And another one leaves.

[CG Wendy]

Put on your dancing shoes Pats....Ned is leaving
;D ;D ;D

From Perfect Blend....

Quote:
You'd be forgiven for thinking that a revolving door had been installed at the end of Ramsay Street, with news that three more cast members will be packing up and moving out in the coming months. A PB(http://perfectblend.net/news/spoiler/index2.htm) team member heard during a Neighbours event this week that, hot on the heels of the departure of David Hoflin (Oliver Barnes), three more cast members will be going - Jesse Rosenfeld (Marco Silvani), Sweeney Young (Riley Parker) and, most surprisingly of all, Daniel O'Connor (Ned Parker) will all film their final scenes in around three months' time. It is unknown what will become of poor Elle Robinson and Carmella, as they each lose their latest love interests, or how young Mickey is going to cope with losing his dad.

It is suspected that some of the upcoming cast changes are the work of new executive producer Susan Bower, who was appointed in December. With Australian ratings still very disappointing, it is unlikely that these will be the last of the changes for Neighbours in 2008....

perfectblend.net/

[RitaLittlewood]

Woo-hoo! We get shot of Shed!!!!!



I remember a long time ago it was said Neighbours was only still being made due to other countries. Five have a 10 year contract. Somehow I doubt it will last that long. Ten will pull the plug within a couple of years.

Patsy

[sallywebster]

Really? But what about all the money Five have put into it? They wont be happy.

[Nick]

Ned's only been there 5 minutes hasn't he?

I used to have a cuddly donkey as a child called Neddy !!...nothing to do with the thread,I just htought I'd mention it ;D

[sootycat]

It will be good to see the back of Ned ( That is if we actually realise he's gone !! )

[RitaLittlewood]

But Jezziekins, Five's parent company owns Fremantle Media which bought Grundy therefore own it so it won't make much difference. The whole thing stank the way the price was put out of the Beeb's reach. There's no way RTL would pay £300 million for a show they make. They may not be very happy but they won't lose too much money over it's demise.

Patsy

[sallywebster]

So you really think Neighbours could be axed despite its huge fanbase in the uk? It would be sad if it was as ive watched it since I was small. Only Corrie ive watched longer.

[RitaLittlewood]

The fanbase isn't what is was in its heyday. Ten aren't in the business of sentiment. They need to make money and if it's not making money it will be dropped. It failed originally on 7 don't forget then Ten picked it up. If you'd seen the dross on TV over there which is worse than ours it is surprising it doesn't do better. There really isn't anything of importance up against it on the main networks. The news on most is at 6pm with that half an hour later. I can only assume cable is the draw, which Juanita doesn't have.

Patsy

[sallywebster]

Or maybe they just watch less tv in Oz than us Brits do.

[RitaLittlewood]

Well 2 million, as I said in 2006, is good over there. Something got that while I was there and it was number 1 in the ratings. Australians seem to eat later than us so it can't be that. Maybe they just have a life. LOL! Juanita rarely watches TV. Mind you she's rarely at home. but when she is she's usually working or watching a DVD.

Patsy

[sallywebster]

I heard a lot of our shows are popular over there, and US series too.

[RitaLittlewood]

BBC ends up on ABC. The rest are mainly US shows like Supernatural. LOL! but they do have their own versions of things. No idea when Nine stopped showing Corrie. It clearly wasn't a success as they brought it forward an hour during my 5 weeks then it was about 3pm a couple of months after I got back. I know it's on UKTV though on cable.

Patsy

[CG Wendy]

woohoo just read that Rachael is leaving...wooohoooo

The latest name to announce her departure from Neighbours is Pippa Black. Pippa has been playing Elle Robinson for almost three years, but told TV Week during the Logies that she planned to head off later this year. It is thought that the recent departures of Daniel O'Connor (Ned) and David Hoflin (Oliver), as well as Natalie Blair's (Carmella) announcement that she also intends to go in the second half of 2008, have played a part in Pippa's decision to move on.

Also rumoured to be considering saying goodbye to Erinsborough is Caitlin Stasey (Rachel). She was quoted as saying, "I've been there three years now. I think the fourth year is in order. It depends how long they want me and how long it suits me."

I`m still way way behind in Neighbours....am watching from February UK pace. Gonna catch up by the end of the month hopefully.

[sallywebster]

So how many are leaving now then? Ned, Oliver, Carmella, Rachel, anyone else?