Australian TV series

Neighbours finale: Final episode airs in Australia after 37 years

Hundreds of fans gathered to watch on a big screen in Melbourne - the city where the show is set and produced.

The finale will air in New Zealand in September, while in the UK, where Neighbours found most success, it will be broadcast on Friday.

Former stars of the show including Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan, Guy Pearce and Margot Robbie returned to say goodbye to Ramsay Street.

Over almost 37 years, the soap has had plane crashes, bushfires, drownings, and several tearful bedside death scenes.

Australian soap Neighbours to resume filming after Covid-19 shutdown

Social distancing rules will still be in place, with cast and crew split into groups in separate areas on set.

No physical contact like kissing will be allowed, and extras will not be used. Instead, crew members will appear in the background.

Australia's prime minister has said the country is on the road to recovery, with new infections almost stamped out.

Neighbours producers Fremantle Australia stopped filming as the virus spread last month, and Australians were told there must be only one person per four square metres at gatherings.