I must admit I never bother looking at the credits, but after reading the discussion on this thread I noticed that on yesterday's Ch10 episode that there was no opening or closing credits (only the theme song at the beginning) - then after the show finished, they had the 'coming up on Neighbours' preview & then they went straight to the next programme. This was the same on the later 10Peach episode. 10Play catchup also had no credits. So I am not sure where they show the credits these days...do they show them after the episodes in the UK? One thing I have read elsewhere though is some people mentioning that Lucinda Cowden's character in the credits is shown as Melanie Pearce rather than Melanie Pearson & there is speculation as to when they might change/notice this...
I haven't seen anything (official or otherwise) to suggest that Lucinda/Melanie will be leaving anytime soon. I remember the following DS article from last year, before the show returned, where Lucinda confirmed that Melanie would be back as a full-time character & that she now had a full-time contract where previously she was just a 'guestie'. So, it would appear that Melanie is not going anywhere soon...
Neighbours star Lucinda Cowden confirms Mel's future on the show
Back for good.
https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/nei...en-mel-future/