Exclusive: Union says production company Fremantle is refusing to pay out long-serving staff of cancelled Australian soap
Neighbours wraps up production after 37 years next week but the long-serving crew who make the iconic show say the production company Fremantle has refused to pay them redundancy.
The Australian soap, which launched the international careers of countless local stars including Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan, Margot Robbie and Guy Pearce, was axed earlier this year after the UK’s Channel 5 announced it would no longer buy the program. After failing to find a different British broadcaster to share the cost of making the show, it was announced that the show would come to an end – but crew, including one who has been there since the soap’s very first episode, say they have been treated badly.
