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Hollyoaks bosses have confirmed plans for a one-off late-night special which is due to air on Channel 4 next month. Show regulars Claire Cooper (Jacqui McQueen), Andy Moss (Rhys Ashworth) and Anthony Quinlan (Gilly Roach) will be among the stars taking centre stage in the bonus edition of the teen soap, which is to feature a dark storyline focusing on Darren Day's dangerous character Danny Houston. The drama kicks off when returnee Kathleen McQueen (Alison Burrows) threatens to report daughter Theresa (Jorgie Porter) to the police after discovering the truth about Calvin Valentine's murder. In return for her silence, she demands £2,000 - leaving her screen family facing a big predicament. Later, Danny catches Jacqui and Rhys cheating during a game of poker in a bid to raise some funds. Furious that the pair have tried to double cross him, Danny immediately (more)...

Hollyoaks star Jorgie Porter has said that she is thrilled over the decision to bring back her screen mother Alison Burrows. Earlier this month, Digital Spy revealed that Burrows is to reappear on screen as scheming Kathleen McQueen before the end of the year. Viewers first saw Kathleen in 2009's series of Hollyoaks Later, when she was introduced as the mum of Porter's character Theresa. Kathleen then moved over to the main show for a two-month stint. Speaking to Inside (more)...

Kathleen McQueen is to make a return to 'Hollyoaks'. The scheming mother - who is played by Alison Burrows - is set to reprise her role on the Channel 4 soap when she returns to the village to cause havoc for her daughter Theresa (Jorgie Porter) and sister Myra (Nicole Barber-Lane). Kathleen left the show in February when the McQueen family discovered she had been obtaining money by making fraudulent lending applications in the name of her dead niece Tina Riley. However, her troublesome days are far from over, and as soon as she makes her surprise return to the village, she will end ..

Alison Burrows has reprised her role as Kathleen McQueen in Hollyoaks, Digital Spy can reveal. The actress will be back on screen later this year, when her scheming alter ego returns to the village and causes yet more trouble for her family. Kathleen - Theresa McQueen's mother and Myra's sister - was first cast last year for the second series of Hollyoaks Later. She then moved over to the main show for a two-month stint. Despite Theresa's constant attempts to put Kathleen on a pedestal, viewers saw the character leave in disgrace back in February (more)...

Hollyoaks has finally cast Theresa McQueen's wayward mother, Digital Spy can exclusively reveal. Kathleen McQueen - Theresa's biological mum and sister to head of the family Myra (Nicole Barber-Lane) - will be played by Alison Burrows. She will make her first appearance in one episode of this year's Hollyoaks Later run, which is being headed up by former Hollyoaks producer Bryan Kirkwood. While Theresa is in London on a mission to pursue her modelling dream, she decides to visit her mother, who is currently spending time at Her Majesty's pleasure in prison. Michaela (Hollie-Jay Bowes) helps her cousin keep the visit a secret, but warns her that Carmel (Gemma Merna) and Jacqui (Claire Cooper) highly disapprove of their aunt. When she eventually comes face-to-face with her mum, Theresa is delighted by her intentions to turn her (more)...