Table of contents for 43 - 2019 in Inside Soap UK

One of my favourite moments at this year’s Inside Soap Awards was when Sally Dynevor was announced as the winner of this year’s Soap Superstar award, and as she got up to collect it, all of the stars of the other soaps also got to their feet to give her a standing ovation. “Sally was visibly moved by the reaction” Sally was visibly moved by the reaction, but after her 35 years on Corrie, most of the people in that room had grown up with Sally on their screens. Meanwhile, we saw the real-life Sally become a mum, and face her own battles in life head on, winning the undying love and resepct of the public as she did. Sally truly does go in the category of soap legend as…

Hello Bradley! How’s Vinny feeling about the trouble he and Mandy are in this week? Vinny has more of a conscience than Mandy, so there’s been a point where he’s felt that they’ve needed to stop what they’re doing. With the Dingles he feels he’s finally found somewhere he fits in – he’s always been on the run with Mandy before – and he wants to be secure. It’s been hinted that Vinny might be even more conniving than Mandy, though – could that be true? Well, he has been brought up by Mandy, and she’s taught him everything he knows! Initially we saw him as a bumbling character – but there’s a lot more to him than meets the eye, and we’ll see his true colours coming out… What’s…

“What happens is awful – people could die…” ELLIS It looks as if the end has come for Tony’s ordeal this week – one way or another! Realising things have gone on too long, Breda tells him it’s time for their ‘friendship’ to draw to a close, and she’ll have to put him out of his misery. However, a phone call from her daughter Goldie seems to somehow prick her conscience, and she decides to let Tony go home. But can she really let him leave, knowing that it means the game is up for her? Hollyoaks bosses are staying tight-lipped on Tony’s fate, but we can reveal that Breda will crash her car into one of the cranes, adding to the chaos of the building-site drama. But what…

All hell will break loose in Weatherfield, when raging Bernie launches a violent assault on her partner Kel – after learning that he sexually abused her son, Paul, when he a was young lad. Stars Jane Hazlegrove and Joseph Alessi – Bernie and Kel – have been filming the scenes on location, where Bernie confronts Kel at the shopping centre in which he works on the security team. “There are no words to describe how Bernie will be feeling in this moment,” sighs our Corrie source. “To discover that a man whom she loved and trusted was doing this to her son will be crippling. It doesn’t come as a surprise that her first instinct is to lash out, but the question is: how far will Bernie go to avenge…

“This 80s nostalgia, can it happen somewhere else?” “No. I had a nicked football and an alky dad who yelled at me every time I kicked it. Any more questions?” Surprisingly, Shadrach Dingle wasn’t at the forefront of the home computer revolution. “We’re only talking. Did you never play Frogger on the Commodore 64?” “I don’t know why people talk about reading short stories all the time. You never hear about long stories, do you?” Clearly Emma inherited her mum’s looks and her dad’s brains. “What are you thinking?” “Must be a nightmare. You with your zillion kids with a man you love. Owning a pub, raking in the cash. Must be a living hell, right?” “Maybe if you hadn’t snorted every penny that came your way, you wouldn’t be…

With her lies about to be found out, scheming Scarlett persuades Ned to go away with her this week. But when Ned rejects her advances, all hell breaks loose as she stabs him! Christie Whelan Browne, who plays Scarlett, fills us in on her antics… What makes Scarlett suggest a getaway? Scarlett can feel the walls closing in around her. People are cottoning on to her, and she thinks the best way to preserve her relationship with Ned is to get out of town. Yashvi gets in touch with Scarlett’s former flame Scott – what does he say to her? Scott tells her that Scarlett did the same thing to him that she did with Ned – which is try to force a marriage. I’m pretty sure that when Scott…

RAINIE DAYS While everyone was reeling at Rainie’s drugs meltdown in EastEnders, I was looking at Abi’s cute little coat! Could you tell me where it’s from? Amanda, Crewe My Walford spies tell me that Abi’s jacket comes from Peacocks. Head to your local store or search ‘Pink rainbow rain jacket’ on their website www.peacocks.co.uk BRICKING IT While watching Corrie, I noticed that Dev’s house is made of very different bricks from the rest of the Street. Why? I didn’t think it was damaged in the tram crash? Kelly The original No 7 Coronation Street collapsed way back in 1965. This left a gap in the terrace,  like a missing tooth, for over a decade, until a new house was built – in unmatched bricks – by Rita’s husband Len…

“It’s so important to show that this can happen to anybody,” explains Corrie star Alison King, as we chat to her about the mental health issues her character Carla has battled with in the past year. “Everybody has a trip switch, and everybody can break – even people who we see as strong and independent. The mind is such a delicate thing. Most people don’t know when someone else has a mental illness – you wouldn’t know unless you talk about it.” Carla’s endured one of the toughest years of her life, in the wake of her business Underworld collapsing – quite literally – and killing Rana Habeeb in the process. With many locals initially pointing the finger of blame at Carla, it’s no wonder she spiralled into a mental…

After debuting on BBC Scotland last week as the channel’s first-ever original drama commission, four-part thriller Guilt gets a network airing on BBC2 this week. Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives are incompatible brothers Max and Jake, who accidentally knock down and kill an old man while driving home from a wedding. As Jake was uninsured, the pair make an impulsive decision to cover up their crime – but when the man’s neighbours get suspicious, the brothers’ lies spiral out of control. We caught up with Jamie and Mark during a break in filming to find out more… What can you tell us about your characters? Mark Max is a commercial lawyer who set up his own practice and, as far as we see, has excelled in it. But you find…

It may be grey and wet out, but that’s no reason not to keep a close eye on what’s going on in your garden and local green spaces. Autumnwatch returns this week, and Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan, Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams have got lots of exciting stories lined up… “Chris is going to be investigating the science of deer antlers and how amazingly robust they are,” Iolo tells us. “Michaela will be chasing geese as they arrive back in Scotland, Gillian has been diving with blue sharks off the coast of Cornwall, and I’m looking at creatures that are only exposed for two or three nights a year in exceptionally low tides, like squat lobsters and brittle stars.” And that’s only the stories that they’ve already got in the…

TEAM THOMAS! A new six-part ITV series is to unite Adam Thomas (who played Emmerdale’s Adam Barton) with his brothers Scott and Ryan (best known as Corrie’s Jason Grimshaw). The currently untitled show will see the siblings embark on ‘the trip of a lifetime to explore their family heritage’. The three fellas will be travelling to Mumbai with their father Dougie, as they research their Indian roots in the hope of seeking out long-lost relatives. “A few weeks away with my dad and brothers – this is going to be the best lads holiday ever! Get me on the plane!” says Adam. “We’re heading into the unknown!” adds Ryan. “I have no doubt it’s going to be a trip we’ll never forget.” HAYLEY’S MIRACLE BABY Former Emmerdale and Corrie star…

Mitchell finally makes his mind up this week, and decides he’s going to end things with Cleo. After his girlfriend moans that he never seems to touch her, Mitchell confesses to Scott that he can’t be intimate with her any more, because he feels as if he’s cheating on Anita. But soon, Mitchell realises how vulnerable Cleo has become and seems to be having second thoughts on his decision. When he and Scott sneak into the florists’ to talk things over, they are unaware of the commotion that is taking place outside. As they begin to notice the noise, they then realise that they can’t open the shop door. While the crane and its contents swing perilously above them, will they get out in time?…

Corrie boss Iain MacLeod reveals there’s plenty to come for Daniel as he tries to cope with life after Sinead… “We’re plotting the next chapter of Daniel’s story well into next year,” he says. “It’s emotionally complex. For Daniel, the story going forward is about loneliness and isolation. We’ll also see the families not knowing how much to wade in – with looking after Bertie – and when to back off. “Daniel made a promise to Sinead to look after their little boy and never let him down, but fails to appreciate that if you’re not looking after yourself, then, in a way, you are letting down your son,” continues Iain. “The aftermath draws the Barlows and the Tinkers into conflict, and then an uneasy alliance.” And Iain tells us…

Jasmine is held captive by Des in a warehouse this week, as husband Robbo desperately tries to find her! Robbo is distraught to discover that Jasmine and Scott never made it to the airport – before Scott is found at the side of the road, having been shot! Robbo panics that Jasmine may have suffered the same awful fate… However, Lenny was also shot during the kidnapping, and his condition is quickly deteriorating. As he begs Des to take him to a hospital, his captor gives Jasmine a choice – treat him, or put him out of his misery! She puts her nursing to good use, but sends out Fitz to look for medical supplies in the hope that it will alert Robbo of her whereabouts. Will Robbo track down…

There is no excusing the fact that Walford’s Gray is a dangerous and violent man, as he continues to shock EastEnders viewers with his appalling behaviour towards wife Chantelle, in the soap’s hard-hitting domestic abuse plot. However, we’re relieved to report that the charming and handsome Toby-Alexander Smith, who plays him, couldn’t be lovelier in real life. So much so that, when Inside Soap meets him for the first time on the red carpet of our recent awards ceremony – where Toby is rocking a dashing suit, we might add – we’re instantly smitten… “It’s been pretty intense, hasn’t it?” remarks the star, as we ask him what he’s made of Gray’s time in Albert Square so far. “It was a challenging role to get my head around, and certainly…

“Sally was so proud when she got her conservatory – being able to lord it over the neighbours. Now she even has an island in the kitchen and a hot tub! So those material things are probably Sally’s proudest moments.” “When Kevin cheated on her with Natalie Barnes she was heartbroken. She really thought she and Kevin would live happily ever after for the rest of their lives, and they had two children together. So it broke her heart that he’d wrecked their family unit…” “Sally was at her most annoying when she the mayor – she was so bossy! She pranced around being a councillor, when really, she had no idea what she was doing. That was pretty annoying…” “For Sally, being with family is when she’s happiest. All…

TRUE LOVE! When we first met sassy Carla, she was married to Paul Connor – however, she later fell for his charming brother, Liam! DARK TIMES! Her rape at the hands of Frank Foster nearly finished Carla, but she found the stength to go on… FACTORY SEIGE! Carla turned action hero when her ex-hubby Tony Gordon took her hostage, and she bravely escaped! BOOZE CRUISE! Carla went to a support group for her boozing, where she bonded with Peter Barlow – for better or for worse… DADDY ISSUES! When ex-hubby Paul’s relatives turned up on the Street, Carla was shocked to learn that Johnny was her dad! KIDNEY ME ON! Carla returned to Weatherfield on a mission – she needed a kidney. Luckily, Aidan was a match!…

Tamzin Outhwaite EASTENDERS’ MEL Tamzin looks a treat in her spooktacular colour combo. Delve into the depths of these bewitching hues for a gothic-inspired look this Halloween……

I’m never very current with my TV choices – I usually watch something a few months later when it comes out on Google Play! Right now, I’m watching Years And Years and, my goodness, it’s one of the most stressful things I’ve ever seen, because it’s too close to the bone. I have to summon up the courage to watch another episode! I’ve just finished watching Chernobyl – sorry, I’m on a very depressing streak here! Now I’m watching Succession; I’ve just finished season one and then I’ll get started on the second. I’m excited for the new season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, too – I follow the show on Instagram and I’m obsessed with it. Comedy-wise, I’m watching Fresh Off The Boat. I didn’t think I’d like the…

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Wow – what a week for Gemma! What was it like filming in a cable car? Sam [Aston, aka Ches] and I were in one cable car, and all the crew and cameras were in another! We had rehearsed at the Corrie studios, but that was on the floor in the car park – so while it gave us an idea of how the scene would work, nothing really prepared us for doing those scenes high up in such a tiny space. By the time we were in there, with me wearing the big prosthetic belly, there was very little room! Did anything go wrong during filming? We had some technical issues, so Sam and I were left to our own devices to go through the scenes we had rehearsed.…

Before the drama in the village kicks off, Darren and Mandy should be enjoying one of the happiest days of their lives, as they christen their son, Darren Junior. But with neither of them being aware that it’s Luke, and not Darren, who is actually the child’s dad, the day doesn’t go to plan… Luke’s son Ollie – who knows the truth of DJ’s paternity – is understandably concerned when Darren reveals that he’s invited Luke to the ceremony. With emotions running high, will Hollyoaks’ biggest secret be revealed? “Darren would feel cheated by the whole thing if he found out,” muses Ashley Taylor Dawson, who plays him. “Can he love a kid that isn’t his? It will change everything straight away, even though he’s brought this child up since…

Hi guys! How do Darren and Nancy cope down in the tunnels? It’s pretty frightening! Jess Well, Nancy’s way of dealing with anything like that is to become really annoying! So they bicker like old times – their old-married-couple roles fall back into place, and they blame each other. They’re bringing up things that happened years ago – I wouldn’t be surprised if she started going, “Well, you didn’t get the washing out of the machine, so it’s all your fault that we’re down here!” Ashley It’s typical Nancy and Darren, spatting with each other. Hopefully it works, and there are some charming scenes in a weird way, with a lot of comedy thrown in. I don’t think it was written for comedy – that’s just the way Jess and…

Reports have emerged that Walford star Dean Gaffney, aka Robbie Jackson, has been quietly written out of EastEnders. A tabloid newspaper claims that Square chiefs have chosen not to renew Dean’s contract for the time being, following “a string of bad personal decisions”. Dean has been part of the EastEnders  family since 1993. He played the role of Robbie until 2004, popping back for short stints in 2010 and 2015, before returning to the cast full-time two years later. Robbie hasn’t been on screen since September, after going to India to care for son Sami. We understand they were his final scenes – but that the door has been left open for a return.…

“I know I should be happy for Vic’s tentative dating with the nice man from the hospital, but I’ve seen too many soaps – and now I can’t trust anyone. Please let him be okay!” …pleads reader Amy from Stoke “Now that Geoff is a partner in Speed Daal, can we have a scene where he steps on a fallen naan bread, skids, and falls head first into the tandoori oven? I think viewers would be delighted…” …requests reader TK “The soaps are really short of cute pets at the moment – especially EastEnders, when you think about all the famous dogs over the years, like Roly and Wellard. How about a puppy for Ben and Callum?” …barks reader Wendi “Wouldn’t it be great if Ja’mie King from Summer Heights…

FAIR CITY Ciarán attacks Katy and Tessa this week, as terrified Yates and Eoghan rush to find them! Will the girls escape with their lives? Elsewhere, Paul tells Hughie he can’t own a pub when he has a drinking problem! And Carol is troubled by her financial problems. RIVER CITY Nicole struggles to keep up her pregnancy facade in front of Alex this week, as he grows suspicious of her lack of symptoms! Will she come clean? Meanwhile, Poppy is given a harsh reality check. Plus, Dylan plays matchmaker for his mum… THE ARCHERS Freddie takes an interest in Shula’s work this week – she asks him not to read it, but he can’t help himself. What secrets is he about to unearth? Elsewhere, the Grundys find a letter addressed…

SHONA PUSHED TO THE BRINK! With David in prison and Gail busy ‘finding herself’ in Thailand, poor Shona has been left to manage unruly Max all alone – and she’s received plenty of sympathy from Inside Soap readers… She went too far this week, but I really feel for Shona. It’s an interesting and true situation to see in a soap, as she tries to be a parent to a kid that she’s not especially bonded with, and who has serious issues of his own. It was also interesting to see Sarah feeling ‘judged’ by the staff at the hospital for having had a drink. She’s allowed a break! Ava, Rochdale To be honest, I think Max’s behaviour would test the patience of a saint, and Shona is doing all…

Little Mo Slater’s abuse at the hands of husband Trevor Morgan between 2000 and 2002 is still one of the most hard-hitting stories to rock the Square, and we’re already drawing comparisons between theirs and the Atkins’ marriage… “Their story was very prominent,” recalls Toby. “I watched [HBO drama] Chernobyl recently, and saw Alex Ferns [who plays Trevor] in it, and it was strange seeing him and thinking that I’m now playing a similar role – tackling the same story, but in a different way. “Gray and Trevor aren’t the same,” continues the star. “Gray is aspirational, and I think we’re trying to show that there’s no such thing as a typical abuser. Anyone can be an abuser, and there is no stereotype. So I think that this will be…

“We’re going in November and it’s an amazing challenge for me,” says Sally. “There are 32 of us, from all different walks of life, but all affected by breast cancer in some shape or form. I’ve been training, in the gym and doing lots of walking. But apparently altitude sickness is the main worry – you don’t know how you’re going to feel up there. I’m not going to beat myself up, but I’m determined to do it – I’ll be doing my best!” Please support Sally and her team as they take on Everest in aid of the Prevent Breast Cancer charity by donating here: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fund/ everestbasecamptrek…

1 James Hooton was born 13 July 1973 in Carlton, Nottinghamshire. Despite now living in Leeds, James says he’s a Nottingham lad through and through. “There’s no place quite like Nottingham, and I miss it terribly,” he admits. “There’s no chance of me dividing any of my loyalties. I know where I’m from. I’m Nottingham till I die.” 2 James’ love of acting came when he was 10 years old after a school production. “My teacher said she was doing Oliver!,” explains the star. “She asked if we wanted to audition for it and I stuck my hand up and said I’d sing for the part of Fagin. I sang the solo, and she gave me the part and I really buzzed off it. That’s what gave me the bug…

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THIS SERIES IS JUST AS EPIC AS you’d expect a war drama to be in terms of its production values, but what we love most is how it doesn’t allow that to distract from the characters. Their stories are small and intimate when they need to be, and they feel like real people dealing with real issues as this world-changing event plays out around them. We admire writer Peter Bowker for also giving us different international perspectives, showing us how the war impacted lives all over the world and not just in our own country. It’s a fresh take on a period of history that’s been covered many times before.…

PAST IMPERFECT Russell Tovey has signed up for new four-part drama for ITV, Because The Night, from Luther creator Neil Cross. He plays Nathan, a man trying to escape his past, only for Bob (Doctor Foster’s Bertie Carvel) to come back into his life – with shocking news. DEATH TOLL Keeley Hawes is to play a woman suddenly widowed in new ITV drama Finding Alice. In the wake of her husband Harry’s death, the six-parter sees Alice discover that he left a lot of secrets, debts, and general mess behind – that she now has to clear up… BURIED SECRETS A new Channel 5 drama will follow Agatha Christie to the deserts of Iraq in the 1920s for an archaeological dig, where she uncovers a mysterious series of murders. Garrow’s…

BEAR SYLVESTER (Dex Lee, Doctors ) IN Newcomer Dex is set to bring a whole heap of drama with him when he turns up in Letherbridge as the intriguingly named Bear Sylvester. The actor has already been hard at work filming his first few episodes, as he told us at the Inside Soap Awards: “It’s been awesome so far, and I’m having a great time,” he said. “I’ve been thrown into the deep end in the best possible way!” Late November DAISY WOOD-DAVIS (Phoebe Crowhurst, Holby City ) IN Daisy Former (who Hollyoaks played regular Kim Butterfield until last year), is set to make another return as Phoebe, the younger sister of evil medic Evan Crowhurst. Speaking at the recent Inside Soap Awards, Daisy…

EMMERDALE Pushed to the brink VICTORIA IS ALMOST AT BREAKING POINT… There’s fresh hell for Victoria next week, as the mother-to-be frets about her brother Robert’s uncertain future. However, worse is to come when she walks into the middle of yet another drama back in the village, and finally snaps. With the arrival of her baby imminent, and her beloved family in disarray, how much more can Victoria take? CORRIE Lessons in love A bi prepares to take her maths GCSE exam next week – but as Sally discovers how close her jail pal is getting with Kev, is Abi about to be sent to the bottom of the class? EASTENDERS Women at war? As Linda’s school-gate struggles continue, she finds her loyalties torn next week, when she organises a…

BULLSEYE! We’re suckers for a doomed romance here at Inside Soap, and so we were reaching for the Kleenex as Robert handed himself in to the police, to save his beloved Aaron from a life on the run. It was their conversation about their dream future that really did for us – played with subtlety and pathos by Ryan Hawley in particular, as Robert quietly resolved to set free his husband. Nate has an endearing habit of sticking out his tongue whenever he’s up to something. No wonder Moira looks so cheerful. Mandy has the worst poker face ever. Pinocchio was better at hiding when he was lying. Aw! Lexi loves Callum, too. It takes all kinds of families to make a world. EastEnders’ Olly and Corrie’s Lily are entirely…