Hollyoaks [News, Spoilers and Discussion]

Ravi Roy is dealt a knockout blow later this month when doctors reveal he has a brain aneurism.

And the strapping fella is shocked to learn it is so bad he could drop dead at any second.

Ravi - played by Stephen Uppal, 26 - is alerted to his potentially fatal condition after collapsing and being taken to hospital.

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Sarah wont be missed she is a useless character

Hollyoaks Later is to screen a soap first next month when one of the show's leading characters plunges to their death in a tragic parachute incident, Digital Spy can exclusively reveal.

Filming for the late-night E4 spinoff took place at Tatenhill airfield, Staffordshire, earlier this week where the production team used a storage area and a static plane for the scenes.

One of the four storyline strands within the five hour-long episodes sees Sarah Barnes (Loui Batley, left), Zoe Carpenter (Zoë Lister, below right) and Lydia Hart (Lydia Kelly, below left) embark on a boot camp and as part of the intense regime, the trio take to the skies to try out skydiving.

However, unbeknown to the girls, one of their parachutes has been sabotaged by a member of the group and when each pulls their ripcord cord, one fails to operate, sending them plummeting to the ground below.
The identity of the unfortunate girl is being kept a secret until the episode airs.

Producers have confirmed, though, that Batley and Lister are quitting the main Channel 4 show.

Mike Shelton, chief executive of Tatenhill airfield, told Burton Mail: "We had known that they would be coming about a week ago. It wasn't particularly high profile as our staff were not really involved in the filming. We had one staff member show them around the area, but they mainly filmed near our storage area, not very close to our operations."
He added: "They mainly filmed in the early evening after we had stopped flying so our work carried on as normal. All the filming they did was static so there was no flying involved. I believe they did use one plane to film but never flew in it."

This year's edition of Later is headed up by former Hollyoaks producer Bryan Kirkwood.

The five hour-long episodes of Hollyoaks Later are due to transmit on consecutive weekday nights on E4 from September 28.

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SHOCKED Malachy Fisher is devastated when he catches his wife Mercedes enjoying a sizzling romp with secret lover Calvin Valentine.

But instead of tackling the cheating pair, he decides to leave before saying a word.

So when Mercedes returns home later that evening she has no idea that Malachy has finally discovered what she’s been up to.

As he bides his time, the heartbroken husband tries to come to terms with his wife’s infidelity.

He knows that if he says anything then he risks losing her forever. Feeling guilty about cheating on her devoted husband, Mercedes tries to end her affair with the hunky ex-copper.

But the saucy brunette can’t help herself and the pair continue meeting up for regular romps.

A Hollyoaks insider said: “Malachy can’t believe his eyes when he catches them in The Loft. He’s devastated.

“It’s not going to be the best Christmas for either of them.

“Viewers will see a completely different side to Malachy as his rage starts to take over.”

Catch all the action on Channel 4 on Friday, December 18.

Hollyoaks is to make UK soap history when it becomes the first serial drama to break the time continuum and 'flashforward' six months into the future.

Next Monday, the special 'flashforward' episode of Hollyoaks will be slotted into Channel 4's schedule and feature scenes from May 2010.

The screening's storyline focuses on the second wedding of show favourites Calvin Valentine (Ricky Whittle) and Carmel McQueen (Gemma Merna).

Series producer Lucy Allan told DS of the 'flashforward': "We're really excited by this future episode - Hollyoaks is the only soap that can tamper with time and give our audience the opportunity to look at events that haven't yet taken place.

"A lot can happen in six months, so viewers should expect to be asking a lot of questions of some of their favourite characters' actions and behaviour."

Whittle added: "Calvin's completely besotted with Carmel. She's the one he's always wanted - she's always been his true love since they first started seeing each other and everyone's always wanted them to get back together."

Here, DS presents a gallery of photos from Calvin and Carmel's wedding day.

Hollyoaks' 'flashforward' episode airs on Monday, December 21 at 6.30pm on Channel 4.

Hollyoaks actor Tony Hirst has quit the show after four years.
The 42-year-old - who plays mature student Mike Barnes - finished filming with the Channel 4 soap at the end of last year and will remain on screen until January 27 when he bids farewell to the village for pastures new.

Bye Bye Barnesy