{"id":16747,"date":"2022-06-10T11:07:37","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T09:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1660070"},"modified":"2022-06-10T11:34:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T09:34:21","slug":"neighbours-shuts-down-filming-as-aussie-soap-shoots-final-scenes","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/neighbours-shuts-down-filming-as-aussie-soap-shoots-final-scenes\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighbours shuts down filming as Aussie soap shoots final scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Flora Carr\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 10 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Neighbours has officially wrapped filming on its\u00a0final episode<\/a>, marking the occasion by releasing a cast photo taken after\u00a0the last ever scene was shot on the iconic Kennedy set.<\/p>\n

The long-running Australian soap, first broadcast in 1985, was axed after the UK\u2019s Channel 5 ended its broadcasting deal with the soap and an alternate broadcasting partner couldn\u2019t be found.<\/p>\n

Executive producer Jason Herbison said it was \u201chard to express\u201d the cast and crew\u2019s emotions while posing for the photograph.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all knew this day was coming but until we were here in this moment when the very last scene was filmed, it was hard to express how we would all feel,\u201d he said.<\/p>

\u201cOf course, it is sad and tears were shed, but we\u2019re also enormously proud \u2013 37 years is an incredible achievement and that should be celebrated.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve also been incredibly touched by the response from our viewers all over the world. Neighbours is more than a TV show to many people. They see us as part of the family and we feel privileged to have been invited into their homes, and I know the legacy of Neighbours will live on for many years.\u201d<\/p>\n