Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera that was first broadcast on 18 March 1985. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 2011, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the shows executive producer Susan Bower. The 27th season of Neighbours began airing on 11 January 2011. That same month saw Jack Finsterer join the cast as . Dieter Brummer made his first appearance as in May and , a new love interest for Harold Bishop, followed shortly after. and Superintendent began appearing in June. , , and arrived in July. Bobby Morley made his debut as the following month. , , and began appearing from September. Kyle Canning's cousin, , made his first appearance in October. , and arrived in November.