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Scott Anderson (Hollyoaks)
Scott Anderson is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Daniel Hyde (actor), Daniel Hyde. The character debuted during the main series spin-off titled ''Hollyoaks: Indecent Behaviour'', which was released on home media on 17 November 2001. He made his main show debut during the episode broadcast on 4 December 2001. Scott initially appeared on a recurring basis but Hyde was promoted to the regular cast and Scott's storylines were expanded when he buys The Loft night club. Scott is characterised as a "bad boy" type who is "ambitious and possessive" but knows how to use his charm. Writers used Scott to generate controversy within the show. The character's initial storylines revolved around a rape accusation made against him by Beth Morgan (Hollyoaks), Beth Morgan (Kate Baines). Scott is portrayed as Beth's antagonist as he taunts her about the events of the rape. Scott begins a relationship with Steph Dean (Carley Stenson) to further discredit B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollyoaks
''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally 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''. From 2005 to 2023, episodes have aired on sister channel E4 (TV channel), E4 a day prior to their broadcast on Channel 4. In 2023, ''Hollyoaks'' was removed from Channel 4's early evening schedule, but remains on E4 and Channel 4 (VoD service), Channel 4's on demand service with episodes now uploaded to YouTube. At its inception, the soap was targeted towards an adolescent and young adult audience but it has since broadened its appeal to all age groups. ''Hollyoaks'' has covered various taboo subjects rarely seen on British television, for which it has received List of awards and nominations received by Hollyoaks, numerous awards. It has won the award for Best British Soap twice, in 2014 and 2019; its first win broke the 15-year tie between rival soap operas ''EastEnde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Taylor Dawson
Philip Ashley Taylor Dawson, known as Ashley Taylor Dawson, is an English actor and singer. He is known for portraying the role of Darren Osborne in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', as well as being a member of the pop group allSTARS*. Early life Born in Manchester, Dawson grew up in Wilmslow. He attended Ashdene Primary School and Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, and began performing at a young age with the local drama group Scamps. He is the brother of singer and guitarist Catherine Taylor-Dawson. Career Dawson has played the role of Darren Osborne in ''Hollyoaks'' since 1999. Actor Adam Booth originally played the part before leaving in 1997. The character rejoined ''Hollyoaks'' in 1999 when Dawson secured the part. Dawson joined ''Hollyoaks'' when he was 17 years old after getting his big break with the National Youth Theatre. Since then he has appeared in ''Hollyoaks'' spinoffs such as ''Hollyoaks Later'' and '' Tom's Life''. He went on to secure the part of D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All About Soap
''All About Soap'' was a fortnightly UK magazine founded in October 1999. It was released on Tuesdays. Storylines of the shows it covered were from soap operas shown in the United Kingdom and from Australia, including ''EastEnders'', ''Coronation Street'', ''Emmerdale'', ''Doctors'', ''Hollyoaks'', ''Neighbours'' and ''Home and Away''. History and profile The magazine launched in 1999 as a sister magazine to ''Inside Soap'' and as a rival to '' Soaplife'' which had taken off just months earlier, the same year. Out of the three leading soap magazines, it is the only one to have featured a celebrity column written by a soap star. Emmerdale's Lucy Pargeter (who plays Chas Dingle Chastity Dingle (also Livesy and Spencer) is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Lucy Pargeter. More commonly known as Chas, she made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 16 October 2002. ...), Verity Rushworth ( Donna Windsor) and Matthew B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newspapers
A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports, art, and science. They often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, Obituary, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of Subscription business model, subscription revenue, Newsagent's shop, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often Metonymy, metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published Printing, in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also Electronic publishing, published on webs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evening Standard
The ''London Standard'', formerly the ''Evening Standard'' (1904–2024) and originally ''The Standard'' (1827–1904), is a long-established regional newspaper published weekly and distributed free newspaper, free of charge in London, England. It is printed in Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid format, and also has an online edition. In October 2009, after being bought by Russian businessman Alexander Lebedev, the paper ended a 180-year history of print circulation, paid circulation and multiple editions every day, and became a free newspaper publishing a single print edition every weekday, doubling its circulation as part of a change in its business plan. On 29 May 2024, the newspaper announced that it would reduce print publication to once weekly, after nearly 200 years of daily publication, as it had become unprofitable. Daily publication ended on 19 September 2024. The first weekly edition was published on 26 September 2024 under the new name of ''The London Standard' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded entirely by its commercial activities, including Television advertisement, advertising. It began its transmission in 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service in the United Kingdom. At the time, the only other channels were the television licence, licence-funded BBC1 and BBC2, and a single commercial broadcasting network, ITV (TV network), ITV. Originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), the station is now owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation, a public corporation of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, which was established in 1990 and came into operation in 1993. Until 2010, Channel 4 did not broadcast in Wales, but many of its programmes were re-broadcast ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Redmond
Sir Philip Redmond (born 10 June 1949) is an English television producer and screenwriter. He is known for creating the television series ''Grange Hill'', ''Brookside'' and ''Hollyoaks''. Early life and education Redmond was born in Huyton, England. He took the 11-plus and passed, but attended St Kevin's RC School in Northwood, Kirkby (it became All Saints Catholic High School, Kirkby). His mother was a cleaner and his father was a bus driver. Redmond left school with four O-levels and one A-level and trained to become a quantity surveyor. He studied Sociology at the University of Liverpool. Career Redmond wrote episodes for the ITV sitcom '' Doctor in Charge'' and children's series ''The Kids from 47A''. He became well known for creating several popular television series such as ''Grange Hill'' (BBC One, 1978–2008), for which he based his first ideas on his time at St Kevin's, ''Brookside'' (Channel 4, 1982–2003), '' Rownd a Rownd'' (S4C 1995–) and ''Hollyoaks'' (Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna Taylor
Joanna Taylor (born 24 July 1978) is an English actress and former model. Early life and career Born in Tooting, South London, Taylor was a student at the Guildford School of Acting. Her big break came in 1999, when she won the role of Geri Hudson in Channel 4 teen soap ''Hollyoaks''. She left in 2001, and has since starred in BBC One police drama, ''Merseybeat'' as PC Jackie Brown. In 2004, Taylor appeared in the American film '' Post Impact'' with Dean Cain. In 2005, Taylor turned to writing, contributing a weekly column to The Times from the perspective of a " footballer's wife" and in 2007, after taking an extended break from acting, she featured in the British independent film ''Back in Business'', opposite Martin Kemp. Personal life Taylor married English international footballer Danny Murphy in 2004. They have two children. The couple separated in 2017. Filmography * ''Hollyoaks'' (1999–2001) — Geri Hudson * '' Hollyoaks: Indecent Behaviour'' (2000) — Geri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geri Hudson
Geri Hudson is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Joanna Taylor. The character made her first on-screen appearance on 13 September 1999. Taylor made her final appearance as Geri during the episode broadcast on 19 December 2001. Development Taylor made her first on-screen appearance as Geri during the episode broadcast on 13 September 1999. Hudson 2001, p.7. Geri was introduced into ''Hollyoaks'' as one of five new students studying at Hollyoaks Community College. Evans 2002, p.45. They consisted of three female students Geri, Anna Green (Lisa M. Kay), Nikki Sullivan (Wendy Glenn) and two male students Alex Bell (Martino Lazzeri) and Sam Smallwood (Tim Downie). The quintet make their first appearances during the episodes from the week commencing 12 September 1999. Lazzeri recalled that joining the cast was not daunting for the five actors because they were all in the same situation. The group were featured in typical chaotic student storyl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Reid (fighter)
Alexander Aristides Reid (born 21 July 1975) is an English former mixed martial artist (MMA), fighting under Bellator, BAMMA and Cage Rage. He is also an actor, having been in ''Hollyoaks'' and making an appearance in '' Drifters''. Reid was the winner of Channel 4's 7th and final series of ''Celebrity Big Brother'' in 2010. Early life Reid was born in Aldershot, Hampshire, where he attended the Connaught School. His father was a paratrooper and his mother was a homemaker. He is the youngest of six siblings. Career Acting Reid played Jason Cunliffe in the Channel 4 soap-opera ''Hollyoaks'' in 2001. He appeared in the comedy series '' My Hero'' in 2002. He also appeared in the TV Series '' Drifters'' (2016), as himself. Mixed martial arts Reid first got into martial arts at 14 and subsequently turned to mixed martial arts: "It was just a natural progression. I started off doing Kung Fu, Karate-style tournaments before moving on to Boxing, Kickboxing, a little bit of Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Cunliffe (Hollyoaks)
The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' in 2001, by first appearance. The year saw the introduction of many new characters including the Hunter family. Theo Sankofa Theo Sankofa, played by Andrew Somerville, appeared from 2001 to 2002. Somerville was cast in the ''Hollyoaks: On the Pull'' campaign to find new young actors to appear in the show. The other three chosen were Marcus Patric ( Ben Davies), Lesley Johnston ( Laura Burns) and Elize du Toit ( Izzy Cornwell). Theo moves to Hollyoaks where he set up the village's first gadget shop, Theologic, which supplies strange devices. Friendly and well-liked, Theo is someone who the residents of Hollyoaks come to for advice and help. He often supports and advises his friends, including Chloe Bruce ( Mikyla Dodd) and Matt Musgrove ( Kristian Ealey). Theo also plays a key part in helping Gordon Cunningham (Bernard Latham) in winning the local elections as his campaigner. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warrington Guardian
The ''Warrington Guardian'' is a local newspaper that has been published in Warrington, England, since 1853, originally published weekly on Saturdays.''The Literary and Educational Yearbook for 1859'', p. 287 In 1856 it was bought by Alexander Mackie, who used it as a springboard to establish a number of other "Guardian" titles in Cheshire: the ''Northwich Guardian'' in 1861, the ''Altrincham Guardian'' in 1862, the ''Crewe Guardian'' in 1863, and the ''Chester Guardian'' in 1867. By 1859 the ''Warrington Guardian'' had a circulation of 2,200. As of 2013 the paper is owned by Newsquest. Former journalists *John Ray, BAFTA-winning ITV News correspondent. He was formerly Africa Correspondent, Middle East Correspondent and was the first Western TV journalist to report from inside Syria's borders at the start of the war. *Rebekah Brooks (née Wade) (born 1968), British media executive and the first woman editor of The Sun The Sun is the star at the centre of the Solar Sys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
