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Rory Finnigan
Rory "Finn" Finnigan is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by James Redmond. He first appeared in June 1998 before leaving in January 2002. He left to return to his previous life before his time in ''Hollyoaks'' village. Finn returned for the sixth series of ''Hollyoaks Later''. ''Hollyoaks'' celebrated twenty years on air in October 2015, with Redmond reprising his role for the celebrations. In October 2017, ''Hollyoaks'' confirmed that Finn was returning at Christmas. Finn returned on 14 December 2017 and again the following year, last appearing on 5 March 2018. Casting In 2009 the Daily Star reported current ''Hollyoaks'' producer Lucy Allan was planning to lure Redmond back into his role. On 12 June 2013, it was announced that Redmond had reprised his role for the sixth series of ''Hollyoaks Later''. On 6 October 2015 it was announced that Redmond will be briefly reprising the role for its 20th anniversary. In October 2017, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Redmond (actor)
James William Forbes Redmond (born 24 November 1971) is an English actor, presenter, stand-up comedian and model, known for his roles as Abs Denham in ''Casualty'' and Rory Finnigan in ''Hollyoaks''. Career Redmond first rose to fame when he began modelling in Milan in April 1994, after being spotted by fashion scout Calvin French. Following a string of advert appearances, he was offered a part in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. Redmond played Rory Finnigan on the show between 1997 and 2002, before leaving the series to present ''SMTV Live'' and '' CD:UK''. Redmond's stint at ''SMTV Live'' lasted three months, as producers decided he had not settled into the role leaving Redmond reportedly "gutted". Redmond resumed his acting career with a leading role in the first series of Sky One drama ''Mile High''. Then in 2003, he began portraying the role of Abs Denham in the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', and remained on the series for five years until he quit in 2008, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollyoaks Later Series 6
The sixth series of ''Hollyoaks Later'' is a British television series and late night spin-off of Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. The series consists of five episodes, which aired from 7 October to 11 October 2013, on E4. The series transmitted to concur with the main show's eighteenth anniversary and acted as "a celebration of Hollyoaks past and present". These celebrations included several former cast members returning for the series as part of original character Tony Hutchinson's (Nick Pickard) storyline. These returns included Jeremy Edwards (Kurt Benson), James Redmond ( Rory "Finn" Finnigan), John Pickard ( Dom Reilly) and Sarah Jayne Dunn (Mandy Richardson). Another storyline saw Esther Bloom (Jazmine Franks) and her friends celebrate her eighteenth birthday in a "spooky" location. The introduction of Jade Hedy (Lucy Gape) was revealed to leave these characters in danger, with two of the characters involved set to die during the series. When the episodes aired Callum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jude Cunningham
Jude may refer to: People * Jews Biblical * Jude, brother of Jesus, who is sometimes identified as being the same person as Jude the Apostle * Jude the Apostle, an apostle also called Judas Thaddaeus or Lebbaeus, the patron saint of lost causes in the Catholic Church * Epistle of Jude, a book of the New Testament of the Bible * Saint Jude (other) Given name * Jude (singer) (born 1969), American singer-songwriter * Jude Abaga (born 1981), Nigerian hip hop artist * Jude Abbott (born 1962), English musician * Jude Acers (born 1944), American chess master * Jude Adjei-Barimah (born 1992), Italian-American football cornerback * Jude Aneke (born 1990), Nigerian forward * Jude Angelini (born 1977), American radio host and author known as Rude Jude * Jude Anthany Joseph, Indian film director, screenwriter and actor * Jude Bellingham (born 2003), English footballer * Jude Bolton (born 1980), Australian rules footballer * Jude Deveraux (born 1947), American novelist * Jude L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Groves
Carol Groves is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Natalie Casey. Carol first appeared in the serial on 22 January 1996. In August 2000 it was announced that Casey had quit the role and would film her final scenes at the end of the month. Carol remained with the serial until 11 December 2000 when she left the village to never return. Development Casting Casey went through three auditions before she was cast as Carol. She won the role ahead of 250 other actors who also went up for it. After six months in the role, Casey was offered a new, year-long contract. Characterisation Carol was introduced as Lucy Benson's (Kerrie Taylor) "very loyal" best friend. She is "hopelessly" and obsessively in love with Lucy's brother Kurt (Jeremy Edwards), who does not reciprocate her feelings at all. Casey disliked her character's infatuation with Kurt, saying "I'd be hitting her! If she was 13, yes, but at 17 she shouldn't channel all her emoti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Richardson (Hollyoaks)
Lewis Richardson is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Ben Hull. Lewis was introduced by Phil Redmond as part of the Richardson family. Lewis made his first on-screen appearance on 30 October 1995 before departing on 15 October 2001. Lewis was initially a "good bloke" but changed, becoming like his abusive father Dennis Richardson. Lewis's exit from the serial was devised by series producer Jo Hallows who decided to kill Lewis on screen as part of a suicide storyline. The storyline was devised to show the "full horror" of suicide. Casting Hull was cast in the role in 1995. Hull said that "as soon as I heard about the show - and this was before it was actually aired - I thought it had enormous potential, and I really wanted to be part of it". Hull described hearing of his casting as a "such a wonderful feeling". Hull quit the role in 2001. Hull said that he felt it was "time to do other things" adding that he was "very proud of Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jambo Bolton
James "Jambo" Bolton is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Will Mellor. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 23 October 1995. Jambo was one of the show's original characters. Mellor left the cast in 1998. In 2004, Mellor reprised his role briefly for a Christmas special episode. Casting ''Hollyoaks'' initially focused on the lives and loves of seven teenagers living in a fictional suburb of Chester. Jambo was one of the original characters created by Phil Redmond, and he was introduced in the show's first episode, which aired on 23 October 1995. Will Mellor had previously appeared in ''Children's Ward'' and Redmond's ''Brookside'', before he was cast as Jambo. He admitted to being nervous when he went up for the role. He attended four auditions and got down to the last two, before being told that he had won the part. Speaking to the ''Liverpool Echos Peter Grant, Mellor said that when he went home to tell hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday Mirror
The ''Sunday Mirror'' is the Sunday sister paper of the ''Daily Mirror''. It began life in 1915 as the ''Sunday Pictorial'' and was renamed the ''Sunday Mirror'' in 1963. In 2016 it had an average weekly circulation of 620,861, dropping markedly to 505,508 the following year. Competing closely with other papers, in July 2011, on the second weekend after the News of the World#End of publication, closure of the ''News of the World'', more than 2,000,000 copies sold, the highest level since January 2000. History ''Sunday Pictorial'' (1915–1963) The paper launched as the ''Sunday Pictorial'' on 14 March 1915. Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere, Lord Rothermere – who owned the paper – introduced the ''Sunday Pictorial'' to the British public with the idea of striking a balance between socially responsible reporting of great issues of the day and sheer entertainment. Although the newspaper has gone through many refinements in its near 100-year history those original c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inside Soap
''Inside Soap'' is a weekly soap opera and television listings magazine published in the United Kingdom. The magazine is currently released every Tuesday. It covers storylines featured in British and Australian soap operas that are broadcast in the United Kingdom, including ''Coronation Street'', '' Doctors'', ''EastEnders'', ''Emmerdale'', ''Hollyoaks'', ''Home and Away'' and ''Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and ...'' as well as drama '' Casualty''. Since 1996, the magazine have hosted the ''Inside Soap'' Awards ceremony each year. History Profile and early years ''Inside Soap'' was launched in Australia in 1992, published by the Sydney-based Attic Futura. Attic Futura was sold to Pacific Magazines in 1993 by which time the magazine had been successfully l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Jayne Dunn
Sarah Jayne Dunn (born 25 September 1981) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Mandy Richardson on the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' from 1996 until 2021. In November 2021, Dunn was dropped from ''Hollyoaks'' after she joined the adult subscription service OnlyFans. Career ''Hollyoaks'' Dunn first appeared on the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' on 12 September 1996, walking into the video shop in the forty-third episode. Mandy came into the village at the age of 14 as a "wannabe supermodel" and quickly formed a friendship with Ollie Benson. In 2003, Dunn played a supporting role in the '' Brookside'' DVD spin-off, ''Unfinished Business''. In 2004 Dunn appeared in the fitness DVD ''Hollyoaks Dance workout'' with Ali Bastian ( Becca Dean) and Jodi Albert ( Debbie Dean). Dunn left ''Hollyoaks'' as a cast regular in 2006. Dunn has since returned to ''Hollyoaks'' five times. In February 2007 for a two episode stint for the funeral of Mandy's best frie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandy Richardson
Mandy Richardson (also Hutchinson and Morgan) is a fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Sarah Jayne Dunn. She first appeared on 7 October 1996 and has been involved in various storylines, including dealing with sexual abuse while she was a child by her father Dennis Richardson (Hollyoaks), Dennis (David McAllister), the suicide of her brother Lewis Richardson (Hollyoaks), Lewis (Ben Hull), and an on-off relationship with Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard) before the couple married. Mandy had a miscarriage causing her to hit Tony. Mandy and Tony had a daughter together who they named Grace Hutchinson, Grace, only for her to die from sudden infant death syndrome. This led to the character and Dunn's exit from the serial in 2006. Dunn made a brief return in 2007 before making a return for six months in 2008. Dunn reprised her role as Mandy in 2010; in September 2011, Dunn announced her departure from the soap, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Lucy
Gary Edward Lucy (born 27 November 1981) is an English people, English actor, television personality and model who is best known for playing List of The Bill characters (E–L)#Will Fletcher, Will Fletcher in the ITV (TV network), ITV police drama ''The Bill'', Luke Morgan in ''Hollyoaks'', Kyle Pascoe in ''Footballers' Wives'' and Danny Pennant in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. He also played a part in the show ''The Dumping Ground'' as a footballer named Billy. Career Lucy was born in Chigwell, Essex. He appeared in ''Grange Hill'' and ''Dream Team (TV series), Dream Team'' before getting the role that brought him to public attention, Luke Morgan in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. Lucy undertook a male rape storyline, for which he won the British Soap Award for Best Newcomer, Best Newcomer award at the 2000 British Soap Awards. Lucy then went on to do three series of the ITV (TV network), ITV football drama ''Footballers' Wives'' where he played Kyle Pascoe, a foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Morgan
Luke Morgan is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Gary Lucy. He was introduced by the show's creator Phil Redmond as part of the Morgan family, and made his first appearance on 25 March 1999. The character was involved in a male rape storyline, which was branded "groundbreaking" and met with controversy. Lucy opted to leave the role in 2001 after two years, although he returned for two episodes in August 2002. The character's reintroduction was announced on 21 May 2017 and he returned on 24 July. Lucy took a break from the series in 2018 to appear in a play. The character made a few brief appearances throughout 2019 before he returned permanently in August. Luke was killed off in 2022, with his final scenes airing on 9 June 2022. He returned briefly in 2023 as a vision to his former fiancée Cindy Cunningham (Stephanie Waring). Development Characterisation Daily Mirror, The Mirror described him as "sullen face but loveable". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
