Charlotte & India i like. The rest i couldn`t give a toss about and i would sack them in a heartbeat. If Hayley dont return to maternity leave then get rid of her too.

From E4

Producer On 'Who Shot Calvin?'

Hollyoaks series producer Paul Marquess got in touch with us before to talk EXCLUSIVELY about the episodes surrounding Calvin Valentine’s murder. He’s excited about them and, we tell you what, so are we! Read on to see what’s coming up on Hollyoaks…

“Hello,

I’m feeling excited and privileged. Why? Because I’ve just seen the week of episodes where we find out who shot Calvin.

It’s bold and daring stuff – full of mystery and intrigue. The week expands on what we saw in the Flash Forward episode and fills in all the gaps. As key motivations are explained, the finger of suspicion hovers over first one character, then another. It’s intense and absorbing stuff.

The aftermath of the murder is going to be every bit as dramatic. There’s a great big secret at the heart of Hollyoaks – how long before it starts to leak out? And, if poor old Carmel thinks that losing her husband is the worst of her troubles, she’s sorely mistaken. Instead, Calvin’s murder is the catalyst for the unravelling of a whole knot of secrets and lies.

The wedding week will usher in a new era for Hollyoaks – and subsequent weeks will see us introduce fresh characters and stories to intrigue and entertain you. I’m really enjoying what I’m seeing. I hope that you will agree.

Best,

Paul Marquess”

Hmm ... I wonder if he changed the identity of the killer from whatever Lucy Allen had originally envisioned?

Sounds like he can't wait to get this flash-forward albatross over with, and can't say I blame him...

I reckon it will be Mercedes so they can throw The McQueens into the limelight again...they have been in the shadows during Allen`s era.

I enjoyed the wedding episode on Xmas 09,and i hope Marquess does an even better job.

Sheree Murphy debuted today, so she was definitely hired at the very end of the Lucy Allan era and Marquess just got stuck with her and Anita...

The show hit all-time lows in the ratings AGAIN. I'm starting to wonder if Marquess' revamp will even be enough to save this show in a year or so...

http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/news/a216350/soaps-ratings-roundup-april-23.html

Some spoilers in a new interview.

New Oaks boss Paul Marquess tells us his his plans to revamp the show, promising plenty of secrets, lots of drama, new hunks and maybe even deaths..."looking at the year ahead we want to have lots of secrets and mystery and really soup the show up. Everybody thinks i'm going to blow something up and kill off everyone in the village.....I'm not! It's going to be much more interesting than that."

New Families, New Secrets...

"Three new families will arrive from June" says Paul. "There are secrets in every family...and secrets work!"

The Sharpes - "We meet mum of two Gabby in dramatic fashion. It's a special week becuase one of our much loved guys is away from the village and he see's Gabby get knocked over. He rescues her and is sucked into her life, bringing her to Hollyoaks. Her Marriage isn't working but the story she tells him may not be true. Theres something much darker going on.."

The Costellos - "They arrive in august and will own The Dog. Dad Carl is an ex-footballer and ladies man and wife Hiedi is an ex model. They have 2 sons, Riley and Seth and also a secret daughter from the dads previous relationship...

Family No3 - The third family - dad, 2 kids and stepmum- arrive in the autumn. The lad is going to get into terrible trouble.."

Hunks, Hunks, Hunks....

"Hunks are part of the reason some people watch Hollyoaks on a sunday morning - it's easy on the eye and it still will be. The lads we're bringing in for the Costello family are really good actors....and they are good looking too!"

Who Kills Calvin?

"By the time we get to the week of the wedding, clever viewers will have guessed who the killer is and it will be more of a whydunnit than a whodunnit. The killer gets away with it for a while and that is going to be interesting too."

Death Wish...

"We have plans for a spectacular stunt on screen before christmas. Stunts and explosions are really good when they have a fantastic story at the heart of them as opposed to just a fantastic explosion itself"

The McQueens A-List...

"We're going to split up The McQueens....and we're bringing in a new one who will change the dynamic considerably. Jacqui will have a relationship with a very unexpected character and it gets really serious. Mercedes has crossed the line and she'll try very hard to be good but she may well fail. Theresa is pregnant with Calvins child and Carmel won't know he's the father yet. Micheala has a big story with Zak coming up."

Ste goes bad again...

"Kieron Richardson is a brilliant actor and he's going to be involved in all sorts of evil with our new villian. He gets sucked in and ends up doing deals with the Devil. We want viewers to end up going "don't do it Ste!""

Cindy, Tony & Darren...

"Steph Waring is having a baby and will be going on maternity leave..So will Tony and Cindy stay together? What do you think? But Cindy will be back, meaner and badder than ever before. As for Darren. we're going to take him in a different direction. Let's just say it's the opposite of the Darren we know and love.."

New Bad Boy...

If you thought Warren was a hunky villain, you're going to love Pauls new signing - irish actor Emmet Scanlan. "The absense of a villain like Warren has been sorted" says Paul. "Emmet is a brilliant actor and his character Brenden is really, really bad. I can't give way too much expect to say he'll be a sinister new arrival with a very dark past"

Sounds intriguing, well most of it, hopefully it turns out well on-screen...

All the emphasis on hunks, a shallow part of me wonders if they might go back to showing more skin, as they used to do for a long time. Hollyoaks might get a few extra viewers with some nice bottoms on display.

Sounds intriguing, well most of it, hopefully it turns out well on-screen...

Most of it sounds interesting.

But I'm already not going to care about the bad boy bothering Cheryl. Will anyone?

And Theresa pregnant? Is this Lucy's doing? I hope she loses that baby or dies in child birth. Then Jackie can have the baby she's always wanted. Ta da!

Amello, nicknamed The Wicked.

Most of it sounds interesting.

But I'm already not going to care about the bad boy bothering Cheryl. Will anyone?

Sounds like this villain is going to be mixing it up with more than just Cheryl, which could be his saving grace, and oh, if he kills Cheryl, too...

And Theresa pregnant? Is this Lucy's doing?

Most likely...

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Sounds like this villain is going to be mixing it up with more than just Cheryl, which could be his saving grace, and oh, if he kills Cheryl, too...

Most likely...

We must band together and hope that Cheryl's death is inevitable. That flunky cow needs to hit the bricks, literally!

This interview gives me a little hope that the lack of excitement for Steph from Marquess is purely because she's preggers. I hope her leave isn't too long.

Amello, nicknamed The Wicked.

This is something I more than encourage! I was serious in the Y&R thread that I'd kill over 95% of the cast. And over half of OLTL'S as well.

Hell, the only interesting character on Days is Maggie. Everyone else is a waste of space.

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Cindy seems like has type of character, and her maternity leave had to help Steph Warring from being on the axing block. Sounds like he has big plans for Cindy, Darren, and Tony, especially when Warring returns from maternity leave.