Hollyoaks

Weekdays 6:30 PM on Channel 4
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Hollyoaks is set in the fictional borough of Hollyoaks in Chester. The first episode was broadcast on 23rd October 1995. The show attracts an average of 3 million viewers per week. The series was devised by Phil Redmond, who also created GRANGE HILL and BROOKSIDE.

Hollyoaks was orignally only on one night a week but, a second weekly episode began in 1996, a third followed in 1999, and a fourth was added in 2001. The series then went five nights a week in November 2003.

Hollyoaks is aimed mainly at 16-30 year olds. Like Brookside, Hollyoaks tends to deal with current affairs and topics that matter. It also appeals itself to a present day audience by playing a wide range of recent music and well known Bands.

As the UK's fourth biggest soap, Hollyoaks is known for breaking bounderies. its story lines include, self-harm, serial murder, explosions, car crash, adultery, fires, sexuality, suicide, street crime, gangsters, drinking, drugs, mental health (schizophrenia), domestic abuse (men and women), cults, deception, credit card fraud, incest, perjury, false imprisonment and rape (inc male rape).

Hollyoaks is an award winning show winning 3 awards at the 2007 Briitsh Soap Awards. Including Sexiest Female, Best Comedy Performance and Villain of the Year. On Saturday 3rd May 2008, Hollyoaks won 6 awards at the British Soap Awards including, Best Actor/Actress, Best Exit, Sexiest Female, Best On-Screen Patnrship, Most Spectacular Scene. In 2010 Hollyoaks won Most Spectacular Scene at the 2010 British Soap Awards and in 2010, Emmett J. Scanlan (Brendan Brady) won Villain of the Year and Best Newcomer.

On the 26th February 2007 Hollyoaks under went a major revamp, with a brand new opening title sequence, which highlight's the shows major aim to appeal to a more mature audience. The opening credits have since been updated on various occasions, when a character has left or when new characters have joined. With the most recent version debuting on Monday 13th September 2010, which included a major revamp with a whole new design and reworked opening theme. This has since seen some minor changes with characters being both removed and added.

It was announced 21st May 2008, that as of Monday 2nd June 2008, Hollyoaks will air its episode in HD format.

Hollyoaks is on weekdays at 6.30pm on Channel 4. And the first look episode airs weeknights at 7pm on E4 with, a catch-up edition of the previous days episode at 2.05pm on E4.

Three omnibus editions air every week, on Saturdays at 1.25pm on E4, Sunday mornings on 'T4' Channel 4 at 8.45am, but the time does vary and, in the early hours on Monday morning at 3.15am on E4.''''Spin-Offs''Hollyoaks: In The City''Hollyoaks: Later''Hollyoaks: The Morning After the Night Beforemoreless
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  • Hollyoaks follows the lives of young and old adults as they go through their daily routines, and not the regular things normal people go through.

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    I used to watch Hollyoaks religiously i.e. if I missed an episode I would curse more than usual. Unfortunately in the past few months the storylines have become more outrageous and they have introduced more new characters which makes it hard to keep up. There a spin offs aplenty which also makes it hard for the regular 18:30 viewer to know what on earth is going on. Many likeable characters are going off track and many new characters are too young or annoying for anyone to really relate to them. Its a shame, this show has finally hit its peak and even then it wasn't exactly the soap to watch.moreless

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  • I actually think to myself "Why Did I Watch That?" after each and every episode and yet I watch it most days.

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    Its amazing, I have never come accross a TV show that is so inherently bad and yet I watch every day. The plots are ludicrous, the acting is worse than a secondary school Drama class, the script is bad, the characters are shallow and fake. Its so bad in fact, that its actually good. The women are awesome, over the years there have been some absolutely unbelievable lasses in the show (although at the moment Becca is the only one really). This is the main reason for me watching it, although recently it had a few stories that werent just bad - they were unwatchable, and I left it for a few weeks. I dont recommend it to anyone, but no doubt ill tune in at 6.30 tonight.moreless

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  • I love this show, I have to watch it online American networks don't air the show here. Everyone should watch two weeks worth to get into the show, Each day, the show leaves you wanting more to tune into the next daymoreless

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    I live in america, watched the show on BBC-A till they canceled it. Watch it online now, can't get enough the show, wish it was on for an hour everyday.
    The show is a lot better than most of the soaps here in America. Real sets at a real location. It does go to a younger audience but older audiences can enjoy the show as well. The only downside I see in this soap, is when an performer wants to leave the show, almost always they are killed off. Very few are ever allowed to leave the show just by saying goodbye.moreless

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  • A teen soap about lifes problems, far fetched beyond belief which makes it all the more fun to watch.

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    Hollyoaks is a typical British soap which revloves mainly around the lives of a younger age range. I use to be addicted to this show but then I got a bit sick of the same old story, don't get me wrong Hollyoaks is full of new twists and turns but seems to use the same storylines in separate situations, not to mention it does drag on with some pointless ones at times. However if you are ever bored through the week it is good trash TV to watch. Some of the actors are a bit lame whereas others can be very effective and believable in their roles, depends on how you look at it. At the end of the day it can keep you entertained and amused with its over dramatic storylines like any soap, so its always worth a watch.moreless

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  • The best show since sliced bread :)

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    Hollyoaks is definatly a fabulous show!! It is life like...well apart from the fact everyone is gorgeous I mean I've never visited a town like that lol....it's easy to relate to...most of the time lol.
    It's 100% better then boring soaps like Eastenders and Corrie...Hollyoaks has been running for so long with great story lines, funny characters and fit lads haha! It brings out calanders and extra shows! So is obviously popular!! The extra shows are a lot more life like though with swearing and stuff not a lot though...the hollyoaks characters shock me when they swear just so use to them being all goody goody...except the murderers lol!
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