Hollyoaks
Sign in to saveHollyoaks is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera Brookside and the hit BBC children's television drama series, Grange Hill. From 2005 to 2023, episodes aired on sister channel E4 a day prior to their broadcast on Channel 4. In 2023, Hollyoaks was removed from Channel 4's early evening schedule, but remains on E4 and Channel 4's on demand service with episodes now uploaded to YouTube. At its inception, the soap was targeted towards an adolescent and young adult audience bu
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★ 5.2The daily soap that follows the loves, lives and misdemeanours of a group of people living in the Chester village of Hollyoaks where anything could, and frequently does, happen...
- Aired
- 1995–2026
- Seasons
- 32 · 6722 episodes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Created by
- Phil Redmond
- Network
- Channel 4, E4
- Genres
- Soap
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Key facts
- Television.image
- Hollyoaks (logo, 2024).svg
- Television.image_class
- skin-invert
- Television.genre
- Soap opera
- Television.creator
- Phil Redmond
- Television.director
- Various
- Television.country
- United Kingdom
- Television.language
- English
- Television.num_episodes
- 6646
- Television.executive_producer
- Currently:Hannah CheersPreviously:Phil RedmondJo HallowsCarolyn ReynoldsTony WoodBryan KirkwoodLee HardmanEmma SmithwickLucy AllanAngelo Abela
- Television.editor
- Alistair McMathDavid Mercer
- Television.writer
- Various
- Television.camera
- Single-camera setup
- Television.runtime
- 23 minutes (1995–2024) 20 minutes (2024–present)
- Television.location
- Childwall, Liverpool, England
- Television.company
- Lime Pictures
- Television.last_aired
- present
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Watch Hollyoaks | Stream free on Channel 4
Hollyoaks: the village in Chester where it all happens
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Characters
- Production
- Production team
- Filming locations
- Opening titles and tune
- Music
- Sponsorship
- Broadcast
- United Kingdom
- International broadcast
- Storylines
- Reception
- Spin-offs
- Merchandise
- Books
- Calendars
- References
- External links
Hollyoaks is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera Brookside and the hit BBC children's television drama series, Grange Hill. From 2005 to 2023, episodes aired on sister channel E4 a day prior to their broadcast on Channel 4. In 2023, Hollyoaks was removed from Channel 4's early evening schedule, but remains on E4 and Channel 4's on demand service with episodes now uploaded to YouTube. At its inception, the soap was targeted towards an adolescent and young adult audience but it has since broadened its appeal to all age groups. Hollyoaks has covered various taboo subjects rarely seen on British television, for which it has received numerous awards. It has won the award for British Soap Award for Best British Soap twice, in 2014 and 2019; its first win broke the 15-year tie between rival soap operas EastEnders and Coronation Street. Beginning with a cast of 15 characters, it now has 38 regular cast members. The longest-serving actor is Nick Pickard, who has portrayed Tony Hutchinson since the first episode.
==Characters==
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