WHOSE HOUSE WITH AMANDA KELLER WHOSE HOUSE – NEIGHBOURS 30th ANNIVERSARY FAST FACTS • Neighbours is the longest running drama in Australian television. • Apparently, Erinsborough the fictional suburb it’s set in, is actually an anagram of Neighbours, but with an extra O and R. • It’s Australia’s most successful exported drama series, enjoyed by 30 million viewers a day in over 20 countries. • In total it’s been sold to 50 countries around the world. • Approximately 26,000 cast and crew have worked on Neighbours in three decades. • It takes six months from plotting the story line to filming and airing an episode. • Five regular cast members (current & past) have played multiple characters – Alan Fletcher – two, Scott Major – two, Brett Tucker – three, Tim Phillips – two and Colette Mann – two. • Two characters have had the most recasts – Lucy Robinson has been played by Kylie Flinder, Sasha Close and Melissa Bell. Ben Kirk has been played by Noah Sutherland, Sean Berends, Blake O’Leary and Felix Mallard. • The Neighbours Official bus tour does between 6-12 visits per week (depending on the time of year) to Ramsay Street and the outside of the studio complex. (The inside of the studios is not open to the public). Around 10,000 visitors per year. • Ramsay Street is an actual residential street called Pin Oak Court in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. The producers wanted a street that featured houses was typical of the ‘80s era when the series launched – brick veneer homes in cul-de-sac were all the rage. • Neighbours has filmed outside of Melbourne on five occasions – twice in London and Sydney and once in Port Douglas, Queensland. • Stefan Dennis is the only actor remaining who appeared in the first episode. Stefan left Neighbours in 1993 and returned in 2004. Paul Robinson is the longest running character on Australian television. • Ryan Moloney was originally an extra on Neighbours over 19 years ago. • Jackie Woodburne has filmed more episodes than any other actress on Neighbours – close 5,000. • There have been fifteen births on Neighbours, 34 deaths and 41 marriages. • Paul Robinson is the most ‘married’ character with five former wives. • Neighbours celebrated a whopping 7000 episodes in 2014. • Jackie and Alan played brother and sister in Cop Shop in 1982-1983 before going on to play husband and wife in Neighbours. • Neighbours has had a number of celebrity cameos over the year including Paula Abdul, Lily Allen, Emma Bunton and Andre Rieu. WEBLINKS For further information on Neighbours please find the following links: http://tenplay.com.au/channel-eleven/neighbours http://www.neighbourstour.com.au/ .