When Channel 5's decision to axe Neighbours was first announced, superfan Edward Skylover set up an online petition calling for a rethink. Over 69,000 viewers signed it, but Channel 5 didn't have enough Cash In The Attic (ahem) to continue funding Neighbours and refused to budge. Another funny moment in the finale saw Sam correctly point out an inconvenient fact that fans have mentioned over the years – Ramsay Street isn't a street at all, but in fact a court.

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I've known their family before Henry was even born, and sadly and strangely, right on Henrietta's 18th birthday in February was the day I read the article that the show was finishing. So I was going: 'No! No! This is terrible, I can't believe it!'" Pearce recalled. Daniel has been writing about soaps on Digital Spy since 2004 and took over as Soaps Editor in 2010.

Lucy Robinson was famously played by three different actresses: Kylie Flinker, Sasha Close and Melissa Bell. Script producer Shane Isheev named a number of recent characters after superfans or their family members.

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Number 32's also hyped up the "barely-used fireplace" in the living room – an admission that we've only seen the kitchen set at that house in recent years. If Neighbours fans have one pet peeve, it's the show's history being rewritten to suit a new storyline. The introduction of the long-lost Ramsay siblings in 2009 annoyed long-term viewers as it trashed the show's established canon. Neighboursicon Guy Pearce agreed to return as Mike Young on one condition: that the finale revealed his character to be Sam's biological father.

In addition to the exciting release date news, Neighbours shared a teaser trailer for the highly anticipated upcoming episodes. This comes as soaps fans have been growing more and more excited since Neighbours actors Stefan Dennis and Rebekah Elmaloglou teased ahead to some "mind-blowing" plot twists in the new episodes.