Archie Carpenter
| Archie Carpenter | |||||||
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| Hollyoaks character | |||||||
| Portrayed by | Stephen Beard | ||||||
| Duration | 2008–2010 | ||||||
| First appearance | 3 November 2008 | ||||||
| Last appearance | 28 May 2010 | ||||||
| Created by | Bryan Kirkwood | ||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||
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| Father | Graham Carpenter |
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| Mother | Christine Carpenter |
| Sisters | Zoe Carpenter |
Archie Carpenter is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, played by Stephen Beard. The character first appeared on-screen on 3 November 2008 until his exit on 28 May 2010. He was introduced as the younger brother of then established Zoe Carpenter (Zoë Lister), when he moved into the college halls of residence. In March 2010, series producer Paul Marquess axed the character as part of his cast cull and major revamp of the series.
Archie's character was created to be a new student studying at Hollyoaks Community College and was given immediate links with other characters such as an on-screen sister, Zoe Carpenter, played by Zoë Lister. It has been mentioned on and off screen that the two character experienced different upbringings from their parents.
Auditions were held for the part of Archie Carpenter with the result of the auditions seen to be unique other castings within the series as the news of the actor to portray the character first surfaced on a reality television series. In 2007 a new reality television series was commissioned by MTV in the United Kingdom called Living on the Edge, which focused on teenagers living their lives in the wealthy village of Alderley Edge in the United Kingdom. During series two only one cast member returned to the series, Stephen Beard. Whilst the second season was airing Beard was seen auditioning for various roles and documented the whole audition process for the character of Archie. He was later offered the part on a six-month contract, later being offered another contract for the same period of time.
In early 2010 it was announced that Allan had stepped down from the position of executive producer, with Paul Marquess taking over the role. It was soon revealed that he planned revamp Hollyoaks, changing the productions team, then began a cast cull starting with the axing of three established characters. Stephanie Waring (who plays Cindy Hutchinson) then revealed that all remaining cast members feared their characters would be next to depart from the series. One month later the cast cull continued as Marquess announced his plans to axe a further 11 characters, including Archie at the end of Beard's contract. He finished filming in early 2010
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