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Hollyoaks confirms return date for Lisa Hunter as Gemma Atkinson reprises the role

She's back!

Hollyoaks spoilers follow.

Hollyoaks has revealed more details on Lisa Hunter's return to the village.

Gemma Atkinson recently headed back to the Channel 4 soap to reprise her role as Lisa for a couple of episodes.

Show bosses have now revealed that Lisa's comeback will air next week, in episodes screening on E4 on Tuesday, March 15 and Wednesday, March 16.

As Hollyoaks episodes are now being released early on All 4, fans will be able to watch first via the streaming service in the morning on these dates.

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Lisa's return comes as her old friend Zara Morgan (Kelly Condron) is going head-to-head with Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard).

Tony is intrigued when he learns that there's an opening for a new member of the local council.

Zara suggests that Ollie (Gabriel Clark) should go for it, but Ollie reckons that Zara would be a more suitable candidate.

Smug Tony doubts that Zara has a chance against him when they become rivals.

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Zara refuses to be counted out and challenges Tony to a public debate to discuss the issues.

As Tony and Zara prepare for their debate, a blast from the past arrives to disrupt things further as Lisa reappears. The show has teased that she could expose secrets from Zara's time in Thailand.

Lisa also has a proposition for Zara and accompanies her to a museum protest, where Zara gets in trouble with the law. Are things about to get out of hand?

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Speaking about her return before filming the scenes, Gemma commented: "I'm thrilled to be popping back to Hollyoaks for a short time. It's where my career began so, of course, I was going to say yes!

"The cast and crew are so wonderful and although we have stayed in touch personally, it'll be great to work together again professionally."

Hollyoaks now streams first on All 4, with new episodes dropping each morning. The show airs Mondays to Fridays at 6.30pm on Channel 4, and at 7pm on E4.

Selected omnibus episodes are available via Amazon Prime Video.

Read more Hollyoaks spoilers on our dedicated homepage.

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