Next week on Neighbours, Jane finally makes a monumental decision about her future with Mike – is this the end?

Ever since Neighbours’ return was announced, it was clear that producers would have a difficult task dealing with Jane (Annie Jones) and Mike’s (Guy Pearce) relationship.

The childhood sweethearts reunited in the show’s then-final week in July 2022, with producers luring back Hollywood actor Guy Pearce to reprise his role as 80s heartthrob Mike Young.

A magnificent final week of episodes saw Jane and Mike rekindle their romance, with Mike deciding to purchase No. 24 after Chloe (April Rose Pengilly) made the move to Sydney.

Yet when Neighbours was saved by Amazon Freevee, it was unlikely that producers would be able to lure Guy Pearce back for a full-time role.

He did, however, return for a short stint which saw Jane and Mike explore the UK together in the show’s first week back in September 2023.

Jane returned to Australia when news broke that Erinsborough High’s future was under threat, while Mike stayed in the UK to continue their planned tour of the country.

Mike then got offered a job with a motorbike tour company, and has spent the past nine months touring first the UK, then Europe, with a pack of like-minded motorbike enthusiasts.

He’s been seen on a number of occasions since, appearing via video call to Jane and his daughter Sam (Henrietta Graham), but fans have been left wondering whether we’d ever see Mike on Ramsay Street again, or whether producers would eventually be forced to split Jane and Mike up.