Kirkwood to head up new 'Hollyoaks Later'

Hollyoaks production house Lime Pictures have been commissioned to create another late night version of the Channel 4 soap.

The five-parter, which is currently in pre-production, is being headed up by former Hollyoaks producer Bryan Kirkwood and will air across five nights towards the end of September.

Last year's edition of Hollyoaks Later, produced by new Hollyoaks boss Lucy Allan, saw the return of Guy Burnet as Craig Dean to tie in with the shock climax to the Niall Rafferty (Barry Sloane) plot.