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Neighbours fans 'in puddles of tears' as retro cast return for emotional final episode
Neighbours has closed out its final moments with emotional reunions, a joyful wedding and a nostalgic tribute to past and present stars.After 37 years on screen, the Australian soap ended with a double-episode special on Friday which featured star-studded cameos from Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan, Margot Robbie and singer Natalie Imbruglia.The show first aired in 1985 and followed the cul-de-sac community of Ramsay Street within the fictional Melbourne suburb of Erinsborough.READ MORE: Neighbours Toadie star's life - forgotten roles, huge weight loss and Big Brother stintIn the opening of the finale, it becomes clear Ramsay Street as the community once knew it is coming to an end as Susan Kennedy, played by Jackie Woodburne, looks at all the houses up for sale around her home.Harold Bishop, reprised by Ian Smith for the closing episodes, tells Susan and her husband Karl they are the “last of the custodians” of the area and suggests she should write the introduction to their “History Of Ramsay Street” photo album.Another fan-favourite character to return to their old hunting ground is Mike Young, played by Guy Pearce, who shows his daughter Sam (Henrietta Graham) around the area.After bumping into his old friend and former love interest Jane Harris, played by Annie Jones, they take a trip down memory lane by going through the houses on Ramsay Street and revisiting memories from their youth.They recall special moments including his reaction to her makeover when she went without her glasses for the first time and when her mother would not let him visit her.However, their time reminiscing does not go down well with Jane’s former partner Clive Gibbons (Geoff Paine) who ends up in a drunken row wielding a lamp at Mike, saying:
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Neighbours Harold star's life - attacked in street, adoption bombshell and death tragedy
Neighbours prepares to welcome veteran actor Ian Smith back into its ranks, the eyes of the nation are upon the Australian soap to see what it does with the character of Harold Bishop.Ian originated the role of Harold in 1987, and was initially only slated to appear in a handful of episodes before becoming one of the programme’s longest serving actors.He eventually left for good in 2011 after popping in and out a few times, and has finally been confirmed for the August 2022 finale episode - with fans desperate to know what he’ll get up to.READ NEXT: Neighbours Byron star's real life - organ transplant, hunky snaps and lookalike brotherBut what about Ian’s real life? From an adoption twist dramatic enough to rival that of Ramsay Street to a tragic death hitting close to home, Daily Star investigates.Ian learned at the ripe age of 54 that his mother wasn’t his biological mother at all - and he had actually been adopted.The star learned that his birth mother Peg Kline had fallen pregnant with him when she was just 13 years old.He only found out when his adoptive mother Connie told him the truth about his birth, just a mere 24 hours before she sadly passed away.Peg - who is also now deceased - revealed to ABC the details of Ian’s birth after he went in search of his biological mum, explaining: “When I was 13 - it was in 1938 - and I was a very naive, uneducated 13-year-old…“Parents couldn't bring themselves to talk about sex or things like that. It was this so-called friend of the family and he was 26 years old.
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