Neighbours cast and crew say farewell at long-running soap’s final media event | michaelidato
Neighbours cast members, including long-time stars Stefan Dennis, Ryan Moloney, Alan Fletcher and Jackie Woodburne pose for a photo.′ storylines dominated the national conversation. And by any measure, it’s been a busy 37 years: 8903 episodes, more than 180,000 scenes, 100 hostage situations, 35 natural disasters, 115 car crashes, 64 deaths, 40 weddings, 17 births and 15 people who have, in the truest soap opera tradition, come back from the dead.
Among its most remembered moments: the pre-Will Smith slap heard around the world, when Susan slapped her cheating husband Karl . As with many such cultural moments, it resonated because it spoke to the shared experience of the show’s female audience.“For someone to hit someone, it’s not a great message, but the response was total support,” Woodburne says. “This couple were rock solid.