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Neighbours star Ian Smith overjoyed at outliving terminal cancer diagnosis: ‘I was supposed to die in March’

Positive news comes after Harold Bishop actor discussed his scrapped plans to take part in voluntary assisted dying

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025

Neighbours is ending – again. Why was Amazon’s gamble on the Australian soap so short-lived?

The reboot brought a parade of new and aged-up faces, multiple returns of Toadie and a violent siege at Harold’s. But in the end Ramsay Street faces death by freeway

The Guardian - AU · Dec 10, 2025

Neighbours’ Ian Smith says cancer diagnosis left him in cruel and brutal place

The actor, best known for playing Harold Bishop on the Australian soap opera, revealed last year that he has a rare form of terminal lung cancer.

Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2025

‘Dying changes you. I’m more understanding now’: Ian Smith on cancer, celebrity – and 40 years on Neighbours

As the show’s beloved star Harold Bishop, Smith has seen actors from Margot Robbie to Guy Pearce come and go. Offscreen, he has battled grief, finding out he was adopted in his 50s and now a terminal diagnosis. Here, he reflects on a remarkable life

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2025

'He's been everyone’s neighbour for 30 years': a tribute to Harold Bishop actor Ian Smith

With the news that Ian Smith is retiring from Neighbours due to ill health, our celebrity correspondent reflects on his soap opera legacy

Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2024

Australian actor Ian Smith, who played Harold Bishop in 'Neighbours,' retires due to cancer

Actor Ian Smith, who has played the character Harold Bishop in the iconic Australian soap opera “Neighbours” since 1987, has announced his retirement after being diagnosed with terminal cancer

The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2024

Neighbours fans recall iconic Harold Bishop scene where actor Ian Smith is swept out to sea

Bishop was swept out to sea after visting the coast with his partner, returning years later with memory loss

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2024

Actor Ian Smith, Neighbours’ Harold Bishop, reveals terminal cancer diagnosis

The 86-year-old told an Australian news programme he had been diagnosed with an ‘aggressive, non-fixable cancer’.

Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2024

Neighbours star Ian Smith, who plays Harold Bishop, leaves role after ‘non-fixable’ cancer diagnosis

Actor has worked on the show for 37 years and is the soap’s longest-running cast member

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2024

Actor Ian Smith, best known as Neighbours’ Harold Bishop, reveals terminal cancer diagnosis

The 86-year-old says he will leave the hit Australian TV show after doctors told him he had a form of lung cancer

The Guardian - AU · Dec 2, 2024