Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera. It was first broadcast on 18 March 1985 and currently airs on digital channel Eleven. The following is a list of characters that appeared in the show in 2017, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the shows executive producer Jason Herbison. The 33rd season of Neighbours began airing from 9 January 2017. and made their debuts during the same month. Teacher was introduced during March, while , and , along with Dipi's sister Mishti Sharma, arrived in April. and appeared in June. and were introduced during the following month. September saw the first appearance of , while (uncredited until May 2018) and made their debuts in November. appeared in December.