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The Australian soap opera Neighbours was first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985.
The show's storylines concern the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional suburb of Erinsborough, Melbourne.
Seven decided to commission the show following the success of Watson's other soap opera, Sons and Daughters.
Neighbours underperformed in the Sydney market and it struggled for four months before Seven cancelled it.
The show was immediately bought by rival network, Ten.
Ten began screening Neighbours on 20 January 1986.
Neighbours has since become the longest running series in Australian television and attained great success in the United Kingdom and launched the careers of several international stars, including Kylie Minogue and Guy Pearce.
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