Mike Young (Neighbours) mother." "Heat" magazine called Mike "cheesy, but gorgeous". Lorna Cooper of MSN TV has listed Mike as one of soap opera's forgotten characters and claims he is a favourite out of the golden era of the serial. Orange UK describe Mike as one of the serial's "hottest spunks". LoveFilm describe Mike's storylines as serious and give him the nickname "motorbike Mike". 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
Holy Soap launch of the site, Channel 5's head of digital media, Jonathan Lewis said: "We're not precious. We know that soap fans have voracious appetites and that many of the same people who love "Neighbours" and "Home and Away" love the soaps on the other channels, too. So it makes sense to construct a destination where individuals can share their love of all the big soaps on TV". On 30 June 2011, Holy Soap announced that it was closing that day and the Australian soap operas, "Neighbours" and "Home and Away", were being moved to a new online home at channel5.com.