"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:

Teenager | Teenage Girl | Teenage Boy | Teenage Sex | Troubled Youth

Awards:

9 wins & 56 nominations

Cast

Nick Pickard	...	Tony Hutchinson / ... (153 episodes, 1996-2008)
Gerard McCarthy	...	Kris Fisher (131 episodes, 2006-2008)
Sarah Jayne Dunn	...	Mandy / ... (131 episodes, 1996-2007)
Gemma Atkinson	...	Lisa Hunter (110 episodes, 2001-2005)
Andrée Bernard	...	Liz Burton Taylor (101 episodes, 2003-2007)
Zoe Lister	...	Zoe Carpenter (91 episodes, 2006-2008)
Lee Otway	...	David 'Bombhead' Burke (87 episodes, 2001-2005)
Jennifer Bidall	...	Jessica Harris (75 episodes, 2005-2007)
Andrew Moss	...	Rhys Ashworth (70 episodes, 2005-2008)
Ashley Taylor Dawson	...	Darren Osborne (II) / ... (67 episodes, 2007-2008)

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Series Directed by
Tessa Hoffe		(6 episodes, 2003-2007)
Sean Glynn		(6 episodes, 2007)
Martin Gooch		(5 episodes, 2007)
Alex Kalymnios		(5 episodes, 2007)
Stewart Svaasand		(5 episodes, 2008)
Roger Tucker		(4 episodes, 2001)
Paul Cotter		(4 episodes, 2008)
Alan Grint		(3 episodes, 2004-2008)
Michael Brayshaw		(2 episodes, 2004)
Stephen Moore		(2 episodes, 2006)
Penny Shales		(2 episodes, 2006)
Ali Turnbull		(2 episodes, 2006)
Tris Burns		(1 episode, 2003)
David Richardson		(1 episode, 2004)
Alister Hallum		(1 episode, 2006)
David Holroyd		(unknown episodes, 2000-2002)
Martin Gent		(unknown episodes, 2004-2005)
David Andrews		(unknown episodes)
Clair Breton		(unknown episodes)
Helen Caldwell		(unknown episodes)
David Crean		(unknown episodes)
Judith Dine		(unknown episodes)
John Duthie		(unknown episodes)
Christiana Ebohon		(unknown episodes)
Nicholas Ferguson		(unknown episodes)
Steve Finn		(unknown episodes)
Ian D. Fleming		(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)
Craig Lines		(unknown episodes)
Rob MacGillivray		(unknown episodes)
Omar Madha		(unknown episodes)
Cameron McAllister		(unknown episodes)
Ric Mellis		(unknown episodes)
Jennifer Perrott		(unknown episodes)
Jill Robertson		(unknown episodes)
Gill Wilkinson		(unknown episodes)
Rupert Wyatt		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Elizabeth Delaney		(40 episodes, 2002-2006)
Emma Ko		(6 episodes, 2005-2006)
Matthew Evans		(5 episodes, 2003-2005)
Steven Fay		(5 episodes, 2006-2008)
Tara Byrne		(4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Barry Woodward		(3 episodes, 2006-2008)
Anna Clements		(3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Maurice Bessman		(3 episodes, 2007-2008)
Chris Gill		(3 episodes, 2007-2008)
Lyn Papadopoulos		(2 episodes, 2006-2008)
Matthew Westwood		(2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Phil Redmond		(1 episode, 1998)
Nick West		(1 episode, 2007)
Darren Fairhurst		(unknown episodes, 2002-2006)
Lucy Allan		(unknown episodes)
Roy Boulter		(unknown episodes)
Judith Clucas		(unknown episodes)
Angela Corner		(unknown episodes)
Nicky Cowan		(unknown episodes)
Simon Crowther		(unknown episodes)
Lucy Gough		(unknown episodes)
Mark Holloway		(unknown episodes)
Neil Jones		(unknown episodes)
Andy Lynch		(unknown episodes)
Anna McHugh		(unknown episodes)
Lisa O'Donnell		(unknown episodes)
Louise Osborn		(unknown episodes)
Chris Parker		(unknown episodes)
James Payne		(unknown episodes)
Ian Pike		(unknown episodes)
Caroline Roby		(unknown episodes)
Allan Swift		(unknown episodes)
Mariam Vossough		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Bryan Kirkwood	....	producer (80 episodes, 2007-2008)
Will Scarnell	....	line producer (2 episodes, 2002)
Jo Hallows	....	producer (1 episode, 1998)
Liza Mellody	....	series producer (1 episode, 2004)
Sean O'Connor	....	series producer (1 episode, 2004)
Lucy Allan	....	assistant producer (unknown episodes, 2005)
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)
Phil Redmond	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Carolyn Reynolds	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Sue Skinner	....	assistant producer (unknown episodes)
Antony Wood	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Gordon Higgins		(unknown episodes)
Steve Wright		(unknown episodes)

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

Series Film Editing by
Kate Dobson		(unknown episodes)
Paul Griffiths-Davies		(unknown episodes)
David Hutchman		(unknown episodes)
Ian Weston		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Dorothy Andrew		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
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		(5 episodes, 2008)

Series Makeup Department
Jo Houtmeyers	....	makeup supervisor (1 episode, 2003)
Helen Black	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
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
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)
Ainsley Dunn	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
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 (10 episodes, 2004-2007)
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)
Alex McGregor	....	wardrobe (unknown episodes)

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

Series Other crew
Matthew Cooper	....	storyline (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Colin O'Donnell	....	story editor (1 episode, 2007)
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)
• Channel 4 Television Corporation (2001-) (UK) (TV) (repeats)
• E4 (2001-) (UK) (TV) (original airing)
• S4C (Sianel 4 Cymru) (Channel 4 Wales) (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:

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:

Richard Taylor: [shouts] Timber!
[bits of wall crash down the stairs]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Sex, Lies & Soaps: School Years (#1.5)" (2006)

Brilliant soap for all ages.

Hollyoaks is brilliant! It's a very enjoyable soap for all ages, especially teenagers. It can be funny, serious and emotional, but never goes too over the top. Unlike most British soaps, it keeps away from being morbid and depressing, even with serious storylines. The storylines used are always dealt with sensitively and carefully to make it very realistic. Please tune in, you'll love it!

Lex