![]() ![]() "I want people to remember it fondly as being something that was in their lives and a big, big part of their lives." Enormous gratitude 28 years of employment as an actor, unheard of, having the most fascinating role to play, working with the best people imaginable, having the best fan experiences you can ever have. "I'm sad the journey is ending but very glad that I've got to go on it. I've been besieged with messages from people who are absolutely gutted it's ending. "The affection for the show is deep and there isn't a person I meet who doesn't have a Neighbours story. She almost divorced Karl but changed her mind and halfway through the wedding service, she remembers her original wedding vows."įletcher says he will always be grateful for his time on the show. "I think one of my faves was when Karl and Susan remarry, or renewed their vows, after Susan had amnesia. Episode 7,000, which is a comedy episode for Karl, which I adore - Karl loses a $7,000 lottery ticket, has to find it by nuding up in Toadie's house and finds it stuck to his backside. " Libby's wedding to Drew, it was like I was giving my own daughter away, it was beautiful. they laugh about it or, you know, they wave their finger at me - 'naughty boy, naughty boy'."įletcher says special episodes filmed in London - which featured cameos from Emma Bunton, Julian Clary and Michael Parkinson - are among his Neighbours highlights. But Karl's always been treated with love by the fans. I know Vivean Gray, bless her soul, who played Mrs Mangel, had a pretty tough time on Neighbours because people took her character very seriously. Fletcher says the same can't always be said for some of the soap's other actors. Pic: Neil Genower/Shutterstockĭespite his infidelities, fans have always loved Karl. Image: Before Izzy, there was the Karl, Susan and Sarah love triangle. I think people relate to that because in general in life that's what happens to almost all of us." "So unlike Paul Robinson, for instance, who can be quite Machiavellian and really plot how he's going to bring about someone's downfall, Karl kind of accidentally stumbles into mistakes. In a way, he's almost childlike in the sense that he kind of pursues things quite understanding the ramifications of doing it. "He's manipulated very easily by flattery. "The way I tried to play it is that Karl's the sort of person who's easily manipulated," says Fletcher. While they are happily married (again) now, Karl's affairs with Sarah and later Izzy meant this wasn't always the case. Parents together to Mal, Libby and Billy, the Kennedys quickly became Ramsay Street favourites - but of course, in soapland, even the happiest couples have their ups and downs. Having joined the soap in 1994, Karl and Susan Kennedy (played by Jackie Woodburne) are Neighbours' longest-serving characters. ![]()
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