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

User Rating:

6.2/10   

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 / ... (300 episodes, 1995-2009)
Gerard McCarthy	...	Kris Fisher (224 episodes, 2006-2009)
Sarah Jayne Dunn	...	Mandy Richardson / ... (201 episodes, 1996-2008)
Andrée Bernard	...	Liz Burton Taylor (184 episodes, 2003-2007)
Zoë Lister	...	Zoe Carpenter / ... (162 episodes, 2006-2009)
Nico Mirallegro	...	Barry 'Newt' Newton (162 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jamie Lomas	...	Warren Fox (160 episodes, 2006-2009)
Ashley Taylor Dawson	...	Darren Osborne (II) / ... (160 episodes, 2007-2009)
Andrew Moss	...	Rhys Ashworth (153 episodes, 2005-2009)
Kieron Richardson	...	Steven 'Ste' Hay / ... (150 episodes, 2006-2009)
Chris Fountain	...	Justin Burton (149 episodes, 2003-2009)
Ricky Whittle	...	Calvin Valentine (142 episodes, 2006-2009)
Stephanie Waring	...	Cindy Cunningham (II) / ... (141 episodes, 1996-2009)
Hollie-Jay Bowes	...	Michaela McQueen (138 episodes, 2006-2009)
Loui Batley	...	Sarah Barnes (132 episodes, 2005-2009)
Emma Rigby	...	Hannah Ashworth (132 episodes, 2005-2009)
Gemma Merna	...	Carmel Valentine / ... (131 episodes, 2006-2009)
Dominique Jackson	...	Lauren Valentine (128 episodes, 2007-2009)
Sonny Flood	...	Josh Ashworth (127 episodes, 2005-2009)
Stuart Manning	...	Russell Owen (126 episodes, 2004-2009)
Claire Cooper	...	Jacqui McQueen / ... (124 episodes, 2007-2009)
Nathalie Emmanuel	...	Sasha Valentine (123 episodes, 2007-2009)

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Series Directed by
Sean Glynn		(40 episodes, 2007-2009)
Paul Riordan		(35 episodes, 2008-2009)
Nigel Keen		(25 episodes, 2008-2009)
Nicky Higgens		(24 episodes, 2007-2009)
Tris Burns		(21 episodes, 2003-2009)
Penelope Shales		(21 episodes, 2007-2009)
Steve Brett		(21 episodes, 2008-2009)
David Andrews		(20 episodes, 1996-1997)
Stewart Svaasand		(17 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jill Robertson		(15 episodes, 2001-2005)
David Richardson		(14 episodes, 1996-2004)
Tessa Hoffe		(14 episodes, 2003-2008)
Mickey Jones		(14 episodes, 2008-2009)
Alex Kalymnios		(13 episodes, 2007-2009)
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)
Tant Lay		(10 episodes, 2008-2009)
Eddy Marshall		(10 episodes, 2008-2009)
Laura Smith		(10 episodes, 2008-2009)
Ian D. Fleming		(10 episodes, 2008)
Jo Hallows		(9 episodes, 1995-1998)
Henry Mason		(8 episodes, 2008-2009)
Omar Madha		(7 episodes, 1997)
Penny Shales		(7 episodes, 2006-2008)
Ric Mellis		(6 episodes, 1995-1996)
Cameron McAllister		(6 episodes, 1996-1997)
Paul Walker		(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)
Tracey Rooney		(5 episodes, 2008)
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)
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)
Peter Fearon		(2 episodes, 2009)
Lee Skelly		(2 episodes, 2009)
Susie Watson		(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)
Peter Hoar		(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
Elizabeth Delaney		(40 episodes, 2002-2006)
Roy Boulter		(33 episodes, 1995-1997)
Lucy Gough		(22 episodes, 1996-1997)
Anna McHugh		(21 episodes, 1996-1997)
Andrew Lynch		(20 episodes, 1995-1997)
Steven Fay		(20 episodes, 2006-2009)
Chris Gill		(20 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jesse O'Mahoney		(19 episodes, 2008-2009)
Claire Phillips		(18 episodes, 1996-1997)
Paul Coates		(18 episodes, 2008-2009)
Anna Clements		(17 episodes, 2006-2009)
Richard Burke		(16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Angela Corner		(16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Heather Robson		(16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Lyn Papadopoulos		(15 episodes, 2006-2009)
Barry Woodward		(15 episodes, 2006-2009)
Matthew Westwood		(15 episodes, 2007-2009)
Perrie Balthazar		(15 episodes, 2008-2009)
Maurice Bessman		(14 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jane Marlow		(14 episodes, 2008-2009)
Tony Green		(13 episodes, 2008-2009)
Elliot Hope		(13 episodes, 2008-2009)
Johanne McAndrew		(13 episodes, 2008-2009)
Tara Byrne		(11 episodes, 2007-2008)
David Hanson		(11 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jessica Lea		(10 episodes, 2008-2009)
Phil Redmond		(8 episodes, 1995-1998)
Niall Perrett		(8 episodes, 2002)
Nick Saltrese		(8 episodes, 2007-2008)
Alanna Hallum		(8 episodes, 2008-2009)
Helen Blakeman		(7 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jonathan Larkin		(7 episodes, 2008-2009)
Chris Parker		(6 episodes, 1997)
Emma Ko		(6 episodes, 2005-2006)
Chloe Moss		(6 episodes, 2008-2009)
Neil Jones		(5 episodes, 1997-2000)
Gillian Cresswell		(5 episodes, 1997)
Allan Swift		(5 episodes, 1997)
Matthew Evans		(5 episodes, 2003-2005)
Daran Little		(2 episodes, 2008)
Georgia Lester		(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)
Andy Lynch		(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 (347 episodes, 2007-2009)
Henry R. Swindell	....	producer (74 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jo Hallows	....	producer / series producer (44 episodes, 1996-2000)
Phil Redmond	....	producer / executive producer (31 episodes, 1996-1997)
Lucy Allan	....	series producer (27 episodes, 2005-2009)
Rachel Hall	....	producer (24 episodes, 2009)
Will Scarnell	....	line producer (2 episodes, 2002)
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
David Hutchman		(1 episode, 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)
James Hendy		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Sion Clarke		(2 episodes, 2007)
Hayley Easton		(unknown episodes)
Leonie Rintler		(unknown episodes)

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

Series Makeup Department
Paul Boyce	....	makeup supervisor (5 episodes, 2008)
Jo Charnley	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Andrea Dowdall	....	daily hair stylist / daily makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Ian Dray	....	production manager (12 episodes, 2005)
Diane Craven	....	production manager (unknown episodes)
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)
Mohammed Al-Blushi	....	third assistant director (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
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)
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
Christian Czako	....	boom operator (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
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
Rob Arrowsmith	....	camera operator (1 episode, 2007)
Matt Fisher	....	camera operator (1 episode, 2007)
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 Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ian Griffiths	....	costume supervisor / wardrobe supervisor (2 episodes, 1996-1998)
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)
Matthew Cooper	....	storyline (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Suzanne Leigh	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1996-2000)
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

Color:

Color

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:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Sex, Lies & Soaps: Appearance (#1.4)" (2006)

actually a pretty good show

My sisters and I love to watch Hollyoaks all together. At first I was a bit put off as it all seemed a bit stereotypical but I have come to love it despite that. The humour is fun and the story lines rarely get too serious which is a nice change from soaps that insist on always being a bit too depressing.

Every now and then they do have a storyline that has us jumping for joy or staring in dismay. The recent fire was incredibly dramatic and we almost cried over some of the departed characters.

The acting can be a bit off at times but ultimately this is a great soap to watch if you want to relax and suspend reality after a long day at work or school.

by the way the fact that most of the guys are quite cute doesn't spoil it at all!