{"id":19521,"date":"2022-07-30T12:20:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T10:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1688502"},"modified":"2022-07-30T12:50:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T10:50:12","slug":"neighbours-finale-praised-by-fans-as-end-of-an-era","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/neighbours-finale-praised-by-fans-as-end-of-an-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighbours finale praised by fans as \u201cend of an era\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Christian Tobin\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 30 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>Neighbours fans bid an emotional farewell to Ramsay Street on Channel 5 last night (29th July), and they were full of praise for the Australian soap\u2019s last ever episode.<\/p>\n<p>Following the double-length finale, which saw returns for classic stars like Guy Pearce, Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan, viewers took to social media to share their reactions.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"\/\/RadioTimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> Twitter <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/RadioTimes\/status\/1553123435122925571&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">poll<\/a>, an overwhelming 82% of viewers said that the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/neighbours\/neighbours-finale-review-comment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Neighbours finale<\/a> was perfect, with only 18% left wanting a little more.<\/p>\n<p>The feedback was similarly positive on the <a href=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/radiotimes\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Radio Times Facebook page<\/a>, with one user writing: \u201cSaw the first episode and ok missed all of the ch5 and more but shed a tear to see the last, with all the old characters. End of an era.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another added that they \u201cloved it\u201d, while a third called it \u201cso wonderful\u201d.<\/p> <p>Among those who thought there was something missing, the common consensus was that fans wanted even more Kylie and Jason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBit more Scott and Charlene would have been perfect, but otherwise great,\u201d wrote one viewer, and another laughed: \u201cVery good:)didn\u2019t understand why Kylie Minogue didn\u2019t say anything except about 2 words lol.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/RMP2804-Rplc-b85d1db.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/RMP2804-Rplc-b85d1db.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1681523\" align=\"\" size-full=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/RMP2804-Rplc-b85d1db.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;6251&quot;\" height=\"&quot;4159&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" 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=\"\"\/> Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue in the Neighbours finale<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Channel 5<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>A number of famous faces also paid tribute to Neighbours following the episode, with <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-2022-specials-release\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/its-a-sin-sequel-idea-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">It\u2019s A Sin<\/a> writer Russell T Davies calling it \u201cthe perfect blend\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote on <a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CgnFptYN12v\/?hl=en&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>: \u201cBrilliant finale. Beautifully done. Funny and kind and forgiveness for Izzy! And Plain Jane Superbrain becoming more beautiful by putting her glasses ON is absolute scriptwriting genius. So many great actors, I\u2019d kill to work with Jackie Woodburne! We measure our lives by these shows, and that\u2019s a wonderful thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>House of Games presenter Richard Osman said on <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/richardosman\/status\/1553123738014597122&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> that he was \u201cp<span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">ossibly shedding a tear at the end<\/span><span class=\"&quot;r-18u37iz&quot;\">\u201c, while Good Morning Britain\u2019s Richard Arnold <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/RichardAArnold\/status\/1553144811267526657&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">declared<\/a> it \u201ca<\/span> masterclass of a sudsy swan song\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/neighbours\/neighbours-best-soap-tribute-comment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Neighbours staged a remarkable reinvention to become soap\u2019s best-kept secret<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/neighbours\/madge-bishop-returns-neighbours-finale-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Madge Bishop returns for Neighbours finale 21 years after tragic death<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/neighbours\/neighbours-finale-unexpected-cameos\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Neighbours finale cameos as fan-favourites make surprise returns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/neighbours\/neighbours-finale-explained\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Neighbours finale explained: It\u2019s happily ever after for Ramsay Street<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Neighbours\u2019 final episode, as well as\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Neighbours Made Me a Star and\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Neighbours: All the Pop Hits &amp; More Especially For You, are available on catch-up on\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.channel5.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">My 5<\/a>.\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<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<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. 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>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Christian Tobin Published: Saturday, 30 July 2022 at 12:00 am Neighbours fans bid an emotional farewell to Ramsay Street on Channel 5 last night (29th July), and they were full of praise for the Australian soap\u2019s last ever episode. 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