Nathan Nightingale is a fictional character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks, portrayed by Jared Garfield.
Casting and characterisation
edit| “ | Sure to be the newest heartthrob in the Hollyoaks village, 23-year-old Nathan is Mac's eldest son. He's honest, loyal and always happy to help anyone's problems go away with a big hug and lots of love. While the likes of the Roscoes and Trevor Royle are more likely to use their fists to solve problems, golden boy Nathan can rely on a twinkle in his eye and a firm hand to play peacemaker in any situation. Single ladies in the village shouldn't get too excited, though - loyal Nathan is moving in with his fiancée Rachel in tow.[1] | ” |
| — Digital Spy on Nathan's characterisation (2015) | ||
On 21 September 2015, it was announced that six new cast members would be joining the cast of Hollyoaks as the Nightingale family as part of a "shake-up".[1][2][3] The Nightingales were labelled as an "exciting new family" that would take over the running of the local pub The Dog in the Pond.[1] One of the members was Nathan Nightingale, portrayed by Jared Garfield, who arrives with his fiancée Rachel Hardy (Jennifer Brooke), his siblings Ellie (Sophie Porley) and Alfie Nightingale (Richard Linnell), their father Mac Nightingale (David Easter), who had already appeared on the soap as a guest earlier that year and Mac's girlfriend Neeta Kaur (Amy Maghera.[1] Easter teased that the family would be moving in with "a bit of a bang" and that there would be drama due to Mac still being married to established character Cindy Cunningham (Stephanie Waring).[2] Hollyoaks executive producer Bryan Kirkwood explained that he had introduced the family to "create a sense of community" in the soap, adding, "We're delighted with the Nightingales. They're a family of warm, rich, loving characters - a very positive group. What we're keen for them to do is to make friends and for them to reach out and cross over with different clans".[4] To promote the family, Hollyoaks released a series of videos titled "Meet the Nightingales" to explore the characters and their portrayers.[5]
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editFollowing the announcement of the Nightingales' debut, Daniel Kilkelly from Digital Spy called the new characters "exciting" and speculated which "soaptastic drama" they would each bring.[1] Kilkelly also their introduction "a new era" of the Dog in the Pond.[4] Matthew Wright from Liverpool Echo joked that the soap was "bracing" itself for the family's arrivals and wrote that fans could "look forward" to the new family appearing on the soap.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Kilkelly, Daniel (22 September 2015). "Fresh faces for Hollyoaks: Meet the brand new Nightingale family who are taking over The Dog". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Hollyoaks: Meet the new family set to take over The Dog!". What to Watch. Future plc. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ a b Wright, Matthew (22 September 2015). "Hollyoaks bracing itself for new arrivals the Nightingales". Liverpool Echo. Reach plc. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ a b Kilkelly, Daniel (20 October 2015). "Hollyoaks boss Bryan Kirkwood: 'The Nightingales will create a sense of community'". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ a b Hollyoaks (20 November 2015). "Hollyoaks - Meet the Nightingales: Nathan". YouTube. Retrieved 30 July 2024.