Final Neighbors saw the curtain fall on one of TV's best talent training grounds
Ramsay St famously launched the careers of stars Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan, Margot Robbie and Liam Hemsworth. But as the series draws to a close, the biggest downside may be behind the scenes, according to the show’s longtime screenwriter. ‘Industry doesn’t yet fully understand what they’ve lost in terms of industrial training,’ Sarah Mayberry told AAP. Neighbor scriptwriter Sarah Mayberry (pictured) says that when the curtain finally falls on Ramsay St for good this week, the local TV and film industry will lose a major training ground. A writer on the show since 1998, Mayberry wrote 230 episodes of the beloved series. During that time, Sarah saw the show serve as a TV training ground, where the crew could start at the lowest rung of the production ladder, and end up as director of photography. ‘It will be a while before it sinks that the opportunity is no longer there,’ added Mayberry. In one of the most recent he wrote, Mayberry killed the popular character Hendrix Greyson
