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
Australia–United Kingdom relations operas became particularly popular in the late 1980s and 1990s, with "Neighbours" commanding British daily audiences of 19 million in 1990 although this declined to 5 million by 2007, still nearly ten times the Australian audience. Soap alumni such as Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan have continued to have successful careers in music and on the stage in Britain, while "Neighbours" has even been held responsible for introducing the rising inflection to England. Australian comedians have thrived in the UK, from Clive James to Adam Hills and Tim Minchin. Academic Germaine Greer played a leading rôle in British gender politics