TV Times – 10 August 2019

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Difficult:
Lydia and
Sam talk
to Samson

Uneasy

meeting:

Marlon shakes

Al’s hand

Amy Walsh says she enjoyed filming the scenes in which

her character Tracy was trapped in the Sharmas’ factory

during the blaze. ‘It was an amazing day,’ she tells us.

‘Everyone was so supportive of me, with so much

screaming and crying to do. I just had to keep in the zone

because otherwise I don’t think I would have been able

to do it. We were all like, “This is going to be insane!”’

N

ow that Samson is home

from the longest school trip

in history, Lydia knows she

and Sam must sit him down and explain

her recently exposed traumatic past –

how she gave birth to a stillborn baby

as teenager Jenny, and then ran away

and changed her name.

Samson’s normally quite a

sympathetic soul, but he’s rocked by

Lydia’s actions, and is particularly

angry at the way she buried her dead

baby in the woods. Can he find a way

to understand her turmoil, and give

her the support she needs?

T

here’s never a dull

moment for Jessie. This

year alone, she’s been

shot, Ellis has been

stabbed, and Billy’s been in bother

with the police. Now, there’s another

crisis to deal with. Following a

meeting about her poor performance

at Hotten Academy (no wonder;

she was never there), she has

resigned from her job.

Could anything else possibly

happen to upset the apple cart?

Well, yes, because, out of the blue,

Ellis’ dad, Al, then turns up.

Unsurprisingly, Jessie feels

humiliated about being unemployed,

and heads to The Woolpack to seek

solace. As she knocks back the

booze, Nicola has a pop at her for

failing to spot that the school had

a paedophile in its ranks in Maya.

Backed into a corner, Jessie delivers

some home truths about the

children of the village, prompting

Marlon to escort her outside. She

then blames the horrified chef for

her outburst. As they head home

with Billy and Ellis, the group are

being watched from afar...

The following day, Ellis goes to

meet a man who’s interested in

his personal training services, and

is stunned when he claps eyes on

the potential client. Later, at April’s

birthday party, he’s about to tell

Jessie about his encounter when a

car horn sounds. Outside, the same

man steps out from the vehicle, and

Jessie tells a stunned Marlon that

he’s Al – Ellis’ father.

‘Al has been abroad for a year on

business,’ explains Michael Wildman,

who plays him. ‘And he thinks he

can just pick up where he left off.’

What does Al want? And will

Marlon find him a threat?

As the Maaliks celebrate Eid,

Leah and Lucas slip out from next

door to join the festivities. Ste’s

raging and, as he drags the pair

away, Jonny and Stuart intimidate

their kindly neighbours. Leah’s

livid, and when she tells Ste that

she wishes Sami was her dad,

Jonny and Stuart use this to

convince Ste to join their plan

to give Sami a scare.

Later, Sami is attacked with

pepper spray by a hooded

figure, prompting the police

to grill Ste and co about their

whereabouts at the time of the

crime. As Ste confronts Stuart

about the incident, he’s shocked

when his racist ‘friend’ blames

him for making the order for

action. Will he finally start to

realise that he’s being used?

Over at The Dog, meanwhile,

Mercedes enjoys a session with

Liam while hubby Sylver is away

with Bobby. But as the pair cosy

up, Nana finds Liam’s leopard-

print undies on the floor

outside, and also hears talking

in the bedroom. Mercy covers,

and lies that the pants were a

gift for Sylver, but just when it

seems her secret is safe, Breda

overhears her on the phone to

Liam, admitting an affair. As

Breda’s wedding day to Jack

later arrives, the killer granny

has more on her mind than

her vows, and confronts her

daughter-in-law. Can Mercy

find a way to cover her back?

* Doctors is taking a Summer

break and will be back on

screens on 2 September.

Dangerous

liaison: Mercy

and Liam

HOLLYOAKS

Party time:

The Maaliks

celebrate Eid

Daddy’s home...

Zak ............... Steve Halliwell

Faith ................. Sally Dexter

Bear .........Joshua Richards

Ellis ....................... Asan N’Jie

Al .............Michael Wildman

Jessie ......... Sandra Marvin

Marlon .......Mark Charnock

Billy ....................Jay Kontzle

Sam..............James Hooton

Lydia .................. Karen Blick

Samson ..................Sam Hall

Charity ..........Emma Atkins

Debbie ....... Charley Webb

Doug ........Duncan Preston

Amy Natalie Ann Jamieson

Kerry ............. Laura Norton

Cain ..................Jeff Hordley

Matty ......Ash Palmisciano

Kim ...................... Claire King

Jai ...................... Chris Bisson

Samson’s

cold shoulder

Ellis’ father, Al, arrives in the village