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The main cast in 1995.
1995 was Hollyoaks's first year of production, with the show debuting on 23rd October. Aside from the second episode airing on Friday, the show was broadcast once a week, every Monday. Phil Redmond solely filled the role of producer.
Overview[]
Creator Phil Redmond served as the producer for the show in its first year. Redmond also wrote the first seven of ten episodes aired in 1995, opting to replicate the "menu sequences" (short scenes featuring the main characters of each episode) used in Brookside. He also initially intended to feature a "Next on Hollyoaks" segment at the end of each episode, but this did not come to fruition.
Hollyoaks debuted on 23rd October 1995 to nearly 3,000,000 homes, and was initially commissioned for thirteen episodes by Channel 4. This figure rose as Channel 4 was satisfied by its ratings, until the show was recommissioned in July 1996. Whilst Channel 4 were thrilled by the quick success of the show, critics and viewers criticised the lack of Redmond's trademark dramatic and topical storylines in favour of more relaxed, lighter storylines.
Fifteen regular characters were introduced in the first episode, including the show's longest-running character Tony Hutchinson. Lewis Richardson was introduced two episodes later, intended as the serial's antagonist. However, due to schedule issues, actor Ben Hull was unable to film towards the end of 1995 and the character of Rob Hawthorn was later created for Lewis's stories, with Lewis being re-written.
Events[]
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Cast[]
Appearances[]
| Ranking | Character | Played by | Episode count | Running total |
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| 1 | Natasha Andersen | Shebah Ronay | 10 | 10 |
| 1 | Kurt Benson | Jeremy Edwards | 10 | 10 |
| 1 | Jambo Bolton | William Mellor | 10 | 10 |
| 1 | Tony Hutchinson | Nick Pickard | 10 | 10 |
| 5 | Dawn Cunningham | Lisa Williamson | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | Julie Matthews | Julie Buckfield | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | Louise Taylor | Brett O'Brien | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | Ollie Benson | Paul Leyshon | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Greg Andersen | Alvin Stardust | 7 | 7 |
| 10 | Terry Williams | Ian Puleston-Davies | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Sarah Andersen | Anna Martland | 5 | 5 |
| 11 | Angela Cunningham | Liz Stooke | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Juliette Benson | Martine Brown | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | Lucy Benson | Kerrie Taylor | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | Max Cunningham | Ben Sheriff | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | Bazil "Bazz" McCourtey | Toby Sawyer | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | Maddie Parker | Yasmin Bannerman | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | Cindy Cunningham | Laura Crossley | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Kirk Benson | James Quinn | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Lewis Richardson | Ben Hull | 2 | 2 |
Debuts[]
See also: Category:1995 debuts.
Returns[]
None
Departures[]
None
Episodes[]
See also: Category:1995 episodes.
| Episode Number | Original Air Date | Writer(s) | Director(s) | |
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| #0001 | 23rd October 1995[1] | Phil Redmond | Ken Horn | ▶ Stream |
| #0002 | 27th October 1995[1] | Phil Redmond | Ken Horn | |
| #0003 | 30th October 1995 | Phil Redmond | Ric Mellis | |
| #0004 | 6th November 1995 | Phil Redmond | Ric Mellis | |
| #0005 | 13th November 1995 | Phil Redmond | Jeremy Woolf | |
| #0006 | 20th November 1995 | Phil Redmond | Jeremy Woolf | |
| #0007 | 27th November 1995 | Phil Redmond | Ric Mellis | |
| #0008 | 4th December 1995 | Andy Lynch | Ric Mellis | |
| #0009 | 11th December 1995 | Roy Boulter | Jo Hallows | |
| #0010 | 18th December 1995 | Roy Boulter | Jo Hallows | |
See also[]
| ←1990s 1995 1996→ |