Hollyoaks' James Atherton: ‘Will wants Dodger to suffer!’

Hollyoaks’ James Atherton tells Soaplife that Will plans to get away with murder for a third time - and Dodger is his intended victim!

What’s set Will off this time?

“Will has been panicking about the whereabouts of his mum’s locket. Ste hands it to Martha, who tells Dennis she thinks Will killed his mum and urges Dodger to go to the police.  But Will overhears everything and knows what they’re up to. He decides that he is going to show everyone one last time.”

How?

“He inherits a country mansion in Anna’s will and forms a plan. He makes his family think that they’re all going to share it and invites them to come and have a look at the place.”

And then?

“Will chloroforms Martha and Dennis and spikes Patrick and Maxine’s wine. They pass out and he ties them up.”

Where’s Dodger?

“He’s at the police station, piecing everything together. He gets a call from Will, who tells him that if he doesn’t come to the house, there will be deaths. He has to get Dodger to the house because the whole plan is kind of focused around him. Will doesn’t want Dodger dead - he wants him alive so that he can suffer.”

What happens with the rest of the family?

“It’s very tense. Will has a gun and everyone is tied up around a big table. When they come round, secrets start to spill… It comes out that Will killed Texas and Anna.”

What’s Sienna doing there?

“She’s worked out where the hostages are and has grabbed a shotgun she found in the house. Will tries to get it off her and Dennis ends up getting shot .”

Then Dodger arrives…

“Yes and when he appears Patrick frees himself and almost escapes, but Will spots him and asks Dodger to choose who should die: Dirk or Patrick.

Who does Dodger choose?

“Patrick tells Dodger to choose him. He manages to free himself and threatens to kill Dodger… Dodger runs, Patrick runs and Will has to follow them because he can’t let Dodger die. Then Dodger’s chasing Will and they end up crashing through a window on to the roof. There’s an epic fight and they both fall off the roof.”

Do they die?

“They could die. It could be the end of the Savages. But I’m not saying.”