2000

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2000 was Hollyoaks's sixth year of production.
== Overview ==
2000 marked a darker year of Hollyoaks in terms of storylines, seeing viewing figures soar to nearly 5,000,000 as Hollyoaks transmitted the first ever male rape storyline in a British soap opera, with Luke Morgan's rape at the hands of Mark Gibbs during the show's first ever late night special. The storyline gathered strong media attention - both positive and negative - as well as an award win for actor Gary Lucy as "best newcomer".
Other stories included Adam Morgan being falsely accused of sexually harassing his teacher, Sol Patrick living on the streets and falling for prostitute Jess Holt, Jill Osborne dying from an inoperable brain tumour, Cindy Cunningham taking her daughter and fleeing from social services, and the departure of central characters Lucy Benson and Carol Groves.
Hollyoaks held its first ever open auditions, documented in Hollyoaks: Casting Special in October 2000. The auditions saw the castings of Marcus Patric as Ben Davies and Andrew Somerville as Theo Sankofa in the London auditions, Elize du Toit as Izzy Cornwell in the Edinburgh auditions, and Lesley Johnston as Laura Burns in the Belfast auditions.
Anna Green was unhappy at the news of the birth of her cheating father's daughter (497), whilst Ruth Osborne fell pregnant (448) but decided to have an abortion (457). Nikki Sullivan married Dan Sanders whilst on holiday in Switzerland (441), whilst Finn and Victoria Hutchinson also tied the knot (553). After the wedding, Dan was presumed dead in a skiing accident (441) but - fed up with his new wife - was discovered to have packed his things and fled (442). Meanwhile, Jill passed away from her brain tumour after a family holiday to Blackpool (520).
== Events ==
=== Hollyoaks events ===
* 6th January - Luke Morgan is viciously assaulted in an attack by Stephen MacGregor and his friends.
* 10th January - Nikki Sullivan awakens from her coma.
* 12th January - Cindy Cunningham visits her mother Angela in her new flat. (Final appearance of Angela)
* 24th January - Lucy Benson leaves the village to go travelling around the world, leaving behind boyfriend Tony Hutchinson who changes his mind about leaving at the last minute. (Final appearance of the character)
* 7th February - After being caught kissing her student Adam Morgan, Christine Woodhead falsely accuses him of sexual assault. Finn's Barge sinks.
* 9th February - Alex Bell accidentally sets fire to the Hall of Residence when he leaves the oven on.
* 16th February - Ruth Osborne and Mandy Richardson meet Hall of Residence caretaker Matt Musgrove, who has gotten lost on his first day. (First appearance of the character in Hollyoaks; the character had previously appeared in Brookside)
* 15th March - Luke Morgan is raped by Mark Gibbs. O.B. sets Max Cunningham up on a date with Chloe Bruce. (First appearance of Chloe)
* 23rd March - Dan Sanders proposes to Nikki Sullivan via a radio dedication, and she accepts. Tony Hutchinson's mother, Victoria, arrives in the village suddenly - and is revealed to be Finn's secret girlfriend! (First appearance of Victoria)
* 29th March - Dan Sanders re-proposes to Nikki Sullivan, who accepts. Zara Morgan meets Hannah's friend Steph Dean. (First appearance of Steph)
* 12th April - Nikki Sullivan and Dan Sanders marry. After the wedding, Dan goes missing after falling down a ski slope during a fight with Sam Smallwood.
* 13th April - Dan Sanders is revealed to be alive, but he flees without saying goodbye to anyone. Zara Morgan starts a fire inside Hollyoaks High School.
* 17th April - New The Review editor Taylor James interviews Tony Hutchinson to write a negative article on him. (First appearance of Taylor)
* 24th April - Sol Patrick is hospitalised after being attacked by Jess Holt's pimp, Steve.
* 26th April - Kate Patrick returns to the village after learning of her brother, Sol's hospitalisation. (First appearance of the character since 1999)
* 27th April - Ruth Osborne discovers that she is pregnant.
* 15th May - Luke Morgan, intending to take his own life, is seriously injured when he crashes his car into a skip bin.
* 18th May - Ruth Osborne aborts her and Lewis Richardson's baby.
* 22nd May - O.B. finds Cindy Cunningham's ex-boyfriend, Sean Tate, and Sean is angrily confronted by Max Cunningham over the money he stole from Cindy's daughter, Holly Cunningham. (First appearance of Sean since 1999)
* 25th May - Ruth Osborne collapses during an argument with Kate Patrick.
* 12th June - Having been scammed out of Holly Cunningham's stolen money, Sean Tate leaves the village after being shamed by Holly's mother Cindy and grandfather Gordon. (Final appearance of Sean)
* 14th June - Luke Morgan reports Mark Gibbs to the police for rape.
* June - Jill Osborne is diagnosed with a brain tumour.
* 6th July - Beth Morgan leaves for France to become an exchange student. (Last appearance of Beth until 2001)
* 10th August - Zara Morgan collapses from septicemia from an infected henna tattoo.
* 14th August - Ben Davies arrives in the village. (First appearance of the character)
* 17th August - Mandy Richardson is arrested for being drunk whilst in charge of a motor vehicle.
* August - Jill Osborne collapses.
* August - Finn proposes to Victoria Hutchinson, who accepts.
* 31st August - Paul Millington and Darren Osborne leave the village. (Last appearance of Darren until 2003, final appearance of Paul)
* 7th September - Mark Gibbs goes missing.
* 11th September - Mark Gibbs is arrested for breaching his bail conditions.
* 21st September - New lifeguard Izzy Cornwell arrives in the village. (First appearance of the character)
* 28th September - Nikki Sullivan and Sam Smallwood decide to start a new life elsewhere, leaving the village without telling Sam's girlfriend, Anna Green. (Final appearance of the characters)
* 12th October - Jill Osborne dies of a brain tumour.
* 19th October - Jill Osborne's funeral takes place.
* 23rd October - Mark Gibbs's trial for the rape of Luke Morgan begins.
* 25th October - Holly Cunningham swallows an ecstasy tablet, which she finds in The Loft.
* 26th October - Holly Cunningham is found collapsed by her mother, Cindy, after taking an ecstasy pill. Taylor James is attacked by Lorraine Wilson's guards. Mark Gibbs is found guilty of the rape of Luke Morgan, and is sentenced to eight years imprisonment.
*2nd November - Whilst heading to the airport with her daughter Holly and boyfriend Ben Davies, Cindy Cunningham hits Anna Green whilst driving Tony Hutchinson's stolen car. In the panic, Cindy flees and leaves Anna for dead. (Last appearances of Cindy until 2004 and Holly until 2008)
*November - Lewis Richardson falls down The Loft's stairs during a confrontation with girlfriend Ruth Osborne.
*27th November - Laura Burns arrives in the village. (First appearance of the character)
*18th December - Victoria Hutchinson and Finn marry.
=== Historical events ===
*Eileen and Brendan Brady marry.
*Vinnie is pushed down a flight of stairs by his adoptive son Sylver. After Sylver ran away, Breda McQueen murdered Vinnie.
*1st January - Ryan Knight's father is fatally shot whilst attending to a police call.
*4th January - Dylan Jenkins is born.
*9th January - Louise Rayner is born.
*26th January - Jade Albright is born.
*28th February - Peri Lomax is born to teenage parents Leela Lomax and Cameron Campbell. After Cameron's incarceration, Peri is raised by grandparents Sam and Danny to believe that she is their daughter. Nico Blake is born in the Blakes' basement. Teenage mother Sienna names the baby 'Sophie', but Sienna's father Patrick gives her away and tells Sienna that the baby died.
*2nd July - Sylver McQueen is convicted of the murder of Vinnie and spends sixteen years in prison.
*24th July - Yasmine Maalik is born.
*20th November - Lily Drinkwell is born.
=== Real life events ===
* 3rd January - Hollyoaks introduces a new title sequence.
* 15th April - Ijaz Rana (Imran Maalik) is born.
* 22nd April - Billy Price (Sid Sumner) is born.
* 27th May - Gary Lucy (Luke Morgan) wins "Best Newcomer" at the British Soap Awards.
* 5th July - Hollyoaks: Access All Areas is transmitted.
* 21st July - Hollyoaks: Luke's Secret Diary and Hollyoaks: Lives and Loves of Finn are published.
* 23rd October - Hollyoaks: Casting Special is transmitted.
* 26th October - Ruby O'Donnell (Peri Lomax) is born.
== Cast ==
*Will Davies was recast from Billy Geraghty to Barny Clevely.
=== Appearances ===
=== Debuts ===
See also: :Category:2000 debuts.
Number	Character 	Actor 	Debut date
 	Matt Musgrove 	Kristian Ealey 	16th February 2000
 	Chloe Bruce 	Mikyla Dodd 	15th March 2000
 	Victoria Hutchinson	Fiona Mollison 	23rd March 2000
 	Steph Dean 	Carley Stenson 	29th March 2000
 	Taylor James 	Michael Price 	17th April 2000
 	Ben Davies 	Marcus Patric 	14th August 2000
 	Izzy Cornwell 	Elize du Toit 	21st September 2000
 	Will Davies 	Billy Geraghty 	21st September 2000
 	Laura Burns 	Lesley Crawford	27th November 2000
=== Returns ===
See also: :Category:2000 returns.
Number	Character 	Actor 	Return date
 	Kate Patrick	Natasha Symms	26th April 2000
 	Sean Tate 	Daniel Pape 	22nd May 2000
=== Departures ===
See also: :Category:2000 departures.
Number	Character 	Actor 	Departure date
 	Angela Cunningham	Liz Stooke 	12th January 2000
 	Lucy Benson 	Kerrie Taylor 	24th January 2000
 	Sean Tate 	Daniel Pape 	12th June 2000
 	Beth Morgan 	Elizabeth O'Grady 	6th July 2000
 	Paul Millington 	Zander Ward 	31st August 2000
 	Darren Osborne 	Ashley Taylor Dawson	31st August 2000
 	Sam Smallwood 	Tim Downie 	28th September 2000
 	Nikki Sullivan 	Wendy Glenn 	28th September 2000
 	Jill Osborne 	Lynda Rooke 	24th October 2000
 	Cindy Cunningham 	Stephanie Waring 	2nd November 2000
 	Holly Cunningham 	Karis Sharkey 	2nd November 2000
 	Carol Groves 	Natalie Casey 	11th December 2000
 	Kate Patrick 	Natasha Symms 	18th December 2000
== Episodes ==
See also: :Category:2000 episodes.
== See also ==
* :Category:2000 minor characters
* :Category:2000 births
* :Category:2000 marriages
* :Category:2000 deaths
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