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Friends For Twenty Years
"Friends for Twenty Years" is the 4773rd episode of the Australian television soap opera ''Neighbours''. The episode was written by Ben Marshall, directed by Jovita O'Shaughnessy, and executively produced by Ric Pellizzeri. It first aired on 27 July 2005 on Network Ten in Australia, as part of the soap's 20th anniversary. Planning for the episode began in March 2004, twelve months before the anniversary. Producers decided to celebrate the 20th anniversary on-screen in July, as winter ratings are usually higher. Many former ''Neighbours'' cast members were invited back for the episode. Producer Peter Dodds said the biggest challenge was getting the returning characters and the anniversary episodes to relate to what was going on in the show at the time, but he believed he had found a good way to combine both the past and the present. "Friends for Twenty Years" was shot in early 2005. Most of the returning actors filmed their scenes at the show's studios in Nunawading, while the othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neighbours
''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and Daughters.'' Although successful in Melbourne, ''Neighbours'' underperformed in the Sydney market and was cancelled by Seven four months after it began airing. It was immediately commissioned by rival Network Ten for a second production season, which began screening on 20 January 1986. ''Neighbours'' went on to become the longest-running drama series in Australian television history. In 2005, it was inducted into the Logie Hall of Fame. The storylines concern the lives of the people who live and work in Erinsborough, a fictional suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The series centres on the residents of Ramsay Street, a cul-de-sac, and its neighbouring area, the Lassiters complex, which includes a bar, hotel, café, police station, lawy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Neighbours Characters (2005)
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' in 2005, by order of first appearance. They were all introduced by the show's executive producer Ric Pellizzeri. The 21st season of ''Neighbours'' began airing on 10 January 2005. Four members of the Timmins family were introduced across the year, beginning with Dylan Timmins in February. His sisters Janae and Bree followed in April and their father began appearing from October. Genevieve Doyle, a love interest for Toadfish Rebecchi, made her first appearance in March. Linda Hartley-Clark returned to the show in April as new character Gabrielle Walker and Max and Izzy Hoyland's father Bobby made his debut in May. Former Australian Idol contestant, Daniel O'Connor, joined the cast as Ned Parker in August, along with three members of the Kinski family. Paul Robinson's youngest daughter, Elle began appearing from September and the final member of the Kinski family, Katya, arriv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanie Pearson
Melanie Pearson (also Mangel) is a fictional character from Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' played by Lucinda Cowden. The actress was initially signed to the soap on a recurring basis for a few weeks. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 30 July 1987. The character departed on 24 October 1991. In 2005, Cowden reprised her role for ''Neighbours''' 20th anniversary celebrations. She reprised the role again on a recurring basis from 8 January 2021, then later as a regular from 22 September 2021. Melanie appeared until the last episode of ''Neighbours'', which sees her get married to Toadie Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney). Casting Actress Lucinda Cowden joined the cast of ''Neighbours'' as Melanie for seven episodes in 1987. Haywood 1991, p.158. She returned for six episodes the following year. Cowden left to star in daytime soap opera ''The Power, The Passion'', but when the show was cancelled Cowden decided to call the ''Neighbours'' producer about a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucinda Cowden
Lucinda Cowden (born 24 April 1965) is an Australian actress. Cowden was born in Ballarat, Victoria. She played Melanie Pearson Melanie Pearson (also Mangel) is a fictional character from Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' played by Lucinda Cowden. The actress was initially signed to the soap on a recurring basis for a few weeks. She made her first screen appearance dur ... in the soap opera ''Neighbours'' from 1987 until 1991, with a cameo appearance in the 20th anniversary documentary in 2005. She reprised the role in January 2021. Cowden left ''Neighbours'' in 1992, and later admitted that she did not want to be typecast. She then came over to the United Kingdom and appeared as Aladdin at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury. She also embarked on a 12-week tour of the UK as Peter Pan. Cowden presented the second season of the BBC children's television series, ''Parallel 9''. She was a voice actress on the children's show ''The Koala Brothers''. Filmography References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gail Robinson (Neighbours)
Gail Lewis (also Robinson) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Fiona Corke. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 11 March 1987. Corke left the role in 1989, but made appearances in 2005, 2006 and 2007. She reprised the role in 2019, as Gail returns to Erinsborough to meet her granddaughter. Casting Corke first appeared in ''Neighbours'' in 1987. She described her time on the show as "an amazing experience" and added "It was so full on and so huge you didn't know if you were an actor or in a pop group half the time." In 1988, Corke became one of ten actors from the show who were flown to London to perform in front of the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance. Development Introduction and marriage Gail was introduced alongside her father Rob Lewis (Ernie Bourne). They move to Erinsborough and Gail becomes reacquainted with Paul Robinson ( Stefan Dennis), who she worked with when they were both flight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona Corke
Fiona Corke (born 24 September 1961) is an Australian actress best known for her role as Gail Robinson on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''. Career Corke began her career with a minor role in the film 'I Live with Me Dad.' Corke appeared as a guest star in ''Zoo Family'' in 1985. She then had a role in '' Prisoner: Cell Block H'' in 1986 as Alison Mills who dated derided prison officer Rodney Adams. The role was intended to be ongoing, however, it prematurely ended when ''Prisoner'' was cancelled. Fiona then joined the cast of Grundy stable-mate ''Neighbours,'' in 1987, playing Gail Lewis/Robinson and stayed with the show until 1989. Corke has also made guest appearances on a variety of prime time shows and had a recurring role as ''Trudi Dawson'' on the ''Australian Broadcasting Corporation'' drama ''SeaChange''. After Corke returned for a cameo appearance as Gail in ''Neighbours'' in 2005, she returned three more times for guest appearances in 2006, 2007 and again in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Ramsay
Danny Ramsay is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by David Clencie. He made his first appearance during the serial's debut episode broadcast on 18 March 1985. Danny was the first character to speak in the show. Danny's storylines focused on his troubled relationship with his father Max and his subsequent discovery that Tim Duncan is his real father, his friendship with Scott Robinson and his job as a bank teller. Danny moved away from Ramsay Street on 31 July 1986. In 2005, Clencie reprised his role as Danny for a cameo in Annalise Hartman's documentary on Ramsay Street. Casting Danny is one of the twelve original characters conceived by the creator and then executive producer of ''Neighbours'', Reg Watson. Actor David Clencie was 20 years old when he was cast as teenage, high school student Danny. He was initially signed for six months, with a six month option. Clencie commented: "Beyond that I haven't made any plans. I neve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Beaumont
Sarah Beaumont (also Hannay) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by Nicola Charles. Shortly after Charles moved to Australia, she was encouraged to try out for a part in the serial by a drama coach. The actress received the role of Sarah and made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 25 September 1996. In January 1999, it was announced that Charles had decided to quit ''Neighbours'' to move to London with her then fiancé. She filmed her final scenes in April 1999 and Sarah departed on-screen on 13 July 1999. Charles later appeared in the show's 20th anniversary episode, which was broadcast in July 2005. Charles reprised the role in 2012 and Sarah made a six-week return from 4 February 2013. She returned again from 5 April 2016. Sarah is Bess O'Brien's ( Diana McLean) daughter and Catherine O'Brien's (Radha Mitchell) half-sister. She returned to Australia shortly after she jilted her British fiancé. Charles' Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola Charles
Nicola Charles is a British- Australian author and actress, known for her role as Sarah Beaumont in Australian soap opera '' Neighbours''. Career Charles trained as an actress and dancer in the UK and started her career in British television commercials, having been chosen as the face to launch Coca-Cola's new flagship brand Sprite. She continues in commercials and modelling work to this day but it was not until moving to Australia in the mid 1990s with then boyfriend Scott Michaelson that she landed her first acting role. Having turned up at Grundy Television studios auditioning for game show ''The Price is Right'', Charles was noticed by casting director Jan Russ and invited to read for a part on ''Neighbours''. She played Sarah Beaumont, a role that was written for her, off and on from 1995 to 2016. Her profile soared at this point in her career. In the United Kingdom, she was voted by readers to be the 2nd Sexiest Woman in the World in ''FHMs list of the 100 sexies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Stark
Brett Stark is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Brett Blewitt. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 30 November 1993, along with his sister, Danni Stark and remained as a regular in the show until 8 March 1996. Blewitt returned as Brett for five weeks after the death of his on-screen mother, Cheryl. He departed along with Danni on 13 November 1996 and made a further cameo appearance in 2005 during Annalise Hartman's documentary about Ramsay Street, as part of ''Neighbours'' twenty-fifth anniversary. During his period in the serial he was portrayed as a "geek", a word that defined the character throughout his casting, storylines and perception among other characters. He had close friendly relationships with older women, including Susan Kennedy and Helen Daniels; he developed a crush on the latter, which generated bad reception from some. He went on to have an affair with an older woman named Judy Bergeman. He is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Blewitt
Brett Blewitt, (born 17 November 1975) is an Australian actor who played Brett Stark on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' from 1993 to 1996. Brett briefly returned to the show in 2005, when his character made a cameo appearance. Prior to appearing in ''Neighbours'', Brett starred in the Gary Reilly created Australian Sitcom My Two Wives alongside Kym Valentine who would be his co-star several years later on Neighbours. Since leaving Neighbours, Brett has worked as a guest on television shows and starred alongside the Olsen twins in Our Lips Are Sealed. Brett has been writing for production companies and is in collaboration writing with former co-star Jesse Spencer in Los Angeles. More recently Brett has started an enterprise showing off his home city of Sydney. Great Race is a fun Sydney day tour. Career * GP (TV series) ABC * My Two Wives * Home and Away * Neighbours * Our Lips Are Sealed "Our Lips Are Sealed" is a song co-written by Jane Wiedlin, guitarist of the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaby Willis
Gaby Willis is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Rachel Blakely. The show's casting director spotted Blakely on the cover of a magazine and asked her to audition for the role of Gaby. Blakely received the part and she was introduced to the show during a period of roller-coaster ratings. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 12 August 1991. Gaby was introduced as the eldest daughter of Doug ( Terence Donovan) and Pam Willis ( Sue Jones). She comes to Erinsborough, after taking a business course in Japan. Gaby is characterised as beautiful, intelligent and the apple of her father's eye. She also has a temper, leading Blakely to call her fiery. Gaby opens her own fashion boutique, with the help and support from her boyfriend, and later fiancé, Glen Donnelly (Richard Huggett). Gaby and Glen's engagement ends when he flees Erinsborough following an accident. Gaby's business burns down and she becomes a pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
