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Cody 2 was WAY better than the original Cody. Amelia was a young kid with quite stifled acting, Peta bought Cody to life and did a lot of improvised actng.

It was the breathing, that was the problem with the original Toby

Back in the 70s they went to such lengths to replace characters, they auditioned hundreds of actors to find somebody with identical looks and hair and voice, like as if nobody would notice that its a different actor. By the time Neighbours came along they only required an actor to human. If they were older, taller or completely different looking nobody cared. Same thing happens in Home and Away.

I liiked brad no2. Him n beth were a good couple..

Neighbours was funny how it kept recasting the same characters with actors who looked, spoke and behaved nothing like the previous actor. It's almost like they did it deliberately to mess with the audience. I had no idea that the two Cody actresses were playing the same person, you're right they were like completely different characters.

jabbed but not forgotten

RIP Maxine.

RIP Maxine, thank you for the entertainment. Loved you as Bobby on Prisoner ❤️🌻

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Can’t believe the guy from Beauty and the Beast was the kid from Neighbours! Wtf.

I also heard Leo Hancock was a recast although I had no idea the two were even the same character at the time

Love the iconic neighbours score in the background

There's one character on Neighbours who was re-cast that no-one has made mention of. What about Skye Bishop? She was originally played by Miranda Fryer around about 1990 when Fryer would have been about 3 years old. Skye came back on the show as a teenager, played by Stephanie MacIntosh. Miranda Fryer died in January 2022, aged 34.

Dude you really love neighbours ❤️

Tom Mcdonald as Darren was my crush.....

Kylie Flinker what a cool name!.And I also remember Sasha Close as well.

Where are you watching the old episodes?

Danny had a squeaky voice. David is so hoarse that he makes Madge sound like Michael Jackson !

Does the narrator ever take a breath...terrible to listen to!!

I actually preferred the original Cody Willis, she was better looking than the second one IMO. I also felt sorry for Phil Martin, fancy being married to the annoying Julie woman, nag nag nag that's all she ever did.

There seems to be problems with the mic- were you too close?

I remember when Sarah, the first Lauren, got wound up in a cult, the children of Babarus.

this is bloody amazing

James Sorensen is Declan Napier. The replacement was terrible. He's now a Dr. of Science and a tutor but doesn't have social media.

Loved hearing this again! David is a top bloke X

Wow, enjoyed that whilst being at home with COVID. She touched on her notes she had of backstage stuff, let's get her back for more on that. Want to know more on Lynn and Joe Skully not getting on and what happened (sorry, forgotten their real names). Jan's views on it finishing. Anyway guys, thanks for bringing this to us😊

I have watched neighbours on & off since it's inception. For a long, long time & it centered around family values with endless bar-b-q's, dinners, street lunches etc (Quite boring to watch). Since a couple years ago the story lines changed incredily with gay marriages,three persons relationships, trans gender people etc. Did these changers eventually kill neighbours for good ?

Jesus Christ !! SLOW IT DOWN !! Narrator is way too quiet and speaking too quickly. Get rid of the music too as it's drowning out what he's saying. I got a Headache now trying to follow what he said !! 🤪

Bouncer was the best actor on the show.

Cody 2.0 was good! Sad when she died

Libby was probably the reason I watched neighbours, Kim valentine was so watchable and likeable. I’m glad Michaela wasn’t a permanent replacement. Recasting really does interrupt the flow.

really interesting interview ,there are a lot more ex cast members as of last week ..

If I remember correctly Steph was played by someone else before Carla played her

Sasha close was the best version of Lucy

They should have just recast Daphne instead of killing her

Why are you talking so fast? Its so hard to understand

One I didn't see here was Julie's husband, Philip Martin. In 1985 he was played by Chris Milne and then when they came back in 1992 he was played by Ian Rawlings (Wayne in Sons and Daughters) and was much better.

I would so love you to interview Ally Fowler and Geoff Paine, (Zoe Davis and Clive Gibbons) who in my opinion are the two unsung heroes of the show taking off after the move to channel 10 - and particularly in the UK where the explosion began where kids cut school to watch and it went from daytime to prime time.

Cheryl 2 is Doreen from prisoner cell block h haha

I’ve been friends with Ben Guerens my whole life, and it was actually him that told me that the character of Jim Robinson was played by someone else before Alan Dale. I mean, I’m 99% sure that’s what he said. It was a long time ago, I don’t know why I even remember that conversation.

Great interview.. always enjoyed watching danny and max they was funny

Fantastic interview with many invaluable insights. I can’t help but wonder if a dream involving Danny will serve as the conclusion of the show later this year.

great summary but dude, get yourself a pop filter for your mic

Where can you find all the old Neighbours background music?

What was the goss on Julie Mullins leaving??

David sounds like a great bloke. I loved Neighbours in the early years - and the stories and characters of those days are legendary to me even now. Terrific to get David's insights here. Many thanks for this.

I loved Vikki Blanche as Julie Robinson. It was so good to have a young sticky beak in the show. I remember her commenting to Daphne, having been disturbed by Daphne's grandfather's parrot in the back yard: 'Some of us need our beauty sleep,' and Daphne's "sweet' reply: 'I'm sure you do!' Classic! Julie Mullins was a great progression for the character. Both excellent. When the second Julie piped up; 'Oh, Des Clarke's old place!' on meeting some newcomers when she returned, I totally bought her Julie. Great continuity there.

What a wonderful lady x kind, lovely, generous & loving x Bless your sweet heart Maxine x you are amazing x 🌹❤️

Vikki Blanche needs to be brought back as a Robinson cousin..maybe she could play Nikki Dennison.