fictional character british channel soap opera long running serial drama life fictional suburb chester character longer current storylines played actress created series producer characters introduced year debut soap march remained months storylines focus homosexuality murder seemingly level headed music lover friend portrayed passionate young student love music protecting family example young sister hart appeared period months relationship sexually confused central character seven months year culminating screen death october murdered storylines included ongoing relationship girlfriend continued feuds characters departure announced december character arrested attempted murder sarah stabbing resulting charged murder sarah attempted murder making final appearance january parachute stunt won british soap award aftermath storyline received mixed reviews critics favoured boiling described drawn boring storyline character creation casting november episode spin sexual encounter characters previously portrayed start sarah going sexuality crisis character created new love interest sexually confused established character sarah character appeared screen revealed younger sister attending dance classes taught sarah little known rest family character stay mother frequently screen character given links arrived june soon revealed charlotte girlfriend announced february series producer cast television newcomer role speaking website casting kelly stated brilliant agent said got didn believe kelly asked stated don know think justice soon december announced kelly leave producers confirmed depart climax storyline character development characterisation arriving screen shown different characters stated inception passionate music enjoyed getting people music scene speaking character kelly stated earth knows exactly wants wants level headed characters inception shown proud young student wasn afraid homosexuality person friends easily enemies relationships helped develop character relationship screen girlfriend charlotte supposedly shared interests music fashion considered history relationship immediately gave viewers insight character relationship seemingly shattered constant jealousy nature ultimately lead break tried commit suicide soon told screen charlotte arrived village second relationship sexually confused sarah previously portrayed suffers identity crisis coming terms night stand sarah ended relationship interfering tried control life falling love speaking entertainment website digital_spy sarah relationship commented brought got sarah liked relationship sarah ended character true persona revealed jealous sarah relationship character vulnerability centre campaign revenge excluded sarah life murder exit july announced quit role sarah depart soap later year girls exits result tragic curtain announced cause pair departure later september jealous sarah recently split jealous sarah night stand previous year events october jealousy went control parachute revealed sarah announced pair killed death thought sarah having affair conversation charlotte revealed split attempted suicide proving character vulnerability parachute mixed terrified began worry got parachute jump sarah hits ground screams terror completely destroyed sarah death admit responsible arrested tries commit suicide released prison found guilty sarah murder believed sarah committed suicide diary found evidence court starts ends moving barnes family lives soon plans uncover ways want known killer interview entertainment website digital_spy said storyline gets starts thinking loved sarah sarah loved gets final piece puzzle work explained starts obsessed control point kisses mike walks kicks culmination plot saw lure church stab sarah grave stabbing storyline described brutal attack time producers refused reveal die describing terror causes spokesperson serial stated believe admits parachute meant soon realises wanted dead tries run pulls knife stabs led fight charlotte arrives fight grab knife unconscious ultimately leading arrest police arrive later charged murder sarah attempted murder storylines appears march friend flood orders fire sarah sister hart tells sarah hit steals accuses girlfriend decides press charges amy accuses having affair tells lesbian amy hits amy later jealous relationship birthday party assumes sarah couple sarah friends late march agreeing dance sarah classes kisses sarah denies claims felt sarah shows interest finds sarah closer leaving things awkward girls day fears sarah relationships girls seal kiss sees sarah begin relationship revealed family knows sexuality replaces drummer band kicked having wheelchair user lead singer bad breakup later kicked band breaking sarah jealous sarah friendship begins going sarah invested relationship sarah true colours start tells sarah received dead flowers girlfriend charlotte anniversary tells sarah thinks charlotte shows charlotte accuses revealed argument charlotte tried kill charlotte split sees sarah going adventure holiday jealous takes follows argument sarah continues pretend charlotte stalking order gain sympathy left tells sarah tried kill later sarah admit love drunken day begins tries convince sarah trying split uses knife use mixed girls head sky begins feel guilty tries stop sarah jump follows horrified parachute sarah sarah hits ground rush body crying frames death sarah hiding knife sabotage parachute bed proceeds shower guilt recovers hospital charged sarah murder realising escaped arrest accidentally killing sarah lies charlotte telling sarah planned travel adopt confronts day sarah death shocked claims supposed die goes police sarah funeral arrives wake announces caused death believes removed court case mike goes visit tries tell mike try appear innocent returns claims knows killed sarah believing trying time charlotte court case lies whilst giving statement charlotte accompanies case agreeing new relationship quiet sees knife cut parachute charlotte realises responsible sarah death confesses tells charlotte goes prison kill found guilty sarah murder court believing sarah committed suicide catches mike kissing goes amy tells saw tells believes trying mike look like innocent expresses doubts mike trying blame sarah death realising try pleads forgive barnes family home angry throws approaches pair slowly friends pretending order confession kiss plan expose sarah killer flat new year eve discovers true reasons decides murder sarah grave taking life meet church admit relationship sarah flees knocked unconscious wakes finally gets confession admits cut parachute attacks leaving sarah grave stabs charlotte mike dave arrive stop taken away ambulance arrested questioned recovers hospital admits charged murder sarah attempted murder later given lifetime prison sentence reception entertainment website criticised monthly review popularity soap opera characters branded villain stating looking like doesn mean convincing killed sarah storyline silly helped rubbish villain memo try harder parachute stunt won spectacular scene year british soap awards men lifestyle magazine commented aftermath sarah death storyline branding drawn boring plotline radio_times included list boilers attitude sarah killing jealousy ironically joked long giving new year actual time tried kill sun branded stabbing memorable new year storylines history commented storyline stating falls act delighted thought league
Lydia Hart