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Doug Carter is a fictional character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks, played by PJ Brennan. Brennan initially appeared as Doug in the programme's online spin-off series Hollyoaks: Freshers, before his debut in the main show on 13 September 2010. He appeared in 5 episodes before returning on 13 January 2011 as a regular character.
He was introduced as part of a new student group. His storylines have included drug dealing, a relationship with Jenny (Daisy Turner) which ended in her murder at the hands of a serial killer, an attempted suicide, and entering a civil partnership with Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson). Doug has been described as someone who "doesn't make the best choices" but has the "best intentions". Doug has been described as a fan favourite and came first in a poll to find viewer's favourite of the new fresher group.
Brennan decided to leave Hollyoaks in 2013 but, his exit was kept secret until transmission where Doug was killed in the show's 18th anniversary. Doug departed on 16 October 2013.
Doug was created as one of three new fresher students - alongside Jamil Fadel (Sikander Malik) and Leanne Holiday (Jessica Forrest), he was introduced through the series' online spin-off Hollyoaks: Freshers. Brennan's casting was announced on 15 July 2011. Channel 4's cross-platform commissioner Jody Smith told Alistair Houghton from the Liverpool Daily Post that the series would depict the new characters' "back stories and journey to Hollyoaks". Doug is Brennan's first television role; he auditioned in April 2010 after completing a degree at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Doug was written as an Irish character who would arrive alongside Brendan Brady (Emmett J. Scanlan). Brennan hails from the US and Doug's nationality was later changed. He appeared as Doug in the main series for five episodes and then departed due to his guest role contract. Brennan told Daniel Kilkelly of Digital Spy that he knew Doug would just be a "catalyst for changes" in other characters storylines.
On 14 December 2010, it was announced that Doug would be returning to the series. Series producer Paul Marquess told Kilkelly that his team thought Doug was "great" and "brought a very different flavour". Brennan was asked to return in the month following Doug's on-screen debut. He had hoped for a return, but was also content with his character's initial story arc because it featured "a beginning, a middle and an end". In October 2011, Brennan revealed that he would continue to appear in the series and said that Doug would gain a more prominent role within the series.
A writer from E4.com described Doug as a "charming fresher with a dark past" and a "sly dog" for dalliances with two female students. Brennan told Kilkelly that Doug is a complicated person who changes over time - he is not a very good drug dealer and makes the wrong choices. He gets himself into situations by "his own making", but does have "the best intentions". Brennan explained that his character is not a bad person and he enjoyed playing him because Doug is not "two-dimensional". Doug has both a good and bad side and faces "ups and downs". Doug eventually makes an effort to change his ways. Brenndan said that a constant for Doug was his awareness of staying on "the straight and narrow". Even though he has his "missteps" - he focuses on change. Brennan felt that Doug's do-gooder actions are always based on the fact that he had hurt others and made the wrong choices. Brennan later opined that Doug had transformed into "quite a moral person".
In April 2012, Brennan told Jack Mills from Wonderland magazine that Doug has "evolved". A man with "more barriers on the surface"; he was no longer the character who hooked up with ladies, "bragged, [...] made terrible decisions and was self-obsessed". Any bad judgments are not as intentional as they once were. The audience were also able to better relate to Doug's mistakes. He used to need a purpose and place to belong, which was why he dealt drugs. Brennan explained that he had finally begun to settle and "make real connections with people". One trait that the actor felt Doug need to lose was his "cowardly" persona. Doug has an inability to approach a situation directly; he avoids it and becomes a "bit of a shoegazer". Brennan said that Doug needed to "pull himself out of" his "avoider" ways. If there was any advice he could give to Doug, Brennan would warn him off going on any more blind dates.
Brennan has an American accent which altered due to differing inflections, a trait which he felt fitted in with Doug's backstory of travelling abroad. Brennan told a writer from Heat that Doug's wardrobe consists of a collection of "itchy Christmas jumpers" and chinos. He added that Doug "must have gone crazy in Topman", because he sports a "pretty preppy" style.
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Doug Carter
Doug Carter is a fictional character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks, played by PJ Brennan. Brennan initially appeared as Doug in the programme's online spin-off series Hollyoaks: Freshers, before his debut in the main show on 13 September 2010. He appeared in 5 episodes before returning on 13 January 2011 as a regular character.
He was introduced as part of a new student group. His storylines have included drug dealing, a relationship with Jenny (Daisy Turner) which ended in her murder at the hands of a serial killer, an attempted suicide, and entering a civil partnership with Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson). Doug has been described as someone who "doesn't make the best choices" but has the "best intentions". Doug has been described as a fan favourite and came first in a poll to find viewer's favourite of the new fresher group.
Brennan decided to leave Hollyoaks in 2013 but, his exit was kept secret until transmission where Doug was killed in the show's 18th anniversary. Doug departed on 16 October 2013.
Doug was created as one of three new fresher students - alongside Jamil Fadel (Sikander Malik) and Leanne Holiday (Jessica Forrest), he was introduced through the series' online spin-off Hollyoaks: Freshers. Brennan's casting was announced on 15 July 2011. Channel 4's cross-platform commissioner Jody Smith told Alistair Houghton from the Liverpool Daily Post that the series would depict the new characters' "back stories and journey to Hollyoaks". Doug is Brennan's first television role; he auditioned in April 2010 after completing a degree at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Doug was written as an Irish character who would arrive alongside Brendan Brady (Emmett J. Scanlan). Brennan hails from the US and Doug's nationality was later changed. He appeared as Doug in the main series for five episodes and then departed due to his guest role contract. Brennan told Daniel Kilkelly of Digital Spy that he knew Doug would just be a "catalyst for changes" in other characters storylines.
On 14 December 2010, it was announced that Doug would be returning to the series. Series producer Paul Marquess told Kilkelly that his team thought Doug was "great" and "brought a very different flavour". Brennan was asked to return in the month following Doug's on-screen debut. He had hoped for a return, but was also content with his character's initial story arc because it featured "a beginning, a middle and an end". In October 2011, Brennan revealed that he would continue to appear in the series and said that Doug would gain a more prominent role within the series.
A writer from E4.com described Doug as a "charming fresher with a dark past" and a "sly dog" for dalliances with two female students. Brennan told Kilkelly that Doug is a complicated person who changes over time - he is not a very good drug dealer and makes the wrong choices. He gets himself into situations by "his own making", but does have "the best intentions". Brennan explained that his character is not a bad person and he enjoyed playing him because Doug is not "two-dimensional". Doug has both a good and bad side and faces "ups and downs". Doug eventually makes an effort to change his ways. Brenndan said that a constant for Doug was his awareness of staying on "the straight and narrow". Even though he has his "missteps" - he focuses on change. Brennan felt that Doug's do-gooder actions are always based on the fact that he had hurt others and made the wrong choices. Brennan later opined that Doug had transformed into "quite a moral person".
In April 2012, Brennan told Jack Mills from Wonderland magazine that Doug has "evolved". A man with "more barriers on the surface"; he was no longer the character who hooked up with ladies, "bragged, [...] made terrible decisions and was self-obsessed". Any bad judgments are not as intentional as they once were. The audience were also able to better relate to Doug's mistakes. He used to need a purpose and place to belong, which was why he dealt drugs. Brennan explained that he had finally begun to settle and "make real connections with people". One trait that the actor felt Doug need to lose was his "cowardly" persona. Doug has an inability to approach a situation directly; he avoids it and becomes a "bit of a shoegazer". Brennan said that Doug needed to "pull himself out of" his "avoider" ways. If there was any advice he could give to Doug, Brennan would warn him off going on any more blind dates.
Brennan has an American accent which altered due to differing inflections, a trait which he felt fitted in with Doug's backstory of travelling abroad. Brennan told a writer from Heat that Doug's wardrobe consists of a collection of "itchy Christmas jumpers" and chinos. He added that Doug "must have gone crazy in Topman", because he sports a "pretty preppy" style.