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The politics of Neighbours: what the Australian soap can teach us about post-Thatcher Britain

By Richard Carr, Lecturer in History and Politics, Anglia Ruskin University

Channel 5’s decision to axe Australian soap opera Neighbours has led to widespread dismay among British people in their thirties and upwards. After 36 years on British screens, the network said it will instead invest more in “original UK drama”.

Although its 1990 heyday of 20 million viewers on BBC One are long behind it, the show still does comparatively…

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