Everybody Needs Controversial Neighbours
Neighbours Script Editor Pete McTighe has said that a controversial plot will air in the Aussie soap later this year.
Speaking to Neighbours fansite The Perfect Blend, McTighe promised that the upcoming storyline is likely to be the focus of debate when it airs.
“We have controversy-central coming up on air in 2009. It’s a huge story, and is likely to stir up quite a bit of debate. I honestly reckon the stuff we’re producing now is the best we’ve ever done. Just you wait til July 20!” he said.
The news rather goes against reports earlier this week that the struggling Aussie soap was to go back to its roots by focusing on families and characters rather than plots and dramas. In 2007 the soap tried to move away from its sensationlist plots after several years of trying to compete, somewhat unsuccessfully, with Home and Away. In recent weeks the soap has come under fire for a teenage pregnancy storyline.