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. A second weekly episode began in 1996, a third followed in 1999, and a fourth was added in 2001. The series went five nights a week in November 2003. Hollyoaks is aimed mainly at 16-30 year olds, its story lines include, self-harm, serial murder, explosions, car crash, adultery, fires, sexuality, suicide, street crime, gangsters, drinking, drugs, domestic abuse (men and women), psychopaths, cults, deception, credit card fraud, incest, debt, perjury, false imprisonment, rape (inc male rape), and theft, like Brookside, Hollyoaks tends to deal with current affairs and topics that matter.
Actors: Ashley Taylor-Dawson, Andrew Newton, Fiona Mollison, Paul Holowaty, Jeremy Edwards, Sarah Manners, Jac Croft, Helen Pearson, Luti Fagbenle, Nick Pickard, Henry Luxemburg, Darren Bransford, Simon Cole, Carley Stenson, Natalie Casey, Ciara Janson, Christina Baily, Sarah
