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The Neighbours Wedding Collection BBC Video
Format: VHS
Year of Release: 1989
Running time: 64 mins approx.
Serial Number: BBCV 4284

The memorable video all fans will want to keep.

If Ramsay Street romance gives you goosebumps and you want to relive the fairy tale flutters of three glittering Neighbours weddings, this is your chance to drop in on Erinsborough and raise your glasses to your favourite brides and grooms.

With Daphne being delivered at the doors of wedlock in a horse-drawn carriage while an anxious Des holds his breath at the altar, and with Harold’s proud and passionate defence of his breathtaking bride in the face of Mrs Mangle’s [sic] last minute criticism, this specially compiled video is something for all fans to treasure. Best of all, though, is the tear-jerking highlight of them all – Scott and Charlene, the youngest neighbours in Erinsborough, make their solemn vows to Angry Anderson’s soul-lifting ‘Suddenly’ while you sit back and let your heart-beat falter.

So, whether you’re old wedding guests or new, gather together in the presence of your favourite Neighbours and reveal in the very best of Ramsay Street razzmatazz!

Notes: This video contains three episodes – Des and Daphne’s wedding (Episode 295), Scott and Charlene’s wedding (Episode 523) and Harold and Madge’s wedding (Episode 724), bizarrely not presented in chronological order (the video sequence is Des and Daphne, Harold and Madge, Scott and Charlene), so Daphne appears alive, then dead, then alive again. Also, the video has its own specially made credit sequence. The episode begins with a white screen, a picture of the installment's featured couple, before going straight into the episode. The last scene of each episode is a freeze frame, then a fade out, when the next episode begins. There are special closing credits, which lists everyone involved in all three episodes, rather than having three different sets of credits.

Neighbours: The Scott and Charlene Love Story Virgin Video
Format: VHS
Year of Release: 1989
Running time: 92 mins approx.
Serial Number: VVD 621

The place is Erinsborough. Scott Robinson stumbles on a mystery intruder attempting to break into the Mitchells’ house on Ramsey [sic] Street. The ‘intruder’ is Charlene Mitchell, the daughter of the house...

And so began the love affair that gripped a nation. Now, on one complete programme, you can enjoy again the love story of Neighbours’ favourite youngsters. From the first flickerings of romance to their first kiss, from the months of heartache as the older generation has its say up to the wedding that sealed their love, The Scott and Charlene Love Story is especially for Neighbours fans everywhere.

Notes: This video is a montage of various episodes from Kylie Minogue’s first episode up to the wedding – it doesn’t continue the relationship after they were married (Kylie remained for some 200 episodes after the wedding before leaving). Kylie Minogue reportedly tried to stop this video being released, even unsuccessfully attempting to buy the rights to the episodes she featured in.

Neighbours: How It All Began Virgin Video
Format: VHS
Year of Release: 1990
Running time: 81 mins approx.
Serial Number: VVD 722

Love ‘em or hate ‘em – but everyone’s got ‘em; Neighbours

Now’s your chance to see the very beginning of this much-loved series and meet the characters, now so familiar, as they first appeared, in an hour and twenty minutes of compulsive viewing.

Max Ramsay is determined for his elder son, Shane, to be the Olympic success he never was. In the meantime, he shows nothing but hostility towards his younger son Danny, who is plagued by a recurring nightmare in which Shane is injured while diving.

Scott Robinson stars to date Kim Taylor, unfortunately Kim’s over-protective mother is not aware of this.

Des Clarke’s stag party turns somewhat raucous, much to the disapproval of some Ramsey [sic] Street’s other residents, particularly at 2a.m.! But a shock is in store for Des; on the day of the wedding, his fiancé Lorraine, calls the whole thing off. Being left with a house to pay for on his own leaves Des with more than his fair share of financial problems, so Daphne, the stripper from his stag night, moves in as Des’ lodger. This, however, can only cause more problems with Lorraine, not to mention the neighbours...

Notes: This video is an omnibus of Episodes 1-4. The end credits for Episode 4 were edited and extended to include the full cast and production list.

The Official Neighbours Special: The First Ten Years Pegasus
Format: VHS
Year of Release: 1995
Running time: 90 mins approx.
Serial Number: PEG 1005

The 10th anniversary video spotlights both the memorable characters and events from the enduring Ramsay Street series.

Original and current stars of Neighbours, including Kimberley Davies, Melissa Bell and Scott Michaelson, tell their part of the ten year story, supported by scenes of romance, marriages, births and untimely deaths that have been watched by an enthralled audience over the past 10 years.

We remember the tragic death of Kerry, wife of Joe Mangel, shot by a hunter’s bullet. Daphne, falling beneath the wheels of a moving car. Harold’s disappearance in 1992 and Todd being hit by a car leaving Phoebe alone with their unborn child.

In happier times, we recall the romances and weddings – Scott and Charlene, Brad and Beth, Harold and Madge and Paul and Christine [sic].

The characters, the scenes, the major events – all that is Ramsay Street is contained on this 90 minute 10th Anniversary special.

Notes: This video was originally issued with three different sleeve designs; the first was tinted blue, followed several months later by another tinted pink, with various pictures of cast members on the cover. A year later, the video was re-issued in 1996 by Game Entertainment Ltd., changed serial numbers to G1011, and had a completely different cover – featuring a map of Erinsborough as the background, and the 1995 cast posing around a big number 10, re-titled to Neighbours: A 10th Anniversary Celebration. Content on the video is exactly the same, as is the description on the back. The video is a compilation of memorable scenes, and interviews with the cast, crew and people in the television industry.

Neighbours: Defining Moments Rajon
Format: VHS/DVD (two tapes/discs)
Year of Release: 2002
Running time: 365 mins approx.
Serial Numbers: RVID0001, RDVD0001

The characters and storylines of Ramsay Street have entertained viewers since 1985, making Neighbours the longest running Australian soap.

This programme contains 15 episodes and 365 minutes of the moments that have defined Neighbours... the births, deaths and weddings:

BIRTHS: Re-live the special moments as Daphne, Christina and Libby give birth to the new members of Ramsay Street.

DEATHS: Share the moments an celebrate the lives of our Ramsay Street friends who have passed away – Daphne, Todd, Jim, Helen and Madge.

WEDDINGS: Walk down memory lane when our favourite neighbours get married – Des and Daphne, Scott and Charlene, Madge and Harold, Beth and Brad, Annalise and Mark (or did they?) and Libby and Drew.

Bonus Feature: Gallery – a photo gallery containing shots of the Neighbours cast.

Notes: Defining Moments is the first commercial release to contain the full opening and closing credits for each episode. However, on the 2001 Season Finale (Libby giving birth to Ben, Episode 3920), the closing and opening credits are incorrect. When the episode aired in Australia, the credits had removed Tess, and added Darcy. In the UK, Tess remained on the credits and Darcy was never added. On the video, however, the opening credits have Tess and not Darcy (same version as the UK), yet the closing, oddly, omits the Hancocks, and uses the briefly adopted version used after Madge died. On the DVD, the closing credits for this episode are not shown, as the episode is merged with the 2002 Season Return (Episode 3921). The credits remain intact on the video though. The DVD presents the post 1999 episodes in full 16:9 anamorphic widescreen.

In September 2003 the DVD was released in the UK by Fremantle Home Entertainment. It contained the same episodes with the only difference being a FremantleMedia production slide added at the start of the DVD.

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