Elizabeth "Liz" Burton (previously Taylor) is a fictional character

Fictional character

A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

 from the long-running British Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

 soap opera

Soap opera

A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...

 Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...

, played by Andrée Bernard

Andrée Bernard

Andrée Bernard is an English actress, best known for her major role as Liz Burton in the British soap opera Hollyoaks.Earlier in her career, Andrée starred as as Gordon Brittas's secretary Angie throughout the first series of The Brittas Empire, and as Nervous Nerys, barmaid in the Nag's Head, in...

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Storylines

A single mother of three teenagers, Liz spent most of her life trying to maintain the peace between her offspring, after their father committed suicide. Liz had a difficult relationship with her stepdaughter Darlene, made worse when Darlene found out that her brother Ali had stabbed school bully Stephen "Macki" Mackintosh to death, but told the police that she suspected Liz's son Justin of being the killer. Darlene changed her testimony in court, which contributed towards Justin being acquitted of killing Macki and Liz was grateful to Darlene for this.

After Justin returned home, Liz threw Richard out after he had an affair with a colleague but allowed Darlene to stay with them. Liz decided that her family should move away from Hollyoaks to Colchester

Colchester

Colchester is an historic town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.At the time of the census in 2001, it had a population of 104,390. However, the population is rapidly increasing, and has been named as one of Britain's fastest growing towns. As the...

, to start afresh. But not all of her children were unwilling to move with her and she left Hollyoaks, without Mel, Sophie and Justin.