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
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.