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Classic Neighbours

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Chestnut Mon 27-Jul-26 10:34:25

Glad you're enjoying it. You certainly deserve a medal for being such a faithful viewer over so many years. I never saw it at the beginning but have dipped in for a quick look since it started a couple of weeks ago. Those early episodes look so dated now, don't they, the picture quality, the sets, all very grainy. But the warmth was still there. It has such a homely feel, which is why people liked it. I never watched any of the British soaps because they didn't have that.

I missed out huge chunks of Neighbours over the years, saw Kylie and Jason though, and followed it regularly from about 2010 onwards. My favourite character was always Paul Robinson, such a villain, but then he would get upset and look so sad with those puppy dog eyes and you just melted for him.

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Franbern Mon 27-Jul-26 09:25:19

Anyone else, caught in nostalgia = watching this? Back in 1985 I came across it by accident. Did not normally have time to have tv on during the day - but switched my one (only one we had), whilst giving Living room a good clean out. Probably about two or three weeks after it started and was fascinated to see Shane highboard diving. Two of my children had just joined a diving club and I was excited for them to see this when i discovered each episode had a late afternoon repeat.

So, it became standard when they had their after-school snack to watch neighbours. Of course, the diving disappeared within a couple of episodes, but it became a firm favourite.

As time past and kids went on to Uni, I stopped watching this, returned many years later and stayed until it finished.

As I watch these early episodes (I am now just about up to 'where I came in'), it brings back vividly, that large living room and the chintz three piece suite, etc.

Became a diving judge, Shane's dives would not have even got him into the national squad, let alone won him any medal at the Olympics!!!!!

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