2001

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 was Hollyoaks's seventh year of production.
== Overview ==
2001 started with a bang when The Dog in the Pond was set alight by Jess Holt's pimp at New Year's. With Steve later being pushed from The Loft fire escape in March, Jess Holt and Sol Patrick were the first characters to depart this year as they went on the run.
This year also saw Hollyoaks's first spin-off series, Hollyoaks: Movin' On, which featured Lewis Richardson's violence become out of control before taking his own life after hospitalising girlfriend Ruth Osborne in a brutal attack. Other stories included the rape of Beth Morgan (occurring in the serial's second DVD, Hollyoaks: Indecent Behaviour), the arrival of the Hunter family alongside a new group of students (Nick O'Connor, Jodie Nash, Becca Hayton and Eve Crawford, and the departures of Victoria Hutchinson, Ruth Osborne, Luke Morgan and Geri Hudson.
Anna Green gave birth to a son on Christmas Day (722); the day after her friend Geri Hudson's wedding to footballer Jason Cunliffe, who she dumped immediately after in revenge for his unfaithful ways (721). Gordon Cunningham learned of the death of Dee Valley councillor Charlie Brooks when he failed to attend a meeting (643), whilst Lewis ran out of time waiting for a donor after his suicidal overdose (MO-13).
== Events ==
=== Hollyoaks events ===
* 2nd January - After being set alight by Steve Holt, The Dog in the Pond explodes with Sol Patrick inside. Sol is rescued by Ben Davies after falling down the cellar stairs but is left blinded by the explosion.
* 8th January - Theo Sankofa arrives in the village, immediately clashing with Finn. (First appearance of Theo)
* 11th January - Zara Morgan meets local goth Brian Drake, who leaves her smitten. (First appearance of Brian)
* 19th February - Gina Patrick is kidnapped by Jess Holt's pimp/brother, Steve Holt.
* February - Steve Holt is arrested for setting fire to The Dog in the Pond.
* 15th March - Steve Holt is left seriously injured after he is pushed off The Loft's balcony during a confrontation with Jess Holt and Sol Patrick.
* 17th March - Edward Hutchinson and Charlotte marry. Edward's son, Tony Hutchinson, would not learn of Charlotte until 2020.
* 5th April - Jess Holt and Sol Patrick flee the village in order to avoid a charge of the attempted murder of Steve Holt. (Final appearance of Sol)
* 19th April - Dan Hunter arrives in the village, clashing with his lecturer John Stuart. (First appearance of the character)
* 23rd April - Dan Hunter's sister Lisa arrives in the village. (First appearance of the character)
* 26th April - Lisa Hunter's classmates meet Les Hunter, who pulls Lisa off the bus as she attempts to sneak off on a trip. (First appearance of the character)
* 30th May - Gina Patrick leaves the village to work in an orphanage in China. (Final appearance of the character)
* June - Anna Green discovers that she is pregnant.
* 7th June - Victoria Hutchinson leaves the village, splitting with husband Finn after discovering his lies. (Last appearance of Victoria Hutchinson until 2005)
* 4th July - Les Hunter's youngest son, Lee Hunter, is brought home by the police. (First appearance of the character)
* 26th July - Les Hunter's wife Sally joins her family in the village, returning from a holiday abroad. (First appearance of the character)
* 3rd September - Tony Hutchinson's new business Dick Tasties Cafe explodes due to a gas explosion accidentally caused by Vic.
* 5th September - Theo Sankofa's brother Norman arrives in the village. (First appearance of the character)
* 12th September - New HCC students Becca Hayton, Jamie Nash and Eve Crawford move into 12 Hingham Road. (First appearances of the characters)
* 17th September - Jamie Nash's sister Jodie and her friend Nick O'Connor arrive in the village, moving into 2a Oakdale Drive. (First appearances of the characters)
* 8th October - Ruth Osborne is beaten up in a vicious attack by her boyfriend, Lewis Richardson.
* 9th October - Lewis Richardson takes an overdose of paracetamol, intent on taking his own life.
* 10th October - Lee Hunter's best friend Bombhead arrives in the village. (First appearance of the character)
* October - Nick O'Connor is viciously attacked by an unknown attacker.
* 15th October - Lewis Richardson dies from organ failure caused by an intentional overdose on paracetamol. (Final appearance of the character).
* 22nd October - Lewis Richardson's funeral takes place.
* 23rd October - Ruth Osborne leaves the village to work as a journalist in London. (Last appearance of Ruth until 2003)
* October - Jason Cunliffe proposes to Geri Hudson, who accepts.
* 25th October - Dan Hunter's friend Toby Mills arrives in the village. (First appearance of the character)
* 8th November - Beth Morgan returns to the village. (First appearance of the character since 2000)
* 17th November - Scott Anderson arrives in the village for Jason Cunliffe's party. At the bar, he attacks Luke Morgan and at the party, attempts to rape Geri Hudson and rapes Beth Morgan. (First appearance of Scott)
* 10th December - Sally Hunter returns from searching for missing daughter Ellie in Ibiza, accomapnied by Ellie's ex-boyfriend Gary Nesbitt. (First appearance of Gary)
* 13th December - Luke Morgan leaves the village for Canada. (Last appearance of the character until 2002)
* 19th December - Geri Hudson and Jason Cunliffe marry. However, after the ceremony, Geri throws Jason out of the car and leaves the village. (Final appearance of Geri Hudson)
* 20th December - Anna Green gives birth to her and Alex Bell's son, whom she names Charlie Green. (First appearance of the character)
* 31st December - Dan Hunter collapses due to low blood sugar. Mandy Richardson and Adam Morgan are left seriously injured when Mandy collides with a tree, swerving out of the way of a fox. The car slips and rolls down the hill, landing on the train tracks below.
=== Historical events ===
*Michael Burton commits suicide. His wife Liz would tell their children that he suffered a heart attack, but they discover the truth before Liz re-marries in 2004.
*Lisa Loveday is kidnapped by Margaret Smith in a plot by Joanne Cardsley. Lisa grew up believing Margaret had adopted her following the death of the Lovedays in a car crash, and wouldn't discover the truth until 2016.
*Alfie Nightingale is born. He is 'adopted' by Mac and Marnie Nightingale and raised knowing so. However, it would later be revealed that Alfie was conceived during an affair between Mac and Cindy Cunningham.
*Sam Owen's girlfriend Jules discovers that she is pregnant. Her father Pete forces her to have an abortion.
* Sam Owen is imprisoned for a fire at girlfriend Jules's home, which caused the death of her brother. He would be released in 2004, and later discover that Jules had started the fire.
*22nd May - Fourteen year old Goldie McQueen gives birth to twins Prince and Hunter.
=== Real life events ===
* 10th February - Aedan Duckworth (the first Oliver Morgan) is born.
* 1st June - Hollyoaks: Stolen Emails is published.
* 22nd June - Hollyoaks: Luke's Journal: A New Beginning is published.
* 12th July - Hollyoaks: Catwalking is transmitted.
* 3rd September - The first episode of Hollyoaks: Movin' On is aired.
* 9th October - Tylan Grant (Brooke Hathaway) is born.
* 23rd October - The final episode of Hollyoaks: Movin' On is aired.
* 17th November - Hollyoaks: Indecent Behaviour is released on DVD.
* 29th November - Hollyoaks begins broadcasting four episodes per week.
== Cast changes ==
=== Appearances ===
=== Debuts ===
See also: :Category:2001 debuts.
Number	Character 	Actor 	Debut date
 	Theo Sankofa 	Andrew Somerville 	8th January 2001
 	Brian Drake 	Jonathan Le Billon 	11th January 2001
 	Abby Davies 	Helen Noble 	1st March 2001
 	Dan Hunter 	Andrew McNair 	19th April 2001
 	Lisa Hunter 	Gemma Atkinson 	23rd April 2001
 	Les Hunter 	John Graham Davies 	26th April 2001
 	Lee Hunter 	Alex Carter 	4th July 2001
 	Sally Hunter 	Katherine Dow Blyton	26th July 2001
 	Norman Sankofa	Jamie Luke 	5th September 2001
 	Becca Hayton 	Ali Bastian 	12th September 2001
 	Eve Crawford 	Natasha Lund 	12th September 2001
 	Jamie Nash 	Stefan Booth 	12th September 2001
 	Jodie Nash 	Kate McEnery 	17th September 2001
 	Nick O'Connor 	Darren Bransford 	17th September 2001
 	Bombhead 	Lee Otway 	10th October 2001
 	Toby Mills 	Henry Luxemburg 	25th October 2001
 	Scott Anderson	Daniel Hyde 	17th November 2001
 	Gary Nesbitt 	Guy Leith 	10th December 2001
=== Returns ===
See also: :Category:2001 returns.
Number	Character 	Actor 	Return date
 	Beth Morgan	Kate Baines	8th November 2001
=== Departures ===
See also: :Category:2001 departures.
Number	Character 	Actor 	Departure date
 	Sol Patrick 	Paul Danan 	5th April 2001
 	Taylor James 	Michael Price 	26th April 2001
 	Gina Patrick 	Dannielle Brent	30th May 2001
 	Victoria Finnigan	Fiona Mollison 	7th June 2001
 	Lewis Richardson 	Ben Hull 	15th October 2001
 	Ruth Osborne 	Terri Dwyer 	23rd October 2001
 	Luke Morgan 	Gary Lucy 	12th December 2001
 	Geri Hudson 	Joanna Taylor 	19th December 2001
== Episodes ==
See also: :Category:2001 episodes.
== See also ==
* :Category:2001 minor characters
* :Category:2001 births
* :Category:2001 marriages
* :Category:2001 deaths
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