Tina McQueen
Encyclopedia
Tina Chastity Reilly is a fictional character
from the British Channel 4
soap opera
Hollyoaks
, played by Leah Hackett
. Since making her first appearance in August 2006 as part of the McQueen family
, Tina has been involved in storylines including sexual harassment and surrogacy.
(Barry Sloane
). The exact details of which character would be killed were due to be kept secret until the episodes aired, however, Hackett revealed she had quit the soap early in 2008 days before her character was killed.
A spokesperson for Hollyoaks commented on the storyline, "Sadly, one of the girls decided they had had enough and told producers that they wanted out. So what better way than to be blown up in one of the most shocking plotlines of the autumn? Regardless of who it is, fans are going to be gutted, as the McQueen sisters are some of the most popular characters on the show. All that can be revealed at the moment is that there is plenty of blood and a huge explosion. And one of the McQueen clan is murdered."
(Nicole Barber-Lane
) following a one-night-stand with a bingo caller called Marvin. Myra fell in love with Marvin, but after telling him she was pregnant with Tina, he gave her money to abort the child. Myra, however, did not use the money for an abortion and told Marvin she was keeping the baby. After this, Myra never heard from him again. She then gave birth to Tina, who she named after Tina Turner
. In order to make Tina believe her father cared for her, Myra sent her birthday cards from Marvin every year, until Tina discovered the truth.
(John Pickard
). They soon discover that they both share interests in reading and a passive demeanour. Following many failed dates, Tina and Dom finally kiss and lose their virginity to each other. Tina's sisters Carmel
(Gemma Merna
) and Michaela McQueen
(Hollie-Jay Bowes
) overhear Dom calling Tina 'Cathy', a character from her favourite play Wuthering Heights
, and assume he is having an affair with Kathy Barnes
(Sarah Jane Buckley
). Michaela and Carmel decide to expose Dom's apparent affair, but end up finding Dom and Tina sleeping together.
Dom proposes to Tina, and they begin to plan their wedding. However, Tina and Dom discover their planned wedding clashes with Tina's sister Mercedes McQueen
(Jennifer Metcalfe
) and fiancé Russ Owen
(Stuart Manning
). Myra suggests her daughters have a double wedding, to which Mercedes and Tina reluctantly agree. During their joint hen night, Tina and Mercedes, along with Jacqui (Claire Cooper
) and Carmel discover an unconscious Clare Cunningham (Gemma Bissix
), following an attempt on her life. On the wedding day, Louise Summers (Roxanne McKee
) interrupts the ceremony claiming Mercedes slept with Warren Fox
(Jamie Lomas
) on the night Clare was pushed, Mercedes being his only alibi following his arrest for attempted murder. In order for the wedding not to be ruined, Tina tells Russ that Mercedes was with her all night. After marrying Dom, Tina tells Mercedes she will never forgive her for spoiling her wedding day. Due to lack of privacy at the McQueen house, Tina and Dom move in with Jacqui and her boyfriend, also Dom's brother, Tony Hutchinson
(Nick Pickard
).
Tina begins working as a careers advisor at Hollyoaks High school. Tina's boss Pete Webster (Richard Cambridge
) begins to sexually harass Tina, later playing mind games when she rejects his advances. Tina attempts to tell Dom about Pete's harassment, however he does not listen, and befriends Pete. After finishing work one night, Tina is attacked by Pete, who tries to rape her. Russ however manages to stop him. Dom later takes Pete's side when Tina tells him what happened. This results in Tina sleeping with Russ for comfort, and the next day, telling Dom their marriage is over. Tina agrees to be a surrogate for Jacqui and Tony, who cannot have children of their own. Myra and Mercedes are not happy with the plan and try to convince her not to go through with the insemination of Tony's sperm. However, Tina tells them she is going to have Jacqui and Tony's child. Dom is also not happy, but the pair reconcile and he agrees to stand by Tina, who is overjoyed to discover she is pregnant. However, when she has her 12-week pre-natal scan, she is told the baby is 15-weeks-old, and therefore must have been conceived at the time she slept with Russ. Tina confesses her affair to Jacqui, who is furious, but tells her to keep it a secret or both of their relationships will be over.
A heavily pregnant Tina confides in Niall Rafferty
, telling him she is considering putting her child up for adoption, unaware Niall is her half-brother who Myra put up for adoption. Tina tells Jacqui her adoption plans during a phone-call. An angry Niall then pushes Tina down a flight of steps, and tells the McQueens he saw Jamie "Fletch" Fletcher (Sam Darbyshire
) push her. Tina is rushed to hospital and has a baby named Max. Due to her injuries sustained in her fall, Tina has to undergo an emergency hysterectomy, therefore rendering her unable to have children again. Jacqui and Tony take Max home, but are later persuaded by Dom and Myra to give Max back to Tina. The truth about Max's paternity is revealed, which causes Dom and Tina to split up. In order to make Max's life as normal as possible, Tina and Russ agree to move in together. However, Tina does not love Russ, so tells him she is leaving. As she does so, Niall kidnaps her and ties her up in an abandoned church with her other sisters. Niall leaves Myra a note from Tina, similar to one she left with him as a baby, so goes in search of her daughters. When she arrives at the church, Niall makes Myra choose two children to live, and tells her he will kill the rest. Myra chooses Tina, because of Max, and Michaela, because she is the youngest. Dom, Tony, Jack Osborne
(James McKenna
) and Darren Osborne
(Ashley Taylor Dawson
) enter the church to save the McQueens from Niall, who detonates explosives. All of the McQueens survive and begin to exit the church in the aftermath of the explosion, however return after discovering Niall is holding John Paul McQueen
(James Sutton
) hostage. The floor collapses and Tina ends up being trapped under rubble. Dom holds Tina, who is fatally wounded. Tina tells Dom how much she loves him before dying. Dom carries Tina's lifeless body out of the church to the devastated McQueens.
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 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 Leah Hackett
Leah Hackett
Leah Hackett , is an English actress, most notable for her role as Tina Reilly in Hollyoaks.-Background and personal life:...
. Since making her first appearance in August 2006 as part of the McQueen family
McQueen family
The McQueen family are a fictional family in the long-running Channel 4 soap-opera Hollyoaks. The family first appeared in 2006 and have been involved in a number of the shows main storylines since then, most notably John Paul's affair with Craig Dean and Niall's revenge on his...
, Tina has been involved in storylines including sexual harassment and surrogacy.
Character creation
The character of Tina was introduced in August 2006 as one of the McQueen sisters. During 2008, it was announced that one of the McQueens would be killed off in a church explosion, caused by secret McQueen Niall RaffertyNiall Rafferty
Niall Rafferty is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Barry Sloane. He first appeared during an episode broadcast on 3 December 2007. Former Brookside actor Sloane was cast as the "mysterious" hairdresser Niall and was introduced by the series' producer...
(Barry Sloane
Barry Sloane
Barry Paul Sloane is an English actor. He trained as a musician and actor before landing his first professional acting role in the film In his Life: The John Lennon Story. He has appeared in numerous TV shows, notably the BAFTA award-winning dramas Pleasureland and The Mark of Cain...
). The exact details of which character would be killed were due to be kept secret until the episodes aired, however, Hackett revealed she had quit the soap early in 2008 days before her character was killed.
A spokesperson for Hollyoaks commented on the storyline, "Sadly, one of the girls decided they had had enough and told producers that they wanted out. So what better way than to be blown up in one of the most shocking plotlines of the autumn? Regardless of who it is, fans are going to be gutted, as the McQueen sisters are some of the most popular characters on the show. All that can be revealed at the moment is that there is plenty of blood and a huge explosion. And one of the McQueen clan is murdered."
Backstory
Tina was born to Myra McQueenMyra McQueen
Myra McQueen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Nicole Barber-Lane. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 19 June 2006 and was introduced by series producer Bryan Kirkwood as part of the McQueen family.-Character development:The...
(Nicole Barber-Lane
Nicole Barber-Lane
Nicole Barber-Lane is an English actress best known for playing Myra McQueen in the long-running teen soap Hollyoaks.Before working in Hollyoaks, Barber-Lane appeared in Emmerdale, Bodies, The Cops, and in a Yorkshire Building Society commercial. She has featured in Woman, Red and NOW magazines...
) following a one-night-stand with a bingo caller called Marvin. Myra fell in love with Marvin, but after telling him she was pregnant with Tina, he gave her money to abort the child. Myra, however, did not use the money for an abortion and told Marvin she was keeping the baby. After this, Myra never heard from him again. She then gave birth to Tina, who she named after Tina Turner
Tina Turner
Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
. In order to make Tina believe her father cared for her, Myra sent her birthday cards from Marvin every year, until Tina discovered the truth.
2006–2008
Tina meets Dominic ReillyDominic Reilly
Dominic "Dom" Reilly is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by John Pickard. Dom made his first appearance on 13 September 2005 as the estranged half-brother of Tony Hutchinson, whose portrayer, Nick Pickard, is John Pickard's brother...
(John Pickard
John Pickard (British actor)
John Pickard is a British actor who is currently best known for appearing in Channel 4's Hollyoaks playing Dominic Reilly from 2005-2010. He is the brother of fellow Hollyoaks star Nick Pickard, who plays Tony Hutchinson, Dom's half-brother, in the soap...
). They soon discover that they both share interests in reading and a passive demeanour. Following many failed dates, Tina and Dom finally kiss and lose their virginity to each other. Tina's sisters Carmel
Carmel McQueen
Carmel Valentine is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Gemma Merna. She debuted on-screen during episodes airing in August 2006 and was introduced by series producer Bryan Kirkwood as part of the McQueen family...
(Gemma Merna
Gemma Merna
Gemma Ann Merna is an English actress. She is known for playing Carmel Valentine in Hollyoaks.-Awards:...
) and Michaela McQueen
Michaela McQueen
Michaela McQueen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Hollie-Jay Bowes. Michaela was the first of the McQueen family to be seen on-screen in 2006, when she was credited as Michaela Jones. On 8 June 2010, Hollie-Jay Bowes announced that she had quit...
(Hollie-Jay Bowes
Hollie-Jay Bowes
Hollie-Jay Bowes is an English actress best known for her role as Michaela McQueen in Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. Her parents changed her name from Billie Jean to Hollie Jean as her father thought she would get bullied at school and be called 'Billie Bowes', and at 13, she changed her name to...
) overhear Dom calling Tina 'Cathy', a character from her favourite play Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights is a novel by Emily Brontë published in 1847. It was her only novel and written between December 1845 and July 1846. It remained unpublished until July 1847 and was not printed until December after the success of her sister Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre...
, and assume he is having an affair with Kathy Barnes
Kathy Barnes
Katherine "Kathy" Barnes is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Sarah Jane Buckley. Kathy arrived in 2005 and in October 2007, it was announced that the character had been written out of the show...
(Sarah Jane Buckley
Sarah Jane Buckley
Sarah Jane Buckley is an actress and singer. She is also an ambassador for The Prince's Trust.She was well-known for playing Kathy Barnes in Hollyoaks from November 2005 to January 2008. These days, Sarah likes to teach acting, which she does so in workshops held for aspiring young amateur...
). Michaela and Carmel decide to expose Dom's apparent affair, but end up finding Dom and Tina sleeping together.
Dom proposes to Tina, and they begin to plan their wedding. However, Tina and Dom discover their planned wedding clashes with Tina's sister Mercedes McQueen
Mercedes McQueen
Mercedes Fisher is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jennifer Metcalfe. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 19 June 2006 as the first character to be introduced to the serial by series producer, Bryan Kirkwood...
(Jennifer Metcalfe
Jennifer Metcalfe
Jennifer Joanne Metcalfe is an English actress and model. She joined the cast of soap opera Hollyoaks in June 2006, playing feisty Mercedes McQueen.-Personal life:...
) and fiancé Russ Owen
Russ Owen
Russell Charles "Russ" Owen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Stuart Manning. He first appeared in August 2004 with his on-screen family and has been involved in storylines including being diagnosed with testicular cancer and kidnapping his son. It...
(Stuart Manning
Stuart Manning
Stuart Bernard Manning is an English actor and model.He is best known for the role of Russ Owen in the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, which he played from 2004 until 2009....
). Myra suggests her daughters have a double wedding, to which Mercedes and Tina reluctantly agree. During their joint hen night, Tina and Mercedes, along with Jacqui (Claire Cooper
Claire Cooper
Claire Elizabeth Cooper is an English actress who currently plays Jacqui McQueen in British Channel 4 series Hollyoaks...
) and Carmel discover an unconscious Clare Cunningham (Gemma Bissix
Gemma Bissix
Gemma Bissix is an English actress. She has been acting since the age of 9. Her most prominent roles have been in soap operas, as Clare Bates in EastEnders and Clare Devine in Hollyoaks ; she was awarded with two British Soap Awards for the latter role...
), following an attempt on her life. On the wedding day, Louise Summers (Roxanne McKee
Roxanne McKee
-Biography:After completing a BA degree in 2001 in Social Policy & Political Studies at Royal Holloway, University of London, McKee rose to fame by winning Hollyoaks On The Pull, a Channel 4 initiative to discover new talent for the popular British soap Hollyoaks...
) interrupts the ceremony claiming Mercedes slept with Warren Fox
Warren Fox
Warren Fox is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jamie Lomas. He first arrived in 2006 as an old acquaintance of Sean Kennedy and quickly became known as the show's main villain...
(Jamie Lomas
Jamie Lomas
Jamie Lomas is an English actor best known for his role as bad boy Warren Fox on the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks....
) on the night Clare was pushed, Mercedes being his only alibi following his arrest for attempted murder. In order for the wedding not to be ruined, Tina tells Russ that Mercedes was with her all night. After marrying Dom, Tina tells Mercedes she will never forgive her for spoiling her wedding day. Due to lack of privacy at the McQueen house, Tina and Dom move in with Jacqui and her boyfriend, also Dom's brother, Tony Hutchinson
Tony Hutchinson
Anthony "Tony" Hutchinson is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Nick Pickard. Tony first appeared on-screen on 23 October 1995, the first episode of the series, and is the only original character still on the show to the present day...
(Nick Pickard
Nick Pickard
Nicholas "Nick" Pickard is an English actor, best known for his role as Tony Hutchinson on soap opera Hollyoaks.He is currently the longest serving cast member and appeared in the very first episode in 1995...
).
Tina begins working as a careers advisor at Hollyoaks High school. Tina's boss Pete Webster (Richard Cambridge
Richard Cambridge (British actor)
Richard Cambridge is an actor.-Roles include:*"Pete Webster" in Hollyoaks*"David Hilton" in Idol of Evil*"Emilio" in US teen flick Demonic called in the UK Forest of the damned*US Butterfinger commercial...
) begins to sexually harass Tina, later playing mind games when she rejects his advances. Tina attempts to tell Dom about Pete's harassment, however he does not listen, and befriends Pete. After finishing work one night, Tina is attacked by Pete, who tries to rape her. Russ however manages to stop him. Dom later takes Pete's side when Tina tells him what happened. This results in Tina sleeping with Russ for comfort, and the next day, telling Dom their marriage is over. Tina agrees to be a surrogate for Jacqui and Tony, who cannot have children of their own. Myra and Mercedes are not happy with the plan and try to convince her not to go through with the insemination of Tony's sperm. However, Tina tells them she is going to have Jacqui and Tony's child. Dom is also not happy, but the pair reconcile and he agrees to stand by Tina, who is overjoyed to discover she is pregnant. However, when she has her 12-week pre-natal scan, she is told the baby is 15-weeks-old, and therefore must have been conceived at the time she slept with Russ. Tina confesses her affair to Jacqui, who is furious, but tells her to keep it a secret or both of their relationships will be over.
A heavily pregnant Tina confides in Niall Rafferty
Niall Rafferty
Niall Rafferty is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Barry Sloane. He first appeared during an episode broadcast on 3 December 2007. Former Brookside actor Sloane was cast as the "mysterious" hairdresser Niall and was introduced by the series' producer...
, telling him she is considering putting her child up for adoption, unaware Niall is her half-brother who Myra put up for adoption. Tina tells Jacqui her adoption plans during a phone-call. An angry Niall then pushes Tina down a flight of steps, and tells the McQueens he saw Jamie "Fletch" Fletcher (Sam Darbyshire
Sam Darbyshire
Sam Darbyshire is a television actor best known for his role as Jamie "Fletch" Fletcher on the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. He has, however, also appeared in several advertisements and had a small role in Coronation Street. He belongs to a local youth theatre group in Wigan, Willpower Youth...
) push her. Tina is rushed to hospital and has a baby named Max. Due to her injuries sustained in her fall, Tina has to undergo an emergency hysterectomy, therefore rendering her unable to have children again. Jacqui and Tony take Max home, but are later persuaded by Dom and Myra to give Max back to Tina. The truth about Max's paternity is revealed, which causes Dom and Tina to split up. In order to make Max's life as normal as possible, Tina and Russ agree to move in together. However, Tina does not love Russ, so tells him she is leaving. As she does so, Niall kidnaps her and ties her up in an abandoned church with her other sisters. Niall leaves Myra a note from Tina, similar to one she left with him as a baby, so goes in search of her daughters. When she arrives at the church, Niall makes Myra choose two children to live, and tells her he will kill the rest. Myra chooses Tina, because of Max, and Michaela, because she is the youngest. Dom, Tony, Jack Osborne
Jack Osborne
Jack William Osborne is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jimmy McKenna. He first appeared on 18 November 1996 and is the second longest serving character although Cindy Longford and Mandy Richardson both appeared before him both have taken...
(James McKenna
James McKenna
James Stephen "Jimmy" McKenna is a Scottish actor. He has appeared on such television programmes as Hollyoaks, in which he has played the character of Jack Osborne since 1996, and A Touch of Frost....
) and Darren Osborne
Darren Osborne
Darren Osborne is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. Darren was introduced by executive producer Phil Redmond as part of the Osborne family. Darren made his first on-screen appearance on 18 November 1996 and was initially played by Adam Booth, before the Booth...
(Ashley Taylor Dawson
Ashley Taylor Dawson
Ashley Taylor Dawson is an English actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Darren Osborne in the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, in which he is one of the longest serving cast members and as being a member of UK pop band allSTARS*.-Personal life:Ashley Dawson was born Wilmslow,...
) enter the church to save the McQueens from Niall, who detonates explosives. All of the McQueens survive and begin to exit the church in the aftermath of the explosion, however return after discovering Niall is holding John Paul McQueen
John Paul McQueen
John Paul McQueen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by James Sutton. The character debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 6 September 2006; his storylines have significantly revolved around his sexuality, evolving from the initial denial of his...
(James Sutton
James Sutton (actor)
James Sutton is an English television actor, best known for playing the parts of John Paul McQueen in the British Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks and Ryan Lamb in the ITV soap Emmerdale.-Personal life:...
) hostage. The floor collapses and Tina ends up being trapped under rubble. Dom holds Tina, who is fatally wounded. Tina tells Dom how much she loves him before dying. Dom carries Tina's lifeless body out of the church to the devastated McQueens.
External links
- Character profile on the E4 website