“She’s ended up at the root of a lot of stories. She’ll have a love story, and we’ll see her fighting off against some of our long-standing A-listers and holding her own.”
The boss of Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks has teased some bigger stories for Vicky after the soap’s time jump. As part of cost-saving measures, Hollyoaks will skip 12 months into the future as part of plans to reduce the number of episodes and cast members.
The time jump hopes to shake things up on the Channel 4 soap as its icon Jennifer Metcalfe said the reduction in episodes gives the remaining actors “more time to attack the storylines”.
Speaking to Inside Soap magazine, Hannah Cheers said that the time jump will allow Hollyoaks to delve a “bit deeper into who Vicky is and what makes her tick”. She also teased the character, played by Anya Lawrence, will also “have a love story” and will have many dramatic storylines.
She said: “I absolutely love Vicky, Anya (Lawrence, who plays her) is a huge talent.
“We have the wonderful Louis Emerick as her dad, so we’re now delving a bit deeper into who Vicky is and what makes her tick.
“She’s ended up at the root of a lot of stories. She’ll have a love story, and we’ll see her fighting off against some of our long-standing A-listers and holding her own.
“We’ll also see her making a lot of the wrong choices. She’s like Mercedes from 20 years ago, but there’s a difference as Vicky has a background in care and the foster system, whereas Mercedes has always had such a supportive family behind her.”
Hannah Cheers added one of the soap’s biggest characters, Mercedes, will have a new, intense story “early on” after the timeline jump.
She said: “To try to find a new, fresh story is a challenge, but we hit on something quite early on, and all of a sudden it felt like the pieces had fallen into place. It’s the boldest story that Mercedes has ever told, and certainly will challenge her in ways that she hasn’t been challenged before. We will see new depths to her.”
Hollyoaks will now air three times a week from Monday to Wednesday at 7pm on E4, with new episodes streaming online at 7am. Full episodes will also released on YouTube a week later.
