Seamus confronts Brendan in the club and tries to attack him. Brendan convinces Cheryl to claim it was Brendan that fired the gun, he exits the club onto the balcony where he is surrounded by armed police. Fuming, they both storm outside and a huge fight erupts.
The character was introduced in 2010 by series producer Paul Marquess during part of the show's overhaul, and became one of Hollyoaks' most popular characters. When Mitzeee worries about the fact that Warren murdered his ex-wife, she turns to Brendan for comfort and together they hatch a plan to rid of Warren once and for all. Three months later, Joel returns to the village and reveals that Warren sold him his half of the club, much to Brendan's anger. When Walker (an old cellmate) returns from prison, trouble comes with him. I don't think he is either good or bad. Ste and Doug try to make it as a married couple but Ste's feelings for Brendan are still obvious. "Actress Bronagh Waugh, who plays Brendan's sister Cheryl, has claimed that Brendan is "one of the most evil soap villains ever", stating: "Brendan is the nastiest bad boy I've ever seen — I'm talking worse than During an interview in May 2010, Marquess was asked about Brendan and if he was a bad boy. Brendan takes Cheryl to Ireland in an attempt to keep her safe. A few weeks later Mitzeee turns up on his door step crying and shaking. Irish actor Emmett J. Scanlan was cast as Brendan by series producer Details of the character of Brendan were first hinted in April 2010, when Marquess referred to Brendan as a "very nasty man" appearing from Cheryl's past.At the same time of his casting, the characters of The main focal point of Brendan's characteristics was his 'villain' persona. Cheryl tries to convince Ste his heart lies with Brendan but ends up accidentally telling Doug. He is put in prison and refused bail. Rae is not happy by the way Brendan bosses around Ste. Furious, he goes round to his and Mitzee's new flat where he catches her and Warren kissing. Walker abandons the bike near a viaduct, where Brendan and he fight. Brendan realizes he needs to fix himself and leave immediately, moving into a nearby church, focusing on God to fix him. During the ride they bump into Ste, at which point Brendan admits to beating him. They have a heart breaking talk in the garden where he blames her lack of action for his inability to be a father or love anyone. CHeryl says she won't leave without her father. Cheryl tells the story of how they met when Brendan ran away at her birthday party and stole all the attention on himself. In Dublin Brendan is unable to spend time with his family, who tell him they want nothing to do with him at the train station. He then sets about building a life with Ste, helping him look after his kids and developing a strong relationship with them to the point where Ste's daughter Leah calls him "daddy Brendan". Brendan survives the explosion, and once partially better, spends his time trying to save his loved ones: Ste, Cheryl and Declan, from the wrath of Walker. The whole domestic violence angle does continues to play but in really quite an unexpected way. Ste then decides to move away with Noah but later changes his mind, after witnessing Noah cheating once again. Silas leaves a note on the car telling Brendan to go to the woods, and Brendan assumes this note is from Lynsey, who earlier told him she was meeting someone from an online chatroom. Warren realises that Brendan has set him up and so reveals to Ste that Brendan killed Danny Houston to protect him. He tells Ste that he changed everything. Colonization Road. A phone rings in the boot of the car, and Brendan opens the boot to find Rae's dead body. Ste tells Brendan to tell Declan the truth, and Brendan agrees to do so, but changes his mind later. Watch on CBC Firsthand HERE. The two finally reunite on The next morning Brendan shows Ste around Dublin before the pair arrive at Brendan's dad's old pub. On the same night, Il Gnosh is set fire to whilst Amy is babysitting in the flat above and she is almost killed. Brendan reveals that his dad would often come home drunk, drag Brendan out of bed, wanting to fight, whilst calling him names, which are linked to sexuality, but also in Brendan's head as weakness. When Walker and Brendan perform the heist, it all goes wrong and they only just escape the police after Walker shoots a cop. He returns when Walker reports that Sampson has trashed the club again. Ready and intent to tell Ste all about his past Ste turns up at the Hays but overhears a Ste telling Leah that Amy must never know that Brendan and Ste are now together. Cheryl then invites Macca to stay with her and Brendan. When Brendan witnesses an encounter between Ste and Joel, resulting in a push and a broken bottle of wine, he is reminded how much he cares for Ste still. Scanlan described Brendan's personality, saying: "I don't know how to describe him in five words. As he looms over Brendan cowering on the floor, Cheryl shoots him. Brendan finds him on his bike and a car chase ensues. Brendan decides that he wants to be in a relationship with a woman, and sees a vulnerable Lynsey as the perfect one. When Lynsey rings him and tells him about Mercedes he beckons Mitzeee to his car. Cheryl spotts her brother carrying a lifeless Lynsey and carefully placing her in the middle of the road. The next week in the aftermath of the events Cheryl visits Brendan in Prison where he comes out bruised and battered by cellmates under contact with Warren. He replies that no, it's not the reason he's gay. After his trip to the hospital, Brendan turns to God and makes a promise to stay away from Ste, so long as God allows Ste to survive.
In his desperation to save Ste, Brendan jumps in front of a gun, and Walker accidentally shoots into the village and kills Riley. The former glamour-girl advises him to tell Ste about it or else he'll never get over his past. At first Brendan is finally at peace with the knowledge that his father is gone but unfortunately Joel's not a very good murderer. Cheryl suggest they go to a counselor as a last-ditch effort to repair their broken relationship.
Brendan realises that Warren told Ste about Danny. A week later Brendan receives a call from Sampson explaining that Joel is in a white van with a hand grenade tied to his hands. Silas however keeps on breaking into the flat and keeps messing with Lynsey's mind.