Hollyoaks

:Not to be confused with Hollyoaks (village)
Hollyoaks is an award-winning, long running English soap opera, following the residents of the village Hollyoaks, Chester.
The show debuted on 23rd October 1995, only airing one episode per week and consisting of a cast of fourteen members, with the target audience being teenagers and young adults. Creator Phil Redmond (also the creator of other popular soap operas Brookside and Grange Hill) created Hollyoaks following Grange Hill viewer suggestions in the 1980s - during the time Redmond was unable to pursue due to Brookside's recent inception.
Nowadays, the show airs three episodes per week, and consists of a cast of over forty, with the show now targeting all age groups. From January 2005 until September 2023, E4 aired the next episode of Hollyoaks following the episode broadcast on Channel 4, and since September 2023, the show now only airs on E4.
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== About the Show ==
Hollyoaks - initially developed under the working title "Teen Soap" - has tackled many subjects over its long history, such as mental illness, eating disorders, domestic violence and addiction. The show is well known for it's "soap firsts", such as being the first soap opera to air a male rape storyline in 2000, the first soap to have an on-screen death from an eating disorder in 2007, the first same-sex domestic violence storyline, the first soap to have a legal same-sex wedding in 2014 and the first gay character in a soap opera to be HIV positive in 2015. in Hollyoaks also have had many large stunts, ranging from car pile-ups to massive explosions.
Hollyoaks is also the UK's deadliest soap opera. According to a 2014 report, the murder rate in Hollyoaks was 1616 times the average of the real-life Cheshire murder rate, and 6.5 times the San Pedro Sula (the then-murder capital of the world) murder rate.
Hollyoaks has also produced 5 late night special episodes, and 5 spin-off series (Hollyoaks: Movin' On (2001), Hollyoaks: After Hours (2004), Hollyoaks: Let Loose (2005), Hollyoaks: In The City (2006) & Hollyoaks Later (2008-2013, 2020)). The show has also released 7 books, an annual calendar between 2001 and 2014, and fragrances in 2008. The show has aired over 6,000 episodes and over 500 main characters.
Actors in these roles range from comedian James Corden to Game of Thrones actress, Nathalie Emmanuel. Some celebrities have appeared as themselves, such as Bonnie Tyler and The Vamps - even Vernon Kay appeared as an extra in the first episode! Jack Reynolds appeared as himself in a June 2019 episode at age 107, making him the oldest person to ever appear in a soap opera.
== Characters ==
This is a list of current characters in the programme, sorted by their first appearance. Tony Hutchinson, played by Nick Pickard, is the longest-running character, having appeared since Episode 1 (23rd October 1995).
== Broadcasting ==
See article: Broadcasting History.
== Awards ==
See article: The British Soap Awards.
In 2019, Hollyoaks won best soap at both The British Soap Awards and Inside Soap Awards. Hollyoaks had also previously won best soap in 2014 at The British Soap Awards. This is a list of all nominations and award wins that Hollyoaks has received:
Year	Award 	Category 	Recipient 	Result
1997	National Television Awards 	Most Popular Children's Programme	Hollyoaks 	Nominated
1999	British Academy Television Awards	Best Soap Opera 	Hollyoaks 	Nominated
2000	British Soap Awards 	Best Newcomer 	Gary Lucy (Luke Morgan) 	Won
2001	British Academy Television Awards	Best Soap Opera 	Hollyoaks 	Nominated
2001	British Soap Awards 	Best British Soap 	Hollyoaks 	Nominated
2001	British Soap Awards 	Best Comedy Performance 	Nick Pickard (Tony Hutchinson) 	Nominated
2001	British Soap Awards 	Special Achievement Award 	Phil Redmond 	Won
2001	Inside Soap Awards 	Best Actor 	Ben Hull (Lewis Richardson) 	Nominated
2001	Inside Soap Awards 	Best Actress 	Stephanie Waring (Cindy Cunningham) 	Nominated
2001	Inside Soap Awards 	Best Bad Boy 	Ben Hull (Lewis Richardson) 	Nominated
2001	Inside Soap Awards 	Best Bitch 	Joanna Taylor (Geri Hudson) 	Nominated
2001	Inside Soap Awards 	Best British Soap 	Hollyoaks 	Nominated
2001	Inside Soap Awards 	Best Couple 	Marcus Patric & Sarah Jayne Dunn (Ben Davies & Mandy Richardson) 	Nominated
2001	Inside Soap Awards 	Best Exit 	Paul Danan (Sol Patrick) 	Nominated
2001	Inside Soap Awards 	Best Newcomer 	Marcus Patric (Ben Davies) 	Nominated
2001	Inside Soap Awards 	Funniest Character 	Matt Littler (Max Cunningham) 	Nominated
2001	Inside Soap Awards 	Most Dramatic Storyline 	Mark Gibbs's trial 	Nominated
2001	Inside Soap Awards 	Sexiest Female 	Joanna Taylor (Geri Hudson) 	Nominated
2001	Inside Soap Awards 	Sexist Male 	James Redmond (Rory Finnigan) 	Nominated
2002	British Academy Television Awards	Best Soap and Continuing Drama 	Hollyoaks 	Nominated
2002	British Soap Awards 	Best Actor 	Matt Littler (Max Cunningham) 	Nominated
2002	British Soap Awards 	Best Actor 	Nick Pickard (Tony Hutchinson) 	Nominated
2002	British Soap Awards 	Best Actor 	Ben Hull (Lewis Richardson) 	Nominated
2002	British Soap Awards 	Best Actress 	Joanna Taylor (Geri Hudson) 	Nominated
2002	British Soap Awards 	Best Actress 	Gemma Atkinson (Lisa Hunter) 	Nominated
2002	British Soap Awards 	Best Actress 	Sarah Jayne Dunn (Mandy Richardson) 	Nominated
2002	British Soap Awards 	Sexiest Male 	Marcus Patric (Ben Davies) 	Nominated
2002	British Soap Awards 	Sexiest Male 	Andrew McNair (Dan Hunter) 	Nominated
2002	British Soap Awards 	Sexiest Male 	Gary Lucy (Luke Morgan) 	Nominated
2002	British Soap Awards 	Sexiest Female 	Joanna Taylor (Geri Hudson) 	Nominated
2002	British Soap Awards 	Sexiest Female 	Gemma Atkinson (Lisa Hunter) 	Nominated
2002	British Soap Awards 	Sexiest Female 	Sarah Jayne Dunn (Mandy Richardson) 	Nominated
2002	British Soap Awards 	Villain of the Year 	Scott Anderson (Daniel Hyde) 	Nominated
2002	British Soap Awards 	Villain of the Year 	Laura Burns (Lesley Crawford) 	Nominated
2002	British Soap Awards 	Villain of the Year 	Lewis Richardson (Ben Hull) 	Nominated
2002	British Soap Awards 	Best Comedy Performance 	Nick Pickard (Tony Hutchinson) 	Nominated
2002	British Soap Awards 	Best Newcomer 	Lisa Hunter (Gemma Atkinson) 	Nominated
2002	British Soap Awards 	Spectacular Scene of the Year 	Mandy & Adam's Car crash 	Won
2002	Royal Television Society Awards 	Best Soap 	Hollyoaks 	Nominated
2003	British Academy Television Awards	Best Soap and Continuing Drama 	Hollyoaks 	Nominated
2004	British Soap Awards 	Best Comedy Performance 	Alex Carter (Lee Hunter) 	Won
2004	British Soap Awards 	Best Young Performance 	Gemma Atkinson (Lisa Hunter) 	Nominated
2004	British Soap Awards 	Soap Bitch of the Year 	Natalie Osborne (Tiffany Mulheron) 	Nominated
2004	British Soap Awards 	Best Exit 	Toby Mills (Henry Luxemburg) 	Nominated
2004	British Soap Awards 	Best Storyline 	The Hollyoaks Serial Killer 	Nominated
2004	British Soap Awards 	Spectacular Scene of the Year 	Hollyoaks: Leap of Faith 	Nominated
2005	British Soap Awards 	Best Soap 	Hollyoaks 	Nominated
2005	British Soap Awards 	Best Young Performance 	Chris Fountain (Justin Burton) 	Nominated
2005	British Soap Awards 	Spectacular Scene of the Year 	Tom's fireworks party 	Nominated
2005	British Soap Awards 	Spectacular Scene of the Year 	The Open-Top Bus 	Nominated
2005	British Soap Awards 	Best Comedy Performance 	Carley Stenson (Steph Dean) 	Nominated
2005	British Soap Awards 	Best On-Screen Partnership 	Lee Hunter (Alex Carter) & Bombhead (Lee Otway) 	Nominated
2005	British Soap Awards 	Best Storyline 	Bombhead's grief 	Nominated
2009	All About Soap Awards 	Celeb Style 	Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen) 	Won
2009	All About Soap Awards 	Tearjerker 	Max Cunningham's death 	Won
2009	All About Soap Awards 	Killer Secret 	Niall Rafferty's revenge 	Won
2010	All About Soap Awards 	Celeb Style 	Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen) 	Nominated
2010	All About Soap Awards 	Fatal Attraction 	Calvin Valentine (Ricky Whittle) & Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen) 	Nominated
2010	All About Soap Awards 	I'm A Survivor 	Hannah Ashworth (Emma Rigby) 	Nominated
2010	All About Soap Awards 	Smooth Criminal 	Calvin Valentine (Ricky Whittle) 	Nominated
2011	All About Soap Awards 	Best Actor 	Emmett J. Scanlan (Brendan Brady) 	Nominated
2011	All About Soap Awards 	Best Actress 	Claire Cooper (Jacqui McQueen) 	Nominated
2011	All About Soap Awards 	Celeb Style 	Jennifer Metcalfe (Mercedes McQueen) 	Nominated
2011	All About Soap Awards 	Celeb Style 	Jorgie Porter (Theresa McQueen) 	Nominated
2011	All About Soap Awards 	Best Comeback 	Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas) 	Nominated
2011	All About Soap Awards 	Best Love Triangle 	Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson), Brendan Brady (Emmett J. Scanlan) & Rae Wilson (Alice Barlow)	Won
2011	All About Soap Awards 	Best Newcomer 	Mitzeee Minniver (Rachel Shenton) 	Nominated
2011	All About Soap Awards 	Best Stunt 	Il Gnosh fire 	Nominated
2012	All About Soap Awards 	Best Actor 	Emmett J. Scanlan (Brendan Brady) 	Won
2012	All About Soap Awards 	Best Actress 	Claire Cooper (Jacqui McQueen) 	Nominated
2012	All About Soap Awards 	Best Comeback 	Steph Roach (Carley Stenson) 	Nominated
2012	All About Soap Awards 	Best Dressed Soap Star 	Jorgie Porter (Theresa McQueen) 	Won
2012	All About Soap Awards 	Best Episode 	Fright Night 2011 	Won
2012	All About Soap Awards 	Best Mystery 	Who's the father of Mercedes's baby? 	Nominated
2012	All About Soap Awards 	Best Villain 	Silas Blissett (Jeff Rawle) 	Won
2013	All About Soap Awards 	Best Death 	Riley Costello (Rob Norbury) 	Nominated
2013	All About Soap Awards 	Best Reveal 	Walker is an undercover officer 	Nominated
2013	All About Soap Awards 	Best Storyline 	Esther's bullying 	Won
2013	All About Soap Awards 	Best Stunt 	Enjoy The Ride 	Won
2013	All About Soap Awards 	Forbidden Lovers 	Brendan Brady (Emmett J. Scanlan) & Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson) 	Won
2013	Royal Television Society Awards 	Soap and Continuing Drama 	Hollyoaks 	Nominated
2015	British Academy Television Awards	Best Soap and Continuing Drama 	Hollyoaks 	Nominated
2016	British Academy Scotland Awards 	Best Television Actress 	Annie Wallace (Sally St. Claire) 	Nominated
2017	British Academy Television Awards	Best Soap and Continuing Drama 	Hollyoaks 	Nominated
2017	Royal Television Society Awards 	Soap and Continuing Drama 	Hollyoaks 	Nominated
2018	British Academy Television Awards	Best Soap and Continuing Drama 	Hollyoaks 	Nominated
2019	British Academy Television Awards	Best Soap and Continuing Drama 	Hollyoaks 	Nominated
2019	Royal Television Society Awards 	Soap and Continuing Drama 	Hollyoaks 	Won
== Trailers ==
Official Hollyoaks Trailer Spring 2014|Spring 2014 trailer
Official Hollyoaks Trailer Autumn 2015|Autumn 2015 trailer
Spring 2019 Trailer|Spring 2019 trailer
Hollyoaks 2019 Summer Trailer|Summer 2019 trailer
Hollyoaks Winter Trailer|Winter 2019 trailer
Hollyoaks New Year Trailer|New Year 2020 trailer
Hollyoaks Leap Year Trailer|Leap Year 2020 trailer
Hollyoaks 2020 Spring Trailer|Spring 2020 trailer
Hollyoaks Trailer 21072020|September 2020 trailer
Hollyoaks Official New Year Trailer is here!|New Year 2021 trailer
Bold and Bright Trailer! - Hollyoaks|May 2021 trailer
Official Hollyoaks Summer Trailer 2021 - Hollyoaks|Summer 2021 trailer
The Official Hollyoaks Autumn Trailer - Hollyoaks|Autumn 2021 trailer
The Official Hollyoaks Winter Trailer 2021 - Hollyoaks|Winter 2021 trailer
Hollyoaks Official New Year Trailer|New Year 2021 trailer
== Celebrities ==
Further Reading: List of Celebrity Appearances
Hollyoaks have had many celebrities appear in the soap either in a regular or guest role, as a character or themselves - or even as an extra. Celebrities that appear on the soap range from James Corden to Vernon Kay, Bonnie Tyler to Nathalie Emmanuel.
== Other Media ==
In 1999, several cast members, as well as Hollyoaks sets, were featured in Brookside: Double Take - a spoof behind-the-scenes film. The film featured, from Hollyoaks: Nick Pickard, Terri Dwyer, Ben Hull, James McKenna, Ross Davidson, Natalie Casey, Stephanie Waring, Dannielle Brent, Alex Fletcher, Paul Danan and Zander Ward.
In 2007, in an episode of the Doctor Who spin-off audio series Bernice Summerfield, a spin-off series titled Hollyoaks: Life on Phobos was mentioned.
In 2011, Hollyoaks director Sean Glynn produced and directed The Case - a five-episode drama mini-series broadcast on BBC1. The series used the same sets as Hollyoaks.
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