Table of contents for 8 - 2017 in Inside Soap UK

“Mild-mannered Daniel is the one to watch...” You’ve gotta love the reinvigorated Barlows in Corrie. Of course the return of Peter was always going to be good news, but the two new boys have totally held their own. And while you’d think cool and cocky Adam – who has more than inherited his dad Mike Baldwin’s chippy swagger – would be the one ruffling feathers, we never reckoned it would be mild-mannered bookish Daniel who’d turn out to be the one to watch. We’re quickly realising that there’s a lot more to Daniel than meets the eye, so we got on the phone to actor Rob Mallard to get his take on the the character. Turn to p38 to read what he has to say. Elsewhere this week, those buoyed…

There’s a mysterious link between Shona and Kylie, and we’re dying to know what it is! Shona is clearly hung up on the death of Max and Lily’s mum – but as we never saw her interact with Kylie on screen, we can only speculate about their connection… Is it possible that Shona is Kylie’s sister? Kylie Turner shared a mother with her half-sister Becky Granger. Could their mum – who died from alcoholism when Kylie was young – have had a third child? Or might Kylie’s abusive dad, Brian Turner, have had a second family? Shona is known to Gemma, too. Gemma was Kylie’s friend during their days on a rough Manchester estate. At first, Shona tried to deny that she’d ever met Gemma before, but Gemma worked out…

SHADY LADY I’ve recently noticed a lovely lampshade in the Fowler house in EastEnders – it’s green with white and orange circles, and black lines. Do you know where I can get one from, please? Izzy, Essex I’ve had a hunt around, and you can get a similar ‘retro modern fabric lampshade’ from website Etsy – prices vary from £25 to £35, depending on what size you require. DEAD MAN? In Home and Away, Bianca is angry with Heath because he killed someone called Gunno. I don’t remember that happening, though! Shauna, Glasgow That’s because it took place in 2016 Home and Away spin-off, An Eye For An Eye . Crook Gunno kidnapped Heath’s little nephew, Casey – and it was up to…

SAM ROBERTSON (Adam) “Sam and I are really looking forward to doing more stuff in Adam and Daniel’s flat, because we have a good laugh in there . We’re a similar age, but have had very different experiences within the industry – he’s done Corrie before, and he’s done independent films and reality TV, so it’s interesting speaking to him about all those things.” CHRIS GASCOYNE (Peter) “Chris has done a lot of stage work as well as Corrie , so we like to talk a lot about that, and about different acting techniques. I’ve spent quite a bit of time filming with him – and along with Bill, he’s been a really great person for me to work with and learn from.”…

“Sal wants to encourage Rosie to respect herself a bit more” Watch out, Weatherfield – the local women are going to take a stand! Councillor Sally is set to rally the troops this week, after her daughter Rosie is harassed by a smarmy builder. When his boss fails to take her complaint seriously, outraged Sal is on a mission – and Sally Dynevor, who plays the demo demon, is delighted… Sally must be in her element, lining up the ladies and giving the building site foreman what for! Yes, she is! It was very good fun filming the protest scenes. Sally’s got herself a megaphone, and she’s screaming all kinds of things through it. It’s hilarious. What prompts her to get so riled up, though? Well, at the time Sal’s…

With their busy filming schedules, it’s not often that you get the entire Holby cast at the same party. But the team made a special exception to bid a fond farewell to Catherine Russell, who plays Serena, as she takes a short break from the show to appear in What The Butler Saw at Leicester’s Curve theatre. “I was off the booze for January, so it wasn’t raucous on my part – but I wouldn’t like to comment on how the rest of them were,” laughs Joe. “No one is particularly crazy on a night out – with the sort of hours we work, you can’t be. We have to behave ourselves or the work suffers!”…

Well, I had a scene with Richard Linnell [Alfie] where we were eating chips outside. It was cold and drizzly, and I thought, ‘They’re gonna wise up and have it inside in a nice room with a fire’. But no, we shot it in the cold! I only had on these thin stockings and little shoes. Richard then told me he had long underwear on – I could’ve stabbed him with my chip fork! Every week, we put your questions to a star of the soaps. Look out for requests on our Facebook page, or email your questions to youask@insidesoap.co.uk, putting the actor’s name in the subject line. Our favourite question each week will win a £20 prize !…

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IN THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES – when we don’t know when Bake Off will be back (or exactly what it’ll look like on Channel 4), and where Sewing Bee has a question mark hanging over – it’s good to know there’s still an outlet on TV for people wowing us with their craft skills . The current run of The Great Pottery Throw Down has impressed us, both in terms of the contestants’ abilities, and with the things you can actually make with some damp clay and a bit of ingenuity. Besides that, it’s also holding its own on the innuendo front , which is clearly the most important thing.…

Lee Ryan is joining EastEnders to play new Walford bad boy ‘Woody’ Woodward – and rumour has it that he’ll cause quite a stir! “Woody is a man who’s worked hard and played hard in bars, clubs and pubs around the world, but has decided to stop wandering and put down some roots,” reveals show boss Sean O’Connor. “He’s going to ruffle feathers and break some hearts, so there is a great deal to look forward to as he bursts on to the Square. We knew straight away that we wanted Lee for the role.” Lee himself has described Woody as having led a ‘full and colourful life’. “I know some of the cast already, so I’m sure we’re going to have fun,” he enthuses. Woody…

We could hardly bear watch the scenes in Coronation Street that saw vulnerable Bethany tempted into bed by sinister Nathan. Weatherfield bosses admit they debated how far the soap could venture into the dark and gritty issues of grooming and sexual exploitation… “We have had many discussions on how to tell this story,” says scriptwriter Jan McVerry. “My own kids are teenagers, but others with very young children have asked, ‘Should we go into this darker territory?’. I think it’s an important story to tell for young people, particularly those who may be lacking self-confidence. These unscrupulous bastards [such as Nathan] get into your lives and lure you away, and yes, it is a very dark subject.” After taking Bethany’s virginity, Nathan made it clear that…

Iain is on a mission to get his little sister Gem a job this week – but will he be able to land her a position at the hospital? When he realises that the ED shop is looking for a new assistant, the paramedic tries to sweet-talk manager Patsy into taking Gem on – so he’s disheartened when she instead points him in the direction of HR. But after Patsy gets into a spot of bother and Iain comes to her rescue, he brings up the subject of the vacancy once again. Might his heroics mean a second chance for Gem?…

Although Tina is the most free-spirited member of the Carter family, nobody can claim that she hasn’t been pulling her weight recently. With her mother Sylvie demanding round-the-clock supervision, Tina is making sure that she’s always there. And when we grab Luisa Bradshaw-White, who plays Tina, for a catch-up during her lunch break, the actress sounds just as busy! As she chats away, she reveals she’s delighted that Tina is finally stepping up to the plate – and sounds properly excited about what’s in store… So how’s it going, Luisa? It certainly sounds as if Tina is keeping you on your toes these days! She is. There are huge things coming up, and it’s full on for Tina – but that’s all I can say for now. It’s really busy…

Since winning Strictly  Come Dancing in 2008, Tom has appeared in a host of musical theatre shows, including White Christmas and Top Hat. And he tells us that, despite his TV success, being on stage was his ultimate dream… “After I came out of drama school, I wanted to play a lead role in a West End show,” shares Tom. “I thought the best way would be to get into a TV show first – as it’s all about your profile.” So, when the offer of Strictly came along while he was in Holby, he jumped at the chance... “I wouldn’t be in the musical theatre world without Strictly,” says Tom. “So I’ll always be really grateful for that!”…

UNHAPPY families! Look at Tiff and Grant , all smiles as they christen little Courtney . But don’t be fooled by the wholesome scene, this couple’s battles were never off the cover of Inside Soap two decades ago. Firstly, Tiff didn’t know if Courtney’s dad was Grant or neighbour Tony (who by this time was the gay lover of Tiff’s brother, Simon ). Awks! Then there was Grant’s dalliance Lorraine . If only they’d had Jeremy Kyle back then! But at least there were some genuine grins in ’97, as Tiff’s best friend Bianca got hitched to Ricky . DEAD FAMOUS! Inside Soap’s favourite Emmerdale woman during this era was the legendary Kim Tate . Still soap’s best sexy schemer, Kim was born to grace our covers. She was…

SOCIAL JUSTICE Channel 4 comedy Damned , which stars Alan Davies and Jo Brand as a pair of jaded social workers, will be returning for a second series of six episodes later this year. BLOOD MONEY Jack Whitehall will be heading to Sky1 to star in a new action comedy series, Bounty Hunters . Jack’s character ends up thrown into a world he’s far from familiar with after inadvertently buying a blood antiquity through his family’s antiques business. BREAKING LAWS Line Of Duty’s Daniel Mays is to star in new BBC2 factual drama Against The Law , based on the infamous Montagu trial of the 1950s. He’ll play Peter Wildeblood, a journalist who fought for the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK.…

DAVID Did doting David snap at the idea Rakesh would take his daughter Amba far away? He’d do anything to keep his little’un in Emmerdale, especially now he knows that Rakesh was responsible for that terrifying fire. JAI He hates Rakesh, and has long wanted to see the back of him. Jai wouldn’t think twice about kidnapping Rakesh – look what he did to Charity a while back – to keep Priya safe and in the village. NICOLA She has the best motive of the lot, especially since Rakesh and his antics left her paralysed. With her injuries, it’d be hard for Nicola to kidnap Rakesh herself, but she has the money to pay someone else to do it for her. JIMMY Has Mr Nice Guy Jimmy snapped in the…

ANTONY COSTA The former boyfriend of Emmerdale’s Adele Silva (Kelly Windsor), Antony set the pattern for his bandmates when he made appearances in Casualty and Holby City. SIMON WEBBE Rapper and former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Simon shimmied his way on to telly again last year when he joined Scottish soap River City to play ex-squaddie Andy Cousins. DUNCAN JAMES The band’s smoothest crooner had already enjoyed a guest part in The Bill in early 2009 before going on to bag his current role as Hollyoaks policeman Ryan Knight.…

Marilyn dies? Summer Bay’s upcoming arson plot will shock viewers when John Palmer is revealed as the mystery fire starter causing chaos in the local area! But worse is to come when John fears that he may have killed his own wife, Marilyn, in a blaze that he starts at a music festival. Is she toast? Strictly not! Former EastEnders stars Sam Womack and Rita Simons , aka Ronnie and Roxy, are reportedly at the top of the Strictly wish list for next series. However, the news was a shock to Sam, who simply responded: “Really?” 90 not out She’s just celebrated a milestone birthday, but veteran star June Brown (EastEnders’ Dot) has no plans to retire. “When I get on set, I feel alive,” admits the 90-year-old. “Having nothing…

“I can’t think of anything worse than being stuck on this drab little street, with the horrible little houses and the small-minded busybodies who live in them.” Charmed we’re sure, Rosie. So how did that life of fame and fortune work out for you, then? “Give us a push to the car, will you?” “I’ll happily give you a push under it.” There’s no love lost between Cain and his mum Faith. She wants to watch her step, that one. “I’ve just seen a fox out there. Broad daylight. Cocky as you like. Munchin’ away it was. If they don’t sort them bins out, we’ll have the lot of ’em round ’ere. We’ll have otters, we’ll have ferrets, we’ll have weasels…” It all got a bit Springwatch for Mick this…

“ Denise should go to university and continue her studies, and then she can spend her nights partying with the students next door. After everything she’s been through recently, it’d be great to see her let her hair down!” …laughs reader Lars Fisher “I want James and Tabby in Hollyoaks to find out Mac killed Nathan , and team up to avenge him! Mac needs bringing down! #JusticeForNathan.” …begs reader Sasha Mayes “I think Emmerdale’ s Bob should team up with Cain’s mum and Cain’s ex-girlfriend… and form a business called Faith , Hope and Charity .” …quips reader Andi Lucas “I totally think Rosie Webster and Brian should get together. He was enchanted by her when they met – and she’s always…

Chrissie is growing suspicious of Ronnie’s shady behaviour this week, and alarm bells start to ring after a digger goes missing from the Mill Cottage building site… Chrissie is stunned when Ronnie informs her that Lawrence has gone away, leaving him in charge of liaising with Adam about the ongoing construction work at Mill Cottage. However, Chrissie starts to suspect that there’s something fishy going on under her dad’s nose when she catches his partner on CCTV handing an envelope to a younger man. She’s determined to get to the bottom of Ronnie’s supposed dodgy dealings, but Lawrence is furious when Chrissie lays into his lover. Still, this does nothing to deter Chrissie’s concerns, and she’s even more convinced Ronnie is up to no good by the time their digger…

FAIR CITY Heather is released from the hospital, and spooks Ciaran when she asks him if Katy is his girlfriend! As she recalls snippets of what happened, will she reveal his secret? Also, Carol threatens to tell Paul who stole his money, while Rose and Cristiano try to help Eoghan find love. RIVER CITY Patrick feels the pressure when the prosecution paints a negative picture of the other defendant in court. Will he get Anderson sent down? Meanwhile, Alex’s treachery sees Lenny scheming to change Amber’s mind about Charlotte. Also, Pete considers quitting his bipolar medication. THE ARCHERS Lynda has a bone to pick with Eddie after Grange Farm pinches Ambridge Hall’s B&B guests! Elsewhere, Tom has lost all enthusiasm for his scholarship – can Tony offer any words of…

NATHAN’S GRISLY EXIT Hollyoaks certainly knows how to pull off a show-stopping death – and watching Nathan plunge from the top floor of the pub to the cold, hard car park below was a shocker all right… How could you do this to me, Hollyoaks? I’ve been waiting patiently for so long, knowing that it would only be a matter of time before Nathan and Cleo finally got together – then you go and kill him off! Beth, Newcastle Nathan’s death in Hollyoaks was so unexpected, and it felt too rushed. He deserved a better exit story, as opposed to him falling to his death after discovering the truth about his dad and his fiancée. Sharonjit, Birmingham I’m so sad that Jared Garfield has left Hollyoaks, as Nathan was my…

“I don’t think Daniel has been with Sinead long enough to commit” When we settle down to chat to Rob Mallard, aka Daniel Osbourne, the first thing that becomes clear is that the self-confessed Corrie fan is over the moon to be part of his favourite show – and one of the Barlow family, no less. “ Corrie has more than lived up to my expectations,” grins the star, who joined the show as Ken’s son Daniel late last year. “It’s not just the job, it’s everything else that goes with it – you get an entirely new set of friends and work contacts. No matter how cold it is or how early you have to get up, you want to be here…

5 JIMMY Poor old Jimmy. He thought he was on to a good thing, and all along Charity was double-crossing him to get revenge on Sadie King. He just didn’t have the brains. 4 DECLAN Charity and Declan worked well – until he found out that she’d terminated his baby, and left her to face a prison sentence for fraud. 3 CAIN Cain and Charity a good partnership, both in bed and out of it. However, their dysfunctional relationship often put a spanner in the business works. 2 ROSS Both think their one-night stand and her pregnancy was a mistake, but Charity and Ross share a mutual talent for crime. 1 FRANK As long as they don’t let their attraction get in the way, we think this pair are the…

“Raf is still finding his feet where women are concerned” We’re so used to Holby surgeon Raf helping patients feel better, that it’s a real turn-up for the books when we answer the phone to star Joe McFadden and learn that he’s poorly! “I’ve got a bit of a cold, so I’m sat at home drinking Lemsip,” chuckles the actor, as he joins Inside Soap from his sickbed. “There’s a lot of it going round on the Holby set at the moment, so it just passes from one person to the next. I’ll be okay in the end, though.” Joe may not be feeling 100 per cent, but we’d have been none the wiser had he not told us. The star is full of beans as he dishes the dirt…

BEX (JASMINE ARMFIELD) “I just love Bex! She and Tina have a great relationship, and I’d like to see more of Tina looking out for Bex. When I’m on set with Jasmine, we just can’t shut up – we get on so well. It’s funny, because the age gap between us doesn’t make any difference whatsoever.” BILLY (PERRY FENWICK) “Perry is very humble and just lovely – I love working with him. It’s the same as with Danny Dyer [aka Mick] or Linda Henry – you get the scripts and you see what happens. So I like getting to work with Perry, because it always means Tina will be doing something a little bit different…” ZSA ZSA (EMER KENNY) “I’d like it if Tina’s daughter Zsa Zsa were to come…

Despite temperatures plummeting to sub-zero, Coronation Street actress Helen Flanagan (Rosie) braved a night on the tiles in this saucy outfit – and still looked fabulous! While the rest of the country wrapped up warm, the Street babe hit the town with her footballer beau, Scott Sinclair , for a pre-Valentine’s Day outing. Dressed in a racy red bralette and miniskirt, she showed off her long legs and flashed her super-toned abs as she endured the cold. With a figure as incredible as Helen’s, it’s hard to believe the star gave birth to daughter Matilda less than two years ago – and Scott clearly couldn’t believe his eyes, either, as he was pictured holding hands and posted loved-up selfies with his famous sweetheart.…

I’ve just finished watching Sherlock , which I thought was amazing . The icing on the cake was that I got to interview Una Stubbs on The One Show, which was pretty surreal! She was so nice. I love Death In Paradise as well, I think Don Warrington is amazing. My background is in psychology , and I’ve been watching 60 Days In Jail – it’s this experiment where they put normal people into a real prison in America, and the inmates don’t know they shouldn’t be there. It’s amazing to see how certain people cope. I have two favourite films – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off with Matthew Broderick is a great 80s one, but I also love Scarface with Al Pacino, who is one of my…

There was something missing at the Blow ’n’ Go salon during the last series of Benidorm , as Liam’s departure meant that one of TV’s great double acts had been split up. Fortunately he’s back this year, and Tony Maudsley, who plays Liam’s partner in coiffing, Kenneth, tells us he couldn’t be happier. “I felt like my right arm had been cut off,” he chuckles. “I had other characters to play with, but it wasn’t the same without Liam, so I was thrilled when Adam [Gillen, who plays him] decided to come back.” At the start of the series we find Kenneth crashing in one of Blow ’n’ Go’s treatment rooms, so he and Liam end up becoming flatmates as well as work colleagues. “Kenneth hasn’t been…

Harry Hill makes a welcome return to ITV this week with a typically surreal new panel show. Each week he’ll be asking celebrity guests to find clips of anything amusing to place in a special capsule, so that when aliens invade, we can use the clips to prove that Earth is worth saving. Makes sense, right? “Originally, the show was going to be called Is This Funny?” Harry tells us. “But someone pointed out that the critics will just say ‘no’, so I said, ‘Right then, we’ll put a format on it and call it Alien Fun Capsule’, and the premise is so far-fetched we can make fun of ourselves as well.” After hosting TV Burp for 11 years, Harry was keen to try out something new, and a…

The Lethal Weapon ‘buddy cop’ films – starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover – were big news in the 80s, and the makers of this TV version are clearly hoping to capture some of that fast-talking, high-octane excitement. It’s super-rare, these days, to find a US import screening on prime-time ITV, so hopes are clearly high for this new series. Starring as straitlaced LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh is Damon Wayans, who will be as much hindered as helped by his wise-cracking partner Martin Riggs. Also joining the action is former Dallas and Fast And Furious star Jordana Brewster as psychologist Dr Mo Cahill.…

CINEMA LOGAN Hugh Jackman is back with the third instalment in the Wolverine series. Set in 2029, the film follows Logan as he cares for the ailing Professor X (Patrick Stewart), in a world where the the mutant population has declined. But when Logan meets Laura (Dafne Keen), who has powers just like his, he must try to protect her from hunter cyborgs. DVD INFERNO Tom Hanks and best-selling author Dan Brown are reunited in this thriller. Waking with no memory in an Italian hospital, Robert Langdon finds himself the target of a manhunt – while having to solve the most intricate riddle he has ever faced. Win ! For the chance to win a copy, tell us which actor plays Emmerdale’s Dan Spencer: A) Liam Fox or B) Tony…

EMMERDALE Caught on camera! PIERCE TIGHTENS HIS GRIP ON RHONA – BUT IS SOMEONE ON TO HIM? Pierce’s manipulation of fiancée Rhona has been uncomfortable to watch – and his wicked behaviour shows no signs of abating any time soon. Next week, his power play steps up a gear as he secretly captures their saucy shenanigans on camera! Meanwhile, one of Rhona’s closest pals is starting to realise that all is not as it seems with perfect Pierce – is he about to be rumbled? EASTENDERS Michelle’s misery! Preston’s arrival in Walford wasn’t exactly the romantic reunion Michelle was hoping for – but as the pressure builds next week, she has another bombshell to contend with… HOME AND AWAY A firebug hits the Bay! NEIGHBOURS Who is Steph’s stalker? HOLLYOAKS…

BULLSEYE! What a wonderfully wicked addition Faith is to the Dales, with actress Sally Dexter playing an absolute blinder. Chas and Cain’s mum is fun, frivolous and feisty – but we’re under no illusion that she can also be an evil cow when she wants to be! Bring on the episode where we get the nitty-gritty on why her kids hate her so much… Aren’t Daniel and Sinead meant to be in the blissfully happy honeymoon period? Five minutes into this romance and they look like they want to kill themselves. It’s fun to watch Corrie villains Phelan and Tracy be genuinely nice to one another. Are they kindred spirits because they’ve each whacked someone over the head with a blunt object? It’s gradually becoming clear what tempted actress Jenna…