2004

←2003 2005→
 was Hollyoaks's tenth year of production.
== Overview ==
2004 saw series producer Jo Hallows promoted to executive producer alongside Phil Redmond.
In March 2004, it was rumoured that there were to be fourteen characters axed from the programme, most rumoured characters departing the programme. Mikyla Dodd (Chloe Bruce), who was one of the rumoured departees, quit in search of other projects. Characters rumoured to depart who did end up departing were Daniel Hyde (Scott Anderson), Elize du Toit (Izzy Davies), Max Brown (Kristian Hargreaves), Andy Newton-Lee (Robbie Flynn), Helen Noble (Abby Davies), Jamie Luke (Norman Sankofa) and Darren Bransford (Nick O'Connor). Actor Andy McNair quit the programme in 2004, insisting that Dan Hunter was killed off against Jo Hallows's advice.
Hollyoaks aired its first 4-episode post-watershed mini-series in July 2004, titled Hollyoaks: After Hours. A second round of open castings was also held, documented in Hollyoaks: On The Pull - however, unlike Hollyoaks: Casting Special in 2000, On The Pull consisted of more than one episode. These auditions saw the castings of Simon Cole as Jeremy Peterson, and Roxanne McKee as Louise Summers.
Emma Chambers gave birth to a son (1192), whilst Frankie Dean's daughter Debbie informed her of the birth of Johnno Dean's son with his mistress (1405). Izzy was left devastated after suffering a miscarriage (1233) and eventually left her husband Ben Davies (1257), and Mandy Richardson discovered that she was pregnant (1295) which she discovered was a false positive at the abortion clinic (1297). Liz Burton and Richard Taylor married in a disastrous ceremony (1327), whilst Luke Morgan sent Mandy a letter informing her of his upcoming wedding (1292). Gordon Cunningham died of a heart attack following a car accident (1189) and his wife Helen died of her injuries after leaving hospital (1193), Lee Hunter discovered the decomposed body of Sandra Burke (1388), and Dan Hunter was killed in a racecar explosion following a malfunction after a race (1413).
== Events ==
=== Hollyoaks events ===
* 13th January - Nick O'Connor and Kristian Hargreaves's new roommate Dannii Carbone arrives in the village. (First appearance of the character)
* 23rd January - Gordon Cunningham suffers a heart attack. Dan Hunter is arrested for the murder of Toby Mills.
* 4th February - Toby Mills's funeral takes place.
* 13th February - Gordon, Tom and Helen Cunningham are involved in a car accident.
* 16th February - Gordon Cunningham dies of a heart attack caused by his injuries sustained in the car accident.
* 19th February - Emma Chambers goes into labour and gives birth to the son of her and Ben Davies, whom she names Arthur. (First appearance of the character)
* 20th February - Helen Cunningham dies in her sleep from injuries sustained in the car accident. (Final appearance of the character)
* 27th February - Gordon and Helen Cunningham's funeral takes place. Angela and Cindy Cunningham return for the funeral and Angela leaves afterwards. (First appearances of Cindy and Angela since 2000, and last appearance of Angela until 2006)
* 5th April - Dan Hunter's trial for the murder of Toby Mills begins.
* 9th April - Dan Hunter is found guilty of the murder of Toby Mills.
* 12th April - Izzy Davies discovers that she is pregnant.
* 16th April - Izzy Davies suffers a miscarriage.
* 20th May - Izzy Davies leaves the village after splitting from her husband, Ben. (Last appearance of Izzy until 2007)
* 24th May - Dan Hunter attempts suicide in prison.
* 4th June - Scott Anderson is arrested for fraud after being set up by Darren Osborne.
* 7th June - Lee Hunter discovers the body of one of Toby Mills's murder victims.
* 10th June - Scott Anderson sets fire to The Loft and tries to trap Darren Osborne inside. Darren pushes Scott down a flight of stairs in an attempt to get the keys to unlock the doors, and leaves Scott to die. (Last appearance of Scott until 2005)
* 11th June - Darren Osborne discovers that Scott Anderson is likely to have survived the fire at The Loft when no body is discovered.
* 16th June - Dan Hunter is released from prison after Ellie Mills clears his name.
* 9th July - Mandy Richardson proposes to Tony Hutchinson, who accepts.
* 23rd July - Following the death of his mother, Bombhead has a mental breakdown and begins seeing visions of the late Gordon Cunningham.
* 28th July - Ellie Mills is found guilty of perverting the course of justice.
* 2nd August - Liam and Nicole Owen arrive in the village. Nick O'Connor leaves the village to travel around the world. (First appearances of Liam and Nicole)
* 3rd August - Liam and Nicole Owen's mother Carrie Owen arrives in the village. (First appearance of the character)
* 5th August - The Dog in the Pond is burgled.
* 6th August - Russ Owen arrives in the village. (First appearance of the character)
* August - Steph Dean suffers an epileptic seizure.
* 12th August - Chloe Bruce leaves the village, turning down Matt Musgrove's offer of a reconciliation in favour of a job in London. Matt also leaves the village afterwards. (Final appearances of Chloe and Matt)
* 25th August - Richard Taylor and Liz Burton marry.
* 9th September - Dawn Cunningham and Jack Osborne's long lost biological daughter, Beth Johnson, returns to the village after seven years.
* 22nd September - Lee Hunter proposes to Abby Davies, who accepts.
* 12th October - Jack Osborne collapses due to kidney failure. New Hollyoaks Community College student Zak Barnes arrives in the village. (First appearance of the character)
* 15th November - Johnno Dean leaves the village, running away to be with to be with Michelle, a 19-year-old whom he got pregnant. (Last appearance of Johnno since 2005)
* 18th November - Darlene Taylor is pushed through a window by her step-brother, Justin Burton.
* 26th November - Darren Osborne is attacked by Dan Hunter.
* 29th November - Dan Hunter is arrested for assaulting Darren Osborne.
* 14th December - Michelle gives birth to her and Johnno Dean's son, whom she names Presley Dean.
* 22nd December - Jambo Bolton appears in Tony Hutchinson's vision, encouraging Tony to stop being so miserable at Christmas. His friends fear he may have died but he is still alive. (Final appearance of Jambo Bolton)
* 24th December - Dan Hunter is killed when his rally car explodes during a race. (Final appearance of the character)
* 30th December - Dan Hunter's funeral takes place.
* 31st December - Following the death of her boyfriend, Dan Hunter, Debbie Dean leaves the village to work as a singer on a cruise ship. (Last appearance of the character until 2005)
=== Historical events ===
*7th April - Sean Kennedy and Louise Summers marry in San Antonio.
*December - Warren Fox is convicted of fraud after being set up by business partner Sean Kennedy, serving eighteen months in prison.
=== Real life events ===
* 18th March - GCSEase: Hot Wired at Hollyoaks is transmitted.
* 5th July - The first episode of Hollyoaks: After Hours is aired.
* 8th July - The final episode of Hollyoaks: After Hours is aired.
* 13th December - The first episode of Hollyoaks: On The Pull is aired.
* 27th December - Hollyoaks: Dance Workout is released on DVD.
== Cast ==
=== Appearances ===
=== Debuts ===
See also: :Category:2004 debuts.
Number	Character 	Actor 	Debut date
 	Dannii Carbone	Christina Baily	12th January 2004
 	Liam Owen 	Louis Tamone 	2nd August 2004
 	Nicole Owen 	Ciara Janson 	2nd August 2004
 	Carrie Owen 	Jaq Croft 	3rd August 2004
 	Russell Owen 	Stuart Manning 	6th August 2004
 	Zak Barnes 	Kent Riley 	12th October 2004
=== Returns ===
See also: :Category:2004 returns.
Number	Character 	Actor 	Return date
 	Angela Cunningham	Liz Stooke 	27th February 2004
 	Cindy Cunningham 	Stephanie Waring	27th February 2004
 	Matt Musgrove 	Kristian Ealey 	8th July 2004
 	Jambo Bolton 	Will Mellor 	22nd December 2004
=== Departures ===
See also: :Category:2004 departures.
Number	Character 	Actor 	Departure date
 	Helen Cunningham 	Kathryn George 	20th February 2004
 	Cindy Cunningham 	Stephanie Waring	19th March 2004
 	Robbie Flynn 	Andy Newton-Lee 	14th May 2004
 	Izzy Davies 	Elize du Toit 	20th May 2004
 	Scott Anderson 	Daniel Hyde 	10th June 2004
 	Kristian Hargreaves	Max Brown 	30th July 2004
 	Ruth Osborne 	Terri Dwyer 	10th August 2004
 	Chloe Bruce 	Mikyla Dodd 	12th August 2004
 	Matt Musgrove 	Kristian Ealey 	12th August 2004
 	Natalie Osborne 	Tiffany Mulheron	24th August 2004
 	Norman Sankofa 	Jamie Luke 	25th August 2004
 	Angela Cunningham 	Liz Stooke 	30th September 2004
 	Abby Davies 	Helen Noble 	8th October 2004
 	Will Davies 	Barny Clevely 	27th October 2004
 	Nick O'Connor 	Darren Bransford	3rd November 2004
 	Johnno Dean 	Colin Wells 	15th November 2004
 	Gordon Cunningham 	Bernard Latham 	3rd December 2004
 	Jambo Bolton 	Will Mellor 	22nd December 2004
 	Dan Hunter 	Andrew McNair 	24th December 2004
 	Debbie Dean 	Jodi Albert 	31st December 2004
== Episodes ==
See also: :Category:2004 episodes.
== See also ==
* :Category:2004 minor characters
* :Category:2004 marriages
* :Category:2004 deaths
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