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    Hollyoaks stars fear being axed from show as ‘no one is safe’

    Legendary Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks will be entering its third decade this year, but with 266 character deaths since the series’ beginning, actors fear they may be next in line for the chop21:00, 10 May 2025Hollyoaks stars fear being axed from show as ‘no one is safe’Hollyoaks stars fear they will be axed when the show has its 30th anniversary this autumn.A raft of explosive episodes are reportedly planned to mark three decades of the Channel 4 soap, and the cast have shared their fears of an oncoming bloodbath.A huge cull last year saw a whole host of actors ditched from the series as part of the plot. Notably, a car explosion caused by character Dave Williams killed James Nightingale, before the perpetrator was shot by Robbie Roscoe in an act of revenge.This year could be the last that some of the Hollyoaks cast frequent the Dog in the Pond pub, as fears mount that the soap will be giving actors the axe(Image: More

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    Doc Martin set for US version but Martin Clunes return hangs in the balance

    Popular ITV series Doc Martin is set for a shot across the pond as The Fox network gears up to make their own version – but will Martin Clunes be asked to return?19:45, 10 May 2025Brit hit drama Doc Martin will be rebooted as an American version – but executives are staying tight-lipped if Martin Clunes could appear.The Fox network will remake the hit ITV drama, which starred Clunes, centering the show on the east coast of the USA. Emmy nominated actor Josh Charles, famous for TV series The Handmaid’s Tale and The Good Wife and movie Dead Poet’s Society, will take over as the physician.Clunes, who featured in 10 seasons of the prime time hit, is popular Stateside because the UK show is a huge hit on the PBS Network. The show’s name will be changed to Best Medicine. A PR release confirmed Charles, but US media reps didn’t respond to questions on whether Clunes could appear or make a cameo.The plot centres on Doctor Martin Best, played by Charles, who is , “a brilliant surgeon who abruptly leaves his illustrious career in Boston to become the general practitioner in a quaint East Coast fishing village where he spent summers as a child”.The show was very popular with viewers(Image: More