Hollyoaks boss Bryan Kirkwood recently told Digital Spy: "In 2020, we want to explore what happens when the Hollyoaks community – and the school in particular – comes under threat from County Lines drug dealers.

"We kick it off in quite an ambitious way in our New Year special, which is an hour-long episode. It shows three different New Year parties.

"You'll see the mums, as Nancy is throwing a party. The older teens – Romeo, Tom, Peri, and Yazz – are having a party of their own. You'll see the younger teens like Charlie, Ella and Leah too.

"Across each of the parties, we flash forward to New Year's Eve next year to see some of our best-loved characters in really dramatic and surprising situations, a whole 12 months in advance."