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28 July 2009 12:43 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Neighbours legend Harold Bishop has been named the top soap bloke of all time by Loaded magazine. A poll of 2,000 readers named the Ramsay Street stalwart, portrayed by Ian Smith, as the most popular male soap character of all time, ahead of EastEnders' Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) and Bishop's fellow Erinsborough local Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver). "Goodness gracious me - that's given me a huge head," Smith said. "I enjoyed the show so much and had quite fallen in love with silly old fart Harold." Earlier (more) »

- By Darren Rowe

10 April 2009 12:40 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Tom Oliver has revealed how he would like his character Lou Carpenter to eventually exit Neighbours. The actor, who first appeared in the Australian soap in 1988, rejected the traditional ways characters leave Ramsay Street in favour of some of his own ideas. "[Going to] Bendigo seems to be choice number one, some couples have gone to Perth too. I don't think Lou will ever retire. Just for fun I wrote half a dozen ideas of how Lou could leave the show," he told Digital Spy. "Choice number six was that he drops dead of a heart attack in the general store, holding (more) »

- By David Balls

9 April 2009 11:06 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Neighbours actor Tom Oliver has admitted that he was 'gutted' when Ian Smith decided to quit the Australian soap. The star described the pair, who first appeared together on screen in 1988, as "old rascals" and claimed that they keep in touch all the time. "It was a sad farewell. Not just in character, but for me and Ian too. We worked together for so long and were both on the same wavelength," he told Digital Spy. "We had as much fun off camera as we did (more) »

- By David Balls

3 articles from 2009