Fans in Uproar as Beloved TV Series Abruptly Pulled from Airwaves
Fans of Hollyoaks have voiced their upset after the Channel 4 soap was officially removed from TV schedules.
It was confirmed in February that the long-running serial drama would reduce its weekly episodes from five to three.
With the changes having officially come into effect, Thursday (September 12) marks the first weeknight in years without a daily visit to the fictional village – and the changes are going to take some getting used to!
‘The first Thursday evening with no #Hollyoaks on E4 at 7pm,’ exclaimed X/Twitter user Ali, accompanying their message with a sad emoji. ‘what is everyone going to watch instead?’
A fellow social media user echoed such a sentiment, writing: ‘No #Hollyoaks tonight feels weird. normally watch it every night whilst I eat,’while user oaksfrankie stated: ‘first thursday without a hollyoaks ep I AM GOING INSANE #hollyoaks’
Matt was in agreement. ‘Had to remind myself #Hollyoaks isn’t on E4 now,’ they said. ‘This is gonna take some getting used to’.
Amanda added: ‘Not me turning over to watch #Hollyoaks 3 days a week is the dumbest decision.’
X/Twitter user Tasha Louise shared a classic clip of Nancy Osborne (Jessica Fox) to highlight how they were feeling at 7pm about the lack of Hollyoaks. In the video, Nancy can be seen saying: ‘This is dull and we need drama!’.
Relatable.
Hollyoaks officially introduced its three-episode-a-week pattern this past week, with a brutal stunt week seeing a number of villager’s lives faving death.
It’s been a tough week for fans of Hollyoaks as, in addition to adjusting to less episodes, viewers learned that James Nightingale (Gregory Finnegan) – one of the show’s most loved characters – was tragically killed off, with star Greg confirming that the character was axed by bosses.
The decision was met with outrage from fans – understandably so – with James having been excited for the prospect of living life to the fullest before his car exploded.
A number of high-profile cast members were axed amid the cull which was forced upon bosses as part of the reduction in episodes.
Cindy Cunningham and Tom Cunningham – two of the most recognisable Hollyoaks characters in history – were also axed and written out amid the contentious Blue storyline.
