Episode 2948 is an episode of Hollyoaks which aired on Wednesday 10th November 2010.
Synopsis
Steph finds herself hero of the hour, but makes a heartbroking decision which will crush her family. Amber and Finn narrowly escape death with help from Tony. Mercedes pleads with Malachy to recover, whilst the residents are shocked by the devastation in the village.Plot
Ste demands that Brendan leaves Amy alone. He refuses and leaves her a threatening voicemail. When Dom begs him again, Warren tells him to burn Il Gnosh down.
- Earlier
Il Gnosh explodes. Steph and Gilly drag Malachy to safety. Amy manages to smash the window with an ornament. Steph dunks her coat in the fountain and runs inside Il Gnosh. The stairs collapse beneath her as she drags herself up. Gilly discovers that Steph has gone inside but the flames are too high for him to follow. He finds a ladder and manages to get Leah and Lucas from her. A burning beam falls in front of the window as Steph goes back for Amy. As Gilly takes her down, Steph decides to remain in the burning building. Steph and Gilly's friends and family wait for their return.
Tony and Gabby return to find Finn and Amber crawling across the roof. Amber slips and is left hanging, and Tony grabs the ladder from Gilly. As Amber and Finn are rescued, Gilly is stopped from running inside the burning building by a fireman. Tony in disbelief as everything goes up in flames. The paramedics try to resuscitate Malachy. The firefighters find Steph's body. The Costellos and Darren go to the disaster site to offer help. Darren and Rhys learn of Steph's death from Gilly. Warren suggests to Mandy that the fire was his doing. Gilly and Darren inform the family of Steph's death.Cast
Regular Cast
- Rhys Ashworth - Andrew Moss
- Amy Barnes - Ashley Slanina-Davies
- Brendan Brady - Emmett J. Scanlan
- Carl Costello - Paul Opacic
- Heidi Costello - Kim Tiddy
- Tom Cunningham - Ellis Hollins
- Malachy Fisher - Glen Wallace
- Mercedes Fisher - Jennifer Metcalfe
- Warren Fox - Jamie Lomas
- Ste Hay - Kieron Richardson
- Tony Hutchinson - Nick Pickard
- India Longford - Beth Kingston
- Myra McQueen - Nicole Barber-Lane
- Finn O'Connor - Connor Wilkinson
- Darren Osborne - Ashley Taylor Dawson
- Frankie Osborne - Helen Pearson
- Dominic Reilly - John Pickard
- Mandy Richardson - Sarah Jayne Dunn
- Gilly Roach - Anthony Quinlan
- Steph Roach - Carley Stenson
- Amber Sharpe - Lydia Lloyd-Henry
- Gabby Sharpe - Phina Oruche
- Rae Wilson - Alice Barlow
Guest Cast
- This episode contained no guest cast.
Uncredited Cast
Music
| Song | Performer | Circumstance |
|---|---|---|
| "Cooler Than Me" | Mike Posner | Ste Hay confronts Brendan Brady. Brendan threatens Amy Barnes. |
| "Gorecki" | Lamb | Gilly Roach gets upset as he realises that Steph Roach isn't coming out. He goes to run inside the burning building as explosions go off inside, and is stopped from running in by a fireman. |
| "Missing You" | Abi Phillips | Gilly Roach informs Frankie Osborne of Steph Roach's death. |
Behind the Scenes
Hollyoaks Behind The Scenes - Il Gnosh explosion
Behind the scenes of the Il Gnosh explosion.
Notes
General
- Several last-minute changes were made in this episode:
- Steph Roach was initially intended to die in Episode 2950 (12th November 2010). She would have been trapped in the blaze, rather than deciding to die in the fire herself.
- Amy Barnes was intended to die in this episode. However, this decision was reverted at the last minute, and Amy recovered off-screen from episode 2953 to episode 2994.
- Amber Sharpe's pregnancy discovery was initially intended to be transmitted in Episode 2947 (9th November 2010).
- "Missing You" by Abi Phillips (who would later play Liberty Savage in December 2010), written specially for this episode, is played over the end credits.
- No post-credits scene was played at the end of this episode.
Appearances
- Last appearance of Steph Roach until 30th March 2011, where the character would appear in video footage.