Top 10 James Stansfield 4 Sep 2013 - 06:27
There's long been a hidden link between Hollyoaks and horror. Here are 10 actors who've made the jump from soap to gore...
Nb: This article contains spoilers.
There’s a moment in one of comedian Simon Amstell’s stand up shows where he recounts a conversation he once had with the executive producer of Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. Trading on the commonly held opinion that Hollyoaks is “rubbish”, Amstell enquired as to why the producer didn’t try to make it better. The answer came that they did make it better, but people stopped watching.
Even by the not-so-great standards that soaps are measured, Hollyoaks has always been firmly towards the bottom of the ladder. The fictional Chester suburb where the majority of inhabitants are extraordinarily good looking but also extraordinarily stupid has been identified by its often wildly outlandish storylines and impossibly pretty people.
There's long been a hidden link between Hollyoaks and horror. Here are 10 actors who've made the jump from soap to gore...
Nb: This article contains spoilers.
There’s a moment in one of comedian Simon Amstell’s stand up shows where he recounts a conversation he once had with the executive producer of Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. Trading on the commonly held opinion that Hollyoaks is “rubbish”, Amstell enquired as to why the producer didn’t try to make it better. The answer came that they did make it better, but people stopped watching.
Even by the not-so-great standards that soaps are measured, Hollyoaks has always been firmly towards the bottom of the ladder. The fictional Chester suburb where the majority of inhabitants are extraordinarily good looking but also extraordinarily stupid has been identified by its often wildly outlandish storylines and impossibly pretty people.
- 9/3/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
With only four episodes of "Doctor Who" left before the Ponds exit the series, executive producer Steven Moffat has promised every installment will feel like a mini-movie, and "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" certainly delivered on that level. There were dinosaurs... on a spaceship. And the Doctor was trying something new: a gang.
It wasn't just Rory and Amy joining him on this adventure, it was also Rory's dad Brian (a perfectly cast Mark Williams, a.k.a. Mr. Weasley from the "Harry Potter" movies), the early 1900's hunter Riddell (Rupert Graves) and famed Egyptian Queen Nefertiti (Riann Steele) -- who all had important roles to play. And there was a memorable villain in the form of Solomon (David Bradley, also a familiar "Potter" face), a ruthless space pirate who exterminated the Silurians captaining the space ark that housed the dinosaurs.
Even with references to genocide, "Dinosaurs" was one of the...
It wasn't just Rory and Amy joining him on this adventure, it was also Rory's dad Brian (a perfectly cast Mark Williams, a.k.a. Mr. Weasley from the "Harry Potter" movies), the early 1900's hunter Riddell (Rupert Graves) and famed Egyptian Queen Nefertiti (Riann Steele) -- who all had important roles to play. And there was a memorable villain in the form of Solomon (David Bradley, also a familiar "Potter" face), a ruthless space pirate who exterminated the Silurians captaining the space ark that housed the dinosaurs.
Even with references to genocide, "Dinosaurs" was one of the...
- 9/9/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Olly Murs and Ulrika Jonsson are among this year's Let's Dance for Sports Relief celebrity lineup. Alex Jones and X Factor USA's Steve Jones will reunite as hosts of the BBC charity fundraiser, which features stars mimicking famous dance routines to raise money for Sport Relief. Previous winners of the show include double act Charlie Baker and James Thornton, Robert Webb's Flashdance and Rufus Hound's Cheryl Cole. This year's lineup will include Olly Murs and Scott Mills, Ulrika Jonsson and Shooting Stars comic Angelos Epithemiou, Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards and Towie's Amy (more)...
- 1/25/2012
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Doctor Who! Ashes To Ashes! Jonathan Creek! The Pacific! More Doctor Who! How's this for a terrific week for films and shows on UK TV?
We're all sat, antsy, pouring over stills and looping seconds' worth of trailers and preview snippets heralding the new Doctor into our lives.
The build up of anticipation continues and whether the offering up of alternate, past Who Doctors makes the ever-shortening wait for the new any less stinging, or eases the itch a bit, is a personal matter. But, we'll take all the Who we can get, thank you.
The Doctor-ful weekend starts today, and we think it must be the most Who-filled Easter we've seen. We'll get right to the schedules of all things Time Lordish, and the other great programmes guaranteed to make you smile, laugh - or get that puzzled expression that looks so good on you - over the next few days.
We're all sat, antsy, pouring over stills and looping seconds' worth of trailers and preview snippets heralding the new Doctor into our lives.
The build up of anticipation continues and whether the offering up of alternate, past Who Doctors makes the ever-shortening wait for the new any less stinging, or eases the itch a bit, is a personal matter. But, we'll take all the Who we can get, thank you.
The Doctor-ful weekend starts today, and we think it must be the most Who-filled Easter we've seen. We'll get right to the schedules of all things Time Lordish, and the other great programmes guaranteed to make you smile, laugh - or get that puzzled expression that looks so good on you - over the next few days.
- 4/1/2010
- Den of Geek
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