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Neighbours and memory lane!

31 replies

Sometimeswinning · 29/07/2022 21:35

Haven't watched it in years. Honestly Susan looks amazing. She's not aged! Des Clarke, I always liked him. Guy Pierce, Stefan Dennis, all look amazing!

A few have changed so much. Not an aibu because I know I'm not!!

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silverpinecones · 29/07/2022 23:51

StoneofDestiny · 29/07/2022 23:33

Just watched it - but couldn't work out why everybody was selling their houses at the same time. 🤷‍♀️Hadn't seen it since 1980's or something like that.

All different reasons, some to do with Paul Robinson - he had separated from his wife Therese (they got back together in the last episode), and was going to move to New York with his sons who were in the show too (one of them, David, lived on the street too and he and his husband Aaron co-parent a child with Nicolette, Jane's daughter), to be with his other kids who had previously been in the show! Therese was going to move away and buy a luxury retreat resort thing with Paul's brother but then they split up and she went back to Paul.

Toadie and Melanie were going to move out of the street to start a new life as too many memories of past relationships etc on the street

Another character, Chloe, was going to sell so she could have a fresh start. She ended up getting together with Elly, another previous character (who had been her best friend and also was engaged to Chloe's brother at one point! Classic neighbours style storyline)

There is a new family who just seemed to decide to sell for no reason, given they have only just moved in! For some reason again they decided not to sell when everyone else was staying!

I think that's it?

StoneofDestiny · 29/07/2022 23:57

silverpinecones
Thank you. I just watched it out of curiosity and couldn't work it out!

Sometimeswinning · 29/07/2022 23:59

traintraveller · 29/07/2022 23:45

I haven't watched neighbours for a long time but my husband wanted to watch it. That was a pile of shite.

Ah you must have missed the 80s. You've not a clue.

There was a day actors and storylines could be acceptable. We didn't judge. I didn't expect much, just a few old faces and closure.

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TheFoodtheFadandtheFugly · 30/07/2022 00:03

I would love to know who some of the people who were there/not there in Susan's montage at the end. There seemed to be a certain figure when she said but the street was for everyone who walked across the street, but lost to me.

I stopped watching it around very early 2000s. With that and Top Gun it really does feeling nostalgic around here.

spiderlight · 30/07/2022 00:10

I watched it tonight for my mum. It was our daily ritual for years that we'd both watch it and then I'd ring her straight afterwards because I knew she'd be in her chair next to the phone, but after she passed away 17 years ago I couldn't bear to watch it any more. She'd always answer and say 'Oh, I'm going to stop watching this, it's getting too silly now!' I could hear her in ny head tonight going 'Well, I don't recognise any of them!' 😆 Mike has aged well, though, fair play! It was worth it just for him!! Susan hasn't aged at all.

Tiredmumno1 · 30/07/2022 00:11

I am sure that Anne Charleston (Madge Bishop) was sat at the table at the end, along with Terence Donovan (Doug Willis). It happened so quick 😁.

I have also only just realised that Terence is Jason Donovan's dad in real life. Also that Jemma Donovan (Harlow) is Jason's daughter.

Well I learnt something new today 😂.

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