Episode 523 (Neighbours) "Scott and Charlene's wedding episode is practically the defining episode of what "Neighbours" was all about in the 80s. This episode featured the entire cast, and audiences loved watching the romance of off-screen couple Jason Donovan (Scott) and Kylie Minogue (Charlene) spill over on to the small screen." Andrew Mercado, author of "Super Aussie Soaps", called the episode "The biggest event ever in Aussie soap history." Elizabeth Day, writing for "The Guardian", commented "For many, the quintessential on-screen wedding remains the 1987 marriage of Scott and Charlene in Australian daytime soap "Neighbours". It was the apotheosis of a romantic teenage
Darius Perkins of 1986, Perkins was fired due to problems with his behaviour on the set, including lateness. Jason Donovan took over the role. The character remained in the show until 1989 and married Charlene Mitchell (played by Perkins' former "Sullivans" co-star, Kylie Minogue). After leaving "Neighbours" in 1986 Perkins played Gary Samuels in "Home and Away", a new soap opera devised as a rival for "Neighbours". He subsequently appeared once again on "A Country Practice" in the mid-1990s, and more recently has been seen working behind the scenes, most notably in the art department for the TV series "Crashburn". On 10