Nigeria, Feb. 22 -- Soppy, soapy and interminable, the Australian series Neighbours, the staple for millions of British (and Australian) watchers for years, their tonic and medication from reality, is being terminated for the second time.

In 2022, steady followers and dedicated fanatics of this program of irritating suburban geniality were met with the news that Channel 5 would be concluding its support for a series that had incubated such Australian performers and thespians as Margot Robbie, Guy Pearce and Kylie Minogue. Fremantle Media, the program's producer, had failed to secure another broadcaster in the UK as a replacement despite the 1.5 million regular viewers that would tune in each day it was run.

Then came Amazon MGM Studios,...