Ryan Moloney and Alan Fletcher were left stunned when they learned that Neighbours was returning.
Appearing on The Project on Friday, Alan, who plays Karl Kennedy on the soap, said he was in ‘utter shock’.
‘It’s extraordinary. We all got told individually. So our executive producer ran on the same day to everybody’s house’ the 65-year-old said.
Ryan Moloney and Alan Fletcher were left stunned when they learned that Neighbours was returning. Both pictured
‘Funnily enough when he told me, I was in such shock, but the actor kicked in after about two seconds an I went, I must remember this face.
‘Because, if I need to do utter shock…’ he joked.
‘Mate, it still hasn’t sunk in. It’s been like a week so far’ Ryan, 42, who plays Toadie Rebecchi, chimed in.
Appearing on The Project on Friday, Alan, who plays Karl Kennedy on the soap, said he was in ‘utter shock’. ‘It’s extraordinary. We all got told individually. So our executive producer ran on the same day to everybody’s house’ the 65-year-old said
‘I was spending like the last few months trying to get my head around what it means to not be working after 28 years. So, you know, apparently it doesn’t take very long to get another job.’
Ryan said that producers were impressed by the ratings for the soap’s finale.
‘They got together and said the numbers are pretty damn good and the fans want it’ he explained.
‘They came to the party and they are bringing Neighbours is back, baby. Oh, yeah!’
‘Mate, it still hasn’t sunk in’ Ryan, who plays Toadie Rebecchi, said. ‘I was spending like the last few months trying to get my head around what it means to not be working after 28 years’
Fans went into a frenzy after it was announced Neighbours was making a return to television.
However, several stars of the soap have been left bemused after only four actors were told the exciting news while the rest of the cast found out at the same time as the rest of the world.
A new series of Neighbours will begin filming in Australia next year and will see the likes of Stefan Dennis, (Paul Robinson) Alan Fletcher, (Dr Karl Kennedy), Ryan Moloney, (Toadfish) and Jackie Woodburne, (Susan Kennedy), reprising their leading roles.
A new series will begin filming in Australia next year and will see the likes of Stefan Dennis, (Paul Robinson) Alan Fletcher, (Dr Karl Kennedy), Ryan Moloney, (Toadfish) and Jackie Woodburne, (Susan Kennedy), returning to reprise their leading roles
Takaya Honda, who played David Tanaka on the show, revealed on Friday that only those four stars knew the show was getting a lifeline from Amazon.
‘Apart from these three and Stefan, the rest of the cast are finding out with you. Please give us time to process. We don’t know anything more,’ he said alongside a photo of Moloney, Woodburne and Fletcher.
Matty Wilson, who played Aaron Brennan, also took to his Instagram Stories to say: ‘Did not see this coming.’
It is unclear if any other cast members will make an appearance on the upcoming Neighbours revival.
Cast members were left bemused as only those four actors were told the news and the rest of the cast found out the news at the same time as the rest of the world. Takaya Honda, (right) who played David Tanaka in the soap tweeted the above
On Thursday, it was announced that Neighbours had been saved just four months after its final episode aired in July.
Moloney, who played Toadie on the long-running series, told The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Friday that production will begin as soon as next year.
‘We start shooting again next year, early in the year,’ Ryan told hosts Kyle Sandilands and Brittany Hockley.
Matty Wilson, who played Aaron Brennan took to his Instsgram Stories to say that he did not see the announcement coming
‘And then it’ll be on air on [Channel] 10 first, in Australia, at the end of the year. Then it’ll be on Amazon Freevee worldwide.’
The soap had been axed in March after 37 years on the air when the UK’s Channel 5 pulled out as an international broadcast partner.
Following the announcement, fans went wild for the happy news, taking to Twitter to express their joy.
The Neighbours Twitter account announced the news on Thursday, as Dr Karl, Susan and Toadie all gathered to reveal the show was coming back in a hilarious clip
Paul Robinson, played by Stefan Dennis has since grown a beard and longer hair but said he will check his diary to see if he is free for the return in the clip – and he was!
They wrote: ‘OMG OMG OMG everyone, this is the best thing that’s happened this year!!’
‘Crikey. Amazon has picked up Neighbours? Astonishing.’
‘Obsessed by the idea that Amazon are putting 37 years of Neighbours episodes on Prime. Some absolute legend out there will sit and binge them all.’
Twitter went wild for the shock announcement that their favourite show was returning
But others felt as though the show has had its day and producers should let sleeping dogs lie
‘I literally can’t believe it am ecstatic so happy for the cast and crew and most of all us the fans #neighbours #neighboursforever I’ve missed it so much.’
Others were not as happy and wrote: ‘Just let it die.’
‘Neighbours is starting again. oh no,’ another added.
The iconic soap is set to return after Fremantle secures partnership with Amazon – just four months after the final episode aired (L-R) Jason Herbison with Ian Smith, Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan, Annie Jones and Stefan Dennis
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