Ramsay Street’s astonishing death toll revealed: Inside Neighbours’ bloody string of explosions, kidnappings, murders and car wrecks as Australian soap ends after 37 years
It’s the show famous for its heartwarming celebration of suburban Aussie life.
Over 9,000 episodes and 37 years of Neighbors gave fans 39 weddings and welcomed 17 new babies.
But as the curtain falls for good on Ramsay Street this week, with the final episode airing on Thursday, the series’ astonishing death toll has emerged.
According to The Australian, there were 64 fatalities during the beloved soap’s lifetime, including a couple of shocking murders. The neighbor’s ‘villain’, Paul Robinson, played by one of the show’s heroes, Stefan Dennis, shot Gus Cleary (Ben Barrack) in 2004
According to the Australianthere were 64 fatalities during the beloved soap’s lifetime, including a few shocking murders.
The neighbor’s “villain,” Paul Robinson, played by one of the show’s heroes, Stefan Dennis, shot Gus Cleary (Ben Barrack) in 2004.
The show’s screenwriters created even more chaos for the people of Erinsborough with over 100 storylines involving hostage-taking and kidnappings.
Meanwhile, in a memorable week in 2014, Ramsay Street was nearly wiped out by a tornado.
That was just one of 35 natural disasters that plagued the neighborhood.
Some characters were tragically sealed in car accidents – there were 115 in total.
Fans were on the edge of their seats when favorite Paige Smith (played by Olympia Valance) suffered a near-fatal crash in 2017.
Jarrod ‘Toadfish’ Rebecchi’s first wife Dee died in 2003 when a car driven by Toadie went off the cliff on their wedding day
In 2013, Toadie’s marriage to Sonya (Eve Morey) erupted in chaos after a gas cylinder exploded, killing two guests
Toadie is known to fans of the show as a character who was notoriously unlucky in love
Jarrod ‘Toadfish’ Rebecchi, played by Ryan Moloney, is known to fans as a character who was notoriously unlucky in love.
In 2013, Toadie’s marriage to Sonya (Eve Morey) broke up in chaos after a gas cylinder exploded, killing two guests.
His first wife Dee died in 2003 when a car driven by Toadie drove off the cliff on their wedding day.
Meanwhile, Hollywood megastar Margot Robbie is set to feature in the soap’s historic final episode.
Some characters were tragically sealed in car accidents – there were 115 in all. Fans were on the edge of their seats when favorite Paige Smith (played by Olympia Valance, left) suffered a near-fatal crash in 2017. Here comforted by Jack Callahan (Andrew Morley)
The 32-year-old, who played Donna Freedman from 2008 to 2011, filmed the Zoom performance sometime after the show’s taping on June 10.
Fellow Aussies Delta Goodrem, Jesse Spencer, Holly Valance, Carla Bonner, Natalie Imbruglia and Kym Valentine, who all had their start on the show, will all return to the finale.
They will join Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue returning as fan favorites Scott and Charlene Robinson.
Native Hollywood actor Guy Pearce, 54, will also be on board for the finale.
In the 90-minute special, the cast gathers for the third wedding of Toadie and Melanie Pearson, played by Lucinda Cowden.