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Douglas "Doug" Carter was 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. ==Creation and casting== 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Doug Carter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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