Maddie Parker

Maddie Parker
Hollyoaks character
Portrayed by	Yasmin Bannerman
Duration	1995–97
First appearance	23 October 1995
Last appearance	September 1997
Created by	Phil Redmond
Introduced by	Phil Redmond
Profile
Occupation	Restaurateur

Madeline "Maddie" Parker is a fictional character from the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, a long-running serial drama about life in a fictional suburb of Chester. She was played by actress Yasmin Bannerman between 1995 and 1997. Maddie was created by screenwriter Phil Redmond as one of Hollyoaks' original characters. She made her debut in the soap on 23 October 1995, and remained until Bannerman made her final appearance in September 1997.

Characterisation

Maddie is described as "young, free and single, and alaways on the lookout for a man".^[1] The Liverpool Echo described her as "the streetwise and sassy siren who ran Parker's restaurant."^[2]

Storylines

Maddie was the streetwise and sassy siren who ran Parker's restaurant. Maddie was young, free and single and always on the lookout for a man. Maddie’s earlier storylines started when she received a creepy Valentine’s card, which leads to Maddie being worried that someone might be following her. Soon, Michael, an old flame of Maddie’s turns up and gets an unwelcome reception. Maddie began to rekindle her love for Michael, as the pair begins to date and reminisce about better times. However, Maddie gets a bit concerned over his jealous behaviour and dumped him. Maddie later discovered that Michael was mentally ill, after he became highly obsessed with Maddie becoming his wife.

Things begin to get increasingly out of hand, when Michael kidnapped Maddie and her friend Jude Cunningham (Davinia Taylor), and took them hostage. He then drove them to Scotland, ready to marry Maddie. Maddie refused to put on the wedding dress and go through the charade of marriage to Michael, which made Michael mad and he took Jude up to the roof as revenge. For a moment it looked as if Michael was going to push Jude off the roof, but Maddie came up dressed in a wedding dress, and he was distracted. As Jude manages to escape his clutches, Michael fell to his death. Jude than tried to console Maddie over Michael’s death but Maddie decided to go away to come to terms with it all. When Maddie returns, she told Jude that she wanted a fresh start by expanding the Parkers. Yet, Maddie still found it hard to get over Michael’s death and became increasingly insecure about her safety. Maddie decided the only way she could make a new start was by leaving Hollyoaks, and leaving Parkers in the hands of Jude. She left the village to live with her mother.

References

External links

• Character profile on the Official Hollyoaks website
• Character profile on the E4 website