Later in the s a further two weekly episodes were commissioned to bring the total output to four episodes per week. Audiences rose to four million. By March , Redmond had handed over his production responsibilities to Jo Hallows and in that year a series of open auditions were held around the country using the title On The Pull.
The number of attendees was far in excess of anticipations - indeed, there were thousands - but it is claimed [ by whom? As a consequence of this process, several new cast members were engaged:. In , Johnston left the programme to become a midwife. The same year saw Mikyla Dodd leave her role of Chloe Bruce after four years in order to pursue other projects. A similar claim was made by Sarah Jayne Dunn , whose departure in to pursue other projects left Mandy Richardson as the longest featured female character [ citation needed ] in At the same time Du Toit left for an acting career in Los Angeles.
Bryan Kirkwood replaced Hanson as producer on 16 January His task was to rejuvenate the series and change a perception that because the cast were good-looking they were therefore unable to act. The issue of carbon monoxide poisoning was addressed by the programme in It emerged subsequently that the storyline had help to save the life of a viewer who was actually suffering from such poisoning at the very time of watching the broadcast. Beth Cordingly, the viewer, said that "The only respite I had in the middle of all my pain was Hollyoaks.
I can't believe I owe my life to it. In October it was announced that Kirkwood had decided to quit and that his deputy, Lucy Allan , would take over the role, although it was not until 1 June that she was credited as executive producer on screen because of filming lead times.
November saw Emma Rigby, who had won Best Actress at an awards ceremony in , announce that she was to leave the show in order to pursue other projects. In July three members of the recently introduced Roy family - Ash, Bel and Govinda - left the programme. In October the series came under the media spotlight for airing scenes that involved Rae Wilson Alice Barlow and Barry Newton Nico Mirallegro attempting to commit suicide by jumping from a bridge into water below.
In November , the character of Loretta Jones became the centre of controversy when various media outlets revealed that Loretta would be part of a child murder storyline. Bulger had been murdered when he was two years old by two young children.
Being just ten years of age, they were handed small sentences to serve and were later released with new identities. In December , Hollyoaks became the first British soap opera to air a 'flash forward' episode whereby the storyline looked six months into the future.
It also saw Calvin's murder, starting a six-month long whodunnit. Leila Roy was written out after Kaur decided she wanted to work elsewhere from serial drama. An episode description reads: "Teen heartthrob Kurt Benson has been chasing after Natasha for weeks — quite literally on the back of his iconic motorbike. News of the first episode's re-broadcast follows the confirmation that Kurt Benson will be returning to screens this month, despite his friends and family believing that he died in a jet ski accident in Hollyoaks continues Mondays through Thursdays with first-look episodes at 7pm on E4, followed by repeat airings on Channel 4 the following evening at 6.
Digital Spy now has a newsletter — sign up to get it sent straight to your inbox. Read more Hollyoaks spoilers on our dedicated homepage. Drama Romance. Director Ken Horn. Phil Redmond. Top credits Director Ken Horn. See more at IMDbPro. Photos Add Image. Top cast Edit. Guy Parry Joe as Joe. Toby Sawyer Bazz as Bazz. Ken Horn. Storyline Edit.
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