Neighbours reveals which stars are moving back to Ramsay Street
New details have emerged over which Neighbours cast members will be returning to Ramsay St when the series launches on Amazon’s FreeVee late 2023.
The show - axed after 27 years on air - will benefit from the presence of a few fan favourite faces, with Annie Jones, Rebekah Elmaloglou, Georgie Stone, and Tim Kano reprising their roles as Jane Harries, Terese Willis, Mackenzie Hargreaves, and Leo Tanaka respectively.
And for those hoping to see Ramsay St’s iconic faces in the mix again, have no fear, Ian Smith will be returning at Harold Bishop. He will, however, only be returning as a guest, along with April Rose Pengilly (the actress behind Chloe Brennan), and Melissa Bell (Lucy Robinson).
The announcement is not the first to delight fans of the long-running soap, with the likes of Stefan Dennis (Paul Robinson), Jackie Woodburne (Susan Kennedy), Alan Fletcher (Karl Kennedy), and Ryan Moloney (Toadie Rebecchi) already having confirmed their commitment to the revival.
Georgie Stone took to Instagram to share the news of her return, along with a series of snaps with her fellow cast members.
“Ramsay Street here we come… (again!),” she captioned the image, noting her excitement and that fans should “stay tuned”.
Fans were thrilled with the news, and showered Georgie with their enthusiasm in the comments - a few, however, were miffed that they’d been through an entire finale only to have to pick it all back up again.
“Fantastic to see the familiar favourites all coming back!” gushed one fan. “Can't wait for Neighbours to start back again! Honestly, I barely watch TV anymore without my daily fix of Neighbours.”
“Yes, can't wait for watch Neighbours again,” echoed one.
“Cannot wait to have you back on our screens,” wrote another.
And in a comment that appeared to speak for the masses, one declared “love that you guys are all back!”
The news was also shared to Neighbours’ official twitter account, with a special video from the cast members to commemorate the announcement.
We're so excited to announce that Annie Jones, Georgie Stone, Rebekah Elmaloglou and Tim Kano will be reprising their roles in the new episodes of #Neighbours later this year! 🎉✨ Plus we will have special guest appearances by Ian Smith, April Rose Pengilly & Melissa Bell! pic.twitter.com/6ZLKkmKJWE
— Neighbours (@neighbours) February 28, 2023
Neighbours’ producers have announced that the series will not be jumping around with its timeline, instead picking up where the finale left off.
The series is set to go into production in the next few months, with new episodes likely in the spring - Australians will be able to catch the first-run episodes on Channel 10, and one week later on Amazon Prime Video.
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