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
Neighbours: The Explosion start watching." The 10pm showing of "Neighbours" marked the first time the soap had been aired during prime time in the UK. The day before the episode aired, the Boston Marathon bombings occurred. Channel 5 decided to go ahead with the screening of ""Neighbours": The Explosion" after an editorial discussion. The prime time episode was reworked to cater to new viewers. It included pre-titles and end-of-show trailers, flashbacks and modern chart music instead of the original music used in the Australian broadcast. The episode featuring the explosion was viewed by 280,000 Australians upon its first airing, making "Neighbours" the third