Hollyoaks Later is a British television spin-off of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.
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14 Facts About Hollyoaks Later
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Tony Wood, creative director of Lime Pictures the production company of Hollyoaks Later, explained that it was decided that Hollyoaks Later would be expanded on because of its increased audience.
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Camilla Campbell, the commissioning editor for drama at Channel 4, said that Hollyoaks Later had grown up in "eyes of the viewers" and had begun being taken seriously by the television industry and critics.
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The series is darker in tone than parent show Hollyoaks Later and "explores issues difficult to dramatise in-depth before the watershed".
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Lime Pictures described the show and its purpose saying that "the series delves deeper into the lives, loves and misdemeanours of the Hollyoaks Later regulars, shedding their teen image as they look to find their feet away from the Village".
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On 5 June 2008 it was announced that a spin-off of Hollyoaks Later had been commissioned and would begin filming in September to transmit in November.
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On 3 August 2009 it was revealed Hollyoaks Later had been recommissioned for a second series to air in September.
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On 19 April 2010 it was announced that Hollyoaks Later had been commissioned for a third series to air in October.
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On 18 May 2012 it was announced that Hollyoaks Later had again been recommissioned, with a fifth series due to air in September.
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Hollyoaks Later added that the episodes "will give the characters a whole new playing field in terms of how we tell their tales".
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On 20 September 2019, it was announced that Hollyoaks Later would be making a one-off return in January 2020, which will focus on the conclusion of Breda McQueen's serial killer storyline.
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Each series of Hollyoaks Later cast members from Hollyoaks are selected by the producer of Hollyoaks Later Naim Ahmed to appear as their characters.
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Two years after her role in Hollyoaks Later Hassan reprised the role and was introduced to Hollyoaks by series producer Paul Marquess.
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Alison Burrows was cast as the mother of Theresa McQueen, Kathleen McQueen, for a role in the second series of Hollyoaks Later which was planned to introduce the character before she joined Hollyoaks in a regular role.
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