Neighbours

I missed Des Clarke, must look more closely. I like the story line about Madge coming back as a ghost to poor Harold. It made me realise that I'm not coping too badly with my own stress. and that's soaps at their best.

Now realised I have almost repeated myself from my post in January!

I agree. Some of them have aged well. I didnt really recognise Des Clarke from 30 years ago.

I love the way they have managed to weave in so many faces from the past.

Much better than having a one of day or week of live episodes like this country does, in my opinion.

I have probably watched neighbours right from the beginning, or almost the beginning. I did stop watching for 4 years from about 2007-2011. I cant remember why now. I think think the characters or storylines were annoying me, or getting tame.

Des Clarke hasn`t aged very well has he, compared to some of the previous characters? Mind you, neither have I!

Anyone else really enjoying the 30 year episodes?

I think that they have done a great job. I am loving seeing a lot of faces from the past.

Oh yes. Totally unrealistic in some ways.

I`ve watched it since shortly after it began, and it never ceases to amaze me how quickly characters who`ve split up from someone, or, worse, been bereaved, bounce back and find someone else. I still love it thought, likewise Home and Away.

I like Neighbours too.
I have watched it from near the beginning.
I stopped watching it for about 4 years around the time that Steph was married to Toady?
Was astonished to discover that when I returned to it, that at least half the actors were still there!

It is not very taxing on the mind. Which is why it suits just fine at times!

Hooray - Neighbours is back - normality returns.

'Somewhere to Call Home'

Marmight - is it still on in the UK? I started watching it last year when we were there, completely gripping but I came home before the end so didn't find out the ending. I asked DD (who was equally gripped) not to tell me as I hoped she was recording it for me.

Nonnie Hazlehurst is good as the matriarch, really nasty and so unlike other parts she has played. And she did a recording of 'Go the **** to sleep - she looks so different !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ_WzkHRtX8

I never watch soaps but recently discovered 'Somewhere to Call Home' on BBC2 around 3pm. Set in the early 50's, it's the saga of an Australian family. I am completely gripped, so I record it every day and then watch 5 back to back when there's nothing else worth watching on the telly at the weekend. It's really silly and soppy, but different and of course being an Oz soap there is the nasty Matriarch who is determined to spoil everyone's lives and get her own way. Worth a watch although it could take some time to catch up with all the complicated relationships. I love all the 50's cars and costumes - everybody wears a hat with not a hair out of place and the ladies look as if they are permanently off to a wedding

Neighbours and Home and Away are the only soaps I watch. I find them more enjoyable than the home grown ones.
We visited Australia a couple of years ago, went on a tour. Love the relaxed culture.
Trying out a smilie

Do the makers of soaps add subliminal messages to draw/drag us in? DH glued to tv by Emmerdale (I swear he used them as agricultural advisors when we were farming.......)
Personally spend too much time trying to decipher who's who and the storyline to actually get hooked (getting slow on the uptake )

I am a latecomer to Neighbours. My DH watched it with my DC and carried on watching it when they left home. Since I retired I started watching with my DH. It's the only soap we watch and has become slightly addictive - oh dear! What amazes me is that it is not the sort of programme either of us would normally choose to watch.

Jason?

Think last time watched Neighbours Charlene and whatshisface were getting married........!

DS and I used to watch Neighbours together after I fetched him from nursery (he is in his late 30s now) I didn't realise it was still on! I also used to watch The Sullivans.

Congrats!

Thanks Elegran as you can see "I've got it, by George I've got it.

I used to watch Eastenders but it's so intense. Neighbours deal with serious subjects but it's more easygoing somehow and I love seeing the fashions etc.,

Oh I like it falconbird 'Valium for the mind' it makes me less embarrassed about watching 'the waltons' and 'little house on the prairie'

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Think I'm using the wrong brackets.

Thanks Elegran

Going to give it a try.

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