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While the storyline for the special episode was a close-kept secret, they knew it would be a crossover with Hollyoaks to mark the soap's 30th anniversary.

The second season concluded with Zendaya's character Rue getting sober, but with several storylines unresolved.

However, with one mighty swing, Friday’s storyline could be less about what he did not do and more about what Ruth could not do.

If you miss it, it’s OK, because the writing is such that the storyline gets reintroduced after every commercial break.

He admits, 22 seasons in, he isn’t totally up to speed on the labyrinth storylines like he was in those early years, but his enthusiasm for working on the show hasn’t waned.