A new year has arrived and Hollyoaks bosses have marked the occasion by releasing an exciting trailer showcasing upcoming storylines.
The Channel 4 soap is kicking off 2022 with a bang, as next week's episodes feature a huge stunt. As previously announced, an explosion is about to rock Marnie Nightingale's patisserie and leave lives hanging in the balance.
Here's a full collection of the 12 biggest moments teased in the new footage.
1. Sylver's exit plan
Mercedes returned to the village over the Christmas period, but viewers quickly discovered that all was not well in her marriage. With Sylver struggling to forgive Mercedes for cheating on him with Romeo, he started making secret plans to walk out on his wife and move abroad.
Hollyoaks' new trailer shows Mercedes desperately trying to make amends for the past by focusing on happy families with Sylver and Bobby. She even decides it's time for them to move out of the McQueen house and focus on being a smaller family unit.
However, aware that Sylver has other ideas, John Paul grows increasingly concerned that Mercedes may be setting herself up for heartbreak.
John Paul questions his brother-in-law over his intentions and threatens to tell Mercedes everything if Sylver can't do it himself.
Unfortunately, Sylver is still paranoid that Mercedes can never be faithful and ultimately stands by his decision. This forces Cher to break the news to Mercedes that he has fled.
2. Is Bobby the new Silas?
At the start of last year, Hollyoaks dropped a sneaky hint that Bobby could follow in the footsteps of his evil great-grandfather Silas. When Silas left the village, he sent Bobby a chess app in the hope of getting him interested in the game.
A year on, it looks like Silas's influence is starting to show. Hollyoaks' trailer includes footage of Bobby with a chessboard, before hinting at a murderous twist.
Sylver returns to the village in time to save his family from the deadly explosion, but then ends up trapped himself and begs Bobby to get him some help. A sinister-looking Bobby does the opposite, telling Mercedes that Sylver wasn't inside. Yikes!
3. Becky continues to influence Ollie
Becky's vendetta against the local hospital will drive her to drastic measures once again in upcoming episodes. When Becky learns about the planned fundraising event to celebrate the Dee Valley Heroes, she teams up with Ollie to stage a protest.
Becky tells Ollie that the publicity surrounding the event makes it the perfect opportunity to spread their message. But as Becky warns that Marnie won't know what has hit her, and sets out to cause maximum disruption at the event, could this be a hint that she's involved in causing the upcoming explosion tragedy?
4. Saul figures out who killed Lisa
Toby believes that he's finally getting his life together after seemingly getting away with Lisa's murder. He's also relieved when he learns that he has passed his psych evaluation and Walter's kidney transplant can go ahead.
Saul (previously known as Nate) has other ideas as he warns Grace that it's time to bring down Lisa's murderer once and for all.
The new trailer shows Saul confront Toby and rightly accuse him of being the killer. Toby protests that he's trying to make a fresh start, but Saul insists that he doesn't deserve it. As the showdown turns violent, where will this end?
5. Toby looks set to confess – before tragedy strikes?
Toby's conscience could finally be getting the better of him, as the trailer shows him telling Martine and Cleo that it's time to finally reveal the truth about Lisa's murder. However, the explosion stops him in his tracks.
Toby and Celeste will find themselves trapped together after the blast. The show has confirmed that they'll finally get their comeuppance for Lisa's death, so could it be the end for Toby? Or could it be Felix to the rescue, as the trailer shows him preparing to rush inside?
6. Sienna and Ste get involved in a murder
Sienna and Ste face a dramatic start to the new year when they catch dodgy Ethan with a body in their cleaning van, which went missing on the night of the explosion. Their attempts to get away look set to fail spectacularly, until they offer to prove their loyalty by burying the corpse for Ethan.
Sienna and Ste's drastic move sets up a new rivalry between them and Ethan, but who will come out on top as things get more dangerous?
7. Warren's fresh start is under threat
Warren is pleased to be out of prison and plans a fresh start, but Joel questions him on whether he's capable of changing for the better. Maxine takes a more optimistic approach by praising Warren's positive qualities, although she's still nervous about him potentially messing things up.
Warren faces a major new hurdle when he finds out that the notes from his prison therapy session with Honour have been stolen, which means that his confession over Brody's murder is in the wrong hands.
8. Sienna finds herself under suspicion
When Warren's mystery enemy makes it clear that they want revenge, he's quick to suspect that Sienna is responsible.
The trailer shows Warren confront Sienna and accuse her of targeting him to seek justice for Brody's murder. But has he just given the game away unnecessarily?
9. Juliet plans to propose
Juliet excites her family with the news that she's planning to propose to Peri. Unfortunately, Peri finds out about the romantic plan and is horrified.
Peri confides in her own loved ones about how she'd have to say no if Juliet popped the question, but she fears that this could ruin her happiness with Juliet forever.
In the end, Peri bites the bullet by telling Juliet that she doesn't want to get married – but the young couple soon have more than that to worry about…
10. Juliet is in danger
Peri and Juliet also face jeopardy in the explosion – finding some time for humour along the way.
As they desperately try to escape, Juliet jokes: "Bet you wish you'd said yes to marrying me now." Sadly, as Juliet then falls perilously from a fragile staircase, Peri may never get a chance to give her response.
11. Jack and Marnie get closer
Jack is among the guests at Marnie's fundraising event and the trailer offers a hint of romance as they're seen leaning in for a kiss amid the chaos.
Could this go somewhere in the future if they both make it out alive?
12. Nancy still can't trust Darren
Old insecurities continue to plague Nancy and Darren's relationship following the recent kidnap drama. Although Darren is adamant that his recent disappearance was caused by gangsters, Nancy is struggling to believe his wild story.
Darren tries to look to the future as he and Nancy attend a baby scan, but how will he react when Nancy admits that she still can't trust him?
Hollyoaks airs new episodes from Mondays to Fridays at 6.30pm on Channel 4, with first-look screenings at 7pm on E4. Selected omnibus episodes are available via Amazon Prime Video.
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