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Matt Musgrove
Matt Musgrove is a fictional character from the British soap operas Brookside and Hollyoaks, played by Kristian Ealey. The character debuted on-screen in Brookside, during the episode broadcast on 11 November 1998. Ealey was cast into the Musgrove family during a series of fast-paced auditions. The Musgroves are an Irish family that consist of several characters and move into Brookside Close. Matt is characterised as a crafty and money-orientated, but is often shown as a kind-hearted character. Matt's initial storylines feature him sharing scenes with the show's teenage characters. Writers created a comedy partnership between Matt and Bosko (Matthew Citrine) and together they create a series of money making scams. Citrine originally auditioned to play Matt and impressed producers, so they created the role of Bosko especially for him. In 1999, the Brookside's new producer Paul Marquess decided to write out the entire Murgrove family and change their storylines dramatically. Ealey was hired by Hollyoaks, which was produced by Mersey Television who also produced Brookside. This allowed Matt's character to transition into an entirely different soap opera, which was considered a first for the soap genre in the United Kingdom.
Matt left Brookside during the episode broadcast on 5 January 2000 and made his Hollyoaks debut on 16 February 2000. Matt secures employment at the Hollyoaks Community College working as a janitor. Writers developed a relationship between Matt and Chloe Bruce (Mikyla Dodd). They have a problematic romance and a wedding storyline was created for them. Writers explored Matt's involvement with local gangster, Scott Anderson (Daniel Hyde), who bullies Matt into his counterfeit money fraud. Matt is arrested on their wedding day and they do not marry. Dodd has stated that the Matt and Chloe's story ended "tragically" but believed they still loved each other. Ealey made his finale appearance as Matt during the Hollyoaks episode broadcast on 12 August 2004.
The audition process for the Musgrove family was fast-paced. Auditions and call-backs were still being held one week prior to successful candidates filming their first scenes. The character details were announced on 3 November 1998. Ealey was jobless and claiming benefits when he auditioned for the role, and recalled that he originally auditioned "for a laugh really". Matthew Citrine, who played the character Bosko also auditioned to play Matt. Producers decided that Ealey was better suited to the role but liked Citrine's performance and created the character of Bosko for him to play. They later introduced Bosko into the series as Matt's best friend. Ealey was in his early twenties when he joined the cast, but writers aged Matt around seventeen. Ealey made his first appearance as Matt during the Brookside episode broadcast on 11 November 1998.
Matt was introduced as of the Musgrove family, an entirely new set of characters created to appear in Brookside. The Musgroves are an Irish family. They consisted of Matt, his grandfather Alec O'Brien (Al Kossy), father Joey Musgrove (Dan Mullane), mother Niamh Musgrove (Barbara Drennan), sister Kelly Musgrove (Natalie Earl) and his two brothers Luke Musgrove (Jason Kavanagh) and Ryan Musgrove (Samuel Hudson). The family were introduced during a special bloc of episodes which aired daily from 9–13 November 1998. The Musgroves move into number eight Brookside Close. Matt arrives during the week's third episode. A writer from the official Brookside website revealed that Matt arrives with "attitude in tow" and "there is instant animosity" with Mike Dixon (Paul Byatt) when Matt tries to charm his girlfriend Rachel Jordache (Tiffany Chapman). They added that Matt's sibling Luke issues "a brotherly warning for Matt not to upset the locals."
The Musgroves were created to help rejuvenate the show. Brookside creator, Phil Redmond told Daily Mirror's Jackie Burden that the four teenagers would "add much-needed youth" to the show. He intended to use the family to bring Brookside "back down to earth" with a "back to basics" approach to storylines. Redmond explained that the Musgroves provided "a lot of generations, a lot of storylines and issues."
A writer from the official Hollyoaks website described Matt as "crafty, money-orientated yet ultimately kind-hearted." Hollyoaks writers portrayed Matt's occupation as caretaker at the Hollyoaks Community College. Ealey told Wendy Granditer from All About Soap that he could not relate to Matt's carefree persona because he worried about life more than his character does. He added that Matt has "a permanently sunny disposition and just takes everything in his stride." Ealey enjoyed playing a teenager because it allowed him to bring his own experiences to the role. He stated that "I've based a lot of him on how I was as a teenager. He's great to play because he's just like me - an easy-going scruff who's a bit of a scally."
Matt was featured in a special location based episode which featured Brookside's younger male characters. The plot features Matt and the characters of Tim O'Leary (Philip Olivier), Jerome Johnson (Leon Lopez), Leo Johnson (Steven Cole) and Bosko. Together the quintet decide to travel to Stonehenge to sell runestones known as the "Stones of Shad", but it transpires the rocks are actually aggregate. The show's assistant producer, Alison Davey told a reporter from Wells Journal that Jerome tires of idea of committing the scam at Stonehenge and decides that they should sell them at the Glastonbury Festival instead. Davey added that the five men arrive in the Somerset town of Pilton near Glastonbury, where the festival is held. They arrive hungry and in search of food. The scenes, which were filmed in Pilton featured the cast in various local cafes and locations. Students from Strode College were used as extras in the episode, which also included two as potential love interests for the characters. The cast and crew stayed overnight in Wells Market Place to accommodate the location shoot.
Writers created a comedic partnership between Matt and Bosko, the duo were featured in comedy stories in which they create money making scams. Their friendship became popular with viewers and both actors built a good rapport to make the friendship authentic. Ealey told Granditer (All About Soap) that he and Citrine "hit it off straightaway". Citrine added that working with Ealey was "all wisecracks and laughs". He recalled his first scene was with Ealey, in which their characters get thrown into a swimming pool. Citrine described it as one of his favourite stories involving the comedy duo. He added that dressing up as druids at Glastonbury was another "highlight". Citrine's family used to tell them that their on-screen partnership reminded them of a 1990s version of Laurel and Hardy.
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Matt Musgrove
Matt Musgrove is a fictional character from the British soap operas Brookside and Hollyoaks, played by Kristian Ealey. The character debuted on-screen in Brookside, during the episode broadcast on 11 November 1998. Ealey was cast into the Musgrove family during a series of fast-paced auditions. The Musgroves are an Irish family that consist of several characters and move into Brookside Close. Matt is characterised as a crafty and money-orientated, but is often shown as a kind-hearted character. Matt's initial storylines feature him sharing scenes with the show's teenage characters. Writers created a comedy partnership between Matt and Bosko (Matthew Citrine) and together they create a series of money making scams. Citrine originally auditioned to play Matt and impressed producers, so they created the role of Bosko especially for him. In 1999, the Brookside's new producer Paul Marquess decided to write out the entire Murgrove family and change their storylines dramatically. Ealey was hired by Hollyoaks, which was produced by Mersey Television who also produced Brookside. This allowed Matt's character to transition into an entirely different soap opera, which was considered a first for the soap genre in the United Kingdom.
Matt left Brookside during the episode broadcast on 5 January 2000 and made his Hollyoaks debut on 16 February 2000. Matt secures employment at the Hollyoaks Community College working as a janitor. Writers developed a relationship between Matt and Chloe Bruce (Mikyla Dodd). They have a problematic romance and a wedding storyline was created for them. Writers explored Matt's involvement with local gangster, Scott Anderson (Daniel Hyde), who bullies Matt into his counterfeit money fraud. Matt is arrested on their wedding day and they do not marry. Dodd has stated that the Matt and Chloe's story ended "tragically" but believed they still loved each other. Ealey made his finale appearance as Matt during the Hollyoaks episode broadcast on 12 August 2004.
The audition process for the Musgrove family was fast-paced. Auditions and call-backs were still being held one week prior to successful candidates filming their first scenes. The character details were announced on 3 November 1998. Ealey was jobless and claiming benefits when he auditioned for the role, and recalled that he originally auditioned "for a laugh really". Matthew Citrine, who played the character Bosko also auditioned to play Matt. Producers decided that Ealey was better suited to the role but liked Citrine's performance and created the character of Bosko for him to play. They later introduced Bosko into the series as Matt's best friend. Ealey was in his early twenties when he joined the cast, but writers aged Matt around seventeen. Ealey made his first appearance as Matt during the Brookside episode broadcast on 11 November 1998.
Matt was introduced as of the Musgrove family, an entirely new set of characters created to appear in Brookside. The Musgroves are an Irish family. They consisted of Matt, his grandfather Alec O'Brien (Al Kossy), father Joey Musgrove (Dan Mullane), mother Niamh Musgrove (Barbara Drennan), sister Kelly Musgrove (Natalie Earl) and his two brothers Luke Musgrove (Jason Kavanagh) and Ryan Musgrove (Samuel Hudson). The family were introduced during a special bloc of episodes which aired daily from 9–13 November 1998. The Musgroves move into number eight Brookside Close. Matt arrives during the week's third episode. A writer from the official Brookside website revealed that Matt arrives with "attitude in tow" and "there is instant animosity" with Mike Dixon (Paul Byatt) when Matt tries to charm his girlfriend Rachel Jordache (Tiffany Chapman). They added that Matt's sibling Luke issues "a brotherly warning for Matt not to upset the locals."
The Musgroves were created to help rejuvenate the show. Brookside creator, Phil Redmond told Daily Mirror's Jackie Burden that the four teenagers would "add much-needed youth" to the show. He intended to use the family to bring Brookside "back down to earth" with a "back to basics" approach to storylines. Redmond explained that the Musgroves provided "a lot of generations, a lot of storylines and issues."
A writer from the official Hollyoaks website described Matt as "crafty, money-orientated yet ultimately kind-hearted." Hollyoaks writers portrayed Matt's occupation as caretaker at the Hollyoaks Community College. Ealey told Wendy Granditer from All About Soap that he could not relate to Matt's carefree persona because he worried about life more than his character does. He added that Matt has "a permanently sunny disposition and just takes everything in his stride." Ealey enjoyed playing a teenager because it allowed him to bring his own experiences to the role. He stated that "I've based a lot of him on how I was as a teenager. He's great to play because he's just like me - an easy-going scruff who's a bit of a scally."
Matt was featured in a special location based episode which featured Brookside's younger male characters. The plot features Matt and the characters of Tim O'Leary (Philip Olivier), Jerome Johnson (Leon Lopez), Leo Johnson (Steven Cole) and Bosko. Together the quintet decide to travel to Stonehenge to sell runestones known as the "Stones of Shad", but it transpires the rocks are actually aggregate. The show's assistant producer, Alison Davey told a reporter from Wells Journal that Jerome tires of idea of committing the scam at Stonehenge and decides that they should sell them at the Glastonbury Festival instead. Davey added that the five men arrive in the Somerset town of Pilton near Glastonbury, where the festival is held. They arrive hungry and in search of food. The scenes, which were filmed in Pilton featured the cast in various local cafes and locations. Students from Strode College were used as extras in the episode, which also included two as potential love interests for the characters. The cast and crew stayed overnight in Wells Market Place to accommodate the location shoot.
Writers created a comedic partnership between Matt and Bosko, the duo were featured in comedy stories in which they create money making scams. Their friendship became popular with viewers and both actors built a good rapport to make the friendship authentic. Ealey told Granditer (All About Soap) that he and Citrine "hit it off straightaway". Citrine added that working with Ealey was "all wisecracks and laughs". He recalled his first scene was with Ealey, in which their characters get thrown into a swimming pool. Citrine described it as one of his favourite stories involving the comedy duo. He added that dressing up as druids at Glastonbury was another "highlight". Citrine's family used to tell them that their on-screen partnership reminded them of a 1990s version of Laurel and Hardy.