"Hollyoaks" (1995) TV series 1995-????

Creator:

Phil Redmond

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

23 October 1995 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Life gets a little bit better when you rub some Hollyoaks on it.

Plot:

Hollyoaks takes a mundane look at the lives, loves and careers of a group of teenage friends and their families as they graduate through GCSE's, A-Levels and College into the world of work.

Plot Keywords:

Love | Teenage | Soap | College Campus | Social Issues

Awards:

16 wins & 90 nominations

Cast

Nick Pickard	...	Tony Hutchinson / ... (331 episodes, 1995-2009)
Gerard McCarthy	...	Kris Fisher (282 episodes, 2006-2009)
Sarah Jayne Dunn	...	Mandy Richardson / ... (201 episodes, 1996-2008)
Ashley Taylor Dawson	...	Darren Osborne (II) / ... (196 episodes, 2007-2009)
Zoë Lister	...	Zoe Carpenter / ... (193 episodes, 2006-2009)
Nico Mirallegro	...	Barry 'Newt' Newton / ... (190 episodes, 2007-2009)
Kieron Richardson	...	Steven 'Ste' Hay / ... (187 episodes, 2006-2009)
Andrée Bernard	...	Liz Burton Taylor (184 episodes, 2003-2007)
Ricky Whittle	...	Calvin Valentine (183 episodes, 2006-2009)
Andrew Moss	...	Rhys Ashworth (177 episodes, 2005-2009)
Emma Rigby	...	Hannah Ashworth (167 episodes, 2005-2009)
Stephanie Waring	...	Cindy Cunningham (II) / ... (166 episodes, 1996-2009)
Carley Stenson	...	Steph Cunningham / ... (163 episodes, 2000-2009)
Jamie Lomas	...	Warren Fox (160 episodes, 2006-2009)
Sonny Flood	...	Josh Ashworth (159 episodes, 2005-2009)
Hollie-Jay Bowes	...	Michaela McQueen (157 episodes, 2006-2009)
Dominique Jackson	...	Lauren Valentine (157 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jessica Fox	...	Nancy Hayton / ... (156 episodes, 2005-2009)
Kent Riley	...	Zak Ramsey / ... (154 episodes, 2004-2009)
Gemma Merna	...	Carmel Valentine / ... (152 episodes, 2006-2009)
Garnon Davies	...	Elliot Bevan (151 episodes, 2007-2009)
Helen Pearson	...	Frankie Osborne / ... (150 episodes, 2002-2009)
Chris Fountain	...	Justin Burton (149 episodes, 2003-2009)
Jenny Metcalfe	...	Mercedes McQueen / ... (147 episodes, 2006-2009)
Loui Batley	...	Sarah Barnes (144 episodes, 2005-2009)
Claire Cooper	...	Jacqui McQueen / ... (140 episodes, 2007-2009)
Nathalie Emmanuel	...	Sasha Valentine (140 episodes, 2007-2009)
John Pickard	...	Dominic Reilly (133 episodes, 2005-2009)

Runtime:

UK:30 min (including commercials)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Chester, Cheshire, England, UK

Company:

Mersey Television

Trivia:

Alex Carter (Lee Hunter) auditioned for the part of Darren Osbourne, but he lost out to Ashley Taylor Dawson. About four years later he was up for the part of Dan Hunter, but was considered to look too young for that part, but ideal for the younger brother.

Quotes:

Steph Dean: What did I get back? Nothing!
Frankie Dean: I know, love. But your arm looks good...

Movie Connections:

Featured in "This Morning: (2009-03-16)" (2009)

Underrated when compared to other Soaps

Currently, Hollyoaks is my favourite Soap. It's the one I never miss during weekdays In fact, it's been my favourite for quite a few years now, given that Eastenders has certainly suffered a great 21st century downfall The viewers' ratings for this Soap always suffer in comparison to the universally watched Soaps (Eastenders, Coronation St), much to do with the fact that Channel 4 suffers in comparison to BBC1 and ITV Nevertheless, I would say it is the most realistic of all the Soaps, and doesn't overstretch the boundaries in storytelling. In fact it is more in touch with human nature than all the other soaps, relating its plots to real teenage problems and even parental problems Moreover, it doesn't need to bring a character back from the dead to boost ratings; and most of the families are central to the main plots so you become familiar with them My current favourite characters are Louise, Warren, Carmel, Tony, John-Paul and Jacqui, all of whom are very much involved in the current gripping episodes I would recommend this Soap to both genders and to people in their teens and above, however the Late Night Specials include more adulterated content