Hollyoaks (1995)

Directed by

Miguel Guerreiro, Nicky Higgens, Nigel Keen, Paul Riordan

Genre

soap opera, drama television series, youth series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

32 seasons, 6722 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 70 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a long-running British soap opera that follows the interconnected lives of residents in a fictional village. It focuses on young adults and their relationships, family drama, and social issues. The show is known for tackling taboo subjects and has a large rotating cast of characters.

fast-paceddramaticemotionalyoung-skewingserializedsoapyrelationship-focuseddark-storylines

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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