Paul Marquess (Producer, 'Hollyoaks')
Tuesday, January 4 2011, 7:02pm EST
By Daniel Kilkelly, Soaps Editor
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Hollyoaks has undergone massive changes in the past 12 months as new producer Paul Marquess has steered a significant revamp of the soap, writing out a number of characters, introducing new families and creating popular new storylines including Ste and Brendan's dark relationship, Jasmine's transgender struggle and a new serial killer plot. DS recently caught up with Paul for a chat about his work on Hollyoaks to date and what fans can expect from the coming months.
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"I think the other standout storyline for me - which, again, goes right through 2011 - is the transgender story. I'm really, really proud of that. That came from me saying, 'This is something I don't understand - and therefore I'm interested in it and how we'd tell the story'. And the key was during our research when we met two transgender boys who really humbled us with the hell that they'd gone through to be who they want to be and who they feel they are. That was when we knew why we were telling the story, and we've worked really hard in respecting their experiences and the fact that they shared it with us. And then we've been blessed in having Victoria Atkin, who's just amazing. In under a year, to have the story as strong as it is, I'm really proud of that and I feel really lucky to have put it together like we have."
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