10:30AM, Jul 31, 2009
With freshers week around the corner, get ready for a new influx of students at Hollyoaks Community College.
This September brings us a trio of hotties, and it won't be long before they're causing trouble in halls.
We've already met Lydia's ex-girlfriend and new SU barmaid Charlotte (Amy Yamakazi), who's caught Archie's eye and is set to settle in nicely when she moves in to halls.
Meanwhile, mischievous ladies' man Dave (Elliot James Langridge), who viewers met in spin-off The Morning After The Night Before, looks set to become a firm favourite with female students, who won't be able to resist his "charm and zest for life" (their words, not ours).
And finally, spoilt, manipulative India (Beth Kingston) is set to make a lasting impression on HCC's male population.
But the new students aren't the only exciting thing to hit Chester in September. A dark secret is set to blow the Roy family apart, the Ste/Abi/Daniel storyline continues (yawn) and Eli returns.
First to the Roys, who are in crisis when Ash violently lashes out at Ravi during a fight, causing his aneurysm to burst and leaving him in a coma. Unable to handle the rejection from his family, a vengeful Ash blurts out a dark family secret which has long lasting consequences for one of his siblings.
The Ste saga is set to reach an unexpected climax in September as the storyline gets darker. Actor Kieron Richardson told Digital Spy: "It's getting quite dark. It's really interesting and exciting.
"I'm not going to give too much away because we're trying to entertain people and if we give it away, it's not entertaining! It's not the ending people think it is - and I was quite shocked with the ending. But it's good, really good."
Elsewhere, there's trouble for Newt when Gaz is found bloodied and unconscious. With the stress piling high, it’s not long before his schizophrenia rears its ugly head and Eli returns, but it seems his illness is worse than ever as Newt becomes willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for a new love.
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