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

Creator:

Phil Redmond
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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 / ... (335 episodes, 1995-2009)
Gerard McCarthy	...	Kris Fisher (287 episodes, 2006-2009)
Ashley Taylor Dawson	...	Darren Osborne (II) / ... (203 episodes, 2007-2009)
Sarah Jayne Dunn	...	Mandy Richardson / ... (201 episodes, 1996-2008)
Zoë Lister	...	Zoe Carpenter / ... (197 episodes, 2006-2009)
Nico Mirallegro	...	Barry 'Newt' Newton / ... (193 episodes, 2007-2009)
Kieron Richardson	...	Steven 'Ste' Hay / ... (187 episodes, 2006-2009)
Ricky Whittle	...	Calvin Valentine (186 episodes, 2006-2009)
Andrew Moss	...	Rhys Ashworth (184 episodes, 2005-2009)
Andrée Bernard	...	Liz Burton Taylor (184 episodes, 2003-2007)
Emma Rigby	...	Hannah Ashworth (175 episodes, 2005-2009)
Carley Stenson	...	Steph Cunningham / ... (170 episodes, 2000-2009)
Stephanie Waring	...	Cindy Cunningham (II) / ... (169 episodes, 1996-2009)
Sonny Flood	...	Josh Ashworth (165 episodes, 2005-2009)
Jamie Lomas	...	Warren Fox (160 episodes, 2006-2009)
Hollie-Jay Bowes	...	Michaela McQueen (159 episodes, 2006-2009)
Jessica Fox	...	Nancy Hayton / ... (157 episodes, 2005-2009)
Dominique Jackson	...	Lauren Valentine (157 episodes, 2007-2009)
Kent Riley	...	Zak Ramsey / ... (154 episodes, 2004-2009)
Helen Pearson	...	Frankie Osborne / ... (153 episodes, 2002-2009)
Gemma Merna	...	Carmel Valentine / ... (152 episodes, 2006-2009)
Jenny Metcalfe	...	Mercedes McQueen / ... (151 episodes, 2006-2009)
Garnon Davies	...	Elliot Bevan (151 episodes, 2007-2009)
Chris Fountain	...	Justin Burton (149 episodes, 2003-2009)
Loui Batley	...	Sarah Barnes (144 episodes, 2005-2009)
Nathalie Emmanuel	...	Sasha Valentine (142 episodes, 2007-2009)
Claire Cooper	...	Jacqui McQueen / ... (141 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Directed by
Sean Glynn		(45 episodes, 2007-2009)
Paul Riordan		(43 episodes, 2008-2009)
Nicky Higgens		(32 episodes, 2007-2009)
Steve Brett		(31 episodes, 2008-2009)
Nigel Keen		(30 episodes, 2008-2009)
Stewart Svaasand		(25 episodes, 2008-2009)
Penelope Shales		(23 episodes, 2007-2009)
Tris Burns		(21 episodes, 2003-2009)
David Andrews		(20 episodes, 1996-1997)
Tant Lay		(20 episodes, 2008-2009)
Tessa Hoffe		(19 episodes, 2003-2009)
Mickey Jones		(17 episodes, 2008-2009)
David Richardson		(16 episodes, 1996-2004)
Jill Robertson		(15 episodes, 2001-2005)
Alex Kalymnios		(13 episodes, 2007-2009)
Peter Fearon		(12 episodes, 2009)
Lee Skelly		(12 episodes, 2009)
David Crean		(11 episodes, 1996-1997)
Steve Finn		(11 episodes, 1996)
Judith Dine		(11 episodes, 1997)
Daikin Marsh		(11 episodes, 2008-2009)
Delyth Thomas		(10 episodes, 1996-1997)
Martin Gooch		(10 episodes, 2007-2008)
Eddy Marshall		(10 episodes, 2008-2009)
Tracey Rooney		(10 episodes, 2008-2009)
Laura Smith		(10 episodes, 2008-2009)
Ian D. Fleming		(10 episodes, 2008)
Jo Hallows		(9 episodes, 1995-1998)
Damien Goodwin		(9 episodes, 2009)
Henry Mason		(8 episodes, 2008-2009)
Omar Madha		(7 episodes, 1997)
Penny Shales		(7 episodes, 2006-2008)
Ben Caron		(7 episodes, 2009)
Susie Watson		(7 episodes, 2009)
Ric Mellis		(6 episodes, 1995-1996)
Cameron McAllister		(6 episodes, 1996-1997)
John Howlett		(6 episodes, 2009)
Jeremy Woolf		(5 episodes, 1995-1996)
Haldane Duncan		(5 episodes, 1996-1997)
Bill Gilmour		(5 episodes, 1996)
Neil Adams		(5 episodes, 1997)
N.G. Bristow		(5 episodes, 2008)
Paul Cotter		(5 episodes, 2008)
Daniel Lapaine		(5 episodes, 2009)
Gill Wilkinson		(4 episodes, 1996)
Johnathan Young		(4 episodes, 1996)
Craig Lines		(4 episodes, 1997)
Roger Tucker		(4 episodes, 2001)
Nicholas Ferguson		(4 episodes, 2008)
Tim Hopewell		(4 episodes, 2008)
Waris Islam		(4 episodes, 2008)
Amy Neil		(4 episodes, 2009)
Paul Walker		(4 episodes, 2009)
Ken Horn		(3 episodes, 1995)
Alan Grint		(3 episodes, 2004-2008)
Neil Carroll		(3 episodes, 2009)
Riitta-Leena Lynn		(2 episodes, 1996)
Jeremy Summers		(2 episodes, 1996)
Rupert Such		(2 episodes, 1997)
Michael Brayshaw		(2 episodes, 2004)
Stephen Moore		(2 episodes, 2006)
Ali Turnbull		(2 episodes, 2006)
Bruce Webb		(2 episodes, 2006)
David Beauchamp		(2 episodes, 2009)
Amy Neil		(2 episodes, 2009)
David Holroyd		(1 episode, 2000-2002)
Martin Gent		(unknown episodes, 2004-2005)
Clair Breton		(unknown episodes)
Helen Caldwell		(unknown episodes)
John Duthie		(unknown episodes)
Christiana Ebohon		(unknown episodes)
John Francas		(unknown episodes)
Andrew Gunn		(unknown episodes)
David Kester		(unknown episodes)
Charles Kitchen		(unknown episodes)
Dusan Lazarevic		(unknown episodes)
Rob MacGillivray		(unknown episodes)
Jennifer Perrott		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Phil Redmond		(849 episodes, 1995-2009)
Neil Jones		(65 episodes, 1997-2001)
Ric Forster		(62 episodes, 2009)
Elizabeth Delaney		(40 episodes, 2002-2006)
Roy Boulter		(33 episodes, 1995-1997)
Steven Fay		(28 episodes, 2006-2009)
Paul Coates		(27 episodes, 2008-2009)
Richard Burke		(26 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jesse O'Mahoney		(26 episodes, 2008-2009)
Maurice Bessman		(23 episodes, 2006-2009)
Chris Gill		(23 episodes, 2007-2009)
Lucy Gough		(22 episodes, 1996-1997)
Anna McHugh		(21 episodes, 1996-1997)
Barry Woodward		(21 episodes, 2006-2009)
Elliot Hope		(21 episodes, 2008-2009)
Johanne McAndrew		(21 episodes, 2008-2009)
Heather Robson		(21 episodes, 2008-2009)
Andy Lynch		(20 episodes, 1995-1997)
Anna Clements		(20 episodes, 2006-2009)
Matthew Westwood		(20 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jane Marlow		(20 episodes, 2008-2009)
Tony Green		(19 episodes, 2008-2009)
Claire Phillips		(18 episodes, 1996-1997)
Lyn Papadopoulos		(18 episodes, 2006-2009)
Angela Corner		(18 episodes, 2008-2009)
Perrie Balthazar		(17 episodes, 2008-2009)
Alanna Hallum		(16 episodes, 2008-2009)
David Hanson		(16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jonathan Larkin		(14 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jessica Lea		(13 episodes, 2008-2009)
Tara Byrne		(12 episodes, 2007-2009)
Helen Blakeman		(11 episodes, 2008-2009)
Niall Perrett		(8 episodes, 2002)
Nick Saltrese		(8 episodes, 2007-2008)
Chloe Moss		(7 episodes, 2008-2009)
Chris Parker		(6 episodes, 1997)
Matthew Evans		(6 episodes, 2003-2005)
Emma Ko		(6 episodes, 2005-2006)
Gillian Cresswell		(5 episodes, 1997)
Allan Swift		(5 episodes, 1997)
Ben Harris		(4 episodes, 2009)
Georgia Lester		(3 episodes, 2009)
Daran Little		(2 episodes, 2008)
Kate Hall		(2 episodes, 2009)
Lib Murray		(2 episodes, 2009)
Niki Rooney		(2 episodes, 2009)
Edward Sellek		(2 episodes, 2009)
Darren Fairhurst		(unknown episodes, 2002-2006)
Lucy Allan		(unknown episodes)
Judith Clucas		(unknown episodes)
Nicky Cowan		(unknown episodes)
Simon Crowther		(unknown episodes)
Mark Holloway		(unknown episodes)
Lisa O'Donnell		(unknown episodes)
Louise Osborn		(unknown episodes)
James Payne		(unknown episodes)
Ian Pike		(unknown episodes)
Caroline Roby		(unknown episodes)
Mariam Vossough		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Bryan Kirkwood	....	producer / executive producer (345 episodes, 2007-2009)
Lucy Allan	....	series producer (153 episodes, 2005-2009)
Henry R. Swindell	....	producer (124 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jo Hallows	....	producer / series producer (56 episodes, 1996-2001)
Phil Redmond	....	producer / executive producer (40 episodes, 1996-2001)
Rachel Hall	....	producer (24 episodes, 2009)
Carolyn Reynolds	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 2009)
Will Scarnell	....	line producer (2 episodes, 2002)
Tony Wood	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2009)
Juliet Charlesworth	....	producer (unknown episodes)
David Crean	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Matthew Evans	....	story producer (unknown episodes)
Emily Groves	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Rob MacGillivray	....	series producer (unknown episodes)
Lynne Marriott	....	line producer (unknown episodes)
Sue Skinner	....	assistant producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Gordon Higgins		(1 episode, 2009)
Steve Wright		(1 episode, 2009)

Series Cinematography by
Howard Somers		(1 episode, 2009)
Graham Brown		(unknown episodes, 1998)
Chris Royle		(unknown episodes)
Julian White		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Rachel Hoult		(10 episodes, 2009)
David Mercer		(5 episodes, 2009)
Robert Alon-Monks		(2 episodes, 2009)
Kate Dobson		(unknown episodes)
Paul Griffiths-Davies		(unknown episodes)
Ian Weston		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Dorothy Andrew		(1 episode, 2009)

Series Production Design by
Candida Boyes		(27 episodes, 1996-2003)
Paul Martin		(2 episodes, 2009)
Julian Perkins		(2 episodes, 2009)
James Hendy		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Sion Clarke		(37 episodes, 2004-2007)
Hayley Easton		(unknown episodes)
Leonie Rintler		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Philip A. Brown		(45 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Makeup Department
Paul Boyce	....	makeup supervisor (5 episodes, 2008)
Helen Black	....	make up / makeup artist (3 episodes, 2009)
Helen Bradley	....	make up (2 episodes, 2009)
Jo Charnley	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Andrea Dowdall	....	daily hair stylist / daily makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Ian D. Tootle	....	production manager (20 episodes, 1995-1996)
Ian Dray	....	production manager (12 episodes, 2005)
Diane Craven	....	production manager (2 episodes, 2009)
John Folkard	....	production manager (unknown episodes)
Karen Radford	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ross Knowles	....	first assistant director (199 episodes, 2002-2008)
Suzanna Shaw	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 2006)
Mohammed Al-Blushi	....	third assistant director (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jonny Barker	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2009)
Anthony Boyle	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes, 1997)
Steve Murphy	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes, 2002)
Marco Ciglia	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Matt Greenhalgh	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Simon Maloney	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Dominic O'Nions	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Mark Palmer	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Ben Rothwell	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Jerry Smith	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Patrick James Stephens	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Mick Ward	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Nick Murray	....	stand-by art director (14 episodes, 2004-2006)
Rebecca Key	....	property master (4 episodes)
Elaine Sumner	....	standby art director (2 episodes, 2009)
Joanne Cook	....	art department assistant (2 episodes)
Kay Brown	....	stand-by art director (unknown episodes)
Miriam Doyle	....	stand-by art director (unknown episodes)
Lee Drinkwater	....	stand-by art director (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Bonnie Curtis	....	dubbing mixer (6 episodes, 2009)
Christian Czako	....	boom operator (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Reg Cameron	....	boom operator (2 episodes, 2009)
James Routh	....	sound editor (2 episodes, 2009)
Neil Stuart	....	sound (2 episodes, 2009)
Guy Forrester	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Chris Lovgreen	....	dubbing mixer (unknown episodes)
Ken McDowell	....	dubbing mixer (unknown episodes)
James Mulhearn	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Dave Ratcliffe	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Keith Theobald	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Gordon Thomson	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Tim Walsh	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Nicky O'Sullivan	....	special effects technician (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Steve Truglia	....	stunt coordinator (20 episodes, 2004-2009)
Elaine Ford	....	stunts (2 episodes, 2008)
Riky Ash	....	stunt driver (unknown episodes)
Marc Cass	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Joss Gower	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Andreas Petrides	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
John McCormick	....	lighting technician (2 episodes, 2009)
Chris Meadows	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2009)
Mike Popley	....	lighting cameraman (2 episodes, 2009)
Malcolm Keys	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1998)
David Brown	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Paul Dempster	....	lighting technician (unknown episodes)
David Fealey	....	lighting technician (unknown episodes)
James Nolan	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Andy Whitby	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Dorothy Andrew	....	casting (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alex McGregor	....	costume / wardrobe (3 episodes, 2009)
Ian Griffiths	....	costume supervisor / wardrobe supervisor (2 episodes, 1996-1998)
Paul Stanton	....	costume (2 episodes, 2009)
John Dunn	....	wardrobe (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Matt Routledge	....	contributing editor (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Gareth Lemon	....	script editor (36 episodes, 2007-2009)
Ailsa Macaulay	....	script editor (14 episodes, 2009)
Matthew Cooper	....	storyline (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Suzanne Leigh	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1996-2000)
Stephen Byrne	....	researcher (2 episodes, 2009)
Karen Cluskey	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 2009)
Wendy Jones	....	assistant script editor (2 episodes, 2009)
Laura McCann	....	script editor (2 episodes, 2009)
Danny Spring	....	story editor (2 episodes, 2009)
Jayne Tattan	....	location manager (2 episodes, 2009)
Kristian Smith	....	script editor (unknown episodes, 2002-2003)
Lyn Papadopoulos	....	storyline scripting (unknown episodes, 2005)
Candida Boyes	....	design (unknown episodes)
Liz Briggs	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Janetta Cain	....	continuity (unknown episodes)
Gordon Clark	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
Graham Deaves	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Rachel Gray	....	continuity (unknown episodes)
Aurora Jay	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Sally Montague	....	continuity (unknown episodes)
Debra Taylor	....	location manager (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Mersey Television

Distributors

• All3Media (2003-) (worldwide) (all media) (sales)
• Channel 4 Television Corporation (1995-2001) (UK) (TV) (original airing)
• E4 (2001-) (UK) (TV) (original airing)
• Channel 4 Television Corporation (2001-) (UK) (TV) (repeats)
• Sianel 4 Cymru (S4C) (1995-) (UK) (TV) (Wales)
• Trouble (1999-2001) (UK) (TV) (repeats)
• BBC America (2007-) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• EuroKids & Adults International Casting and Model Agency  extras casting

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:

Alex Carter (Lee Hunter) auditioned for the part of Darren Osbourne, but he lost out to Ashley Taylor Dawson. About four years later he was up for the part of Dan Hunter, but was considered to look too young for that part, but ideal for the younger brother.

Quotes:

Lee Hunter: Oh, come on. OB could flog g-strings to nuns.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Sex, Lies & Soaps: Family Conflict (#1.3)" (2006)

Good teenage soap opera.

Hollyoaks is something I do like watching on a weekday, and is mildly entertaining. Sure it is in the shadow of EastEnders and Coronation Street, and doesn't always tackle the serious issues conveyed in those two soaps. But it is a good soap opera, directed mainly at teenagers. (I am a teenager, so that may explain why I like it) Yes, sometimes the writing's a bit clumsy, and the acting is rather amateurish. Though I do like Gemma Merna as Carmel, she is very funny in a quirky sort of way, and I have always liked Gemma Bissix's Clare Devine.(aka Cunningham) Hollyoaks have recently been brave with dealing with serious issues like drugs and teenage pregnancies, and that is commendable. I will confess some of the climax episodes have been rather disappointing, Warren's death certainly could have been done much better. Still, I do like it, it is mildly entertaining. 7/10 Bethany Cox.