Hollyoaks is a British television soap opera, first broadcast on 23 October 1995, on Channel 4. Originally devised by Phil Redmond, who also devised shows such as Brookside and Grange Hill, the programme is set in and around the fictional Chester suburb of Hollyoaks and is centred around a college of higher education called Hollyoaks Community College (often mistaken for the real-life University of Chester) with the characters generally being in their late teens or early twenties. The cast has expanded from just seven major characters to well over 30 cast members. Tony Hutchinson is the only remaining original character.
The programme is responsible for launching the careers of Will Mellor, Gemma Atkinson, Gary Lucy, Elize Du Toit, Jeremy Edwards, Terri Dwyer, Ali Bastian, Sarah Jayne Dunn and James Redmond.
Since 2001, Hollyoaks has produced two yearly calendars. One is entitled 'Hollyoaks Babes' and the other 'Hollyoaks Hunks'.
The soap is currently produced by Bryan Kirkwood.
Hollyoaks is a British TV soap opera, that 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. first broadcast on 23 October 1995, on the Channel 4 network. Originally devised by Phil Redmond, who also devised shows such as Brookside and Grange Hill, the program is set in and around the fictional Chester suburb of Hollyoaks and is centered around a former 1950s technical college which is now a college of higher education called Hollyoaks Community College (often mistaken for the real-life University of Chester), with the characters and main target audience generally being in their late teens or early twenties. Written by Anonymous
