Neighbours icon Jackie Woodburne is set to join forces with Coronation Street royalty Kym Marsh in a new Channel 5 drama.
The prospect of not having Ramsay Street favourite and acting powerhouse Jackie on our screens isn’t worth thinking about – and thankfully we don’t have to as the Susan Kennedy star is already preparing for her new role just weeks after wrapping production on the Aussie soap for the second time.
And as for Kym, who is reportedly stepping away from her Nicky Walters role in Waterloo Road, fans won’t have to wait long to see her again.
The soap titans have joined the cast of Imposter, a new four-part drama set in Australia that will see a family at war over a hotel when mum Helen refuses to sell up, despite her children demanding that she does so.
The soapy plot twists and turns follow, with Helen having had a secret daughter named Amanda, who she gave up for adoption decades earlier.
When Amanda unexpectedly shows up, Helen is delighted – but this is the just the beginning of what’s set to unfold.
The official synopsis tells us: ‘The lucrative hotel is the ultimate prize and a twisted scheme soon spirals into betrayal and ultimately, murder.’
Consider us intrigued and excited already.
The show will be filmed in Victoria, and at the Fremantle Studios in Nunawading this summer. That means that we may well see some familiar Neighbours locations pop up!
Just three years ago, Neighbours was axed by Channel 5, though returned to screens in 2023 when Amazon’s ad-supported free service Freevee swooped in to rescue it.
The daily escapades of Erinsborough residents thrilled fans for another two years before the decision was made by Amazon (in the wake of Freevee’s closure) not to renew Neighbours for another season.
Production wrapped on the long-running Aussie soap – a staple of daytime TV in the UK for 40 years – earlier this month, with the final episode slated to drop on December 11th.
Discussing her time on the serial, Jackie said: ‘It’s impossible to measure the gratitude I feel for the gift of 30 years on Neighbours.
‘To do so I would have to calculate the number of extraordinary cast and crew I have been privileged to work with, count the number of laughs I have shared with them, measure the pride I feel for the diverse, dramatic (and sometimes outrageous!) storytelling we have all been a part of.
‘We are the best version of ‘family’. It has been a wild ride into a happy life. [I] wouldn’t change it for quids!’
This article was originally published on 21st July 2025.
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