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Spencer Gray (Hollyoaks)
Spencer Gray is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Darren John Langford. The character first appeared on-screen in December 2008. He initially appeared as the foster brother of Warren Fox, turning up after the death of his mother. He is noted for his learning disability and his condition of where he has a mental age of a human in preadolescence. The character was axed by Paul Marquess. Character creation Background News of the character first surfaced in October 2008, when it was announced established character Warren Fox was to have a new on-screen relative in the form of Spencer, his former foster brother from his childhood. He was initially dubbed as being introduced to explore the character of Warren's past in more depth. It was also made clear that the character would have learning disabilities and a mental age of a 10-year-old. When the character first appeared on-screen, the two characters spoke of their troubled pasts an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren John Langford
Darren John Langford (born 1 April 1984) is a British actor who is best known for playing the mentally disabled character Spencer Gray in the long-running Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...''. Langford left Hollyoaks in late 2010. References Living people 1982 births British male soap opera actors People educated at Lostock High School {{UK-tv-actor-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Executive Producer
Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the making of a commercial entertainment product. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights or royalties). In films, the executive producer generally contributes to the film's budget and their involvement depends on the project, with some simply securing funds and others being involved in the filmmaking process. Motion pictures In films, executive producers may finance the film, participate in the creative effort, or work on set. Their responsibilities vary from funding or attracting investors into the movie project to legal, scripting, marketing, advisory and supervising capacities. Executive producers vary in involvement, responsibility and power. Some executive producers have hands-on control over every aspect of production, some supervise the producers of a project, while others are involved in name only. The creditin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaz Bennett
Gaz Bennett is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Joel Goonan. He debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 25 November 2008. Goonan took a break from filming during 2010, and returned on-screen on 19 January 2011. Goonan announced his permanent departure from ''Hollyoaks'' in October 2011. He made his final appearance on 11 November 2011. Character development Goonan took a short break from filming during 2010, returning to filming in winter. A spokesperson described the scenes stating: "Much to Anita's concern, Gaz will be making a shocking return to the village in the weeks ahead." His return scenes aired in January 2011. Gaz is introduced as the leader of a racist hoodie gang. Gaz has already shown his hatred of black, Asian and bisexual characters including Ash Roy (Junade Khan), Anita Roy ( Saira Choudhry), Ravi Roy ( Stephen Uppal), Lauren Valentine ( Dominique Jackson) and Calvin Valentine (Ricky Whittle). Despite his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Dean
Jake Dean is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Kevin Sacre. Sacre portrayed the character between 2002 and 2008, before making a return on 5 October 2009. In March 2010, Sacre was axed from the series by Paul Marquess during his major revamp and cast cull. Jake made his last appearance on 6 August 2010. Character creation In late-mid 2002, it was announced that regular character Steph Dean's family would appear on the series. Max Brown who secured the role of Kristian Hargreaves, originally auditioned for the role of Jake. However actor Kevin Sacre was the successful applicant. Jake and his onscreen brother Craig Dean (Guy Burnett) were introduced as two of four new male characters introduced in late 2002. In early 2010 it was announced that Lucy Allan had stepped down from the position of executive producer, Paul Marquess then took over the role. It was soon revealed that he planned revamp Hollyoaks, changing the productions te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holly Hutchinson
Holly Cunningham (also Hutchinson and Roscoe) is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', most recently portrayed by Amanda Clapham. Holly's first on-screen appearance aired on 22 December 1997, which was her birth set on Christmas Day, before departing in 2000. Holly made further appearances in 2002 and later in 2004, played by Karis Sharkey and Katie Hynes respectively. In 2008, Holly returned to the serial played by Lydia Waters. In 2009, Holly played a minor role in the second series of ''Hollyoaks Later'', and featured in the storyline of her mother Cindy (Stephanie Waring) and Tony Hutchinson's (Nick Pickard) wedding, despite Darren Osborne (Ashley Taylor Dawson) and Jacqui McQueen (Claire Cooper) teaming up to split the engaged couple up before the wedding. Waters then departed in 2010. In November 2012, the character was reintroduced, now played by Wallis Day. Day as fifteen-year-old Holly appeared in the sixth series of ''Hollyoak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Colburn
David Colburn is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, ''Hollyoaks'', played by Elliot James Langridge. He first appeared in ''Hollyoaks'' online spin-off '' Hollyoaks: The Morning After the Night Before'', which explored the dangers of binge drinking. After this, Dave made a regular appearance in ''Hollyoaks'' as a new student at Hollyoaks Community College. Dave left the teen soap in late 2010 after the character was axed in March 2010. Character creation and casting Elliot James Langridge was cast as Dave after being turned down for a minor role on ''Hollyoaks''. Langridge stated: "I riginallyauditioned for a very small part and I didn't get it. Then I got a call back to say that they wanted me to play this other lead role and so I didn't even have to audition gain I was very lucky." Dave first appeared in one episode of ''Hollyoaks'' before appearing in web-based spin-off ''Hollyoaks: The Morning After the Night Before''. Due to the launch of the ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India Longford
India Longford is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Beth Kingston. She made her first on-screen appearance on 21 September 2009 and was introduced by series producer Lucy Allan as a new student at Hollyoaks Community College. Kingston was given the role after she entered and won an online competition run by ''Hollyoaks Desperately Seeking''. In November 2010, it was announced that India would be murdered. India was murdered by Silas Blissett on 23 December 2010. India returned briefly in 2011 and 2012. Kingston has stated that she was happy to leave the show before being typecast in the role. India has been portrayed as a "posh bird" and is narrow-minded, having a tendency to "rub people up the wrong way". She is also described as sensible and "strait-laced". Many of India's early storylines revolved around her wanting to "fit in" among her fellow students, sleeping with Archie Carpenter (Stephen Beard), feuding with Hayley Rams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Valentine
Lauren Valentine is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Dominique Jackson. First appearing in 2007, Lauren was written out of the show in 2010 along with the rest of the Valentine family as part of series producer Paul Marquess' overhaul of the series. Casting and creation Jackson's casting was announced on 13 August 2007. She was created as an extension to the Valentine family and was created as part of a storyline which saw Leo Valentine reveal he had lived a double life. On 8 March 2010 Jackson's axing was announced. Although it was initially reported Jackson was axed on screen brother Ricky Whittle confirmed she had planned to leave at the end of her contract which coincided with the ending of the rest of the Valentine's contracts who also chose not to renew. On leaving Jackson said that whenever she left would be "an upsetting time because I'd been there since I was 15. But, at the end of the day, times have to change and I'm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Roy
Anita Roy (also Strong) is a fictional character from the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Saira Choudhry. Choudhry was cast in 2008 as part of the new Roy family and arrived in November and stayed in the serial for 2 years before she left ''Hollyoaks'' on 20 January 2011. Her more notable storylines include being racially bullied, which was nominated for an award at the ''Inside Soap'' Awards and which led to her self-harming storyline. In her time on the show she also discovered that she is adopted and began an on-line relationship. Anita also suffered an identity crisis. Character development Characterisation E4 described Anita as "sensitive soul". Colin Daniels of Digital Spy branded her a "troubled teen". In an interview Choudry labelled the character "disturbing" and commented that "She's not so self-absorbed and she's turned into a young adult now." On her favourite storyline she also added that it was "probably the story where Anita tried to bleach her sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theresa McQueen
Theresa McQueen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Jorgie Porter. She made her first appearance on 24 November 2008. The character was introduced as an extension of already established McQueen family and quickly became a fan favourite for her cute, bubbly personality and dark storylines. During her first five years on the show, Porter was featured in numerous high-profile storylines, including: underage sex; the murder of Calvin Valentine ( Ricky Whittle); teenage pregnancy; being the target of serial killer Silas Blissett (Jeff Rawle); falling down a lift shaft; discovering her boyfriend, Ethan Scott (Craig Vye) was dating two other women and forming a friendship with the girls; finding her long-lost father; relationships with Dodger Savage (Danny Mac), Will Savage (James Atherton) and Joel Dexter (Andrew Still); and her arrest for Calvin's murder. Porter announced her departure from the soap in October 2013 so she could focus on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasha Valentine
Sasha Valentine is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Nathalie Emmanuel. Sasha first appeared on-screen on 17 July 2006 as part of the newly introduced Valentine family. Sasha has been at the center of many high-profile storylines including use of recreational drugs, a heroin addiction and a subsequent overdose, prostitution, a victim of a series of violent attacks, portraying a gangster's moll and binge drinking. In March 2010, Paul Marquess announced that 11 characters are to depart the show which included Sasha. Although it was initially reported Emmanuel was axed, Ricky Whittle confirmed she had planned to leave at the end of her contract. Emmanuel left in 2010 and was later credited on 1 December 2010 for a flashback episode. Character development Characterisation E4 described Sasha as a "smart girl with a nose for trouble much to the dismay of her older brother Calvin. She's a major flirt and once she sets her sight on her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Summers
Louise Summers is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by actress Roxanne McKee. The character first appeared in February 2005 as the feisty, glamorous girlfriend of Darren Osborne (Ashley Taylor Dawson). McKee has been nominated for several awards for her portrayal of the character. In 2008, it was revealed McKee had quit her role as Louise and planned to depart later in the year. She made her final appearance on 26 December 2008 when fiancé Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas) murdered her on their wedding day. Creation and casting Actress Roxanne McKee auditioned for the role of Louise in 2004 as part of ''Hollyoaks: On the Pull'', a nationwide search to find a new actor for ''Hollyoaks''. After being chosen from over 35,000 applicants, McKee began portraying Louise, who was introduced by series producer David Hanson in 2005. In 2008, McKee hinted at a possible exit for her character, despite refusing claims that she wanted to leave. She to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
