Hollyoaks spoilers follow.
Hollyoaks' Maxine Minniver will be taking centre stage in a powerful episode set to air in the autumn.
The groundbreaking episode, currently titled 'The Long Walk Home', will follow Maxine as she becomes separated from a group of friends on a night out.
The episode will be produced and directed by a team of women, and will highlight several scenarios women face on a night out.
Speaking to Digital Spy and other media at a Hollyoaks press event yesterday (July 21), show boss Lucy Allan said: "In autumn, we have a special episode, currently titled 'The Long Walk Home'.
"It follows Maxine as she becomes separated from a group of friends on a night out and replays several scenarios that sadly women will be all too familiar with; it's about what can happen on a night out. That will be produced and crewed by an all-female team."
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"That came from the writers' room; someone talked about it being two o'clock in the morning, a guy is walking home and he bumps into a group of girls.
"A girl is walking home and she bumps into a group of guys. What's the difference in those two scenarios? A guy might be worried that somebody is going to laugh at him. A girl is worried that she's going to be raped and murdered.
"When it was put in front of us in such a stark way, it felt really imperative that it was a story we got behind, and got behind with a character that our audiences knows and loves, but also recognises themselves in. That will be a big one coming up for us in autumn."
In addition to that, Hollyoaks will also be airing a single-strand episode as part of Felix and DeMarcus's harrowing storyline.
Hollyoaks now streams first on All 4, with new episodes dropping each weekday morning. The show airs Mondays to Fridays at 6.30pm on Channel 4, and at 7pm on E4.
Selected omnibus episodes are available via Amazon Prime Video.
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