HOLLYOAKS has announced that production on the Channel 4 soap will resume in Liverpool this week - with the cast expected back on set in July.
They have also confirmed that episodes will increase from two nights a week to four from September, and that they hope to be back to their usual five by next year.
A Hollyoaks spokesperson said: "Hollyoaks will be resuming production this week in Liverpool ahead of a return to recording on set in July. "The Channel 4 drama, which is shot differently to other soaps with single-camera, will increase in episodes from its current two nights a week to four nights a week from September, the current plan being to return to five episodes in 2021." They went on to detail safeguarding measures that will be put.