Overview
- Ryan Clayton joins as Jenson, meeting Mercedes McQueen at a rehabilitation centre, with the New Year trailer hinting at a romance.
- The promo confirms the return of Brookside characters Tim ‘Tinhead’ O’Leary and Nikki Shadwick, played by Philip Olivier and Suzanne Collins.
- Footage shows Jenson confronting Tinhead over an impersonation of Warren Fox, setting up tense interactions.
- The trailer teases a possible Tinhead–Liberty Savage connection and shows Nikki forming a friendship with Mercedes during treatment.
- Cast members praise the warm response to October’s crossover, and upcoming episodes air Monday to Wednesday on E4 at 7pm with Channel 4 first-look streams from 7am.