Tinhead To Appear In Hollyoaks' Brookside Special

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Actor Philip Olivier has said he was ⁘surprised and delighted⁘ to be reprising his role as ⁘Tinhead⁘ when Brookside returns to the screen later this year.

Filming is set to start in the famous Liverpool cul-de-sac as part of a one-off special crossover episode to mark Hollyoaks' 30th anniversary.

Liverpool-born Olivier will reprise the role of Timothy O'Leary, alongside Suzanne Collins as Nikki Shadwick.

⁘I remember my time on Brookside with great affection and will relish returning to the close,⁘ said Olivier, who has since gone on to star in Holby City and Benidorm.

⁘When I was first cast in Brookside aged 15, I would never have thought that 30 years on, people would still be calling me 'Tinhead',⁘ he added.

⁘I've been lucky to work for nearly 30 years, all over the world with wonderful people, but nothing comes close to my Brookside family,⁘ she said.

⁘It will be emotional without our darling Dean, but I think he will be looking down, beaming with pride and smiling down on us,⁘ Collins added.

Tinhead developed a complex bond with Sinbad, played by Michael Starke, who became a positive influence.