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Jessica Harris (Hollyoaks)
Jessica Harris is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Jennifer Biddall. The character made her first appearance on 3 October 2005. Jessica's notable storylines include having meningitis, developing a gambling problem , a carbon monoxide leak plot. Her early relationship storylines explored a love-triangle with Gilly Roach (Anthony Quinlan) and Mark Jury (Ash Newman). In October 2007, it was announced that Biddall had chosen to leave the soap and Jessica made her final appearance during the episode broadcast on 31 December 2007. Biddall has since revealed she would not consider a permanent return to the role. Casting In 2005, Jessica was created by executive producer David Hanson and actress Jennifer Biddall was cast into the role. Biddall made her first appearance as Jessica during the episode broadcast on 3 October 2005. Development During an interview with the BBC, Biddall described Jessica stating, "she's a new university student stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Biddall
Jennifer Biddall (born 26 May 1980) is an English actress who played the part of Jessica Harris in ''Hollyoaks'' from 2005 to 2008 and joined ''EastEnders'' to play Megan in 2022. She has at times been credited as Jennifer Bidall or Janet Biddall. Biddall was born in Bath, Somerset, and grew up in Corsham, Wiltshire where she went to The Corsham School. She studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, afterwards moving to London where she appeared in the film shorts ''Delicate'' and ''Kidnap''. In early 2008 she ended her ''Hollyoaks'' role as Jessica Harris, later becoming part of a radio-play with ex-co-star Gerard McCarthy for 4Radio, appearing in a new musical called ''The EXtra Factor'', and joining the musical ''Dreamboats and Petticoats'' at the Playhouse Theatre in London. In December 2009 Biddall and actor Ben Freeman were engaged; on 10 September 2010 they were married at The Manor House Hotel, Castle Combe where Biddall's former ''Hollyoaks'' castmate Zoe List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhys Ashworth
Rhys Ashworth is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Andrew Moss. He made his first on-screen appearance in September 2005. Rhys was killed off in the Enjoy The Ride storyline in an episode airing on 15 November 2012 and the character departed on 16 November 2012. Rhys made a return on 27 June 2014 as part of his ex-girlfriend Cindy Cunningham's (Stephanie Waring) storyline about her bipolar disorder. Character creation and casting In 2004, Jo Hallows stepped down from her position as series producer at ''Hollyoaks'' and it was announced that David Hanson would succeed her in the role. In 2005, it was revealed that Hanson would introduce a new family to the series: the Ashworths consisting of father Neville Ashworth ( Jim Millea), mother Suzanne ( Suzanne Hall), son Josh ( Sonny Flood), daughter Hannah (Emma Rigby), family friend Gilly Roach (Anthony Quinlan) and son Rhys. It was announced that television newcomer Andrew Moss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malachy Fisher
Malachy Fisher is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Glen Wallace. Malachy first appeared in 2007 on a recurring basis and became a permanent character in 2008. The character has been noted for being at the centre of an HIV plot. In July 2010, it was announced that the character was to leave the show. The character was later killed off in a structure fire. He made his final appearance on 18 November 2010. Creation Malachy initially appeared in only three episodes, a gruff builder who was appalled to learn his brother was a bisexual cross dresser. Actor Glen Wallace got on well with Gerard McCarthy, as they had known each other since they were teenagers. He said producers were "keen" on his work and brought him back for another nine episodes to see if he could be integrated into the canvas. After an absence of several months, they gave him a year-long contract. Development A central part of Malachy's character was his discovery in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HIV Positive
The human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are two species of ''Lentivirus'' (a subgroup of retrovirus) that infect humans. Over time, they cause AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive. Without treatment, the average survival time after infection with HIV is estimated to be 9 to 11 years, depending on the Subtypes of HIV, HIV subtype. In most cases, HIV is a sexually transmitted infection and HIV/AIDS#Transmission, occurs by contact with or transfer of blood, pre-ejaculate, semen, and Vaginal lubrication, vaginal fluids. Non-sexual transmission can occur from an infected mother to her infant during pregnancy, during childbirth by exposure to her blood or vaginal fluid, and through breast milk. Within these bodily fluids, HIV is present as both free virus particles and virus within infected White blood cell, immune cells. Research has s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliot Bevan
Elliot Bevan is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Garnon Davies. The character debuted on-screen during the episode broadcast on 9 January 2007. Elliot was introduced into the series as a new student character. In July 2010, it was announced that Davies had decided to leave the show. Elliot made his final appearance during the episode broadcast on 15 November 2010. Elliot's storylines included a relationship with his friend Sarah Barnes (Loui Batley) and finding his long-lost father. Casting Elliot was created in 2006 and on the day auditions were held for Elliot, Davies attended another audition for a biscuit advertisement. Davies was unsure if he would receive the role because he presumed ''Hollyoaks'' were casting only attractive actors in roles. Davies told Josie Ensor from '' Western Mail'' that "the day I went for the audition I also had a casting for a McVitie's biscuits ad, I'm glad I got the one I did, but it was a weird audition. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Manning
Stuart David Manning (born 27 May 1979) is an English actor and model. He is known for portraying the role of Russ Owen in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' from 2004 until 2009, and again in 2018. Career After leaving Art college where he studied Fine Art photography Manning joined Models One where he worked with photographer Bruce Weber on an Abercrombie and Fitch campaign. He also worked on many commercials including "Pepsi" directed by Michael Bay. Manning started his acting career in an ITV soap opera '' Night and Day'' playing Sam Armstrong. Manning won the 2002 British Soap Awards "Hero of the Year" award for that role. He played Mark Thompson in an episode of ''Holby City'' before joining the cast of ''Hollyoaks'' in 2004. After five years of playing the role of Russell Owen, Manning decided to quit the show. He left the series in a storyline that saw him kidnap his baby son Max and leave for France. He appeared as a contestant on the ninth series of '' I'm a C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Owen
Russ Owen is a fictional character in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Stuart Manning. He first appeared in the episode first broadcast on 6 August 2004 with the Owen family and has been involved in storylines including being diagnosed with testicular cancer and kidnapping his son Max McQueen (Gabriel Lawrence). It was announced in April 2009 that Manning had quit the role and Russ departed in the episode first broadcast on 3 June 2009. Nine years later, it was confirmed that Manning would reprise the role. Russ returned on 13 August 2018 and was killed off on 16 November 2018 after being murdered by Breda McQueen (Moya Brady). Creation and development Regular auditions were held in 2004 for the part of Russ, with actor Stuart Manning securing the role. In 2009, it was revealed Manning had quit. Speaking of his decision to leave the show, Stuart Manning said: "I've had a great time at Hollyoaks over the last five years and I've learnt so much. Russ has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Farnworth
Oliver Farnworth (born 5 August 1982) is an English actor. As well as appearing in various theatre productions, including West End theatre roles, Farnworth has also appeared as a regular character in two ITV1 soap operas: Andy Carver in ''Coronation Street'' (2014–2017) and John Sugden (Emmerdale), John Sugden in ''Emmerdale'' (2024–present). His other television appearances include recurring roles in ''The Royal'' (2008–2009) and ''Mr Selfridge'' (2014). Life and career Farnworth was brought up just outside Halifax, West Yorkshire, Halifax in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, but moved to Sidmouth in Devon when he was fifteen. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He first came to recognition in ''Hollyoaks'' playing Will Hackett from September 2006 to May 2007. Before appearing in ''Hollyoaks'', Farnworth appeared on stage in ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' and in ''The London Plays'', written by Ed Hime and directed by Kelly Wilkinson. He has also app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Hackett
William "Will" Hackett is a fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Oliver Farnworth. The character first appeared on-screen on 1 September 2006 until 4 May 2007. He was noted for portraying storylines involving mental illness and stalking his girlfriend Zoe Carpenter (Zoë Lister). Storylines Will was revealed as a child genius by Gilly Roach (Anthony Quinlan) as he was a contestant on Countdown (game show), Countdown at 15 years old and seen as a child prodigy. He was also fast-tracked into Oxford University at 16 but dropped out due to complications. Now at HCC with a second chance, Will is extremely moody and keeps himself to himself but has developed obsessive feelings for Zoe Carpenter (Zoë Lister). He tried to win her affection but she turned him down; he has since tried more devious means of winning her praise by trying to sabotage her new relationship with Zak Ramsey (Kent Riley). When Zak and Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard McCarthy
Gerard McCarthy (born 31 March 1981) is an actor from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Biography McCarthy was born in Belfast and attended St. Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Belfast, St. Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School. They came out as non-binary in 2022. Career Gerard McCarthy was awarded Sir Kenneth Branagh's Renaissance Scholarship to train at Laine Theatre Arts, graduating in 2002. They currently play Kevin McSwain in BBC 2's BAFTA nominated drama ''The Fall (TV series), The Fall'', starring Gillian Anderson. On Netflix, they can be seen alongside Sir Derek Jacobi, Neve Campbell and Joely Richardson as Ashley Stokes in ''Titanic: Blood & Steel'', an epic 12-part series charting the extraordinary construction of RMS ''Titanic'' in the shipyards of Edwardian Belfast. The series was nominated for 5 IFTA Awards including Best Series. They played Brondsted in the first episode of Michael Hirst's History Channel series ''Vikings (2013 TV series), Vikings'', st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kris Fisher
Kris Fisher is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Gerard McCarthy. The character first appeared on-screen in September 2006 and left in August 2010 after McCarthy quit the show. He is noted for his storylines involving the PEP treatment, a bisexual love triangle, his outlandish personality and being the only permanent cross dressing Cross-dressing is the act of wearing clothes traditionally or stereotypically associated with a different gender. From as early as pre-modern history, cross-dressing has been practiced in order to disguise, comfort, entertain, and express onesel ... character in a British soap opera. Following his departure, it was announced that McCarthy would return in November 2010 for a short stint. Creation and casting The character was created as one of four new students to be introduced into the series in 2006. At the time of creation the then producer of the series, Bryan Kirkwood described the character to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Kirkwood
Bryan Kirkwood (born November 1975) is a British television producer. He was the producer of the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' from 2006 until 2009 and was the executive producer of the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' from 2010 until 2012. He returned as the executive producer of ''Hollyoaks'' in late 2012, before leaving again in March 2021. His final episodes aired in June of that year. In 2022, he returned to ''EastEnders'' as a writer. Career Kirkwood's first major role came as a storyline for ITV's ''Coronation Street''. He later took control as the producer for Channel 4's ''Hollyoaks'' between 2006 and 2009, a period in which the show explored a number of well-loved and critically acclaimed storylines (such as that of the relationship between John Paul McQueen and Craig Dean and the Dog at the Pond explosion that killed five characters). After leaving the main ''Hollyoaks'' team, he produced the second series of the late-night spin-off ''Hollyoaks Later'', shown in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
