FURIOUS Hollyoaks fans have petitioned Channel 4 to bring Tony Hutchinson back to life after he was stabbed and left for dead last night.
Some even promised to march on Parliament – and called for the soap’s writers to be fired for daring to kill off Nick Pickard’s character after 25 years.
Show veteran Tony was seen fighting for his life in the final moments on last night’s E4 show after being stabbed by Breda McQueen, leaving fans fearing the worst.
One raged: “Petition for Tony not to be dead and those writers getting the sack .”
Another said: “I’m going to parliament with a petition to bring back Tony! Hollyoaks, how could you??????”
A third said the show needed to be axed entirely after the decision, tweeting: “Petition to cancel @Hollyoaks for killing off Tony.”
One other explained their anger to a friend, writing: “You would understand if you watched Hollyoaks, I signed the petition and watched Hollyoaks afterwards it was so intense they killed off Tony Hutchinson!”
Another wrote: “Longest running actor on the show. There best be a second part to this where someone finds him before he dies or I’m not watching anymore.”
Tony was attacked after discovering that Breda had killed his son Harry.
He told her: “Harry was my son. You don’t get to decide who lives and dies. You’re not God. People make mistakes – you should help them.
“All that love and kindness you talk about, Harry could have had that. He could have been a better man. It wasn’t down to you to deprive him of his future, to take away my son.”
He then tried to grab Breda, as he shouted: “I’m not going to let you hurt anyone in this village again” before being brutally stabbed.
In an emotional montage, Tony’s life flashed before his eyes, including his children’s birth, wedding day and his recovery from cancer.
Even Harry turned up in a smart pink shirt, telling him: “Dad, it’s OK dad, I’m here” as he drifted away into unconsciousness.
The character, seen here marrying Mandy in 2005, has been on the show for decades[/caption]
Then, the camera panned out as he was seen left for dead in the rain, as Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road played over the credits.
It was too much for many fans, with one writing: “The end of Hollyoaks really had me crying my eyes out If Tony is actually dead then I can promise you I’ll never watch the show.
“Tony has been in the show since the start. Deserves a far better send of then that, surely?”
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