Hollyoaks spoilers follow.
Hollyoaks has confirmed that Charlie Dean will return to the show next week, as the Osbornes’ ordeal continues.
Charlie Behan, who originally played the character for 14 years, bowed out of the soap after the time jump last year.
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He returned very briefly to the village back in November to visit the Osbornes, during Darren’s worrying disappearance.
But it was later revealed that Darren was secretly staying with Charlie, while he struggled with his mental health in the aftermath of JJ’s illness.
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The Osbornes are currently facing another huge crisis, with Nancy and Darren’s daughter Morgan going missing this week when Frankie leaves her alone in the house.
In this week’s dramatic episodes, the family desperately attempts to find Morgan and the police get involved in the case.
But Darren believes that Clare is responsible for Morgan’s disappearance, so he corners her in a storage unit and uses the opportunity to interrogate her.
What happens next is being kept under wraps for now, but Nancy is left in even more turmoil, as Darren fails to return home that night and there are questions about his own safety.
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Next week, the situation with Morgan is far from resolved. Donny continues to help find the little girl, but he senses that the Osbornes are hiding something.
“Morgan’s disappearance is a very mysterious case,” says our insider, “and there are very few leads. But it’s difficult to fool Donny, and he feels that things aren’t quite as they seem. Clare might have been the prime suspect, but is there another twist in store?”
As the detective pushes for answers, are the family being completely honest?
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Meanwhile, within the chaos of the situation, Frankie is surprised to get a message from Charlie. Why he’s getting in touch is a mystery, but it’s clear he wants something as he arranges to meet up with his dear friend.
It seems that no progress is being made in the search for Morgan, and Nancy is growing fearful that she might not ever see her beloved daughter again.
She pleads with Donny to do more to help, but will Morgan turn up soon – and who is responsible for taking her?
Hollyoaks airs on Mondays-Wednesdays with its Channel 4 streaming premiere at 7am, then an E4 broadcast the same night at 7pm. Full episodes are also released on YouTube a week after their Channel 4 release.
Selected omnibus episodes are available via Prime Video.
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