Hollyoaks: The Good, the Bad and the Gorgeous is a companion piece of Hollyoaks which aired on Friday 2nd October 2009.
It was a drama-documentary featuring clips from the past 14 years of Hollyoaks. It also parodied several films in the form of skits: Kill Bill, Grease, Titanic, The Shining, and the music video to Michael Jackson's "Thriller".
The episode opened with a Star Wars style intro, with scrolling text roughly describing the serial in a comedic tone. After the opening montage, Cheryl Brady and Ste Hay watch a series of clips later played in the show. Mr. C breaks the fourth wall, introducing each segment. In the first segment, parodying Kill Bill, Carmel Valentine (parodying The Bride) searches for her new bra, which has been stolen. She first confronts Jacqui McQueen—"a.k.a. Jacqui McBling"—and defeats her during a fight by causing her to get her high-heeled boot stuck in a table. Carmel next confronts Scott Anderson—"a.k.a. The One You Shouldn't Fancy (But You Do)". She defeats him by throwing him down The Loft's staircase. She then finds the culprit—Mr. C—with her bra and gets it back by knocking him out with various finger movements.
The second segment, parodying Grease, features Cindy Cunningham and Tony Hutchinson as Sandy and Danny. Steph Cunningham, Mr. C and Jacqui McQueen appear as Cindy's friends, whilst Scott Anderson and Gilly Roach appear as Tony's friends. They perform a parody of "Summer Nights", called "Chester Nights" and featuring several references to characters, businesses and events on Hollyoaks. The third segment, parodying The Shining, primarily revolves around Steph Cunningham. Steph and Tom Cunningham move into 65 Christleton Terrace, where Tom's 'talking thumb' tells Steph who'd want to harm her. Inside a box, Tom finds a lighter with "Sam Owen" engraved and a spanner with "Toby Mills" written on it, before Steph finds Niall Rafferty's hairdressing blades. Whilst riding a little trike around, Tom comes across two Holly Cunninghams. Steph enters the bathroom, followed by a hooded figure who breaks the door down with an axe: it's Gilly Roach, who thinks she's got herself stuck inside.
In the fourth segment, parodying Michael Jackson's "Thriller" music video, Ste and Cheryl leave the cinema and end up in a graveyard. A zombie version of Mr. C makes references to the deaths of Becca Dean, Mel Burton, Warren Fox, Toby Mills, Niall Rafferty, Kieron Hobbs, Tina Reilly and Max Cunningham. Scott Anderson is mauled to death by zombies before clips from various characters' deaths are played.
Synopsis
Plot
Cast
Regular Cast
- Ste Hay - Kieron Richardson
- Mr. C - Bernard Latham
- Cheryl Brady - Bronagh Waugh
- Carmel McQueen - Gemma Merna
- Jacqui McQueen - Claire Cooper
- Scott Anderson - Daniel Hyde
- Tony Hutchinson - Nick Pickard
- Cindy Cunningham - Stephanie Waring
- Gilly Roach - Anthony Quinlan
- Steph Dean - Carley Stenson
- Tom Cunningham - Ellis Hollins
- Holly Cunningham - Lydia Waters
Gallery
Notes
General
- Andy Smart is credited as the "fight coordinator".
Past References
The special featured many clips from the Hollyoaks archive:
Opening Montage (Clips)
- 7th November 1996
- 21st October 2005
- 24th December 2004
- Hollyoaks: The Boys Do Barca!
- 10th October 2003
- Unknown
- 8th April 2002
- 19th May 1997
- 22nd December 1997
- 15th May 2000
- Episode 4 (Hollyoaks: No Going Back)
- 22nd April 2003
- Episode 3 (Hollyoaks Later 2008)
- 1st April 1999
- Hollyoaks: Leap of Faith
- 18th August 2005
- 18th December 2003
Cinema Scene 1 (Clips)
Kill Bill Segment
- 16th October 2008 (scene)
- 29th March 2005 (scene)
- 10th June 2004 (scene)
- 22nd June 2007 (scene)
- 19th May 1997 (clip)
- 11th February 2005 (clip)
- 16th October 2008 (clip)
- 14th November 2002 (scene)
- 31st December 2001 (scene)
Cinema Scene 2 (Scenes)
Grease Segment (Scenes)
The Shining Segment
- Episode 3 (Hollyoaks Later 2008) (clip)
- 4th September 2006 (clip)
- 17th June 2003 (clip)
- 27th December 2006 (clip)
- 27th June 2008 (clip)
- 22nd April 2003 (scene)
- 8th September 2006 (scene)
- 27th December 2006 (scene)
- 11th February 2005 (scene)
- Episode 4 (Season 1, Hollyoaks Later) (scene)
- 29th May 2009 (scene)
- 15th September 1999 (scene)
- 27th June 2008 (scene)
Thriller Segment
- 13th February 2004 (scene)
- 27th June 2008 (clip)
- Episode 4 (Season 1, Hollyoaks Later) (clip)
- Hollyoaks: Leap of Faith (clip)
- 8th September 2006 (clip)
- 14th February 2007 (clip)
- 29th May 2009 (clip)
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