Hollyoaks creates sexual consent documentary to tie in with upcoming storyline

The programme will air after E4's First Look episode on Friday

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by Eden-Olivia Lord |
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Next week Hollyoaks will air their upcoming consensual storyline between Ellie Nightingale and new character Nick Savage (Dirk’s nephew).

After a night out on Fresher’s Week Ellie wakes up the next morning having no memory of having sex with Nick.

Both Sophie Poley (who plays Ellie) and Ben Ryan-Davis (who plays Nick) have opened up about the dark storyline ahead.

Sophie told OK! Online: "Because of the nature of the story, I think it's going to split opinion, which is absolutely fantastic and that's what we're aiming to do with this, to open up a discussion."

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Ben also told Digital Spy: "Half [the viewers] might be on Nick's side and half might be on Ellie's side."

And now Hollyoaks bosses have created a documentary on sexual consent titled Hollyoaks: What Is Consent?

In the programme viewers will see two groups of students talking about the issues around sexual consent; the students will then be given a case study of two people who hook up at a Freshers' Week event.

However, they'll be unaware that the two characters 'E' and 'N' are based around Hollyoaks' characters Ellie and Nick.

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Talking about the short film Bryan Kirkwood – Hollyoaks’ executive producer – said: "We are delighted to have been given the opportunity to start a discussion about sexual consent on this platform.

"Watching the film and the students’ response to this subject and then subsequently to the episode simply confirms what a much-needed conversation this is."

During the documentary the groups of students are also shown a clip of the episode to find out if the scene changed their views.

You can find if the scene changed their views when Hollyoaks: What Is Consent airs on Friday at 7:30pm on All4.

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