Isn't it a bit strange that she's not there, with her family? Moira said at the beginning of the episode that she 'couldn't make it' but what could be more important?, her sister's just died! Couldn't they have just recast the role if the actress wasn't available/ didn't want to return?

Would be nive seeing her again

I'd have been quite happy with a recast if they couldn't get the original actress back, even if it was only for a few days/a week, wouldn't have bothered me at all. It bothers me a lot more that Hannah won't be coming back for her sister's funeral!

They've done so well with this storyline so far, it's been played out excellently dragging our emotions around the floor then they go and spoil it near the end. Then again, unless she's turning up and we haven't been told, Moira's mum is coming! Most mother's would be by their side in a flash. I'm trying to remember if John's parents are still alive and if so, yup, they're not coming to their granddaughter's funeral either!

It'll be a funeral full of neighbours/villagers with only the relatives who live in the village attending! I hope they have a few random extras as in "your aunt sally's here ..." or "OMG Great Aunt Maggie's turned up with a p!ssed Uncle Angus in tow!"

I bet Moira's mum doesn't turn up! You're d have thought she might have wanted to support her daughter when John died, but no!

I didn't even remember her so yes a recast would have been possible perhaps

She's abroad doing charity work. That's what Victoria said when she couldn't get a hold of her.
She might not even know yet.

She does know.

Moira mentioned that Hannah had called, also Moira said that Hannah "didn't know" if she could make it- it wasn't totally ruled out.

I hope she does make it as it would be ridiculous not to include her. The original actress was very young and inexperienced and didn't leave much of an impression so Hannah could easily have been recast!

To be honest I have found the lack of mentioning Hannah ever since Holly got back to be a bit weird anyway, until they started mentioning her in regards to Holly's funeral I would have sworn they were trying to retcon Hannah out of the family lol

She would need to be recast as the original actress was beyond terrible and has hopefully done the right thing and changed careers.

Must admit I can't remember what the original one looked like, so I have no problem with a recast & I guess I'm not the only one.

Remember Roz, Holly's other druggie mate, who went with her to London originally?

The actress, I gather, is on Hollyoaks these days, but wouldn't it be difficult to have her back on the show anyway, as there is a 'bit of history' between her & one of the current regulars ISTR?

Yeah Hannah should be there original or recast if necessary

One story is she dated Danny Miller and he cheated on her with Victoria Sugden.

Wasn't Ros the one who got Hannah into drugs in the first place? Not sure she'd be invited to the funeral. Hannah not being there would be a shame.

Oh okay, I haven't watched any of the episodes so far this week so I'm not sure what's been said.

Still she may not be able to rearrange her flights to make the funeral, her absence is totally plausible

Not visiting her mum and brother in 4 years and not attending Moira's wedding was stretching credibility. However to have her fail to attend her sisters funeral is just ridiculous. If the original actress was not available why not just recast her? She was only a minor character anyway, the ideal candidate for a recast. Would many fans even recognise her?

Probably not, however, that might not be the problem - it's entirely possible that they just aren't willing to pay an actress (any actress) to play Hannah for an episode or 2.

But since they just established that Hannah was doing charity work abroad I think it's entirely possible that she could miss the funeral, she should however, return as soon as she is able to see her family and mourn her sister. So while I do not expect for her to show her face at the funeral I do expect her to show up at some point and for her not to do so would be another disservice to the Barton family.

To pick up on both your posts ....

Yes, Kirsty-Leigh Porter who played Roz had an on-off romance with Danny Miller and is now in Hollyoaks.

In practice, Roz went to London a few months before Holly & Hannah, who were written out in a storyline where they were due to join Roz in London. Roz had given Holly (not Hannah) some drugs initially.

No Holly, no Granny, no James - how odd.

I wouldn't mind a Hannah return either the original actress (Grace Cassidy) returning or a recast.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSbttdR-FT0&t=1m3s

Well Holly herself was gone for 4 years with barely a mention but on return and death Moira is acting like they'd never spent a moment apart at all. Soaps are rubbish at this sort of thing.

I agree with someone who suggest recast Hannah Barton, I barely remember original Hannah, only remember she flush Victoria in the toilet. I hope London can change Hannah's personality or something.

The actress who played Hannah was rubbish IMO. Should recast. It would be nice for all the Bartons to be reunited.

When the Bartons first arrived, they were portrayed as a family that were all extremely close. So by that basis, there's no way that Hannah would miss Holly's funeral.

Perhaps she can't afford the fare??
Perhaps she can't 'do' funerals. Many can't, especially if the person was very close. Being there in spirit is every bit, if not better at times, than being seen to be there.


Isabel was cheating on Mike Parr with him.
Hannah never took drugs.

I don't think in Hannah's case it is to much of a stretch that she wouldn't come to the funeral. She was always quite judgemental and unsympathetic towards Holly's addiction, therefore her dying of an accidental overdose may have caused more resentment (at the moment anyway) to overshadow the saddness of her death. Plus i can't see her exactly being thrilled with Moira's life choices since John died (her fling with Alex, fling with James exposed, Adam's paternity, marrying Cain who they all blamed for John's misery, just as far as we know the complete lack of contact) maybe she'd rather grieve for her sister on her own with close friends far away from all the bad memories.

That's just an opinion though, who knows Holly's death was kept such a huge secret that Hannah might just pop up at the funeral, but i wouldn't be too bothered if she didn't and for once it would make some sense.

Still odd how John's parents both supposedly missed his funeral and i'm sure Moira's Mother was still alive and well and cruising around the world at one pont in the Barton's early years that none of them would (most likely) come to their granddaughter's funeral either.

I think a lot of Hannah's attitude back then was due to her young age and complete lack of understanding of addiction.

I would hope that Hannah now being older and more mature would have some sympathy.

Having said that, spoiler pics of Holly's funeral don't show Hannah- then again it could still be a surprise.

I think it is strange that Moira's Mum (who has been forgotten, wasn't she coming to live with them when John was alive?) and her surviving daughter would not come to the funeral. Usually any difficulties are put aside at such a dreadful time and knowing that Moira has no other family support you would think they would rush to her side.

Still we don't really know anything about her mother so maybe they are now estranged?