{"id":17801,"date":"2022-07-01T13:00:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T11:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1671638"},"modified":"2022-07-01T13:38:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T11:38:14","slug":"neighbours-confirms-air-date-for-final-ever-episode-on-channel-5","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/neighbours-confirms-air-date-for-final-ever-episode-on-channel-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighbours confirms air date for final ever episode on Channel 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 01 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>In what is surely bittersweet news for fans, we now know just when the final ever episode of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/neighbours\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Neighbours<\/a>\u00a0will air \u2013 and it\u2019s set to be a bumper day for the soap\u2019s long-time viewers.<\/p>\n<p>Channel 5 has confirmed that the show\u2019s finale will air on <strong>Friday 29th July<\/strong>, with three full episodes airing that day. One episode will air in the soap\u2019s usual slots of 1:45pm and then again at 6pm, while the final two episodes will make up a double-length finale, to air primetime at 9pm.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no surprise the broadcaster is going big with the final episodes \u2013 they\u2019re set to be a momentous send-off for the beloved soap, featuring numerous cast reappearances including the highly-anticipated returns of Guy Pearce, Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/neighbours\/kylie-minogue-neighbours-tribute-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">cancellation of the show<\/a> was announced earlier this year in March, and followed Channel 5\u2019s decision to drop the show from its programming line-up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source 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title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan on the set of Neighbours<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Getty Images\/ Impressions<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>It came only two years after the soap had celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2020, which saw <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/neighbours\/neighbours-35-anniversary-shocking-moments\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">shocking moments<\/a> including multiple weddings and character deaths.<\/p>\n<p>Jason Donovan recently confirmed that rumours about just how his return would play out could be <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/neighbours\/jason-donovan-neighbours-final-scene-rumours-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">\u201cclose\u201d<\/a> to the truth, after an apparent leaked script from the finale appeared to show that Charlene and Scott would return in the final moments of the episode.<\/p> <p>Meanwhile <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/neighbours\/neighbours-stefan-dennis-final-scene-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Stefan Dennis confirmed that his character Paul Robinson will appear the soap\u2019s last scene<\/a>, telling <a href=\"\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-10955465\/Neighbours-veteran-Stefan-Dennis-honoured-scene-final-episode.html&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Daily Mail Australia<\/a> that he was \u201cvery fortunate to appear alongside another two actors for the final scene\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Daily Mail Australia reported that one of the other actors is Jackie Woodburne, whose character Susan Kennedy will reflect with Paul on their shared Ramsay Street memories.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<p><strong>Neighbours\u2019 final episode premieres on Friday 29th July at 9pm on Channel 5. <\/strong><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Soaps<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a 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For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By James Hibbs Published: Friday, 01 July 2022 at 12:00 am In what is surely bittersweet news for fans, we now know just when the final ever episode of Neighbours\u00a0will air \u2013 and it\u2019s set to be a bumper day for the soap\u2019s long-time viewers. 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