DS article. Characters Kyle, Roxy & Ned to be leaving soon:
Neighbours lines up cast exits ahead of show's final months
Farewell, Ramsay Street.
https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/nei...ts-march-2022/
Neighbours spoilers follow.
Neighbours will be waving goodbye to some popular characters as the show heads into its final months on screen.
The long-running soap recently announced that it will end production in June after 37 years. The final episode will air in August in the UK, while Australian fans will see the finale in September.
In the coming weeks, fans will see newlyweds Kyle Canning (Chris Milligan) and Roxy Willis (Zima Anderson) leave the programme.
Colette Mann, who played the role of Sheila Canning, announced the pair's departures in a recent Isolation Interviews chat with Hospital Radio Reading.
She shared the news while discussing her own abrupt exit from Neighbours.
Digital Spy understands that Kyle and Roxy's final scenes will air in mid-April at UK pace.
Meanwhile, a Neighbours insider has told Digital Spy that Ned Willis will also be departing the show as actor Ben Hall has reached the end of his contract.
It's thought that the three cast departures were already planned and storylined before the news came through that Neighbours would be ending.
Chris Milligan first took on the role of Kyle in 2008 and stuck around until 2016. He reprised the role in 2019.
Zima has been playing Roxy since 2019, while Ben landed the role of Ned in 2016 and became a regular two years later.
Neighbours bosses are now focused on giving the show a fitting finale following the news that production will be ending.
Harold Bishop (Ian Smith) and Shane Ramsay (Peter O'Brien) are already confirmed to be returning in the final weeks, while more returnees will be announced at a later date.
A spokesperson for production company Fremantle recently said: "It is with sadness that after nearly 37 years and almost 9000 episodes broadcast, we are confirming that Neighbours will cease production in the summer.
"Following the loss of a key broadcast partner in the UK, and despite a search for alternative funding, we currently have no option but to rest the show.
"Everyone at Neighbours has been overwhelmed by the love and support from the audience since the news came out.
"The show has brought a sunny slice of Australia into the homes of millions of viewers around the world launching the careers of dozens of household names along the way.
"But as this chapter of Ramsay Street comes to a close, we promise to do everything we can to give the show the send-off it deserves."
Neighbours airs weekdays at 1.45pm and 6pm on Channel 5 and streams on My5. In Australia, the show airs Mondays to Thursdays at 6.30pm on 10 Peach and streams on 10 Play.
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