6.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Neighbours (1985)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.0
Overview
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera. The show's storylines concern the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in Erinsborough, a fictional suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The series primarily centres around the residents of Ramsay Street, a short cul-de-sac, and its neighbouring areas, the Lassiters complex, which includes a bar, hotel, cafe, news office and park. Neighbours began with three families created by Watson – the Ramsays, the Robinsons and the Clarkes. Watson said that he wanted to show three families who are friends living in a small street. The Robinsons and the Ramsays had a long history and were involved in an ongoing rivalry.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Positive
Christianity: Positive
Overview
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera. The show's storylines concern the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in Erinsborough, a fictional suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The series primarily centres around the residents of Ramsay Street, a short cul-de-sac, and its neighbouring areas, the Lassiters complex, which includes a bar, hotel, cafe, news office and park. Neighbours began with three families created by Watson – the Ramsays, the Robinsons and the Clarkes. Watson said that he wanted to show three families who are friends living in a small street. The Robinsons and the Ramsays had a long history and were involved in an ongoing rivalry.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central conflict between a young family and a fraternity is primarily a comedic exploration of generational clashes and personal growth, lacking an explicit political agenda or ideological solution.
Given the absence of specific details regarding the movie's plot, characters, and casting, a neutral evaluation of its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion characteristics was conducted. This assessment reflects an assumption of neither explicit DEI-driven elements nor traditional framing within the film's representation and narrative.
Secondary
Neighbours has consistently evolved to offer a predominantly positive portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters and themes. Through long-running, complex storylines like David and Aaron's marriage and Mackenzie's transgender journey, the show depicts queer identity with dignity and agency, framing challenges as external rather than inherent, thereby affirming the worth of LGBTQ+ lives and love within the community.
Neighbours features Mackenzie Hargreaves, a transgender character whose portrayal is overwhelmingly positive. The show depicts her with dignity and agency, exploring her journey, relationships, and challenges with empathy. It frames prejudice as an external force and consistently affirms the worth of her transgender identity, avoiding harmful stereotypes.
Neighbours consistently portrays Christianity as an integral part of many characters' lives, particularly through community events, personal milestones like weddings and funerals, and moral frameworks. While individual characters may exhibit flaws or hypocrisy, the show's narrative generally treats Christian faith and traditions with respect, acknowledging their role in providing comfort, community, and ethical guidance without condemning the religion itself.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Neighbours is an original, long-running soap opera, not an adaptation of prior source material. While it has featured many characters over decades, there are no instances where an established legacy character was recast or reimagined as a different gender.
Neighbours is an original, long-running soap opera. While the show has introduced diverse characters over its decades-long run, these are typically new characters rather than established legacy characters being recast with actors of a different race. No instances of race-swapping existing, canonically established characters are widely known or documented.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.6
6.0
Critic Ratings
N/A
6.5
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