Lets all fall in love with our Neighbours.

This is one soap that is utter and complete cheese. But amusing, entertainable cheese. I watch this programme as regularly as clockwork (if that makes sense.) Its on every weekday at 1:45pm and then repeated at 5:30pm. I have to watch the 5:30 showing, as I go to school during the day, but thankfully, its just as good.

Anyway, the story; Paul met Larissa whilst he was in Paris, and they hit it off. When Paul came back from Paris, he carried on e-mailing Larissa for a while. Then Tad took up the task ……. Without Paul knowing. He e-mailed Larissa pretending to be Paul, and moved the relationship with Larissa on from friendship to something more. Unfortunately Tad also fell for Larissa. When Larissa returned to Australia, just aftert about the e-mails, Paul pretended to be Tad for a while, the person in the e-mails. This didn’t work, so they soon told Larissa what had happened, and both said they fancied her. She went on a date with each to ‘choose’ between them. Unfortunately she couldn’t choose between them. At this point Tad and Paul were supposed to walk back. But, you guessed it……..they didn’t. They both carried on the relationship, in secret, thinking they are the only ones carrying it on. Then a fourth person comes into the slightly complicated story. Flick (Felicity Scully – played by Holly Valance) is Tad and Pauls’ best friend. They both ‘fess to her about their relationship, in secret. She confronts Larissa, and she persuades Felicity not to tell. Then it gets a lot more crazed, Larissa turns up at the boys school……….. to become a student.

There are other storylines going on in Neighbours, but I won’t tell you them all because that would be boring. The great thing about Neighbours is that it easy to pick up the storyline, so if you miss it, its easy to catch up. The bad part is you always know the storyline weeks in advance, as it is aired six weeks ahead in Austrailia, and its reported in all the mags. What you don’t know you find out through the grapevine, even if you don’t ask.

To sum up, I think I’ll tell you about the current characters, a bit at least. Drew owns half of the garage, he is in partnership with Lou Carpenter and his wife Libby is the daughter of Karl and Susan Kennedy. She is pregnant, although after a motoring accident she was told she wouldn’t be able to have children, so continuing the pregnancy is a risk to her health. This newly wed couple no longer live in Ramsey street, although they still feature in the programme.

Harold Bishop (Ian Smith) occupies No.24, huband to the dead Madge, and Foster father to Tad and Paul. He is one of the oldest cast members and best friends with Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver.) Lou has a young daughter called Louise (Jiordan Anna Tolli.) Sharing their house is Darcy, a new character, whose girlfriend is Dionne, although he has feelings for her best mate Tess (Teresa.)