Darren Jeffries
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Darren Jeffries is a British actor best known for his portrayal of Sam "O.B." O'Brien in Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

 soap-opera Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...

. In 2007, after ten years of playing O.B., Darren announced that he was leaving the soap. His final air date was 27 February 2008, however he did return later on in 2008 for a brief appearance.

At The 2008 British Soap Awards, Darren Jeffries and Matt Littler
Matt Littler
Matt Littler is a British actor and director born in Bury, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. He is most famous for playing the role Max Cunningham from 1997 to 2008 in the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.- Career :...

 (Max Cunningham
Max Cunningham
Max Cunningham is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Matt Littler. From 1995 to 1996, Max was portrayed by Ben Sheriff before Littler took over. In 2008, Max, along with Tony Hutchinson , was the longest running character in Hollyoaks...

) won The Best On-Screen Partnership Award.

In an interview after winning their award, Matt Littler (Max Cunningham
Max Cunningham
Max Cunningham is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Matt Littler. From 1995 to 1996, Max was portrayed by Ben Sheriff before Littler took over. In 2008, Max, along with Tony Hutchinson , was the longest running character in Hollyoaks...

) let slip that Jeffries would briefly return for a spectacular storyline, along with Sarah Jayne Dunn
Sarah Jayne Dunn
Sarah Jayne Dunn is an English actress best known for playing Mandy Richardson in Hollyoaks.-Biography:Dunn was born in Leigh, Lancashire and educated at Lowton High School, excelling in drama and performing arts, and a part time career as a model...

 (Mandy Richardson
Mandy Richardson
Mandy Richardson is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Sarah Jayne Dunn...

).
The storyline involved Max Cunningham's death and Matt Littler subsequently left the show, along with Darren Jeffries in March 2008.

Since leaving Hollyoaks Darren has carved a successful presenting career alongside Matt Littler. Together they have had stints on Channel 4's V festival footage in 2008, T4's "Rockcorp" show, and were also the faces of The RAF's "Least 9 to 5" media campaign. The duo had their own radio show on Lancashire based radio station "RockFM" throughout 2009 and now present various shows for the 4Music channel. They are currently shooting their latest show "Red Bull Rivals" which will be screened in October on Channel 4.

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