Neighbours Star Terence Donovan Returns for Finale

Terence Donovan returned to his soap opera stomping ground before his death at age 90 on Saturday. 

The British-Australian actor first appeared on Neighbours in 1990, starring as iconic character Doug Willis. 

He would continue to appear as a series regular until 1994, but returned to reprise the role in 2005. 

A final storyline between 2014 and 2016 culminated in the character's death in the infamous Lassiters hotel explosion. 

But as any soap fan knows, death is not forever on Neighbours, and in 2022, Terence  

Doug appeared alongside other deceased fan-favorites like Madge Bishop (Anne Charleston), Sonya Rebecchi (Eve Morey) and Finn Kelly (Rob Mills).

The 2022 finale was an emotional last hurrah for the soap, which had been cancelled that year. 

It featured a cavalcade of returning stars, including Terence's son Jason Donovan, who came back for a cameo as his legendary character Scott Robinson, alongside Kylie Minogue who played Jason's onscreen wife Charlene. 

Neighbours was saved from cancellation and it returned the following year, only to be axed again, this time for good, in 2025.  

Terence died in Melbourne on Saturday, aged 90.

The star's death was announced on Instagram by his actor son Jason in a statement.

'It is with great sadness but also a sense of celebration of a long, full life that myself and my brother Paul announce our father Terence died peacefully last night here in ,' Jason began.

'Obviously this is an extremely emotional time and we ask you to respect our privacy.

'We want to pay tribute to all the wonderful staff at Cabrini Hospital, Melbourne who looked after him in his final days.'