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

User Rating:

6.2/10   

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 / ... (299 episodes, 1995-2009)
Gerard McCarthy	...	Kris Fisher (223 episodes, 2006-2009)
Sarah Jayne Dunn	...	Mandy Richardson / ... (201 episodes, 1996-2008)
Andrée Bernard	...	Liz Burton Taylor (184 episodes, 2003-2007)
Nico Mirallegro	...	Barry 'Newt' Newton (160 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jamie Lomas	...	Warren Fox (159 episodes, 2006-2009)
Zoë Lister	...	Zoe Carpenter / ... (158 episodes, 2006-2009)
Ashley Taylor Dawson	...	Darren Osborne (II) / ... (157 episodes, 2007-2009)
Kieron Richardson	...	Steven 'Ste' Hay / ... (150 episodes, 2006-2009)
Chris Fountain	...	Justin Burton (149 episodes, 2003-2009)
Andrew Moss	...	Rhys Ashworth (149 episodes, 2005-2009)
Ricky Whittle	...	Calvin Valentine (140 episodes, 2006-2009)
Stephanie Waring	...	Cindy Cunningham (II) / ... (139 episodes, 1996-2009)
Hollie-Jay Bowes	...	Michaela McQueen (134 episodes, 2006-2009)
Loui Batley	...	Sarah Barnes (131 episodes, 2005-2009)
Gemma Merna	...	Carmel Valentine / ... (131 episodes, 2006-2009)
Emma Rigby	...	Hannah Ashworth (128 episodes, 2005-2009)
Dominique Jackson	...	Lauren Valentine (126 episodes, 2007-2009)
Sonny Flood	...	Josh Ashworth (126 episodes, 2005-2009)
Stuart Manning	...	Russell Owen (126 episodes, 2004-2009)
Claire Cooper	...	Jacqui McQueen / ... (124 episodes, 2007-2009)
Nathalie Emmanuel	...	Sasha Valentine (120 episodes, 2007-2009)

Runtime:

UK:30 min (including commercials)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Chester, Cheshire, England, UK

Company:

Mersey Television

Trivia:

Although set in a fictional village in Chester the series is actually filmed in Liverpool and uses many of the same houses used by "Brookside" (1982).

Quotes:

Frankie Dean: [about a lavendar pillow] I've heard it's good for flatulence.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "TV Is Dead?: Winning Back the Teens (#1.2)" (2007)

Probably one of the best soaps in the UK, here's why!

Firstly, I am a big fan, but for good reasons! Hollyoaks has an amazing ability to not take itself too seriously and then at other times it can deal extremely well with story lines or issues over soaps dare not touch. Teacher student relationship, cot death, racism, and it does so brilliantly. The character development has been great and the cast is getting better and better, I wasn't too happy with the Hunter family leaving but the Ashoworth's are pretty cool. Give it a try you might like it! Oh, and just stay tuned for a few episodes, actors like Chris Fountain and Gemma Atkinson have made this the show it is. It rocks, there's just so much good in it!