Mike Young (Neighbours) Mike Young (Neighbours) Mike Young is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera "Neighbours", played by Guy Pearce. He made his first on-screen appearance on 20 January 1986. Mike's storylines included being physically abused by his father, moving in with Des and Daphne Clarke, making friends with Charlene Mitchell and Scott Robinson, his relationship with Jane Harris and becoming a teacher. Mike departed Erinsborough to be with his mother on 6 December 1989. When he was 18, Pearce's drama teacher advised him to write to TV companies asking for auditions and he wrote to the Grundy Organisation, which produced
Screening of soap operas in Australia against rival soap opera "Neighbours" on Network Ten. This caused Ten to move "Neighbours" to the 6.30 pm timeslot two months later. "Home and Away" currently airs at 7:00 pm from Mondays to Thursdays, and is the second-longest running drama series in Australian television. In March 2013, "Better Homes and Gardens" began replacing "Home and Away" on Fridays due to Seven's AFL coverage. Friday's episodes of "Home and Away" now air on Thursdays at 7:30 pm. "Neighbours" is an Australian soap opera that first aired on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. The first season aired at 5:30 pm