And those three are all Marquess creations? Sheesh. Cheryl hasn't been on too much yet for me to fully form an opinion on her, so we'll see. Brendan...ugh. A cartoon.

What really was the deal behind Matt and Darren leaving the show? I haven't really found anything other than they just wanted to break more into behind the scenes work and presenting. For some strange reason, I've always had this baseless notion that they were disenchanted with how soapy/dramatic the show had become as opposed to what I've always figured were lighter and more comedic earlier years. But I could be totally wrong on that.

Cheryl and Duncan are Lucy Allan (the last producer). Brendan is Marquess.

I think they probably really did leave because they wanted to try to move out of acting. I do wonder if they saw the writing on the wall.

Carley Stenson on T4:

I love her. Given the exit she's probably getting, I don't know if I can watch the show and have any attachment to it again.

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Edited November 6, 201015 yr by Y&RWorldTurner

I edited the last post with the actual interview.

Did you guys already see this? Pics of Carley Stenson's last day on set.

http://www.e4.com/hollyoaks/pictures/behind-the-scenes/2010/oct-06.html

Bronagh Waugh hogging up space in most of them.

Edited November 6, 201015 yr by Y&RWorldTurner

These Mal/Mercedes scenes are great. Ugh it's going to be sad to see him gone.

It's official, Steph is dead. The moment she told Gilly she was ready and decided to stay and die in the fire [!@#$%^&*] broke me.

Goodbye Steph de la Cunningham Dean Roach!

^That was sweet.

I'm finding this fire sh!t lame. I'm also finding 90% of the characters lame, lacking in charisma, and totally unlikeable. It's like there's no attachment to this show anymore.

I haven't watched the fire yet, but even those at DS who want to love the show feel that it has been confusing and flawed. And the ratings aren't that different from a regular episode at this time of year. Apparently major scenes were cut,

like one that let viewers know Steph tried to leave the fire when she heard Gilly screaming, but she couldn't get out.

I think the whole thing was a pointless stunt.

One of the posters at DS who seems to have some ties to the show mentioned some of the scenes which were cut this week:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=1386723

Edited November 13, 201015 yr by CarlD2

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s13/hollyoaks/news/a287673/hollyoaks-confirms-late-night-special.html

This show just does not even make sense anymore.

I was watching some episode of the Doctors and there was a man on there who dated a librarian and didn't want to tell her he was sometimes a male stripper (she ended up walking into the club where he was stripping). I thought I recognized him, and it turns out he was on a few episodes of Hollyoaks as Summer's soldier boyfriend, the one she broke up with before she started dating Kris.

Just watched the November 10th episode......Steph!! I can't believe she committed suicide in the fire. Anthony Quinlan was fantastic in this episode. And then the last scene when Gilly and Darren tell Frankie. What an emotional episode.

When did Warren and Mandy come back? And why is Mandy evil now and how did Warren survive the fire (when he "died")?

Bryony Mole

OMG theres tones of chemestry . its hot and intence, they should so get back together. he hits him sure but thats just to show that hes the man in the relationship.

Some chick thinking Brendan/Ste are soulmates. What a LOON!