life through what was happening in Neighbours. Since the news, I’ve been on a rollercoaster of a journey, suffering despair, denial and anger.” Ben became obsessed after having to explain what was happening in the plots to his family, who are deaf.
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