Australia and the UK let out an emotional wail last year when long-running soap Neighbours was ending after 38 seasons. The consensus was that it was a huge loss to our cultural fabric, even if we hadn’t really watched the show for 20 years or so.
After the UK’s Channel 5 pulled its production money, the show was gracefully given a few months for a final storyline that brought a sense of closure before its finale in July last year.
