Perdita
06-06-2010, 12:22
A future Hollyoaks storyline will see an alien land on Earth and befriend one of the soap's characters.
Kevin the Alien will arrive from Aecyron Proxima *Centauri – a red dwarf star in the *constellation of Centauri, reports the Daily Star.
Viewers of the Chester-based soap, which recorded it's lowest ever viewing figures on Friday, will see sci-fi geek Elliot Bevan attempt to convince friends and family that Kevin is a real alien.
"Everyone knows Hollyoaks can get away with different storylines. But having an alien land in the *village is just out of this world," an insider told the paper. “The soap’s bosses have to *convince viewers that they’re *actually watching an alien *walking around the village."
“Some of the cast actually burst out laughing when they were told about Kevin. But they have *already started filming the storyline so it’s *going to happen."
The insider added that boss Paul *Marquess is "certain it will be a success”.
Kevin the Alien will arrive from Aecyron Proxima *Centauri – a red dwarf star in the *constellation of Centauri, reports the Daily Star.
Viewers of the Chester-based soap, which recorded it's lowest ever viewing figures on Friday, will see sci-fi geek Elliot Bevan attempt to convince friends and family that Kevin is a real alien.
"Everyone knows Hollyoaks can get away with different storylines. But having an alien land in the *village is just out of this world," an insider told the paper. “The soap’s bosses have to *convince viewers that they’re *actually watching an alien *walking around the village."
“Some of the cast actually burst out laughing when they were told about Kevin. But they have *already started filming the storyline so it’s *going to happen."
The insider added that boss Paul *Marquess is "certain it will be a success”.