{"id":31644,"date":"2023-04-01T12:02:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T10:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1810207"},"modified":"2023-04-01T12:41:27","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T10:41:27","slug":"eastenders-and-neighbours-crossover-but-theres-a-twist","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-and-neighbours-crossover-but-theres-a-twist\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders and Neighbours crossover \u2013 but there\u2019s a twist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> EastEnders delivered a Australian-themed April Fool&#8217;s. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Helen Daly\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 01 April 2023 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>BBC soap <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/&quot;\">EastEnders<\/a> shared a surprising video on their social media today, 1st April.<\/p>\n<p>With a suitcase in hand, some jingly music play, the camera panned upwards to show Neighbours icon himself, Dr Karl Kennedy (played by Alan Fletcher), touching down in Walford.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh off the tube and with a (quite literal) twinkle in his eye, Karl shared that iconic smile and walked off for his new life on Albert Square.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">We welcome a new doctor to The Square this summer. Dr Karl Kennedy will be doing a short stint in Walford\u2019s GP surgery before he heads back to Erinsborough! We. Can\u2019t. Wait. <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EastEnders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#EastEnders<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Neighbours?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Neighbours<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/l8fJ7CH9s2&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/l8fJ7CH9s2<\/a><\/p>\u2014 BBC EastEnders (@bbceastenders) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbceastenders\/status\/1642067275221008384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">April 1, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/>\n<p>The BBC soap teased: \u201cWe welcome a new doctor to The Square this summer. Dr Karl Kennedy. will be doing a short stint in Walford\u2019s GP surgery before he heads back to Erinsborough! We. Can\u2019t. Wait.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, those eagle-eyed among us will realise this is a good-natured April Fool\u2019s Day joke, but we can\u2019t help but wish this was true!<\/p>\n<p>Fans were delighted by the hilarious prank, with one commenting on Twitter: \u201cI\u2019d actually love this if it was true! Make it happen!!!\u201d<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6323152706112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p>Another said: \u201cNice try,\u201d while a third commented: \u201cHilarious but I\u2019m not falling for that one!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the first time EastEnders and Neighbours have crossed over, with the two soaps sharing a close bond as their birthdays are just within weeks of each other.<\/p>\n<p>When Neighbours ended in July 2022 (before being saved by Amazon Freevee later in the year), <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/neighbours\/alan-fletcher-eastenders-cameo-neighbours-newsupdate\/&quot;\">EastEnders welcomed Alan to set<\/a> as Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) reminiscing about the Australian soap, lamenting it coming to an end.<\/p>\n<p>Linda could barely believe her eyes when Alan came in Bridge Street cafe asking for a cab, and she couldn\u2019t resist getting a sweet selfie.<\/p>\n<p>Look closely at the outfits in both sketches and you might just wonder if they were filmed on the same day\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Alan\u2019s set to be very busy soon with Neighbours, as the series is about to start filming again on 17th April, and is due for launch on Amazon Freevee later in the year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/yolande-trueman-eastenders-patrick-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Is Yolande Trueman returning to EastEnders as Patrick pines for her?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-callum-jack-ultimatum-ravi-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders\u2019 Callum gives Jack ultimatum as Ravi worms his way into house<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-spoilers-kim-denzel-crash\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">6 EastEnders spoilers: Kim and Denzel in horrifying crash \u2013 will they die?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Visit our dedicated <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/soaps\/eastenders\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">EastEnders<\/a> page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers. <\/strong><strong>If yo<\/strong><strong>u\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> or <a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a> or visit our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Soaps<\/a> hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home \u2013 <\/strong><a title=\"&quot;http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to <\/strong><a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> EastEnders delivered a Australian-themed April Fool&#8217;s. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":31645,"template":"","categories":[1,2,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/04\/eastenders-and-neighbours-crossover-but-theres-a-twist.jpg",861,574,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/04\/eastenders-and-neighbours-crossover-but-theres-a-twist-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/04\/eastenders-and-neighbours-crossover-but-theres-a-twist-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/04\/eastenders-and-neighbours-crossover-but-theres-a-twist-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/04\/eastenders-and-neighbours-crossover-but-theres-a-twist.jpg",800,533,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/04\/eastenders-and-neighbours-crossover-but-theres-a-twist.jpg",861,574,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/04\/eastenders-and-neighbours-crossover-but-theres-a-twist.jpg",861,574,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"EastEnders delivered a Australian-themed April Fool's.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/31644"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}