Neighbours will be celebrating its 8,000th episode by saying goodbye to one of Ramsay Streets oldest residents.
Toadie Rebecchi for one is devastated by the death, realising theres so much he could have done to stop it.
Val Grundy is the character to sadly lose her life, having lived on the street for 34 years. But when Piper go to her home to interview her for Pipers 8,000 vlog, they discover shes sadly passed away, alone.
As they go through her home they discover that though no one really knew anything about her, she knew about absolutely everyone, having kept wedding invitations, wedding cake toppers and other paraphernalia belonging to residents past and present. And theyre heartbroken to realise they could have been there for her, but they werent.
Be prepared for a whole heap of nostalgia as the special episode throws up many a blast from the past as Piper and Toadie go through Vals things, with references to lots of well-loved characters of the past.
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Toadie is so upset by her death that he decides to hold a special Ramsay Street concert to include everyone in the community who might feel on the outside.
But while the episode is a big marking point for the show, theyre not letting the 8,000th ep go by in just one half an hour slot.
There are huge plot twists planned for the new year, with five huge storylines to befall our favourite characters.
Speaking exclusively to metro.co.uk, Stefan Dennis revealed: The 8,000th episode – its not just one storyline its a culmination of about five big storylines.
Everything gets woven together, not on the 8,000th but its all coming together.
Annie Jones (Jane Harris) added that whatever were about to watch is very cleverly written. They added that a well loved character will be meeting their maker before the celebrations are done.
Its a really nice interweave, Stefan continued of the storylines all coming together, and hinting at his own outcome he said – I hope we still have a job at the end of it!
And delving a little deeper on what we can expect, he added that whatever it is, its set to be explosive.
But also theres a thing, another thing and a bigger thing than that. Theres a love thing, Its quite explosive what happens around the 8,000th episode, he said.
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