Hollyoaks spoilers: RIP Luke Morgan. Heartbreak as the Hollyoaks favourite passes away

Tragedy as Luke Morgan passes away in Mallorca.
Tragedy as Luke Morgan passes away in Mallorca. (Image credit: Lime Pictures)

There is devastating news when friends and family learn that Luke Morgan (Gary Lucy) has passed away in tonight’s Hollyoaks on at 6.30pm (See our TV Guide for full listings). 

Earlier on, Luke’s loved ones, still holidaying in Mallorca, are all anxiously waiting at his bedside for some news. 

Luke, Tom, Cindy, Zara, Tony, Darren and Yazz in Mallorca.

Everyone was ready to make the most of their time together in Mallorca.  (Image credit: Lime Pictures)

Luke’s best mate, Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard) tries to keep everyone’s spirits up with a pep talk about how resilient Luke is. 

However, things take a very sad and emotional turn for the worse when Luke’s fiancé, Cindy Cunningham, gets the heart-breaking news that the doctors can’t do anything more for Luke. 

Darren was in Mallorca with Luke but rushed back to the UK after hearing Nancy had given birth to their baby!

Darren was in Mallorca with Luke but rushed back to the UK after hearing Nancy had given birth to their baby!  (Image credit: Lime Pictures)

Back in the village, Darren Osborne (Ashley Taylor Dawson) who has rushed home from Spain to meet his new baby girl, gets the tragic news that his best mate has passed away. 

Darren is beside himself when he finds out just as he is about to see his baby for the first time after his wife, Nancy (Jessica Hayton) gave birth at Hollyoaks High!  

Nancy gave birth in a class room with some help from Felix Westwood.

Nancy gave birth in a class room with some help from Felix Westwood.  (Image credit: Lime Pictures)

Felix was the only one on hand to support Nancy.

Felix was the only one on hand to support Nancy.  (Image credit: Lime Pictures)

Elsewhere, Romeo Nightingale (Owen Warner) is livid when he has a conversation with Shaq Qureshi (Omar Malik) and learns the shocking truth about James Nightingale’s (Gregory Finnegan) latest antics. 

Romeo discovers that James is involved in Tom Cunningham’s (Ellis Hollins) recent financial misfortune. 

A furious Romeo heads off to confront James but is taken aback when his father makes a shock confession.   

Later on, James makes a prison visit where it's revealed he has a surprising ally, Jeremy, and the full extent of his sinister plans comes to light. 

James Nightingale in Hollyoaks.

James has only recently been released from prison himself! (Image credit: Lime Pictures)

Meanwhile, Felix Westwood (Richard Blackwood) is given a glimmer of hope when Nancy Hayton (Jessica Fox) says some kind words to him. 

After speaking to Nancy, Felix is suddenly feeling more optimistic about his relationship with his son, De Marcus (Tomi Ade).   

Can father and son start to build bridges? 

Hollyoaks airs Monday- Friday on C4 at 6.30pm with the next episode following on E4 at 7pm

Tess Lamacraft
Senior Writer for What's On TV, TV Times, TV & Satellite week, Whattowatch.com

Tess is a senior writer for What’s On TV, TV Times, TV & Satellite and WhattoWatch.com She's been writing about TV for over 25 years and worked on some of the UK’s biggest and best-selling publications including the Daily Mirror where she was assistant editor on the weekend TV magazine, The Look, and Closer magazine where she was TV editor. She has freelanced for a whole range of websites and publications including We Love TV, The Sun’s TV Mag, Woman, Woman’s Own, Fabulous, Good Living, Prima and Woman and Home.