182-457: The following is a list of characters who first appeared or were due to appear in the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks during 2011, listed in order of their first appearance. In January 2011, it was announced that Gareth Philips would be taking over the role of series producer from Paul Marquess , who had been with the show for one year. Ruby Button , played by Anna Shaffer ,
364-507: A "honey trap" on Riley. She follows him to a night club on a night out and introduces herself. She pursues him and gets him drunk, they kiss. Warren is later annoyed Alex did not take things further and forces her to try again. Whilst at a party, Alex takes advantage of Riley and flirts with him. Warren lures Mercedes to Chez Chez where she finds Alex and Riley kissing in a toilet. Delighted Warren pays Alex off, whilst Mitzeee ( Rachel Shenton ) tries to expose their scam. Mark "Dodger" Savage ,
546-445: A "safety net" guaranteed minimum income should the revenue fall too low, funded by large insurance payments made to the ITV companies. Such a subsidy was never required, however, and these premiums were phased out by the government in 1998. After the link with ITV was cut, the cross-promotion which had existed between ITV and Channel 4 also ended. In 2007, owing to severe funding difficulties,
728-462: A "soft" target for him. Rawle explained that the Hollyoaks team were keen to keep educating viewers about "stranger danger" on the internet. He stated that "it's an ongoing message we're trying to put out that the internet can be a dangerous place. Silas could be grooming up to 200 girls, waiting for just one to let down their guard." Jenny realises that Silas is not a "harmless pensioner" after she finds
910-472: A box of things his wife Sam Lomax ( Lizzie Roper ) recovered from the flats, Anna's locket is one of the items. After Doug Carter ( PJ Brennan ) and Leanne's funerals, Ste gives Martha Kane ( Carli Norris ) the locket and after talking with Ste's daughter Leah, she realizes the locket is Anna's. She voices her concerns to Dodger and Dennis Savage ( Joe Tracini ) and the three of them conclude Will must have killed Texas, Anna and maybe Ash, but Will overhears
1092-578: A bus, upsetting Cindy. At the 2013 National Television Awards Moss was nominated in the category of "Serial Drama Performance". Inside Soap critic Sarah said that during the Enjoy The Ride storyline "there are standout performances from some of my all-time favourite Hollyoaks stars, including [...] Andrew Moss". All About Soap journalist Kerry Barrett said viewers should "watch out for Andrew Moss" amongst other cast members "who all act their socks off", while her colleague Carena Crawford said she
1274-504: A cliff edge and tries to pluck up the courage to push her off but changes his mind when Ash tells him the truth about visiting Anna. Will asks her to change her placement, which she does but not before coming clean to Anna about dating her son. She continues to keep contact with Anna in secret as a friend, behind Will's back. Anna makes Will dump Ash but when Ash threatens to go on the rebound a jealous Will decides he wants her back. Fearing Will will kill Ash, Anna tries to contact him and leaves
1456-490: A concert and they started casually dating. Rhys wanted to take it slow and wanted to please Beth, however she wanted action and they had sex . Rhys becomes worried when Beth ignores his texts and calls but Beth replied and stopped contacting him. Rhys was devastated when Noel died of cancer and on the day of his funeral, Rhys stopped contacting Beth and decided to terminate their relationship. Josh managed to persuade Rhys to go to Noel's wake. There, Neville met Rhys' half-sister,
1638-435: A dating game with Zoe Carpenter ( Zoë Lister ). Zoe selects Rhys and an attraction between the pair grows. Rhys tries to be with her but Will Hackett ( Oliver Farnworth ) who is obsessed with Zoe, sends texts from her phone to Rhys making her look possessive. After reading the texts, Rhys told Zoe he wanted nothing to do with her. A series of things happened, leading to Zoe and Rhys being blamed, however they found out that it
1820-560: A family unit. Jacqui agrees to take a test to see if she is a kidney match for Emily. When the test comes back negative, Billy and Emily decide to leave for Spain as Jacqui is of no use to them. Pete Hamill , played by Irish actor Peter Mitchell, is an old friend of Brendan Brady ( Emmett J. Scanlan ). He made his first on-screen appearance on 21 February 2011. On 10 August 2010, the Derry Journal reported that former Cast Offs actor and wheelchair user Peter Mitchell, would be joining
2002-481: A female lead singer and so put a competition called Voice Idol on the student radio he runs, where women send in voice clips of them singing then the band decided which on they liked the best. However, the best person sent their voice clip anonymously. Rhys tries to make sure Hayley is not the lead singer however they make up and start a relationship. Rhys becomes attracted to India Longford ( Beth Kingston ) however Josh also likes her. Josh punches Rhys after he thinks he
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#17328455818032184-402: A few weeks. Josh and Gilly are not pleased to see him and move out. Rhys makes up with Gilly and both him and Josh move back home. Rhys and Josh made up after agreeing to put the past behind them. Rhys meets Zak Ramsey 's (Kent Riley) sister Hayley ( Kelly-Marie Stewart ) in the pub. She gave Rhys her phone number and they arrange a date. Rhys came to the halls to find out where Hayley was for
2366-410: A fire and escapes by knocking out a police guard and dressing up as a fireman. Will then kidnaps Maxine and Theresa and ties them up on the boat where Dodger lives. Will then calls Dodger and tells him that he can only save Maxine or Theresa but not both. Dodger gets distracted when he sees Sienna tied up by Will and Sienna tells Dodger that Will has the girls on the boat about to kill them both. Will sets
2548-403: A flatmate which Doug and Lee both decide to apply for. Noah challenges them to run around naked in order to decide who should move into the flat. Lee completes the challenge, but Doug refuses and Noah invites Doug to move in with him because Noah felt that not completing the challenge was the more dignified thing to do. Noah finds employment at Tony Hutchinson 's ( Nick Pickard ) spa Look Sharpe as
2730-429: A friendship with Lucas Hay ( Oscar Curtis ) during this time as they are both self-harming . By this point in the storyline, Frankie is terrified by JJ, she writes so in a diary that JJ discovers and he immediately rips it up in a heated confrontation. JJ threatens to reveal the truth about her self-harm to obtain her silence on his abuse. When the truth emerges about the self harm, Frankie blames Darren reasoning that it
2912-477: A later interview with Channel Five 's soap opera reporting website Holy Soap , Cooper said "It's a lot of fun and really fast-paced. There are so many hot guys and girls rolling around. The whole cast is hot! I watched Hollyoaks before I joined, it's a great show." Alex is described as a "wannabe WAG" and a "little bit of a naughty minx". She has also been described as "clever" and having "a good head on her shoulders". Warren Fox ( Jamie Lomas ) hires Alex to set
3094-559: A lexicographer only ever identified as Mary. Whiteley opened the show with the words: "As the countdown to a brand new channel ends, a brand new countdown begins." On its first day, Channel 4 also broadcast the soap opera Brookside , which often ran storylines thought to be controversial; this ran until 2003. After three days, ITV chiefs called for founding chief executive Jeremy Isaacs to resign due to poor ratings. Critics called it "Channel Bore" and "Channel Snore". At its launch, Channel 4 committed itself to providing an alternative to
3276-479: A lodger Ally Gorman ( Dan O'Connor ) to help with the bills. When Mercedes, Jacqui's sister, becomes depressed after her fiancé Riley Costello ( Rob Norbury ) with their son Bobby Costello ( Jakob Chialton ) leaves her Rhys goes to help her out however Mercedes kisses him and when he tells Jacqui he unknowingly causes a rift between the sisters. Rhys begins a passionate affair with Cindy Cunningham ( Stephanie Waring ). Myra witnesses them kiss and tells Rhys to end
3458-492: A lot of ups and downs with Frankie but all I'll say is, don't judge her too soon…" She returned in episode 6291, originally broadcast on 18 January 2024. Frankie shows hostility to Darren upon her return as she has felt abandoned by Darren for a majority of her life. In a scene from episode 6358, originally broadcast on 22 April 2024 revealed Frankie and JJ were rapidly aged by two years as Darren told Freddie Roscoe (Charlie Clapham) and Ste Hay ( Kieron Richardson ) that Frankie
3640-480: A main artery, he doesn't have that long to live. Rhys apologises to Jacqui before dying in her arms. In late 2012, Sinead O'Connor ( Stephanie Davis ) visits Rhys' graveyard and says that he is the father of her unborn child Katy O'Connor . A hallucination of Rhys appears from 27 June as part of Cindy's bipolar disorder storyline. They made a plan to leave the country after Cindy hid lottery ticket money from rightful owners: Blessing Chambers ( Modupe Adeyeye ) and
3822-400: A meeting, adding it was an honour to be trusted to portray the storyline. Smith went on to say Frankie "is becoming more sure of herself" when she starts to defend herself against JJ. She added how protective Frankie is over her siblings, and that "leaning into JJ's narrative's" helps her protect those around her. When speaking on who she may tell, Smith indicated Nancy and Frankie's relationship
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#17328455818034004-412: A message on Ash's phone saying "he killed Texas and I think he's going to kill again". Will drugs Ash and steals her visitor's pass to gain entry to the hospital. There he drowns Anna in a bath of water, after discover that his mother loves her ex-husband and Dodger and Sienna more than Dirk and their kids, but is seen escaping from the murder scene by Patrick Blake ( Jeremy Sheffield ). Will makes sure he
4186-472: A nationwide television channel for the first time. Since then, carriage on digital cable , satellite and digital terrestrial has introduced Channel 4 to Welsh homes where it is now universally available. After some months of test broadcasts, the new broadcaster began scheduled transmissions on 2 November 1982 from Scala House, the former site of the Scala Theatre . Its initial broadcasts reached 87% of
4368-562: A nationwide television channel. The network's headquarters are in London and Leeds , with creative hubs in Glasgow and Bristol . Before Channel 4 and S4C, Britain had three terrestrial television services: BBC1 , BBC2 , and ITV , with BBC2 the last to launch in 1964. The Broadcasting Act 1980 began the process of adding a fourth; Channel 4 was formally created, along with its Welsh counterpart , by an act of Parliament in 1982. The notion of
4550-488: A new house for them to live in! While the McQueens are away on holiday, Dodger moves his family into the empty house and declares squatters' rights! How will the McQueens react to their new housemates?" In a later interview with Reveal magazine, Atherton said "I was so excited. It's all happened so fast – I got offered the part on a Thursday, and was filming the following Tuesday. All the cast have been lovely and welcoming." Will
4732-418: A non-acting role for Tom Keating in his series On Painters . Channel 4 co-commissioned Robert Ashley 's television opera Perfect Lives , which it premiered over several episodes in 1984. The channel often did not receive mass audiences for much of this period, as might be expected for a station focusing on minority interests. During this time, Channel 4 also began the funding of independent films, such as
4914-584: A personal trainer. Whilst giving Doug a massage, Noah reveals he is homosexual. He meets Ste Hay ( Kieron Richardson ) and assumes that he is homosexual, but Ste lies and disagrees with him. Noah finds drugs in Doug's possession and tells him to get rid of them. Noah becomes good friends with Cindy Longford ( Stephanie Waring ), she set him up with Ste. They begin a relationship but he soon realises Ste has feelings for his ex-boyfriend, Brendan Brady ( Emmett J. Scanlan ). Noah forgives Ste for sleeping with Brendan. Noah
5096-410: A pile of rubble. He asks Will to help him, as there is more rubble waiting to fall, but Will has no mercy on Dodger and the roof collapses on Dodger, apparently killing him. Will carries Ash from the building, and is seen walking by his dad, though he returns to his wheelchair, lying that it was "survival instinct" that let him walk. Dodger is pulled from the rubble and is still alive. At the hospital he
5278-406: A poll run by Inside Soap to see which Hollyoaks character out of Ruby, Leanne Holiday (Jessica Forrest), Rae Wilson ( Alice Barlow ) and Theresa McQueen ( Jorgie Porter ) readers most wanted Silas Blissett ( Jeff Rawle ) to kill off next. Ruby came in second place with 21% of the vote. Esther Bloom , played by Jazmine Franks , made her first on-screen appearance on 18 January 2011. Esther
5460-834: A public service broadcaster with a specific remit, it is afforded free carriage on the terrestrial platforms, in contrast with other broadcasters such as ITV. Channel 4 is available outside the United Kingdom; it is widely available in the Republic of Ireland , the Netherlands , Belgium and Switzerland . The channel is registered to broadcast within the European Union/EEA through the Luxembourg Broadcasting Regulator (ALIA). Since 2019, it has been offered by British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) to members of
5642-504: A relationship which is short-lived when Rhys realises his brother needs him. Rhys tells Calvin Valentine ( Ricky Whittle ) that he was the one who spiked Josh's drink. Josh crashes another car after getting drunk as it is he's second offense he is sent to prison, Rhys does nothing to confess that he was the one who actually spiked Josh's drink. Rhys discovers his mother Suzanne's affair with Darren behind Neville's back when he catches them in
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5824-823: A relationship with Mercedes McQueen after the Mr. Hollyoaks competition. Rhys was working when Mercedes came to the shop and flirted with him, with Russ Owen ( Stuart Manning ) finding them. Rhys' feelings for Beth grow stronger when she returns from Thailand with Gilly. Gilly asked Beth to marry him, but Rhys and Beth passionately kissed and began an affair. Rhys told Beth he found it to hard to betray Gilly and they both agreed that they would have to run away together. Despite Rhys wanting to be with Beth, Hannah gets depressed following her dumping by Danny, and asks Rhys to stay with her so she doesn't start binge eating again. He instantly responds and says he will stay with her to look after his sister. Rhys later tells Beth he cannot go just yet and Beth
6006-463: A relationship with him. He begins to spy on her and make Dodger jealous. He convinces Texas to marry him. Texas discovers Will and Leanne Holiday (Jessica Forrest) kissing and she sleeps with Dodger. Knowing that she plans to leave him, Will pretends to have an aneurysm to make her stay. Dodger tries to convince Texas to leave with him, but she decides to marry Will. Texas discovers the truth about Will's deception and begs Dodger to run away with her. She
6188-552: A remit of public service obligations which it must fulfil. The remit changes periodically, as dictated by various broadcasting and communications acts, and is regulated by the various authorities Channel 4 has been answerable to; originally the IBA, then the ITC and now Ofcom . The preamble of the remit as per the Communications Act 2003 states that: The public service remit for Channel 4
6370-658: A return on 27 June 2014 as part of his ex-girlfriend Cindy Cunningham 's ( Stephanie Waring ) storyline about her bipolar disorder . In 2004, Jo Hallows stepped down from her position as series producer at Hollyoaks and it was announced that David Hanson would succeed her in the role. In 2005, it was revealed that Hanson would introduce a new family to the series: the Ashworths consisting of father Neville Ashworth ( Jim Millea ), mother Suzanne ( Suzanne Hall ), son Josh ( Sonny Flood ), daughter Hannah ( Emma Rigby ), family friend Gilly Roach ( Anthony Quinlan ) and son Rhys. It
6552-452: A rope, a knife and some gloves in his bag. Rawle opined that Jenny is a "very clever adversary" for Silas. Jenny is chased through the woods and realises that Silas has drugged her. Rawle said that "there was no way that she could get away with drugging Silas". He opined that Jenny would have to be "quite audacious" to outsmart someone who has been a killer for quite some time. Silas then murders Jenny. During Jenny's short story-arc her real name
6734-432: A second commercial broadcaster in the United Kingdom had been around since the inception of ITV in 1954 and its subsequent launch in 1955; the idea of an "ITV2" was long expected and pushed for. Indeed, television sets sold throughout the 1970s and early 1980s often had a spare tuning button labelled "ITV 2" or "IBA 2". Throughout ITV's history and until Channel 4 finally became a reality, a perennial dialogue existed between
6916-492: A secret. When Sienna hears a thud upstairs, she goes to investigate - only to find the hostages. She goes to find a weapon, but the noise she is making alerts Will, who goes to see what is going on. Sienna attempts to free the hostages, but Will returns and overpowers her, taking the gun she had found off her. Martha manages to untie her bonds and stands up, confronting Will. Will decides to let her go after realizing she means nothing to Dodger, however after she disappears from sight,
7098-411: A seductive mixture of beauty, manipulation and wit, Maddie knows the power of gossip and skillfully uses it to get what she wants - not that you'd realise this, as she's so charming that you just want to be her friend (or boyfriend)! One person who is onto her, though, is BFF Tilly, who sees through Maddie's confident facade. Does this gossip girl have a vulnerable side? Reunited with first love Bart during
7280-454: A shot is heard, and Will reveals he shot her after she tried to run away. Unbeknownst to Will, she survived and manages to call the police. When Patrick manages to untie his bonds, he stands up and pretends he is going to kill Dodger so Will's plan will be useless, but after Will hears sirens, he flees through the house with Dodger in pursuit. They have a big confrontation on the roof about how Will killed Texas and Anna. Will falls off, clinging to
7462-503: A son with Mac. However, he forgives her after he discovers that it was her father Gordon Cunningham (Bernard Latham) who arranged the marriage with Mac. Dirk later supports Cindy when his stepson Alfie Nightingale (Richard Linnell) has cancer. Dirk later accepts Cindy's proposal, and decides to get remarried again following her divorce with her husband Mac. When his nephew Nick Savage ( Ben-Ryan Davies ) raped Ellie Nightingale ( Sophie Porley ), he did not believe it as he supports Nick
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7644-524: A strong marriage away on a fling with Cindy [...] I never bought for a minute that he would not only have an affair with her, but fall in 'love' with her and want to leave Jacqui for her. It was bad writing and totally out of character". He opined that the scenes of Rhys "sneaking around" to meet with Cindy were "appalling" and that he "kept thinking that 'Rhys would never do that' during the entire storyline". Langford concluded that Moss and Cooper "were beautiful and heartbreaking in those moments, reminding you of
7826-696: A subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), the station is now owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation, a public corporation of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport , which was established in 1990 and came into operation in 1993. Until 2010, Channel 4 did not broadcast in Wales , but many of its programmes were re-broadcast there by the Welsh fourth channel S4C . In 2010, Channel 4 extended service into Wales and became
8008-452: A swimming pool and electrocuted him. Rebecca Massey (also Jenny Houston ) played by Daisy Turner makes her first on-screen appearance on 10 March 2011. Turner attended a casting audition and eventually secured the role. Turner's casting was publicised on 22 February 2011. Rebecca arrives in Hollyoaks under the guise of Jenny Houston, supposed sister of deceased club owner Danny Houston. It
8190-566: A tearful goodbye to his family and stays in the village. Rhys stays in the pub until the new owner Carl Costello ( Paul Opacic ) arrives. Duncan returns from Spain and asks Rhys if he can stay with him in the village, Rhys agrees and they move into Darren's flat. Rhys along with Jacqui McQueen ( Claire Cooper ) then gets a job at Chez Chez, a new bar that is owned by Cheryl Brady ( Bronagh Waugh ) and her half brother Brendan Brady ( Emmett J. Scanlan ). Rhys then asks Jack Osborne ( Jimmy McKenna ) if Duncan can move in with him as he knows that it
8372-518: A time when things are going alright for Darren for the first time in his life – he's settled down a bit, he's realised that he's going to go for it with Nancy ( Jessica Fox ) and everything seems to be going well. But in true Darren style, there's been a big spanner in the works. It makes for a very funny time ahead." In March 2011, it was announced that Suzanne would be departing Hollyoaks , along with Jack and Francine. In January 2011, Suzanne returns from Spain heavily pregnant and tells Darren that she
8554-422: A truck. The Ashworth's rush to the hospital when they hear Rhys has been in accident. The doctor tells Gilly that Beth died at the scene. Rhys wakes up and asks about Beth and is told she is dead. Rhys is devastated by the news. Rhys returns home from the hospital but the family are not very pleased to see him and so he decides to visit Beth's parents' home to sort out the funeral arrangements. Rhys returns home after
8736-536: A verdict of accidental death because there is no evidence of murder or suicide. Will becomes very controlling of Ash after there is mild flirting between her and Dodger, prompting Will to become very jealous. After some arguments, the two agree to get married. Leah Barnes (Ela-May Demircan) sees Will hiding Anna's locket in a vent in Ash's house and later tells Ash what she saw, confirming Ash's suspicion that Will can indeed walk. She confronts him about it and he reveals that it
8918-507: A warm conversation with Charlie Dean (Charlie Behan). It was further reported on 23 May 2024 that JJ would discover her exit plan in a "new twist". Frankie is sexually assaulted once again by JJ in-school as he felt she should have learned a lesson for trying to leave him for London – she makes a desperate plea for him to stop abusing her. In an interview for Inside Soap , Smith wanted to give "a voice" to those affected by similar abuse. She felt privileged when they pulled [Frankie and JJ] into
9100-546: A while." The relationship proved popular with viewers, during an interview with Digital Spy, Cooper spoke of her original lack of optimism she and Moss had towards the pairing, stating: "When the relationship first started, we didn't know how they were going to gel and how it was going to work, because people were such fans of Jacqui and Tony. Some people still ask me if those two are going to get back together, but people are really taken with Rhys and Jacqui." Cooper believes it's her own working relationship with Moss that helps make
9282-444: A young woman that none of the family had ever been aware of. Neville thought it best to introduce Rhys to her. Rhys and Beth were being introduced to each other as half-brother and sister. Rhys ordered Beth to leave town, but she refused. She began to get to know his family, and Gilly. Rhys tried to get used to her presence in his life, but he still loved her, thus sending him into fury when he saw her flirting with other men. He told Beth
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#17328455818039464-462: Is publicly owned but, unlike the BBC , it receives no public funding and is funded entirely by its commercial activities, including advertising . It began its transmission in 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service in the United Kingdom. At the time, the only other channels were the licence -funded BBC1 and BBC2 , and a single commercial broadcasting network, ITV . Originally
9646-437: Is 15. In February 2024, during a scene with Frankie and her grandfather Jack Osborne ( Jimmy McKenna ), Frankie accuses Jack of groping her. It was then announced on 8 March 2024 that in "a first" for Hollyoaks , they would explore sibling sexual abuse between Frankie and JJ. Executive producer Hannah Cheers said: "It's one of the most infrequently disclosed forms of sexual abuse, yet the statistics are startling, Hollyoaks
9828-402: Is a student teacher. They begin dating, without Rhys realising she is a schoolgirl and the same age as Hannah. Sarah and Hannah are befriended and it is revealed that Sarah was only at the college because Kathy, her mum was there. Rhys finds out the truth about Sarah when she has a study session with Hannah. Rhys, disgusted by her lies, dumps her. Rhys and Sarah reunite but Kathy is displeased with
10010-446: Is an old school friend of Bart McQueen ( Jonny Clarke ). He made his first on-screen appearance on 21 June 2011. Casting for Llewellyn was announced on 13 June. Jono made his final appearance on 16 November 2012 when the character was killed off in the Enjoy The Ride storyline. Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation . It
10192-524: Is an old school friend of Bart McQueen ( Jonny Clarke ). She made her first on-screen appearance on 21 June 2011, and departed on 15 November 2012 when she was killed off in the Enjoy the Ride storyline. Casting for Bowman was announced on 13 June. Maddie was initially billed as a "beautiful blonde". E4 describes her as wanting to become the sixth form "Queen Bee - and Maddie is determined to get that crown. Ruling with
10374-484: Is arrested for being over the limit. After the incident Josh doesn't understand how he was over the limit and as all his friends and family turn their backs on him, Rhys feels guilty but doesn't own up to what he has done. Josh is nearly given a prison sentence but is let off with a driving ban and alcohol awareness meetings. India decides not to forgive Josh and realises she has feelings for Rhys. Josh punches Rhys when he suspects somethings going on later Rhys and India begin
10556-423: Is awkward, shy and a hopeless romantic that hopefully the viewers will fall in love with." Of the family, a Hollyoaks spokesperson added: "The new family will take the village by storm and are set to rub all the McQueens up the wrong way. The Savage family get evicted from their home when Dirk can't keep up with the payments. Liberty is furious to come home and find her house all boarded up but big brother Dodger has
10738-447: Is described as "geeky, shy and a hopeless romantic". He has also been described as the "polar opposite" of "ladies' man" Dodger. In April 2013, Kate White of Inside Soap questioned why Dodger and Will pursued Texas, because White felt Texas lacked personality, "Why on earth are Will and Dodger both so obsessed with Texas? The village fountain has more personality than her - and is only slightly less wet." Lynsey Nolan ( Karen Hassan )
10920-419: Is discovered by Darren severely ill and choking on her vomit, an incident that was initially reported on 7 May 2024. Later, Nancy asks Frankie if she knows anything about the incident, to which JJ tells her it was Oscar Osborne (Noah Holdsworth). He later manipulates Frankie into thinking this is a way of her owing him, and she later applies to a dancing school in an escape plan to get away from her brother after
11102-426: Is expecting his twin babies. Suzanne goes into labour inside Look Sharpe and gives birth to a boy and a girl. Suzanne and Darren name the twins Jack and Francine, after Darren's father Jack Osborne ( Jimmy McKenna ) and his wife Frankie Osborne ( Helen Pearson ). Darren's ex-girlfriend Cindy Longford ( Stephanie Waring ) learns of Jack and Francine and offers Suzanne £100,000 to leave with them. Suzanne then refuses
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#173284558180311284-507: Is filmed, for the role. He began filming his scenes in November 2010. On 2 December 2010, it was announced that Mitchell would portray Pete, an old friend of established character Brendan Brady ( Emmett J. Scanlan ). Pete was described as having "a complicated history with the nightclub manager and turns up with a score to settle". Mitchell later told the Liverpool Echo that landing the role
11466-446: Is flirting with India. Josh goes for a night out with his friends at the loft, and as a joke Rhys pours vodka in Josh's orange juice, unaware that Josh is going to be driving. When Josh leaves with India, Dave, and Sasha, Rhys races after them but arrives too late. Josh crashes the car but makes it out alive with Sasha and Dave, however India is trapped in the car but is pulled out by Rhys. Josh
11648-771: Is forced to train Brendan at Cinergy, Brendan manipulates Noah and fakes an attraction. Noah kisses Brendan and Ste walks in on them. They realise Brendan set them up and agree to continue with their relationship. Noah has a job offer in Newcastle upon Tyne . Ste agrees to move away with him and they agree to have farewell drinks with Brendan. Brendan pays Sean (Matt Kennedy) to come onto Noah, they kiss and Ste catches them. Ste ends their relationship and refuses to move away with him. Noah decides to leave alone. Anthony D. Langford writing for popular LGBT culture website AfterElton , branded Noah as "funny, likable and appealing." He also praised
11830-554: Is hard to live without a family. Jack agrees and asks Darren to move in with him as well as he realised that he is really Duncan's close friend from heart. When Rhys starts internet dating under the name Fun2bewith he ends up talking to a woman under the name of Sweetiepie however once they meet up he realises that woman is actually Jacqui. Rhys and Jacqui are unpleasantly shocked. However, this event does not stop Cheryl who continuously devises plans to get them together. She orders Rhys to find Jacqui after she tells him that she had lost
12012-407: Is home before Ash awakens so that he can use her as an alibi. Patrick recognises Will's trainers and confronts him but nobody believes Patrick's claims that Will can walk and that he killed Anna. Ash thinks that Patrick killed Anna and Texas and Will breaks into Patrick's flat to try and frame him but Patrick catches him red handed. Will then blackmails Patrick into keeping quiet and the police give out
12194-522: Is jealous when Sarah and Craig Dean ( Guy Burnet ) begin to grow close and he accuses her of seducing other men. Sarah texts Rhys constantly for forgiveness and she sees him in the pub, thinking he was with another girl she accused him of having an affair. Rhys then decides to end their relationship but Sarah offers him a casual relationship, which he accepts, however she was unhappy with the agreement. Rhys takes naked photos of Sarah on his phone and boasted to Darren Osborne ( Ashley Taylor Dawson ). Going to
12376-756: Is killed in a " whodunit " storyline after Will is angered when she ruins a picture he is taking by stepping into the frame. A promotional image featuring Will confirmed him as a suspect in the mystery. He is later cleared of Lynsey's murder when it is revealed that Dr. Paul Browning (Joseph Thompson) strangled her while Walker ( Neil Newbon ) watched on. In 2012, Will develops and finally admits his feelings for Ash Kane ( Holly Weston ) to his sister Liberty but finds her kissing Ally Gorman ( Dan O'Connor ), who has just cheated on his girlfriend Amy Barnes ( Ashley Slanina-Davies ). Will consoles Texas Longford ( Bianca Hendrickse-Spendlove ) over her relationship issues with his brother, Dodger, and they have sex, but later it
12558-451: Is later pushed out of a window to her death. Dodger is charged with her murder after video footage emerges showing him looking shocked and distraught after leaving Texas'. It is later revealed via a flashback that Will can, in fact, walk and that he pushed Texas out the window after she told him that she was leaving him and that she always loved Dodger. Will admits to his mother Anna Blake ( Saskia Wickham ) that he killed Texas and she takes
12740-482: Is moving to Hollyoaks. On Pete's arrival in the village he starts working as the headmaster at Hollyoaks High. He hires Amy Barnes ( Ashley Slanina-Davies ) as a classroom assistant, he reveals to her that he used to be as bad as Brendan before he was paralysed. He warns Brendan that he is going to get revenge on him. He agrees to keep an eye on Ste Hay ( Kieron Richardson ) for Amy. He tells Warren Fox ( Jamie Lomas ) about Brendan's past. He makes all students aware he
12922-536: Is not ready. Dirk later supports Liberty through her exam results, while more bad news for Dirk, as his son Will was in an accident. After the accident he thinks that Texas Longford (Bianca Hendrickse-Spendlove) was the one who caused the accident and left him paralysed, and found out that Anna Blake ( Saskia Wickham ) is still alive. Will began to hate him, after he thinks that he betrayed him for Dodger, but, told him that he loved him and cared for him, despite him killing Anna and Texas. In 2015, Will dies, and he attends
13104-519: Is not to be messed with through his no-nonsense schooling. Pete helps tutor pupil Ruby Button ( Anna Shaffer ) through her reading difficulties. Ruby becomes infatuated with Pete and eventually kisses him during one of her tutorials. Pete develops feelings for Amy, but she doesn't notice his attentions. Alex , played by Annie Cooper, is the love rival of Mercedes Fisher ( Jennifer Metcalfe ) who threatens her engagement to Riley Costello ( Rob Norbury ). She appeared between 5–8 April. In March 2011, it
13286-458: Is played by Danny Mac , first appeared on 7 April 2011, before making his final appearance on 20 January 2015. Will Savage , played by James Atherton , is the brother of Liberty Savage ( Abi Phillips ). He made his first on-screen appearance on 7 April 2011. Along with Dodger Savage. In March 2011, it was announced that the Savage family would be introduced to Hollyoaks . Newcomer James Atherton
13468-458: Is revealed they used to be in a relationship, they reconcile. Jenny then tries to scam money from Silas in order for her and Doug to run away together. Although, she is strangled to death by Silas after she tried to drug him during a picnic in the woods, Doug tries to call her but her body lies buried. She is found the following day by Texas Longford (Bianca Hendrickse-Spendlove) who goes to see Lynsey Nolan ( Karen Hassan ) claiming she thinks that
13650-425: Is revealed to be "Rebecca Massey". She is given links to an established character, Doug Carter ( PJ Brennan ), who is revealed to be her ex-boyfriend. Digital Spy have described Jenny as "mysterious", while he Daily Star described her as a "troublesome blonde" and "nothing more than a scheming money grabber". Digital Spy included Doug finding Jenny again and her subsequent ordeal with Silas in their "Picture of
13832-570: Is shining a light on this issue for the first time in a long-term soap storyline because we need to get this conversation started amongst our multi-generational audience. Our research, story, script and writing teams have devoted themselves to telling this story truthfully and passionately. Huge thanks goes to SARSAS for their unwavering support in helping us take this on. The performances delivered by our brilliant newcomers Isabelle Smith and Ryan Mulvey are breath-taking. I believe this story will make an impact for years to come and I am proud that Hollyoaks
14014-469: Is slightly abrupt towards this, but helps by taking Hannah out for a drink. Rhys was having a tough time watching Beth and Gilly plan their wedding but is trying to be responsible, pointing out that Gilly doesn't deserve to be betrayed like this, however his love for Beth enables him to be firm with her when she insists on continuing their affair. Michaela McQueen ( Hollie-Jay Bowes ) then discovered Rhys and Beth's affair after seeing them kissing and told Josh
14196-547: Is still breaking new ground almost four decades on. That's what we're here for." The storyline explores the dynamics of the twins within the family, with JJ often labelled the "golden boy" while Frankie is seen as the "problem child". How the parents choose to investigate Frankie's distressing behaviour will also be explored as she continues to struggle with the abuse she has experienced. Claire Bloor of SARSAS shared praise for Hollyoaks' approach in dealing with such challenging subject matter. "Continuing dramas such as Hollyoaks have
14378-470: Is still in a coma but the doctors confirm that he will make a full recovery. Will tries to suffocate Dodger with a pillow but is interrupted by Dirk walking into the room. Dodger wakes up but cannot remember what happened during the explosion, after which doctors tell them he suffered a bit of memory loss due to concussion, allowing him to live as Will no longer has to kill him. When Danny Lomax ( Stephen Billington ) gives his son Ste Hay ( Kieron Richardson )
14560-496: Is stronger and Frankie "could tell her anything". She then added that a "big moment" in the storyline would test the characters' relationships. Smith teased a "stronger side" to Frankie emerging. Noah Baxter , played by Law Thompson, made his first on-screen appearance on 25 January 2011. Noah is a personal trainer and begins working at Look Sharpe spa. Riley Costello ( Rob Norbury ) introduces Noah to Doug Carter ( PJ Brennan ) and Lee Hunter ( Alex Carter ). Noah advertises for
14742-515: Is the father of her daughters Mercedes and Jacqui. He tells Mercedes and Jacqui that he needs a kidney transplant and that they are the only likely donors. When Mercedes and Jacqui refuse to be donors, Kathleen tells Billy that he is the father of her daughter Theresa McQueen ( Jorgie Porter ). Theresa offers to be a donor and Billy thanks her by giving her his mother's charm bracelet. Ethan Scott ( Craig Vye ) becomes suspicious of Billy when he sees him drinking alcohol with Kathleen. When Billy goes to
14924-512: Is the granddaughter of Frankie Osborne ( Helen Pearson ). In January 2011, it was announced that Jazmine Franks would be joining the cast of Hollyoaks in a regular role. In June 2012, it was announced that Hollyoaks had entered a partnership with the fashion magazine Company for a storyline involving Esther and George Smith (Steven Roberts). The story arc sees them as new interns at the publications headquarters. The scenes are set in London and
15106-440: Is the provision of a broad range of high quality and diverse programming which, in particular: The remit also involves an obligation to provide programming for schools, and a substantial amount of programming produced outside of Greater London . Channel 4 was carried from its beginning on analogue terrestrial, the standard means of television broadcast in the United Kingdom. It continued to be broadcast through these means until
15288-508: Is the younger sister of Duncan Button ( Dean Aspen ). She made her first on-screen appearance on 3 January 2011. In December 2010, the Liverpool Echo announced that eighteen-year-old Shaffer would be joining the cast as Ruby. They said the character "will cause mayhem at the expense of her brother". Ruby has been described as "sneaky". Shaffer also announced her character during the Hollyoaks Christmas Music Show in 2010. In
15470-431: Is unaware of this. Rhys plans to leave Hollyoaks village, which Myra discovers. She asks him to stay for the double wedding of Cindy and Tony and Doug Carter ( PJ Brennan ) and Ste Hay ( Kieron Richardson ) so Jacqui will not be upset at the service before he then leaves. Cindy and Tony marry but Cindy asks Rhys to take her with him (witnessed by Tony); he agrees seconds before Maddie Morrison ( Scarlett Bowman ) and
15652-472: Is unlikely to settle down any time soon - though she does like to dabble once in a while! Quite the clever clogs, always with something witty to say, she is one cool lady. Tilly, will you be our friend?" For her portrayal of Tilly, Dixon received a "Best Actress" nomination at the 2012 TV Choice Awards. At the 2013 National Television Awards Dixon was nominated in the category of "Serial Drama Performance". Martin "Jono" Johnson played by Dylan Llewellyn ,
15834-519: The British Armed Forces and their families around the world, BFBS Extra having previously carried a selection of Channel 4 programmes. The Channel 4 website allows people in the United Kingdom to watch Channel 4 live. Previously, some programmes (mostly international imports) were not shown. Channel 4 is also provided by Virgin Mobile 's DAB mobile TV service, which has the same restrictions as
16016-475: The GPO , the government , the ITV companies and other interested parties, concerning the form such an expansion of commercial broadcasting would take. Most likely, politics had the biggest impact leading to a delay of almost three decades before the second commercial channel became a reality. One benefit of the late arrival of the channel was that its frequency allocations at each transmitter had already been arranged in
16198-581: The Merchant Ivory docudrama The Courtesans of Bombay . In 1987, Richard Attenborough replaced Edmund Dell as chairman. In 1988, Michael Grade became CEO. In 1992, Channel 4 faced its first libel case which was brought by Jani Allan , a South African journalist, who objected to her representation in Nick Broomfield 's documentary The Leader, His Driver and the Driver's Wife . After control of
16380-628: The BBC and independent companies. Initially, limited frequency space meant that Channel 4 could not be broadcast alongside S4C, though some Channel 4 programmes would be aired at less popular times on the Welsh variant; this practice continued until the closure of S4C's analogue transmissions in 2010, at which time S4C became a fully Welsh channel. With this conversion of the Wenvoe transmitter group in Wales to digital terrestrial broadcasting on 31 March 2010, Channel 4 became
16562-476: The Day" feature. A writer from the Liverpool Echo said that "Jenny has made quite an impression since landing in Hollyoaks - she's certainly not one to be messed with." Jenny arrives and kidnaps Rhys Ashworth ( Andrew Moss ). She demands money from Warren Fox ( Jamie Lomas ) pretending to be Danny Houston's ( Darren Day ) sister, under the orders of Brendan Brady ( Emmett J. Scanlan ). Doug recognises her and it
16744-530: The Gloved Hand Killer. He was devastated, as he never the chance to forgive him after their argument. His storylines included getting mugged by Robbie Roscoe ( Charlie Wernham ), having a serious relationship with Cindy and being an adoptive Father to Hilton , whose real father is Dr. Paul Browning ( Joseph Thompson ). Dirk later discovers that Cindy was married to Mac Nightingale ( David Easter ) in secret, causing him to divorce her, and discovers she had
16926-517: The IBA from the ITV regional companies, in return for which each company had the right to sell advertisements on the fourth channel in its own region and keep the proceeds. This meant that ITV and Channel 4 were not in competition with each other, and often promoted each other's programmes. A change in funding came about under the Broadcasting Act 1990 when the new corporation was afforded the ability to fund itself. Originally this arrangement left
17108-555: The Internet live stream. Channel 4 is also carried by the Internet TV service TVCatchup and was previously carried by Zattoo until the operator removed the channel from its platform. Channel 4 also makes some of its programming available "on demand" via cable and the internet through the Channel 4 VoD service. During its first decade, Channel 4 was funded by subscriptions collected by
17290-512: The McQueens react to their new housemates?" Dirk is described as sharing "many traits with Dodger". He also "tries to charm show regular Myra McQueen ( Nicole Barber-Lane )". Dirk arrives with his family and squats in the McQueen household. He charms Myra into letting him move his campervan into their front garden. The pair have a casual fling, much to the annoyance of the rest of the McQueen household. He also asked her to marry him but she says no she
17472-409: The McQueens. Cindy buried the money and Rhys shouted and criticized her when she couldn't find it. Mercedes McQueen ( Jennifer Metcalfe ) slapped her when she found Cindy with the money and later got her arrested for theft . When Mercedes dropped the charges, Cindy kept on seeing Rhys and before they left, they kidnapped Dee Dee Hutchinson mistaking her for Katy. As they were leaving, Rhys was hit by
17654-476: The Races , E4 and More4 . Partially in reaction to its new "populist" direction, the Communications Act 2003 directed the channel to demonstrate innovation, experimentation, and creativity, appeal to the tastes and interests of a culturally diverse society, and include programmes of an educational nature which exhibit a distinctive character. On 31 December 2004, Channel 4 launched a new visual identity in which
17836-488: The Street , Without A Trace , Home Improvement , Frasier , Lost , Nip/Tuck , Ally McBeal , Dawson's Creek , Oz , Sex and The City , The Sopranos , Scrubs , King of The Hill , Babylon 5 , Stargate SG-1 , Star Trek: Enterprise , Andromeda , Family Guy , South Park and Futurama . In the early 2000s, Channel 4 began broadcasting reality formats such as Big Brother and obtained
18018-413: The United Kingdom. The first voice heard on Channel 4's opening day of 2 November 1982 was that of continuity announcer Paul Coia who said: "Good afternoon. It's a pleasure to be able to say to you, welcome to Channel Four." Following the announcement, the channel played a montage of clips from its programmes set to the station's signature tune, "Fourscore", written by David Dundas , which would form
18200-419: The ability to subsidise the main network through any profits made on the corporation's other endeavours, which have in the past included subscription fees from stations such as E4 and Film4 (now no longer subscription services) and its "video-on-demand" sales. In practice, however, these other activities are loss-making, and are subsidised by the main network. According to Channel 4's published accounts, for 2005
18382-472: The accompanying sixth formers crash into the wedding venue after the brakes failing the mini van and having to swerve to avoid hitting Ste's daughter, Leah. Rhys appears to be fine until part of the building gives way and he is stuck under a girder. After trying to release him, a paramedic tells Jacqui that he needs a fire crew to cut him free. She asks how long before they are there and the paramedic tells her that it will take 10 minutes, but because he has severed
18564-425: The act kissing and undressing. Rhys is disgusted and attacks Darren. Rhys tells Neville about Suzanne's affair who kicks her out, the day after Josh is released. Neville forgives Suzanne for her affair on the condition they emigrate to Spain without Josh. Rhys admits to spiking Josh's drink as he can't hold his guilt any longer. Josh forgives him and Rhys tells him to go to Spain with the family in his place. Rhys says
18746-404: The affair or she will tell Jacqui. Cindy ends the relationship with Rhys, when Tony loses his eyesight following an off-screen crash in the fated mini-bus. Cindy realises she wants to instead be with her fiancé Tony Hutchinson ( Nick Pickard ). Cindy and Rhys kiss, which she tells him is a way of saying goodbye as she loves Tony. Tony witnesses this, as he had recovered his eyesight, although Cindy
18928-418: The arguing friends, begins seeing Craig. Sarah gets increasingly drunk at Hannah's birthday party and ends up kissing Rhys. Craig sees them and attacks Rhys. Rhys thought Sarah still wanted him but he realised that she had moved on. Rhys began meeting a mysterious older woman after getting a job as a male escort to earn money. Rhys helped Gilly get a job at the agency but it didn't work out. Rhys participates in
19110-526: The axings, Emma Rigby, who played Hannah, had chosen to quit the previous year, bowing out in February 2010. However, it was revealed that the character of Rhys would stay in the series after his on-screen family's departure along with Duncan Button ( Dean Aspen ), the family's godson. In July 2009, in an interview with soap website Holy Soap Moss revealed that exits of his on-screen family were sad, he commented, "It's really strange. We all started together. It
19292-407: The basis of the station's jingles for its first decade. The first programme to air on the channel was the teatime game show Countdown , produced by Yorkshire Television , at 16:45. The first person to be seen on Channel 4 was Richard Whiteley , with Ted Moult being the second. The first woman on the channel, contrary to popular belief, was not Whiteley's Countdown co-host Carol Vorderman , but
19474-429: The blame because she doesn't want Will to go to prison. Will and Ash start a relationship but when Will discovers Ash is visiting Anna for a work experience placement and hasn't told him, he contemplates killing her. Will visits his mother and tells her that his new girlfriend has been lying to him. Anna is unaware that it is Ash but is concerned that Will's new girlfriend might meet the same fate as Texas. Will lures Ash to
19656-455: The boat on fire, but Dodger saves Theresa and Maxine from the fire. Will also survives, but confronts Dodger at the hospital roof, only to be pushed off by Nico. Dodger takes the blame for Nico and goes on the run, Will is in a coma but is revealed to be awake after Dirk says that he wishes Will was dead. For revenge, Will injects Cindy Cunningham ( Stephanie Waring ) with morphine , causing her to be hospitalised. Will then angrily says that Dirk
19838-516: The cast of Hollyoaks after a meeting with Hollyoaks series producer Paul Marquess . Of his casting, Mitchell commented: "I thought getting a part in ‘ Cast Offs ’ was fantastic and then came a part in Doctors but this is really big. This is a long term acting job – they don't come much bigger than this and I'm really excited about it." However, the role he would be playing was not revealed. Mitchell has moved from Derry to Liverpool , where Hollyoaks
20020-550: The changeover to digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom was complete. Since 1998, it has been universally available on digital terrestrial, and the Sky platform (initially encrypted, though encryption was dropped on 14 April 2008 and is now free of charge and available on the Freesat platform) as well as having been available from various times in various areas, on analogue and digital cable networks. Due to its special status as
20202-633: The channel broadcast the direct-to-TV documentary film Beyond Citizen Kane , in which it displayed the dominant position of the Rede Globo (now TV Globo ) television network, and discussed its influence, power, and political connections in Brazil. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Channel 4 gave many popular and influential American comedy and drama series their first exposure on British television, such as Friends , Cheers , Will & Grace , NYPD Blue , ER , Desperate Housewives , Homicide: Life on
20384-476: The channel sought government help and was granted a payment of £14 million over a six-year period. The money was to have come from the television licence fee, and would have been the first time that money from the licence fee had been given to any broadcaster other than the BBC. However, the plan was scrapped by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport , Andy Burnham , ahead of "broader decisions about
20566-600: The corporation but the sale was blocked by the Liberal Democrat Business Secretary Vince Cable . In 2016, the future of the channel was again being looked into by the government, with analysts suggesting several options for its future. In June 2021, the government of Boris Johnson was considering selling the channel. In April 2022, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport acknowledged that ministerial discussions were taking place regarding
20748-1117: The date anyway. They awkwardly avoid one another the next day. Later, they share another kiss, but Danny catches them in the act and Rhys later gets mugged of the keys after locking up the club by Danny. Jacqui later dumps Danny by voicemail and the two start a relationship. They go back to Rhys' flat and Danny is sitting on the sofa. Danny begins to intimidate the pair to which Rhys tries to stand up to him but ends up getting knocked out. Once Danny has gone Jacqui and Rhys continue to celebrate being together however Jacqui tells him they should wait before they tell anyone, not wanting to get their families involved or annoy Danny any further. After Danny tells Rhys that Jacqui slept with him, Rhys has sex with Cheryl, but he later finds out that Jacqui did not sleep with Danny. When Jacqui finds out about his infidelity she ends their relationship. Upset that Rhys slept with Cheryl, Jacqui kisses Gilly however he supposedly rapes her when she does not want to go any further. Jacqui tells Rhys but Gilly denies it, causing Rhys to struggle to choose who he believes, and he proposes to Jacqui at
20930-430: The date, and when he found out shes in a wheelchair he decided not go on the date. Rhys was confronted by Zak where he forced Rhys to confront Hayley. Rhys had a problem with Hayley's disability. However, whenever Rhys and Hayley are together they have an attraction and become more attached to one another. Rhys joined a band called The Somethings with Kris Fisher as their manager. Kris became the bands agent and they needed
21112-410: The day. In November 2009, Channel 4 launched a week of 3D television , broadcasting selected programmes each night using stereoscopic ColorCode 3D technology. The accompanying 3D glasses were distributed through Sainsbury's supermarkets. On 29 September 2015, Channel 4 revamped its presentation for a fifth time; the new branding downplayed the "4" logo from most on-air usage, in favour of using
21294-411: The discover of the truth of Sienna's fake pregnancy, Dodger chosen to support her than their own half-brother. Will is seen again, a year later, writing a letter to Dirk, from prison, asking Dirk to visit him. Dirk does visit Will in prison, but he says he wants nothing more to do with him. Will then goes to court for his trial of his crimes, but he fakes an illness and runs to the toilets where he causes
21476-502: The dynamic with Noah, Ethan, Doug and Riley, opining it makes him seem like "one of the guys". He also stated Noah is refreshing and a positive image because he is gay and black. They also laid praise to scenes in which Doug reacted positively to Noah's sexuality. William "Billy" Alexander , played by Richard Graham , made his first on-screen appearance on 9 February 2011. Billy's arrival was announced by Inside Soap in January 2011. Billy
21658-527: The early 1960s when the launch of an "ITV2" was anticipated. This led to good coverage across most of the country and few problems of interference with other UK-based transmissions; a stark contrast to the difficulties associated with Channel 5 's launch almost 15 years later. At the time the fourth service was being considered, a movement in Wales lobbied for the creation of dedicated service that would air Welsh language programmes, then only catered for at off-peak times on BBC Wales and HTV . The campaign
21840-444: The edge of the roof. Dodger tries to save him, but Will intentionally drags him off of the roof, and they both plummet to the ground. They both survive, but after Will unintentionally broke Dodger's fall by hitting the ground first, he is terrified to realise that he has lost feeling in both his legs again, for real this time. He is then loaded into an ambulance, before presumably being imprisoned for murder. A month after his arrest &
22022-470: The editor, Victoria White cameos in their scenes. Esther and George face hardship in their attempts at independent living and she nearly ends her career by ruining a magazine feature. Paul Millar of Digital Spy also reported that Esther and George's friendship would also be "challenged in the special week" of episodes. Jack "JJ" Osborne , played by Ryan Mulvey, is the son of Suzanne Ashworth ( Suzanne Hall ) and Darren Osborne ( Ashley Taylor Dawson ). He
22204-408: The entire conversation and comes up with a plan. He sends all of Dodger's loved ones a text from Dirk's phone. Soon Will holds Patrick, Maxine Minniver ( Nikki Sanderson ), Dirk, Dennis and Martha hostage at the house he inherited from Anna. He can not get hold of Sienna, not realising she is already there with Tom Cunningham ( Ellis Hollins ), who she is kidnapping to keep her fake pregnancy story
22386-705: The existing channels, an agenda in part set out by its remit which required the provision of programming to minority groups. In step with its remit, the channel became well received both by minority groups and the arts and cultural worlds during this period under Isaacs, during which the channel gained a reputation for programmes on the contemporary arts. Two programmes captured awards from the Broadcasting Press Guild in March 1983: best comedy for The Comic Strip Presents …Five Go Mad in Dorset, and best on-screen performance in
22568-531: The extent of this cross-subsidy was some £30 million. Rhys Ashworth Rhys Ashworth is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks , played by Andrew Moss . He made his first on-screen appearance in September 2005. Rhys was killed off in the Enjoy The Ride storyline in an episode airing on 15 November 2012 and the character departed on 16 November 2012. Rhys made
22750-423: The family hated her and to just leave them alone, but his mother told him not to speak to Beth that way. Beth and Gilly became romantically involved with each other. Rhys recommenced his relationship with Sarah, although it remained clear from both Rhys and Beth's behaviour that they still loved each other. Sarah told Beth that she did not believe Rhys had strong feelings for her. Beth suggested she do what she thought
22932-454: The first half of 2011. I think it may be one of the biggest stories in Hollyoaks history. It's very, very serious and I think it will really divide the audience. It will really test them and their relationship to the nth degree, and we'll see whether they can recover from it." Rhys first appears as a person who comes to inspect his family's new home due to the Hunter family selling up. Rhys decides
23114-432: The funeral alongside his brother Dr. Charles S'avage (Andrew Greenough) and girlfriend Cindy Cunningham ( Stephanie Waring ). Liberty and his nephew Dennis Savage ( Joe Tracini ) cannot attend the funeral, along with his adoptive son Dodger and his twin sister Sienna Blake ( Anna Passey ) who had refused to attend. Dirk also has more tragedy when Dr. S'avage dies seven months after the death of his son Will, killed by
23296-650: The future framework of public service broadcasting". The broadcasting regulator Ofcom released its review in January 2009 in which it suggested that Channel 4 would preferably be funded by "partnerships, joint ventures or mergers". As of 2022 , it breaks even in much the same way as most privately run commercial stations through the sale of on-air advertising, programme sponsorship, and the sale of any programme content and merchandising rights it owns, such as overseas broadcasting rights and domestic video sales. For example, as of 2012 its total revenues were £925 million with 91% derived from sale of advertising. It also has
23478-602: The hospital for kidney dialysis, Ethan and Theresa follow him. They discover that he is lying and that it is his daughter Emily Alexander (Elizabeth Henstridge), who needs a kidney transplant. Theresa then discovers a text message on Kathleen's mobile phone, asking for £5,000 from Billy, and realises that she was involved. Billy later arrives to support Jacqui through the trial of her rape by Gilly Roach ( Anthony Quinlan ). Jacqui takes up Billy's offer of time away at his home in Spain. Upon their return Billy, Emily and Jacqui have formed
23660-424: The house is right for the family and moves his belongings into the biggest bedroom so his best friend Gilly can stay with the family. Rhys looks for courses at the local college but he isn't impressed with them. They both look around the college and find the girls sports team and volunteer to help their tutor Kathy Barnes with her students. Rhys meets Sarah Barnes ( Loui Batley ) and she lies to him, claiming that she
23842-491: The key to the loft (this was a lie). Rhys finds Jacqui, who is babysitting Tom Cunningham ( Ellis Hollins ). They eventually bond while playing virtual tennis and share a kiss. Later, Rhys begins developing feelings for Jacqui after and he asks her to move in with him after she leaves Myra's place following a disagreement. She begins seeing Brendan's friend Danny making Rhys feel really jealous, enough to seduce her before one of their dates but after sleeping with him she leaves for
24024-513: The last time, after 32 years as a main presenter on the programme, making Snow one of the UK's longest-serving presenters on a national news programme. Channel 4's parent company, Channel Four Television Corporation , was considered for privatisation by the governments of Margaret Thatcher , John Major and Tony Blair . In 2014, the Cameron-Clegg coalition government drew up proposals to privatise
24206-458: The launch of Channel 4 HD, but the fourth HD slot was given to Channel 5 instead. On 2 November 2007, the station celebrated its 25th birthday. It showed the first episode of Countdown , an anniversary Countdown special, as well as a special edition of The Big Fat Quiz . It use the original multicoloured 1982–1996 blocks logo on presentation, and idents using the Fourscore jingle throughout
24388-636: The logo is disguised as different objects and the "4" can be seen from an angle. Under the leadership of Freeview founder Andy Duncan , 2005 saw a change of direction for Channel 4's digital channels. The company made E4 free-to-air on digital terrestrial television , and launched a new free-to-air digital channel called More4 . By October, Channel 4 had joined the Freeview consortium. By July 2006, Film4 had likewise become free-to-air and restarted broadcasting on digital terrestrial. Venturing into radio broadcasting, 2005 saw Channel 4 purchase 51% of shares in
24570-467: The love and connection that they had for much of their relationship. The fact that Rhys had been inexplicably cheating on Jacqui the whole time took away from how powerful those scenes could have and should have been". An All About Soap writer included Rhys and Beth's' incest plot in their list of "top ten taboos" stories list. They assessed that it was one of the "taboos which have bravely been broken by soaps." They added that Rhys and Beth "seemed like
24752-419: The money. She later tells Cindy she will leave in return for £200,000, to which Cindy agrees and Suzanne returns to Spain with Jack and Francine. At Suzanne's son Rhys Ashworth 's ( Andrew Moss ) funeral, when Darren asks how the twins are, Suzanne says they have started talking, and he should come over and see them but Nancy said they have Oscar to think about. In February 2014, Darren went to visit Suzanne and
24934-491: The next day. He initially believes her when he sees Rhys and Beth flirting but when he asks them if they are sleeping together Rhys tells him not to be so sick and tells him not to speak to Michaela again. Josh agrees as he feels guilty for believing her and when she visits the Ashworth house Rhys, Beth and Josh kick her out. Rhys and Beth meet and confront one another. Rhys tells Beth that despite how much he loves her, he had to do
25116-512: The now defunct Oneword radio station, with UBC Media holding on to the remaining shares. New programmes such as the weekly, half-hour The Morning Report news programme were among some of the new content Channel 4 provided for the station, with the name 4Radio being used. As of early 2009, however, Channel 4's future involvement in radio remained uncertain. Before the digital switchover , Channel 4 raised concerns over how it might finance its public service obligations afterward. In April 2006, it
25298-407: The pairing a success stating: "It's a nice collaboration and we try to make it funny, emotional, hard-hitting, three-dimensional and as interesting for the audience as possible." She also adopted a "couple name" for the pair titled "Ja-Rhys". Rhys and Jacqui were given one of the biggest storylines for the first half of 2011 in the serial, of this Marquess stated: "They have got the biggest story for
25480-456: The person who killed her sister is responsible. A number of months after her death, Doug tries to kill himself. He has heavenly visions of her, and has to choose whether to go back to life in the village, or go to heaven and stay with Jenny. The two confess their love for one another, but Doug ultimately chose to live because of the positive effect his presence in the village generated on its residents. Maddie Morrison played by Scarlett Bowman ,
25662-425: The police and told to appear in court the next day. They decide to run away together and start a new life rather than face going to prison. Rhys returns home to get his passport and the family catches him and Beth. Suzanne begs for Rhys to stay. Rhys takes the keys to the camper van that Gilly gives him. Rhys and Beth then leave the family and drive off. Rhys takes his attention off the road and they crash head-on with
25844-584: The potential to reach huge audiences and create change in the national conversation," Bloor said. "This storyline is an opportunity to shine a light on the under-researched and under-discussed topic of sibling sexual abuse. We hope that it will raise awareness of both the prevalence of this issue and the devastating impact it can have on those impacted by it." The storyline commenced after JJ suggested they should "play school disco's" (a trauma trigger word for Frankie). Prior to this, Frankie had been drinking after Darren had let Jack move back in. The scenes confirming
26026-426: The right thing, and he terminated the affair before anyone else could find out. Rhys however did rekindle his affair with Beth and Gilly discovers the affair after a family meal out. The entire Ashworth family were shocked and stunned by the revelations. Beth is thrown out of the house and Rhys leaves with her. Rhys and Beth are arrested when Gilly calls the police about their relationship. Rhys and Beth are questioned by
26208-455: The rights to broadcast mass appeal sporting events like cricket and horse racing . This new direction increased ratings and revenues. The popularity of Big Brother led to the launches of other, shorter-lived new reality shows to chase the populist audience, such as The Salon , Shattered and Space Cadets . In addition, the corporation launched several new television channels through its new 4Ventures offshoot, including Film4 , At
26390-445: The romance and vows to end it. Hatching a plan to break the pair up, she ends up bedding Rhys. A disgusted Sarah becomes aware of Rhys cheating with her mum and refuses to see him anymore. Despite that, they get back together again, for a third time, much to the disturbance of Kathy and Hannah. Rhys and Gilly's friendship suffers because of the on/off fling and Rhys becomes worried when Sarah talks about holidays and living together. Rhys
26572-434: The sale of Channel Four Television Corporation. The channel's chief executive, Alex Mahon, expressed disappointment at this, saying that its vision for the future was "rooted in continued public ownership". In January 2023, Michelle Donelan confirmed that the plans to sell Channel 4 were scrapped and that it would remain in public ownership for the foreseeable future. Channel 4 was established with, and continues to hold,
26754-430: The same killer soon after. In October 2015, Lindsey Roscoe ( Sophie Austin ) is revealed as Will and Dr. S'avage's killer. Dirk Savage , played by David Kennedy , is the father of Liberty ( Abi Phillips / Jessamy Stoddart ) and Will Savage ( James Atherton ) and adoptive father of Dodger Savage ( Danny Mac ). He made his first on-screen appearance on 15 April 2011. Dirk made a previously unannounced departure from
26936-466: The sexual abuse proved controversial with viewers. As Frankie struggles, Suzanne promises to take her to get her nails done, but misses it to drink and flirt with Ethan Williams (Matthew James Bailey). When Frankie watches them leaving together, she tries to cheer Frankie up by asking her to dance like she did during "school disco's", leading her to attack Suzanne and being interviewed by local police officer Zoe Anderson (Garcia Brown). Frankie also starts
27118-530: The shapes from the logo in various forms. Four new idents were filmed by Jonathan Glazer , which featured the shapes in various real-world scenes depicting the "discovery" and "origins" of the shapes. The full logo was still occasionally used, but primarily for off-air marketing. Channel 4 also commissioned two new corporate typefaces, "Chadwick", and "Horseferry" (a variation of Chadwick with the aforementioned shapes incorporated into its letter forms), for use across promotional material and on-air. In June 2017, it
27300-403: The show on 25 July 2018 when the character was killed-off after being electrocuted in a swimming pool by Milo Entwistle (Nathan Morris). In March 2011, it was announced that Liberty's family would be introduced to Hollyoaks . Actor David Kennedy was cast in the role of Dirk Savage, the father of Liberty, Will and Dodger. Of the family, a Hollyoaks spokesperson added: "The new family will take
27482-562: The station passed from the Channel Four Television Company to the Channel Four Television Corporation in 1993, a shift in broadcasting style took place. Instead of aiming for minority tastes, it began to focus on the edges of the mainstream, and the centre of the mass market itself. It began to show many American programmes in peak viewing time, far more than it had previously done. In September 1993,
27664-403: The storyline could be "too obvious" and said it needed a "really big twist" to make it viable. Billy is first seen at Kathleen McQueen 's (Alison Burrows) fund-raising event, where Mercedes accuses him of touching her. Carmel apologises for Mercedes' behaviour and agrees to have lunch with Billy. When he visits Carmel, her mother Myra McQueen ( Nicole Barber-Lane ) slaps him and reveals that he
27846-476: The toilet, he leaves his phone on the table and Darren sends the photos to the SU Bar and publishes it in a lads magazine. Sarah discovers about the photos and finally, finishes with Rhys for good. Rhys is green-eyed of Gilly Roach ( Anthony Quinlan )and Sarah's growing relationship. Rhys and Gilly have an argument and Gilly reveals his fling with Kathy at her birthday party. Rhys and Gilly fall out and Sarah, annoyed by
28028-526: The trial but she says no. However, when Gilly leaves the Hollyoaks after being found 'not guilty' she agrees to marry Rhys. She then from advice from Tony she goes round to his house and proposes to him and he says yes. After some time apart they eventually marry. Rhys and Jacqui's marriage starts to hit rock bottom when they have an argument and Jacqui leaves and never returned the next day. Rhys fears that something has happened to her and goes look for her. When her family says they haven't seen her they all fear for
28210-524: The twins. In January 2024, Jack (now known as JJ) and Francine (now known as Frankie) returned to Hollyoaks. Francine "Frankie" Osborne , portrayed by Isabelle Smith, is the daughter of Darren Osborne ( Ashley Taylor Dawson ) and Suzanne Ashworth ( Suzanne Hall ). Francine, along with her brother JJ Osborne (Reuben/Ryan Mulvey), are both born in the 3000th episode celebrations, originally broadcast on 21 January 2011. Suzanne, JJ and Frankie departed in episode 3039, originally broadcast on 17 March 2011. She
28392-416: The village by storm and are set to rub all the McQueens up the wrong way. The Savage family get evicted from their home when Dirk cannot keep up with the payments. Liberty is furious to come home and find her house all boarded up but big brother Dodger has a new house for them to live in! While the McQueens are away on holiday, Dodger moves his family into the empty house and declares squatters' rights! How will
28574-407: The way he support his nephew Dennis when he had lost his wife Leanne four years ago. Dirk and Milo Entwistle (Nathan Morris) began fighting on the night of Cindy's daughter, Holly Cunningham 's ( Amanda Clapham ) disastrous wedding to Damon Kinsella ( Jacob Roberts ), when it was revealed Cindy and Damon had sex and that Milo had been blackmailing Cindy about it. Dirk died when Milo pushed him into
28756-566: The wild weekend in Abersoch, Maddie immediately found a rival in Sinead, which means that when she joins the new sixth form the sparks are sure to fly as they vie for social supremacy." Tilly Evans played by former Waterloo Road actress Lucy Dixon , is an old school friend of Bart McQueen ( Jonny Clarke ). She made her first screen appearance on 21 June 2011. Dixon announced her casting through social networking site Twitter on 30 May. On 3 June it
28938-548: The worst and look for her in the woods. Rhys and Jacqui make up for good and with help of getting dog, Terry, they become closer even having sex for the first time since the rape. Gilly returns to the village just as Rhys and Jacqui are beginning to put the past behind them. Jacqui and Rhys struggle to deal with Gilly being back which leads them to plan to move to Cornwall. Gilly goes to see Rhys and Jacqui at their flat where he admits he unknowingly raped Jacqui and leaves so they don't have to. Rhys and Jacqui struggle with money so get
29120-581: Was "beyond his wildest dreams". Mitchell is Hollyoaks second ongoing wheelchair using actor, following the introduction of Kelly-Marie Stewart as Hayley Ramsey in 2009. In October 2011, it was announced that Mitchell had finished filming with the serial. However, his final scenes had already aired the previous month. Pete is first seen in Northern Ireland when Cheryl Brady ( Bronagh Waugh ), Lynsey Nolan ( Karen Hassan ) and Mercedes Fisher ( Jennifer Metcalfe ) see him on their visit, he reveals he
29302-501: Was Will who was responsible for the harassment. Rhys discovers that Neville's brother Noel ( Craig Cheetham ) is his biological father after his mother was sleeping with him while having a marriage with Neville. Noel returned to try to bond with Rhys when he only had a few months to live. Rhys told him he wasn't interested, as he considered Neville his father. Rhys met Beth Clement ( Sinéad Moynihan ) when she fell underneath his car. Rhys became attracted to her and offered to take her to
29484-606: Was announced that Alex Mahon would be the next chief executive, and would take over from David Abraham , who left in November 2017. On 31 October 2017, Channel 4 introduced a new series of idents continuing the theme, this time depicting the logo shapes as having formed into an anthropomorphic "giant" character. On 25 September 2021, Channel 4 and several of its sub-channels went off air after an incident at Red Bee Media's playout centre in west London. Channel 4, More4 , Film4 , E4 , 4Music , The Box , Box Hits , Kiss , Magic and Kerrang! stopped transmitting, but 4seven
29666-445: Was announced that Annie Cooper would be joining the cast as Alex. Of her casting, Cooper commented: "I am delighted to be joining the glamorous cast of Hollyoaks as naughty minx Alex. She's really going to test Riley and Mercedes's relationship and it's exciting to see how it all turns out." Of the character, a Hollyoaks statement added: "Alex only has one thing on her mind, but which wannabe WAG will reign supreme and at what cost?" In
29848-466: Was announced that Channel 4's digital switch-over costs would be paid for by licence fee revenues. In July 2007, Channel 4 paid £28 million for a 50% stake in the TV business of British media company EMAP , which had seven music video channels. On 15 August 2008, 4Music was launched across the UK. Channel 4 announced interest in launching a high-definition version of Film4 on Freeview, to coincide with
30030-453: Was announced that television newcomer Andrew Moss had been cast as Rhys. In January 2010, it was announced that Lucy Allan had stepped down from the position of series producer and that Paul Marquess had taken over the role. It was soon revealed that Marquess planned to give Hollyoaks a "shake up", changing the productions team and beginning a cast cull by axing three established characters: Neville, Suzanne and Josh Ashworth. As well as
30212-612: Was best. Sarah then left Rhys. Rhys and Beth have an argument after Rhys found out that Beth had advised Sarah to dump him. After going home, Rhys realised how much he has fallen for her and the illicit pair failed to resist each other. They tried to forget about it the next day and when Gilly revealed that he was going travelling to Thailand, Beth decided to go with him but not before she and Rhys confessed their feelings to each other and Rhys tried to persuade her to run away with him to Spain. However, despite Rhys' efforts, Beth felt it would be wrong and left for Thailand with Gilly. Rhys started
30394-483: Was born on-screen on 21 January 2011, which coincided with the show's 3,000th episode celebrations. In December 2010, it was announced that Suzanne Hall would be reprising her role of Suzanne. It was announced that Suzanne would return pregnant with Darren's twin babies and give birth in the show's 3,000th episode. Speaking of his reaction to the storyline, Dawson commented: "I was shocked in the same way, but it's just typical Darren! It's great. Suzanne's return has come at
30576-407: Was brilliant to come to a show like this as part of a family unit. You don't feel like you're on your own." In 2010 Rhys embarked on a "surprise" relationship with Jacqui McQueen ( Claire Cooper ). Moss first hinted at their romance months prior stating: "I think Rhys is going to fall in love again. It's a character already in the village. It's quite surprising. It's a character who's been here for
30758-486: Was cast in the role of Will Savage, the brother of Liberty and half-brother of Dodger Savage ( Danny Mac ) and the son of Dirk Savage ( David Kennedy ), having previously studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art . Of his casting, Atherton commented: "It all happened really quickly and I'd started filming before I had time to think. Everyone's just been so friendly and made it really easy to settle in. Will
30940-550: Was confirmed Dixon would play Tilly. Dixon said she wanted her character to be a positive role model saying "I hope that we're going to be good role models for people of that age. That they can relate to that character and think, 'If she's going through it and she's coping, then so can I'". A writer for E4 described Tilly as being "fiercely independent, only getting involved in the dramas of Hollyoaks 6th Form when it's something she believes in. Though she had holiday romance with Esther in Abersoch, Tilly likes to keep her options open and
31122-635: Was criticised by the National Deaf Children's Society, which complained to the broadcasting watchdog. A new subtitling, signing and audio description system had to be built from scratch. The service eventually began to return at the end of October. In June 2022 after a six-month long investigation, Ofcom found that Channel 4 had breached its broadcast licence conditions on two grounds: Missing its subtitles quota on Freesat for 2021 and failure to effectively communicate with affected audiences. On 23 December 2021, Jon Snow presented Channel 4 News for
31304-622: Was described as a potential love interest for Carmel Valentine ( Gemma Merna ), who is "mysterious" and has a secret that affects the McQueen family . In Billy's storyline, he is revealed to be the father of Carmel's older half-sisters, Mercedes Fisher ( Jennifer Metcalfe ) and Jacqui McQueen ( Claire Cooper ). Cooper said that she "loved" working with Graham on the storyline. A father for Jacqui and Mercedes had been talked about by previous producers. In May 2010, Paul Marquess said that while he had not been discussed, he would not rule it out. He said
31486-451: Was discover by his half-sister Sienna Blake ( Anna Passey ). Texas realises that Will knew about Sienna and has used her. Dodger asks Texas to marry him but she writes him a good-bye letter and leaves. She later returns for Dodger, but Will reveals their affair. She confronts Will who throws himself down some stairs and she believes she pushed him. Will is left paralysed and a guilty Texas becomes his carer. Will guilt trips Texas into starting
31668-402: Was he who killed Texas and Anna. She attempts to escape but Will pins her down and tries to strangle her; however, he stops after she says she loves him. Dodger walks in and sees the situation, and Ash runs to him revealing everything Will has done. Just then, an explosion in the flat below rips through the house, killing Ash. Dodger has a standoff with Will and disowns him, before being crushed by
31850-482: Was his neglect and abandonment that led her to self-harm. The story reached a climax in episode 6355, originally broadcast on 17 April 2024, where Frankie is raped by JJ. This was deemed the storylines "most upsetting turn". Scared of a future pregnancy, she asks Lucas to obtain the morning after pill . They initially fail, however Lucas later gives her the contraception after he finds her in the park. She didn't reveal anything to Lucas, but just admitted that her first time
32032-459: Was later reported that serial killer Silas Blissett ( Jeff Rawle ) lines Jenny up as his next victim. Jenny is short of cash and starts talking to a "rich old man" online, wanting to arrange a meeting, drug him and steal his wallet and cards. Jenny is oblivious to the fact that she is talking to Silas. Rawle branded the scenario as a "tantalising game of cat and mouse". Jenny thinks Silas is a millionaire who she can trick, and Silas thinks she will be
32214-465: Was never the father he wished for, but Dirk fails to admit he was a good father. Later that night, an unidentified person enters Will's room, and injects him with potassium chloride through his IV drip . Dirk enters Will's room, to see him go into cardiac arrest , but does not alert the nurses, to which Will dies. Dirk later feels guilty about his death, thinking he caused it. Later in the year, Will's uncle Dr. Charles S'avage (Andrew Greenough) dies by
32396-529: Was not a positive one. Darren makes a disturbing discovery when he finds Frankie's emergency contraception; he confronts her to no avail as she just claims she can not be protected. The plot then seen Lucas accused of the rape by Darren. Continuing his manipulation, JJ keeps entering her room at night, until he is caught by Nancy. In a desperate attempt to keep Nancy in her bedroom at night, she overdoses Morgan Osborne on Antihistamine 's to keep her sedated so she would not wake up to interrupt Nancy, however Morgan
32578-517: Was not impacted. The incident still affected a number of the channels by 30 September. The London Fire Brigade confirmed that a gas fire prevention system at the site had been activated, but firefighters found no sign of fire. Activation of the fire suppression system caused catastrophic damage to some systems, such as Channel 4's subtitles, signing, and audio description system. An emergency backup subtitling system also failed, leaving Channel 4 unable to provide access services to viewers. This situation
32760-424: Was portrayed by a child actress named Lexi during her initial 2011 stint. On 10 November 2023, it was announced that Hall had reprised the role of Suzanne and that she would be returning along with the twins in January 2024. Isabelle Smith was cast in the role of Frankie for a "huge storyline". Of her casting, Smith stated: "I'm so excited to be joining the cast of Hollyoaks , it still hasn't sunk in! You should expect
32942-502: Was shocked at Rhys' death AfterElton.com 's Anthony D. Langford said he was not "shocked" at Rhys' death but that he "was sorry to see him go". Langford said that he could see why the serial "had to kill him off because they had basically written the character into a corner". He said that he did not understand why the serial decided to take Rhys in the direction they did, explaining that after "everything that he and Jacqui had been through [...] it made no sense for Rhys to throw what had been
33124-478: Was taken so seriously by Gwynfor Evans , former president of Plaid Cymru , that he threatened the government with a hunger strike were it not to honour the plans. The result was that Channel 4 as seen by the rest of the United Kingdom would be replaced in Wales by S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru, meaning "Channel Four Wales" in Welsh). Operated by a specially created authority , S4C would air programmes in Welsh made by HTV,
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