UK soap opera Hollyoaks to air far-right radicalisation storyline
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-46305421
Hollyoaks will air a storyline about far-right radicalisation to try to raise awareness of the issue in the UK.
The Channel 4 soap has worked with experts and charities to help tell the story, where Ste, played by Kieron Richardson, becomes radicalised by newcomer Jonny, played by Ray Quinn.
"It's vital that we get beyond the caricatures and understand the way extremists really operate," says Jamie Bartlett, an author who worked with Hollyoaks on the story.
Jamie, who shadowed movements with extremist views for his 2017 book Radicals, adds that far-right groomers exploit "legitimate personal grievances".
That's what happens to the character of Ste, who blames Dr Misbah Maalik for the death of his sister Tegan.
"Having the chance to see the storyline unfold slowly over time will help viewers understand the reality of these groups: why and how people end up getting sucked in," says Jamie.
wow, that's crazy - hollyoaks is still being produced? it's such a pile of dogshit
in a soap opera setting I would generally agree people would be very radicalized, those places they portray are deadlier than some middle east countries.
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