Fans' fury as Channel 5 axes Aussie soap after 37 years
FURIOUS Neighbours fans have called for a boycott of Channel 5 after the channel confirmed it is to stop airing the Aussie soap this year.
The show first launched in 1985 and has long been more popular in the UK than Australia.
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Fears grew that the Ramsay Street saga, which launched the careers of Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan, could be axed altogether.
The show, which has been airing for 37 years, will no longer air after August.
Channel 5 will instead invest in “original UK drama”.
To spare the show, thousands of fans have signed online petitions and a Save Neighbours bid trend has begun on Twitter.
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The announcement comes after Channel 5, Australian broadcaster Network 10 and Fremantle Media all failed to reach a deal in order to secure the show’s future.
The news has put its future in doubt Down Under.
Filming for the show will continue until June 10, as stated in an Fremantle email.
