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Everything you need to know for your return trip to Ramsay Street
Despite coming to a close in 2022, Australia’s hit soap opera Neighbours returns to our screens this week for a brand new series after a short-lived hiatus.
Originally launching on Australia’s Seven Network in 1985, Neighbours welcomed viewers to Ramsay Street, a small, suburban area in a fictional cul-de-sac in the fictional Melbourne town of Erinsborough.
Throughout its 38 series, the show introduced audiences to a host of different families, friends, storylines, twists, turns and dramas while kick-starting the careers of a host of Hollywood names including Margot Robbie, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce and singer Kylie Minogue.
Read more: What happened to these famous Neighbours cast members?
Cut to 2022 and the show was axed after nearly 9,000 episodes when Channel 5 decided to drop it in favour of new UK-based dramas – but now it’s back.
What else do you need to know? Read on to find out when you can return to Ramsay Street…
How to watch Neighbours in the UK
The new series of Neighbours will start on Monday, 18 September on Amazon Freevee, a free streaming app from Amazon.
It can be accessed via the Prime Video app, or your desktop, mobile or tablet device, as long as you already have an Amazon account.
From there, brand-new episodes will be released daily between Monday and Friday. If you’re still needing to catch up, old episodes of Neighbours are also available to stream on Freevee.
Who is in the Neighbours cast?
Amazon Freevee’s new series of Neighbours has also unveiled its cast list, with some familiar names, new faces and even a few celebrity guest stars returning to for more drama.
Long-time fans will be pleased to know that older characters like Stefan Dennis’s Paul Robinson, Ryan Moloney’s Toadfish and Karl and Susan Kennedy, played by Alan Fletcher and Jackie Woodburne, will be back.
Read more: 10 stars who started their careers on Ramsay Street
Annie Jones’ Jane Harris, Candice Leask’s Wendy Rodwell, Emerald Chan’s Sandie Rodwell, Georgie Stone’s Mackenzie Hargreaves, Lloyd Will’s Andrew Rodwell, Lucinda Armstrong Hall’s Holly Hoyland, Lucinda Cowden’s Melanie Pearson, Rebekah Elmaloglou's Terese Willis and Tim Kano’s Leo Tanaka will also return to the show.
They’ll be joined by new characters including the latest manager of Harold's Café, Haz Devkar, played by Shiv Pelekar. A new family will be heading to Ramsay Street too, with Sara West playing Cara Vagra-Murphy, Maomi Rukavina as her wife Remi, and Rylan Bryant and Marley Williams as their kids.
When it comes to guest stars, Neighbours fans can expect to see Guy Pearce, Ian Smith, Jodi Gordon, Melissa Bell, April Rose Pengilly and Mischa Barton pop up in various episodes.
Is there a trailer for the new series of Neighbours?
Love, marriages, business deals… the new teaser trailer for Amazon Freevee’s Neighbours reboot promises reunion vibes whilst planting the seeds for more drama on Ramsay Street.
Series guest star Pearce can be glimpsed among the fleeting clips, alongside familiar faces who have been with the series for years. Watch it below.
An official trailer was revealed on Tuesday 15 August, which revealed even more details about the show's big returns, romances, and the drama that will beset the soap in its new episodes.
The preview also teased that the show will feature a "wedding to remember" though it was not clarified who was getting married from Ramsay Street. Watch it below.
Watch Neighbours on Amazon Freevee
Neighbours airs on Amazon Freevee in the UK from Monday, 18 September.
