Finding the ‘perfect blend’ in an undervalued genre

Considering the importance of ‘ordinariness’ in Australian soap opera Neighbours

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ID21874643
AuthorsLiz Giuffre (0000-0001-9648-4289, University of Technology Sydney), Sarah Attfield (0000-0002-2265-6284, University of Technology Sydney)
Year2022
Volume10
Issue2
Pages199-211
Publication date2022-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Popular Television (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2046-9861 • E-ISSN: 2046-987X
PublisherIntellect (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1386/jptv_00079_1
OpenAlexW4286522379
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited10

Australian soap Neighbours (1985–2022) was in active production for nearly 40 years. As a piece of popular television, it is still syndicated internationally and also sold as a successful format for new works. Neighbours has also served as an outlet to launch new generations of Australian on- and off-screen talent. Despite these successes, Neighbours has been overlooked by tastemakers, academics and critics. This article places Neighbours in context within the Australian television landscape; going on to explore how the soap has responded during the rapid technological, industrial and cultural evolutions that have occurred since its beginnings in the 1980s. Importantly, Neighbours has featured a variety of different types of Australian characters with a variety of narratives, including working class, migrant, LGBTQI+, and blended families

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