{"id":19447,"date":"2022-07-29T13:11:03","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T11:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1688171"},"modified":"2022-07-29T13:15:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T11:15:37","slug":"alan-fletcher-makes-eastenders-cameo-for-touching-tribute-to-neighbours","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/alan-fletcher-makes-eastenders-cameo-for-touching-tribute-to-neighbours\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Fletcher makes EastEnders cameo for touching tribute to Neighbours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Helen Daly\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 29 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>As <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/neighbours\/neighbours-last-episode-spoilers-ending\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Neighbours<\/a> comes to an end, BBC soap <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders<\/a> has shared a lovely tribute video thanking it for 37 years of service.<\/p>\n<p>To kick off the sweet film, none other than Alan Fletcher himself turned up in the Bridge Street cafe asking for a cab!<\/p>\n<p>Linda Carter (played by Kellie Bright) was sitting in the cafe lamenting the loss of Neighbours, explaining how she loved catching up with them all chilling in the sunshine.<\/p>\n<p>Enter Karl Kennedy actor Fletcher, leaving Linda completely starstruck and asking for a selfie!<\/p> <p>The video then went on to share touching tributes from the cast of EastEnders, starting with Tameka Empson, who said: \u201cO-M-G. Neighbours, you\u2019re going!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Max Bowden shared: \u201cSo sorry to see that you\u2019re going, guys, but congratulations on everything you\u2019ve achieved over the years. You\u2019ll be sorely missed. Sending lots of love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Balvinder Sopal added: \u201cTo all the cast and crew of Neighbours, thank you for a brilliant 37 years. You\u2019ve entertained us for a such a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve given us 37 years of joy, and I\u2019m just so sad that you\u2019re going,\u201d commented Natalie Cassidy.<\/p>\n<p>Kim Medcalf added: \u201cAs a child, I would rush back from school waiting to see the next episode. It was so much fun!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watch the full video below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Is that Dr Karl Kennedy in Walford?! From everyone here at <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EastEnders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#EastEnders<\/a>, thank you <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/neighbours?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@Neighbours<\/a> for 37 wonderful soap years! \u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/alanfletcher?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@alanfletcher<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/kelliebright76?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@kelliebright76<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShonaBM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@ShonaBM<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Neighbours?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Neighbours<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CelebratingNeighbours?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#CelebratingNeighbours<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/Cmvj3zxY0a&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/Cmvj3zxY0a<\/a><\/p>\u2014 BBC EastEnders (@bbceastenders) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbceastenders\/status\/1552957310426832904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">July 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/neighbours\/kylie-minogue-neighbours-finale-return-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Kylie Minogue talks \u2019emotional and surreal\u2019 return to Neighbours for finale<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/neighbours\/alan-fletcher-jackie-woodburne-neighbours-big-rt-interview\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Alan Fletcher and Jackie Woodburne on Neighbours legacy as show concludes<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><em>Looking for Neighbours\u2019 merch? Look no further than\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=1465&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.truffleshuffle.co.uk%2Ftv-shows%2Fneighbours%23P35037.223#P35037.223&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TruffleShuffle.com<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Neighbours\u2019 final episode premieres on Friday 29th July at 9pm, followed by\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Neighbours: What Happened Next? at 10:05pm and\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Neighbours: The Stars\u2019 Greatest Hits at 11:30pm on Channel 5.\u00a0<\/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<div class=\"&quot;ad-slot\" hidden-print=\"\" hidden-for-md=\"\" hidden-for-lg=\"\">\n<div class=\"&quot;ad-slot__container&quot;\">\n<div id=\"&quot;ad-post-mpu-bottom-mobile&quot;\" class=\"&quot;dfp-ad&quot;\" data-adsizes=\"'[[[728,90],[]],[[0,0],[[300,253],[300,250],&quot;fluid&quot;]]]'\" data-adtargets=\"'{&quot;pos&quot;:[&quot;mpu2&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;]}'\" data-adrefresh=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-google-query-id=\"&quot;CKyohs73nfkCFfhEHQkdoJEHag&quot;\">\n<div id=\"&quot;google_ads_iframe_\/176986657\/radiotimes.com\/tv\/neighbours_4__container__&quot;\"><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013 <a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. 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