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The sixth series of ''Hollyoaks Later'' is a British television series and late night spin-off of Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. The series will consist of five episodes, airing between 7 October and 11 October 2013, on E4. The series transmitted to concur with the main show's eighteenth anniversary and acted as "a celebration of Hollyoaks past and present". These celebrations included several former cast members returning for the series as part of original character Tony Hutchinson's (Nick Pickard) storyline. These returns included Jeremy Edwards (Kurt Benson), James Redmond (Rory "Finn" Finnigan), John Pickard (Dom Reilly) and Sarah Jayne Dunn (Mandy Richardson). Another storyline saw Esther Bloom (Jazmine Franks) and her friends celebrate her eighteenth birthday in a "spooky" location. The introduction of Jade Hedy (Lucy Gape) was revealed to leave these characters in danger, with two of the characters involved set to die during the series. When the episodes aired Callum Kane (Laurie Duncan) died in "surprising and shocking" scenes as he was stabbed through the chest with a samurai sword by Jade, who would go on to die herself. The third storyline for the series revolved around Theresa McQueen (Jorgie Porter) as she embarked on a "wild road trip" with her cousin, Louis McQueen (Bryan Parry). ==Development== On 12 June 2013, it was officially announced that ''Hollyoaks Later'' would return for a sixth series consisting of five one hour episodes, confirmed to air from 7 October to 11 October. Jane Steventon produced the series while ''Hollyoaks'' executive producer Bryan Kirkwood took on the role of executive producer for the series.〔 On the recomissioning of the series, Lee Mason, Channel 4's editor drama commissioning said: "We're thrilled to be bringing back Hollyoaks Later for a sixth series and with it some of our best loved Hollyoaks faces. Tony's cancer battle is an important story for us to tell and we're so excited to be able to explore it further within the high octane, highly emotional and sometimes shocking world of Hollyoaks Later".〔 Kirkwood explained that ''Hollyoaks Later'' would transmit around the main show's eighteenth anniversary and would "be a celebration of Hollyoaks past and present". It was announced that several former cast members of ''Hollyoaks'' would return, including original cast member Jeremy Edwards who played Kurt Benson, James Redmond who played Rory "Finn" Finnigan and John Pickard who played Dom Reilly. The returning cast members were announced to feature alongside Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard) for "an epic ride of ''Hangover''-style proportions".〔 Sarah Jayne Dunn, who played Mandy Richardson confirmed she would return to her longstanding role during the spin-offs series. Parry Glasspool was cast in the role of Tony's estranged son, Harry Thompson, who had previously appeared in ''Hollyoaks'' between 2007-08 and 2009, then played by Daniel Seymour and later Harrison George Rhodes. Danny Dyer was confirmed to play The White Man, who is an "unrelenting adversary" for Tony and his friends, while Greg Wood was cast in the series as his ''Hollyoaks'' character Trevor Royle.〔 It was also confirmed that Kurt, who was originally killed off in 1999 would appear as a "guardian angel-type figure" for Tony as he continues to struggle with his cancer battle. Kirkwood explained these returns would facilitate Tony's "rites of passage story as he looks into his uncertain future".〔 Filming took place during July, on location in Malaga, Spain and Morocco for scenes set in Spain and Morocco. Esther Bloom (Jazmine Franks) and Tilly Evans (Lucy Dixon) also appear in a storyline that sees them celebrate Esther's eighteenth birthday in a "spooky" location.〔 Producer Kirkwood explained that Esther and Tilly, joined by Holly Cunningham (Wallis Day) and Callum Kane (Laurie Duncan) would become involved in "a rip-roaring plot as they all find danger in a cabin in the woods".〔 He continued to explain that Esther and Tilly's relationship would go in a "very unexpected direction" during the series. Lucy Gape, who was cast to appear as Jade Hedy in ''Hollyoaks'' confirmed that she would appear in the series and the character was teased to potentially come between Esther and Tilly. Actor Jordan Dawes was also cast in the series, appearing as villain Wes Anderson who puts Holly through a traumatic time "by forcing her to follow his perverted instructions". Franks said viewers would see a completely different side of her character during the series, explaining that the series shows Esther growing up as she turns eighteen. She continued to say that Esther would have a hard time but shows that she is a "tough cookie" during the episodes. On filming racier scenes for the late night show, the actress said she felt "petrified" and was nervous but that filming the scenes in one day made them easier to do. Franks said that Jade is shown to be a "weirdo" as her sinister side is revealed, explaining that Jade is "a bit mental". The later air time allowed the scenes to be pushed further and the episodes did not have to hide anything due to their darker nature which would lead them to become "pretty gruesome".〔 It was revealed that Jade's sinister side would leave the characters in serious danger and that not all the characters involved in the teen storyline would survive the series.〔 It was later revealed that two characters from the main show would die during the series. When episode four was transmitted viewers saw Callum try to rescue Esther from Jade who had taken her hostage after becoming fixated on Esther because of her liver transplant from Jade's dead boyfriend. While rescuing Esther, Callum was stabbed by Jade with a samurai sword which killed him. Callum's exit was not announced previous to its airing, shocking viewers. Duncan felt that the scenes are "surprising and shocking" as they lead the viewer to believe that Callum has saved Esther until he is suddenly killed. Gape said she felt bad that Jade was responsible for Callum's death, although she praised the means of his murder, calling it "one of the best ''Hollyoaks'' deaths yet". Although the scenes were filmed using a real samurai sword, the props department created a reproduction of the sword which was used by Duncan during his death scene. The sword was attached to Duncan using a harness to give the appearance that he had been impaled with the blade exiting his chest, with the puncture wound created using makeup.〔 Jade was the second ''Hollyoaks'' character to die during Later, being killed by falling on her own knife during a fight with Tilly. It was revealed that Theresa McQueen (Jorgie Porter) who had previously appeared in four series of ''Hollyoaks Later'' would appear in a storyline that sees her "join up with a new recruit of the McQueen clan on a wild road trip".〔 Bryan Parry was cast as Theresa's cousin, Louis McQueen who is in training for the army. Theresa visits Louis, hoping to find a boyfriend amongst Louis' army friends although she resultingly gets Louis into trouble. It was announced that Dean Aspen would return as his ''Hollyoaks'' character Duncan Button during the series, appearing as Louis' army friend. Also featuring in the storyline are Captain Harvey Smith played by Dominic Tighe and Corporal Taylor Wells played by Abigail Hardingham.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hollyoaks Later (series 6)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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