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Neighbours bosses have released a brief comedy video featuring Sarah Beaumont (Nicola Charles) ahead of her upcoming return to Erinsborough. Sarah is seen discussing how she feels about being back in the area after 14 years away - but what's really on her mind? The new storyline begins on Monday, February 4 on Australian screens and Monday, March 4 in the UK. While Sarah has arrived back in Erinsborough for work reasons, it's not long before she finds herself caught up in more drama between Karl and Susan. As they catch up, Karl's conversations with Sarah will (more)...

Neighbours star Nicola Charles has revealed that her character Sarah Beaumont will be sharing lots of scenes with Paul Robinson upon her return to Erinsborough. Sarah will be back on the soap for a guest stint in early 2013 and is expected to stick around on screen for six weeks. Speaking to Southern FM, Charles explained that Sarah's comeback will involve business dealings with bad boy Paul, played by Stefan Dennis. Charles commented: "There's been a lot of electronic chatter about my character getting together with Paul Robinson, and Sarah does have a lot to do with Paul in her return, which I'm absolutely open to because Stefan Dennis is a great actor and a really funny guy in real life. "We sparked off each other quite well and I think what's fantastic about the Paul/Sarah line is that Sarah is actually professionally (more)...

Neighbours fans were shocked earlier this month as the show's bosses announced the upcoming return of Sarah Beaumont, who will be heading back to Ramsay Street for a guest stint in 2013. Sarah is best remembered as the woman who rocked the Kennedys' marriage in the '90s, and viewers will be expecting her to stir things up in Erinsborough once again upon her return. Digital Spy recently chatted to Nicola Charles, who plays Sarah, to hear some teasers about what's in store for her character this time around. How does it feel to be back on Neighbours after so long away from the show?

"It feels like I never left. It's like being back in the womb almost. It's home." What kind of a reaction have you seen from fans since your return was announced?

"The reaction from my fans and fans of the show has been overwhelming. I (more...

Following lots of reader questions about the new arrivals and returnees heading to Neighbours, we've been supplied with some extra information about the specifics. The new Turner family, headed up by Lou Carpenter's daughter Lauren, are new regular characters for the soap and will make their arrival on Australian screens in early February. Nicola Charles is back as Sarah Beaumont for six weeks and her return scenes also air in early February in Australia. Carla Bonner is back as Steph Scully for two months and reappears from March in the Australian airings, while Scott McGregor's shock comeback scenes as Mark Brennan (more)...

Neighbours has announced that some of Ramsay Street's most popular characters will be returning next year. Steph Scully (Carla Bonner) will be making a welcome return, as well as Sarah Beaumont (Nicola Charles) and Detective Mark Brennan (Scott McGregor). Lou Carpenter's daughter Lauren Turner (now played by Kate Kendall) will also be coming back, but she will joined by her family to form a new set of characters in Erinsborough. On joining the long-running soap, which will celebrate its 28th year in 2013, Kendall said: "It's exciting to be joining Australia's longest running drama and to be working with such an array of experienced actors. "To be playing a character such as Lauren Turner, who is deeply embedded in the storyline and who of course is (more)...

Feature film project 'Easter Sixteen' about the 1916 Easter Uprising in Dublin has been optioned by UK financier Peter Lukas who will produce along with co-author of the award-winning screenplay Brendan Foley (Legend of the Bog) under the new title of 'Easter Rising'. It is understood Peter and Brendan will be working with veteran Dublin-based producer Ned Dowd (executive producer, King Arthur, Veronica Guerin, Apocalypto) and Danish producer Lars Hermann (The Riddle). American production company Coll-Abbitt has also expressed its intention to join the project which will be re-titled 'Easter Rising'. Irish actor turned director Jason Barry, best known for his role in James Cameron's 'Titanic', confirmed that Marathon, his film partnership with Nicola Charles was now being wound up and each were pursing independent projects, with his own major focus continuing to be 'Easter Rising'.